Muhammad Zamir | 2024-10-07 00:00:00
Observance of the International Right to Information Day, 2024 in Bangladesh was marked by the need to not only raise awareness about the Right to Information Act (RTI) but also to ensure proper implementation of the several dimensions of this...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Oct 05: Public sufferings have gone beyond the tolerable level as two important roads in the district- one in Chandpur Sadar upazila and another in Matlab Uttar upazila- have been lying in ruins for many year. Puranbazar-Dokanghar...
Rezaul Karim Mallick, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB), made a firm pledge on Saturday to transform the DB office into a place of trust for victims, free from any undue privilege or misconduct, reports UNB....
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The disagreement among partners over share of the first Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is yet to be resolved as both parties have gone to international arbitration for justice.The Italian-Thailand Development Public Company (ITD) as the key builder and two other...
The interim government of Bangladesh has announced a significant redesign of the country's currency, starting with the Tk 20, Tk 100, Tk 500, and Tk 1000 denominations. Notably, the new notes will no longer feature the image of Sheikh Mujibur...
Former President and veteran politician Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury passed away at a hospital in the capital early Saturday. He was 94.B Chowdhury, who was admitted to Uttara Women's Medical College Hospital on Wednesday with lung infection, breathed his last...
Five more die of dengue | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 182 this year, reports UNB.During this period, 927 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
A total of 36 local ready-made garment (RMG) exporters on Saturday threatened to take legal action against Expo Freight Limited (EFL), which allegedly will fail to pay $10.21 million in arrears within the next 15 days.EFL is legally responsible to...
Waker-Uz-Zaman The Bangladesh Army has made comprehensive preparations to ensure the safety of all during the Durga Puja celebrations, the largest festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, while maintaining law and order, reports UNB. Chief of Army Staff General...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday called upon the Chief Adviser to interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus, to announce a roadmap of the election along with the formation of a new election commission based on the consensus of major political...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is in a quandary with the Indian Line of Credit (LoC)-funded projects as the contractors and workmen who deserted sites after the fall of past government have yet to join duty despite security assurances, insiders said.Slow fund release by...
Tigers take on India in T20 series opener todayPutting their Test series disappointment behind, Bangladesh vowed to unleash a new approach to keep under immense pressure as they take on the hosts in the three-match T20 International series opening game...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Core inflation fired up over double-digit count for the first time in Bangladesh last August amid price spikes, especially as non-food prices rose significantly, officials said.The core inflation rose to 10.57 per cent in August on a point-to-point basis from...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: Just five days after an explosion on a ship, another oil tanker named 'MT Banglar Sourav' caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, resulting in the death of a crew member. The accident occurred at...
FE Report | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The political parties which took part in the dialogue with the Chief Adviser on Saturday expressed their views on the electoral roadmap.BNP prioritised announcement of an electoral roadmap as soon as possible after conducting key reforms but some other parties...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
The Summit Power International Limited (SPIL) has made an urgent plea to the government to remove Summit Group from the list of companies in a recent notice of the taxman suspending transfer of share.Incorporated in Singapore, the SPIL made the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-06 00:00:00
Beleaguered Summit Group forfeits two new lucrative ventures on building its second floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) and supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under long-term deals, said sources, citing interim government moves.A four-member committee constituted by the Energy...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day...
Brigadier General Muhammad Zaheed Kamal officially takes over the charge of the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Fire Services and Civil Defence (DFSCD) from Brigadier General Md Main Uddin at the DFSCD conference room in the city on...
Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Dr. Farhina Ahmed, has said the drive against manufacturers of polythene bags will start from November 01, reports UNB.To enforce this, a team will be formed comprising officials from the...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the on Saturday, reports UNB.During the meeting, General Waker-Uz-Zaman briefed the President on the overall activities of the Bangladesh Army, highlighting the force's...
FE ReportScopes to ensure labour rights in Bangladesh have steadily been narrowing down despite the global placement that progress has been made in the country, trade union leaders observed at a workshop on Saturday. They said that there had been...
People in Dhaka city are struggling to cope with incessant rains in the past couple of days as water-logging created in many areas of the capital is causing untold sufferings, reports BSS. "Like past few days, Dhaka city witnessed heavy...
Lightning-related casualties in Bangladesh have been steadily rising. In the last eight months (February-September) of this year alone, 297 people have died and 73 others have been injured due to lightning strikes across the country, reports UNB.Among the victims, 242...
A Rajshahi court on Saturday placed Awami League (AL) leader Dablu Sarker on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement on August 05, reports BSS.Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Judge Faisal Tarek passed the order...
KHULNA, Oct 5 (UNB): Clashes between two local factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over a gathering in Khulna city on Friday night left at least 15 people injured.Witnesses and party leaders said BNP had organised the gathering at...
A Dhaka court on Saturday sent former DUCSU VP and lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed to jail in a case lodged over the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Mollah, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order as...
Jamaat-e-Islam Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called upon the interim government for working on some basic issues alongside bringing reforms to the state mechanism to pave the right way of governing the country, reports BSS."We're taking part in the dialogue...
EXIM Bank Holds Quarterly Business Conference EXIM Bank held Quarterly Business Development Conference 2024 on Saturday. Chairman of the Bank Md. Nazrul Islam Swapan was present as the chief guest while Managing Director and CEO Mohammad Feroz Hossain presided over...
EBL launches Women Payroll Suite Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has launched EBL Women Payroll Suite exclusively for women professionals. The product first of its kind in Bangladesh was formally launched at EBL Head office in the city's Gulshan area recently....
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