The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of embezzling $300 million against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy.The decision was confirmed by Md Akhtarul Islam, the commission's deputy director of public relations...
Bangladesh received $2.0 billion in remittances in just 21 days of December, according to the latest update from Bangladesh Bank. This marks a slight increase from the $1.99 billion sent in December 2023, reports UNB.The surge in remittances has been...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
Negotiations with the Arakan Army for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh are not possible as it is a non-state actor, foreign adviser Touhid Hossain has said.He was talking to the media at the foreign ministry on Sunday."We have...
The government has declared a one-day state mourning for today (Monday) following the death of Civil Aviation and Tourism and Land Adviser AF Hassan Ariff, who passed away from a cardiac arrest on Friday, report agencies.Hassan Ariff, who also served...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would purchase 66 million litres of edible oils from the local suppliers to sell at subsidised rates among 10 million low-income card-holder families, sources said. It would also buy 10,000 tonnes of sugar and...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
The central bank has introduced special regulations to hire international consulting firms (ICFs) for commercial banks in order to improve their financial health through diagnosing the bank companies.The central bank communicated the special regulations to managing directors and chief executive...
Firefighters recovered the body of a man from a button factory at Bhangnahati in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district after it caught fire on Sunday afternoon, reports UNB.Fire fighters recovered the body from inside the factory, said Mamunur Rashid, deputy...
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A substantial sum of US$900 million is being fed into Bangladesh's slim foreign-exchange purse from the World Bank as two loan deals were made Sunday, in a row of recent foreign funding. Of the funds, $500 million comes as budget...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
Upgrading Bangladesh's export-earning apparel industry happens at a cost as automation of the production processes eliminates 30.58-percent jobs, with helpers handed higher cuts, a latest study shows. The cutting section of the garment-making experienced the highest percentage of labour wipeout-48.34...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-23 00:00:00
Private-sector insurance business, both life and non-life, grew at a slower pace in 2023 due to higher inflation and subdued overall business activities.The life-insurance sector expanded by 8.2 per cent to about Tk 114.84 billion, but the growth rate was...
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An overriding reality now prompts the central bank to discard the virtually derelict crawling-peg regime and consider a more flexible exchange-rate mechanism to bring stability in the overheated foreign-exchange market.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has now been working on the new...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature of the country was recorded on Sunday at 30.5 degrees Celsius in Sitakunda of Chattogram while...
Two more persons died of dengue in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 563 this year, reports UNB .According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), recent...
Saleh Akram, a news presenter of Bangladesh Television, died at a hospital in the capital early Sunday. He was 76, reports UNB.Akram breathed his last around 2:30 am at the hospital, said sources at BTV.His namaz-e-janaza will be held on...
Chief adviser of East West University Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin on behalf of the university's Board of Trustees hands over ambulance keys to Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Shams Rahman on the campus in the capital on Sunday as the university expanded...
Md Mokhles Ur Rahman, senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, has said after the upcoming meeting with the Bangladesh Administrative Service Association (BASA) this week, there will be no room for misunderstandings, reports UNB.He said the ongoing issues,...
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday issued traffic directives for Mirpur and its adjoining areas on the occasion of BPL Music Festival beginning at 2:00 pm today at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur-10. DMP Commissioner Md Sajjad Ali announced...
Chief of the Media Reform Commission Kamal Ahmed has said the commission plans to propose a new media protection law while recommending amendments to 32 existing laws that hinder press freedom, reports UNB. "We've found a list of 32 laws...
Two courts in Khulna have sent former member of parliament (MP) for Khulna-4 and industrialist Abdus Salam Murshedi to jail after rejecting his bail petition in four cases related to killing, attacks and violence, reports BSS.Senior Judicial Magistrate Takiya Sultana...
NARSINGDI, Dec 22 (UNB): A local Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activist has been shot dead by miscreants in Narsingdi's Sadar upazila , police said.The incident occurred near the Panchdona Bazar Fish Market Mosque around 11:30 pm on Saturday.The deceased is...
GAZIPUR, Dec 22 (UNB): A Gazipur court has placed Mufti Muaz bin Noor, a follower of Maulana Saad Kandlavi, on a three-day remand in a case over the clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground...
Inquilab Mancha, a non-political cultural organisation comprising former and current students of Dhaka University (DU), has staged a sit-in outside the residence of the Chief Justice (CJ) to press for their three-point demand, including ensuring the safety of the July...
The Election Commission (EC) has terminated its contract with the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms, reports UNB.ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing at...
GUANGZHOU, China, Dec 22 (Reuters): Nio unveiled a lower-cost brand named Firefly on Saturday that it touted as a rival to Mercedes' Smart and BMW's Mini in the Chinese electric vehicle maker's latest bid to broaden its customer base and...
Janata Bank Staff College, Dhaka organised a 5-day 'Faculty Development Course' that began on Saturday. Managing Director of Janata Bank Md Mazibur Rahman inaugurated the course. Some 30 officers of the bank are taking part in the course.
Chairman of Sadharan Bima Corporation Mohammad Jainul Bari handed over a cheque for Tk 500 million as a dividend for the financial year 2024-25 to Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday. Secretary to the Financial Institutions Division Najma Mobarek...
Sunlife Insurance Company Limited and TMSS have signed a group insurance Agreement recently. Under this agreement, Sunlife will provide group insurance coverage to all the employees of TMSS. Md. Rafiq Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of Sunlife, and Prof. Dr. Hosne-Ara-Begum,...
A meeting of the Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Sunday at Islami Bank Tower. Mufti Sayeed Ahmed, chairman of the committee, presided over the meeting. Dr. Mohammad Abdus Samad, member secretary of the committee,...
The Document Verification System (DVS) is integrated with the RJSC name clearance portal and the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system. The journey formally started on Sunday, says a statement.In the event, Secretary of ICT Division Shish Haidar Chowdhury was present...
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