A Dhaka court on Wednesday exempted 173 leaders and activists of BNP including its Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Senior Joint Secretary General Adv Ruhul Kabir Rizvi from the charges of subversion in a case filed with the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against former lawmaker of Dhaka-13 constituency Md. Sadeq Khan, his wife Ferdousi Khan, and his son Fahim Sadeq Khan on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income, reports BSS....
An attempt to murder case has been filed against 344 members of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.A garment worker named Md Aladul Islam alias Alauddin, 28, who got shot on August 5...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed arrested former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun in fresh cases, reports BSS.Of the three, Qamrul was...
The bank account details of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and all her closest family members, including her sister Sheikh Rehana, have been summoned, reports UNB.The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of the Bangladesh Bank has sent instructions to banks...
Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh have not taken positively extension of ousted prime minster Sheikh Hasina's visa by India, reports BSS. "Being a democratic country, India...
Excelerate Energy successfully completed its 3,000th LNG ship-to-ship (STS) transfer operation on December 28, a significant achievement since the company began its STS operations in 2007. The milestone was achieved onboard Excelerate's floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), Excellence, at...
Dhaka Bank PLC has signed an MoU with ICMAB to enhance the financial experience for their members. The MoU was signed at the bank's corporate office in Dhaka recently. Under this agreement, Dhaka Bank PLC will develop a co-branded credit...
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Shwapno, Bangladesh's leading supermarket chain, has set an ambitious annual turnover target of $750 million while achieving a remarkable operating profit growth of 148 per cent in FY24, its Managing Director Sabbir Hasan Nasir said recently during an exclusive interview...
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus presides over a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at NEC Conference Room in the city on Wednesday. -PID
MADRID, Jan 08 (AFP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday that X owner and Donald Trump ally Elon Musk "openly attacks our institutions" and "stirs up hatred".Musk, who is set for a role in US President-elect Trump's administration, has...
VIENNA, Jan 08 (AFP): Austria's foreign minister (FM) Alexander Schallenberg will take over as caretaker chancellor from Friday, as the far right seeks to form a government with the conservatives, the presidential office announced.Wednesday's statement came after conservative Karl Nehammer...
LONDON, Jan 08 (BBC): A large UK study has found further evidence that people with more calcium in their diet - equivalent to a glass of milk a day - can help reduce their risk of bowel cancer.The researchers analysed...
SEOUL, Jan 08 (AFP): Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's residence has been turned into a "fortress", with layers of barbed wire and vehicle blockades protecting the elusive leader.Yoon avoided an arrest attempt last week after his bungled December...
Red Cross urges unhindered aid access to flood-hit and freezing Palestinian areas GAZA, Jan 08 (AFP): The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Wednesday that 51 people were killed in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking...
Still two weeks away from taking office, the US President-elect has begun outlining an aggressive foreign policy with little regard to diplomatic considerations or the concerns of US allies FLORIDA, Jan 07 (Reuters): US President-elect Donald Trump refused on Tuesday...
Eastern Motors Limited, an enterprise of Uttara Group of Companies and the sole distributor of world-famous tyre brand Bridgestone, has opened a new Bridgestone tyre showroom & regional office at Aziz Mansion, Tinmatha, Rail Gate, Bogura. Mujibur Rahman, Deputy Managing...
Sonali Bank PLC signed an agreement with the Ministry of Housing and Public Works to collect charges and fees through the Sonali Payment Gateway. The signing ceremony was held at the secretariat on Wednesday. Deputy Managing Director of Sonali Bank...
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, Shimanto Bank has recently distributed water tanks among the residents of Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira, who are affected by climate change, to help conserve drinking water. Necessary infrastructure has also been...
Transform, an impact accelerator led by Unilever, the UK Government and EY, has announced grants of up to Tk 10 million each for two Bangladeshi SMEs. The grants were awarded to Deshifarmer and Techno Plastic Solutions, which were selected from...
The Bangladesh Leasing and Finance Companies Association (BLFCA) has announced its new Executive Committee for a two-year term (2025-26), says a statement. M Jamal Uddin, CEO and Managing Director of IDLC Finance PLC, has been elected as the chairman of...
Mohammad Refaul Karim Chowdhury FCA has been elected as Chairman and Mahmudur Rahman FCA as Secretary of Dhaka Regional Committee (DRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), with effect from January 1, 2025.They were elected at a...
'Made in Bangladesh Exhibition' will be held in Sao Paulo, the most populous city in Brazil, on June 15-18 to showcase products ranging from ready-made garments to pharmaceuticals, leather, and textiles, reports BSS.The Brazil Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
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CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08: An investigation has been launched into alleged corruption and other anomalies in 13 development projects undertaken during the tenure of former chairman of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) Abdus Salam.Meanwhile, a five-member committee has started work through issuing...
MUMBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters): India has cut its November gold import estimates by an unprecedented $5 billion, the largest revision for any commodity in history, after errors in preliminary calculations inflated the figure to a record, government data showed on...
The 834th meeting of the board of directors of Janata Bank PLC was held at its head office in the city on Wednesday. Chairman of the bank Md Fazlur Rahman presided over the meeting. The meeting discussed various issues, including...
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters): Shell trimmed its liquefied natural gas production outlook for the fourth quarter on Wednesday and said oil and gas trading results are expected to be significantly lower than in the previous three months. In a trading...
Oil prices trimmed earlier gains on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened but continued to find support from a tightening of supplies from Russia and other OPEC members and a drop in US crude stocks, reports Reuters.Brent crude was up 32...
Borussia Dortmund defenders Waldemar Anton and Almugera Kabar are doubtful for tomorrow's (Friday) Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen due to illness, coach Nuri Sahin said, reports Reuters."We're having a bit of a flu wave so we'll have to wait and...
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