JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
New year bodes well for Bangladesh as its monthly remittance receipt hits an all-time high at US$2.64 billion in December, coming as a boon for the government grappling with sub-par forex reserves. According to the central-bank data released Wednesday, such...
Contrary to the past trend, students received some of their required textbooks on the first day of the New Year on Wednesday. There has been an uncertainty over the timely distribution of free books for the 2025 academic year, reports...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) plans to spend Tk 10.52 billion on installing 62 new deep tube wells and rehabilitating 728 existing ones, aiming to extract an additional 576 million litres of water per day (MLD) from ground...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
A major amendment to the value-added tax law is on the anvil to hike the standard VAT rate on 42 items up to 15 per cent under government bid to enhance revenue, as suggested by a multilateral donor. In some...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Moderate to dense fog may occur over the country during midnight till noon. Air navigation, inland river transport and...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
A youth was shot to death at Bashantek in the capital's Mirpur area on early Wednesday. The victim was identified as Alauddin (22). An official at the police station concerned said the victim was seriously injured following a conflict between...
Five people, including three children, sustained burn injuries during the new year celebration in different parts of the capital on Tuesday night, reports UNB. The victims are Farhan, 8, Tassin, 3, Sifan Malik, 12, Santa, 45, and Sumat, 20.The incident...
The first-phase final list of those who were martyred or injured during the student-led mass uprising of July and August 2024 has been published on the official website, accessible at https://medical-info.dghs.gov.bd/public, reports UNB.The uprising, which spanned from July 15 to...
Many city dwellers thronged the sweetmeat outlets across the capital to purchase various items on Wednesday, on the occasion of the first day of the English new year 2025. The photo was taken from a sweetmeat shop in Motijheel area....
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Candidates who were left out from the 43rd BCS recruitment despite publication of their names in the government gazette on Wednesday staged a sit-in outside Bangladesh Secretariat demanding their reinstatement in the cadre services.They thronged a place nearby and observed...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Decades-old unfit public buses have become a key contributor to growing air pollution in Dhaka city as they continue to ply streets with the blessing of a faulty road-transport system led by private companies.Old engines of these buses emit huge...
A Dhaka court has scrapped bail plea of former Habiganj-4 lawmaker Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman in three cases lodged over murder and attempted murder that took place during the July-August student-led mass uprising, reports BSS.Judge Shihabul Islam of Dhaka...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the authorities concerned to produce Armed Police Battalion constable Mohammad Sujan, who was seen shooting at people’s rally in capital's Chankharpul area, on January 12, reports UNB.The tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam...
The fact-checking body Rumor Scanner in an investigation on Wednesday debunked an Indian media report which claimed Pakistani armed forces were patrolling Bangladesh, reports BSS.It said in a report published on its website on Tuesday that the members of a...
Former Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam has been placed on a four-day remand in two separate cases filed with Kamrangirchar Police Station, reports UNB.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order on Wednesday when he was produced before the court.Two...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam has said 2025 would be the year of heinous criminals' trials, reports BSS. "We will try to make 2025 as the year of golden history. We hope to make this...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Wednesday discharged a total of 32 BNP leaders and activists and its associate organisations from a case, filed over vandalising vehicles and assaulting policemen. Judge of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, Md Mahabubul...
Stating that the new generation is eagerly waiting to exercise their right to vote, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has expressed the hope that people will get back their ownership of the country soon through a credible and...
Sonali Bank PLC welcomed the New Year 2025 with a cake-cutting ceremony. The bank's MD & CEO Md Shawkat Ali Khan along with senior officials cut the cake at the bank's head office in Dhaka on Wednesday. He urged the...
NRB Bank PLC celebrated the New Year, 2025, with a cake-cutting ceremony at its Head Office in Dhaka on Wednesday. The event was attended by Vice Chairman Golam Kabir, independent directors, Managing Director Tarek Reaz Khan, and members of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called on its member factories to implement the tripartite decision of a 9.0 per cent annual wage increment to sustain harmonious relations between owners and workers. It made the call in...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 01: Chittagong Port, the country's prime seaport, has set new records for container and cargo handling in 2024, underscoring the resilience of the nation's maritime sector despite challenges over the past year. According to the Chittagong Port Authority...
Md. Anwarul Islam has been promoted to Deputy Managing Director of ONE Bank with effect from January 01, 2025. Prior to his promotion as DMD, Mr Islam was the Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) & Chief Legal Officer and Head...
Maj General (Retd) Dr Monirul Islam Akhand was appointed as the Managing Director of Summit Power Limited (SPL) on Wednesday, says a statement. General Akhand was commissioned in the Corps of Infantry of the Bangladesh Army in December, 1987. He...
Mohammed Humayun Kabir FCA, a council member and past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, has recently been appointed as the Vice President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for the year 2025, says a statement....
International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB) has laid emphasis on adopting a circular economy model to address climate change."Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to climate change and it is considered one of the worst-affected countries in the world. So, adopting a circular...
BEIJING, Jan 01 (Reuters): China has approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified (GM) soybean, corn and cotton, expanding approvals to boost high-yield crops, reduce import reliance, and ensure food security.The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...
The 27th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shinepukur Ceramics Limited was held using Hybrid System on Monday. The meeting was presided over by O K Chowdhury, Director of the company. Iqbal Ahmed, Director; Barrister Faheemul Huq, Independent Director; and Mohammad...
The 51st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh Export Import Co. Ltd. was held on Monday using hybrid system, says a statement. The meeting was presided over by O. K. Chowdhury, Managing Director of the company. Iqbal Ahmed, Director; A....
The 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Premier Leasing & Finance Limited was held at a city hotel on Thursday. In the meeting, shareholders approved Financial Statements of the company for the year ended on December 31, 2023. Abu Sadek...
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