OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 02: The authority of S Alam Group on Thursday reopened its nine factories in Chattogram, which was shut down following a notice issued on December 24 last year.The factories are S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited, S Alam...
Professor Emeritus of Department of Gender and Development of London School of Economics (LSE) Naila Kabeer hoped that the womenfolk of Bangladesh won't backtrack amid the new political scenario as they kept pushing to expand their spaces in the society...
The government has appointed six new members to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC).The appointments were confirmed through separate gazette notifications issued by the Contract and Foreign Employment Section of the Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday, reports BSS.The President...
Rangpur Riders crushed defending champions Fortune Barishal by eight wickets in Bangladesh Premier League's (BPL) first big match of the season at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Thursday, report agencies.The much-anticipated showdown between Barishal and Rangpur, two...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
Keya Group has announced the closure of at least four ready-made garment (RMG) factories from May 1 as they suffer from raw material shortages and inadequate production capacity.It made the announcement of closure on Thursday through notices hung at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday summoned three officers who investigated 16 corruption cases filed over the Basic Bank loan scams, seeking explanations over some flaws in the probes. The officers are Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director Mohammad Morshed Alam, and Deputy...
The reciprocal repatriation of 95 Indian fishermen detained in Bangladesh and 90 Bangladeshi fishermen detained in India began on Thursday and it is expected to be completed Sunday next, said the foreign ministry in Dhaka, reports BSS."Bangladesh Coast Guard has...
The government approved on Thursday separate proposals for procuring 11 million (1.10 crore) litres of edible oil, 10,000 tonnes of lentil and 1,00,000 tonnes of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country, reports BSS.The approval came from this...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has kept unchanged the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder at Tk 1,455 for January too.The new price came into effect on Thursday evening, according to a BERC statement.The price of...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged all to come forward at the individual level, rather than being 100-percent dependent on the government, to help move the country forward towards its desired goals. "The power of people is stronger...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
After nearly seven years since its inception in 2017 to simplify import and export procedures, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has partially implemented the National Single Window (NSW) system on Thursday. Initially, the activities of seven out of 19...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
A policy-paradigm shift from deposed regime's propensity for fund-guzzling megaprojects squeezes spending as the interim government may slash project-aid allocations in the development budget by 19 per cent, the deepest cut in years. Officials said Thursday the post-uprising government envisaged...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) published the updated draft voter list on Thursday, with the total number rising to 123.6 million.Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the details of the updates at a press briefing at the EC...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The private-sector credit growth fell significantly in November 2024 mainly due to a lower demand for loans, particularly for trade financing, amid ongoing uncertainties along with higher interest rates on lending, bankers say. The growth in credit flow to the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
It feels like the prime of winter now as chill in full blasts made life a misery in Dhaka and elsewhere across Bangladesh as fog blanketed the sun all day long on Thursday.Falling temperatures and icy wind added to woes...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
A steady 17.72-percent growth to US$4.62 billion in December raised Bangladesh's merchandise-export earnings to $24.53 billion in the first six months (H1) of this fiscal, and exporters hope for a yet better tomorrow. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released Thursday...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night, reports UNB.The Army Chief, accompanied by his wife, visited the BNP chief's Gulshan residence, Firoza, around 8:30pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to dense fog may occur over the country during midnight till noon. Air navigation, inland river transport and...
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by Times Algebra account claiming the Bangladesh government bans entries of Hindus in public jobs is completely false, chief adviser's press wing said, report agencies."The claim made in this post on X is completely...
Chief Patron of Dhaka Cantonment Ladies Club Sarahnaz Kamalika Zaman distributed warm clothes among the cold-hit people in the capital's Baunia area (Trust Green City) on Thursday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of illicit bank transactions amounting to Tk1.34 billion and acquisition of illegal assets by journalist Munni Saha.On Thursday (January 2), the anti-graft watchdog's headquarters decided to proceed with the inquiry,...
Dhaka, Jan 2 (UNB) - The Ministry of Public Administration has announced that it is now accepting applications for reconsideration from candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment process.This decision follows the issuance of a directive on...
The government officially recognised Kazi Nazrul Islam as the National Poet, issuing a gazette notification on Tuesday, reports UNB.The Ministry of Cultural Affairs made the announcement formalising a recognition long considered overdue.This decision follows an earlier proposal approved at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Masud Biswas, former head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), over allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income.The case was filed on Thursday as confirmed by ACC Director...
The Police Reform Commission (PRC) has stressed the need for improving the service-oriented programmes of the Bangladesh Police, such as filing of online general diary (GD) and women helpline to deal with cyber crimes, reports BSS."The service-oriented programmes of the...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has unveiled the cover of a book written by journalist Mehedi Hasan Dalim on July mass uprising, reports BSS.The book titled 'High Court's Controversial Judgment & July Mass Uprising' was published by Bangladesh Law Times...
SYLHET, Jan 02 (UNB): BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has termed Jamaat-e-Islami's recent statement on patriotism 'ridiculous.'"It will not be enough to judge only the July-August killings: all the crimes of the Hasina government should be judged,"...
KHULNA, Jan 02 (UNB): The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sought a list of magistrates who were in charge in Khulna during the student-led mass uprising in July-August. Following the imposition of curfew on July 20, magistrates worked alongside Border...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 02: A court here has rejected the bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former Iskcon leader and a spokesperson for the Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote.The Hindu monk was arrested in a sedition case filed with the...
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