Jahangir Alam Chowdhury talks to media after separate meetings

Home adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury talks to the media after separate meetings with two factions of the Tablig Jamaat at his ministry on Wednesday. - PID

Dhaka division selection round tomorrow

The Dhaka division selection round of popular reality show 'Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid-6th Edition' will be held tomorrow (on Friday) at the premises of 'St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School' in the capital, says a press release. With the motto of the...

Dengue: 5 more die ---

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 556 this year, reports UNB.Among the recent fatalities, two occurred in Dhaka South City Corporation...

Govt to set up 'July Mass Uprising Directorate'

The interim government has taken an initiative called the "July Mass Uprising Directorate" to infuse the ideals and spirit of the July mass uprising into the state and national life.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs is set to lead the...

Well-designed city bus demanded

Stakeholders at a public hearing on public transport on Wednesday called for a well-designed city bus-transport system that would offer comfortable rides by addressing the prevailing issues.They also laid importance on preparing a framework for bringing all routes under the...

'Renewables may meet 37pc avg peak power demand by 2030'

Stakeholders at an event on Wednesday said about 37 per cent of Bangladesh's average peak electricity demand could be met through renewable energy sources by 2030. Significant enhancements in renewable energy financing from the banking sector are necessary to achieve...

Majority of 4th-generation banks issued licences on political considerations

Almost all the fourth-generation banks in Bangladesh were given licences on political considerations, reveals a study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). While a few of these banks have shown promising performance, many are riddled with serious...

BD consumers complain less unlike foreigners, says Finance Adviser

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said Bangladeshi consumers do not make complaints about high commodity prices while those abroad are very much conscious about this issue."If people become conscious and they themselves monitor the price situation and make complaints,...

CA reaches Cairo to join D-8 Summit

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo at 11 am local time on Wednesday to attend the D-8 Summit.The Minister of the Public Business Sector of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed Shimi, received him...

Call money rate eases on BB liquidity support to banks

The interbank call-money rate has eased slightly, thanks to the Bangladesh Bank's liquidity support and sluggish credit growth in the country's banking sector.The overnight call rate stood at 9.96 per cent on Wednesday, compared to more than 10.10 per cent...

Prayer Timings (2024-12-19)

NBR scraps tax waiver for S Alam power plant

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has cancelled tax exemption facility for a power company owned by S Alam Group and also for foreign ocean-going ships.It has issued two separate Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) by withdrawing the tax exemptions.SS Power...

Smoke billows as a fire broke out at Bau Bazar of the Karail slum

Smoke billows as a fire broke out at Bau Bazar of the Karail slum in the capital's Banani area on Wednesday afternoon. Seven units of the firefighters brought the flame under control at around 5:12 pm. No casualty was reported...

Deal signed with ADB on $600m credit

A budget-support credit worth US$600 million is confirmed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that will directly be fed into Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves for a much-needed boost. The development funding, signed and sealed Wednesday, is meant for facilitating structural reforms...

Four killed, dozens hurt

Four persons were reportedly killed and more than 50 injured during a clash between two factions of the Tablig Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground in the early hours of Wednesday.The deceased included Bachchu Mia (70) from Kishoreganj and Belal...

Forex market gets restive, exchange rate overshoots Tk 126

Bangladesh's foreign-exchange market becomes extremely volatile suddenly with the exchange rate against the greenback overshooting the peg to Tk 126, worrying officials, bankers and businesses.The informal-market rate is far higher than the upper ceiling (Tk 120 a dollar) set in...

IMF paints gloomy BD economic picture, advises urgent cures

On a prolonged review of Bangladesh's economic fundamentals, the International Monetary Fund paints a gloomy picture and suggests large-scale urgent reforms for a turnaround with its extended fund support. Bangladesh will receive another much-sought-after dollop of US$645 million from the...

Weather (2024-12-19)

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Night and day temperature may fall slightly over the country.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over...

Eight hours of gas outage in some areas in capital today

Gas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours today ( Thursday) at different areas in the city for emergency repair of gas pipeline, reports UNB.According to Titas Gas PLC, the areas where gas supply will remain off for 8 hours...

US reaffirms support for Rohingya people

Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar, the United States has said helping resolve Rohingya refugee crisis remains a priority for them, reports UNB."So we are following this development closely. We've remained concerned by the conflict and its potential to...

Mother, daughter poisoned to death: Man held in city

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man, named Bidhan Das, in connection with the deaths of a mother and her seven-year-old daughter in the capital's Sadarghat area, reports UNB.According to authorities, the suspect carried out the murders after being pressured into...

10 accused in lawyer Alif murder shown arrested in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 18: Ten individuals accused in the murder case of lawyer Alif were arrested on Wednesday in connection with another case involving assault, vandalism, and the use of explosives. The order was passed by the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate's Court...

CZM provides around Tk 1m to families of 29 uprising martyrs

The Center for Zakat Management (CZM), a non-government organisation (NGO), has handed over nearly Tk 1 million to the families of 29 people, who embraced martyrdom during the student-led mass uprising in the months of July and August this year.The...

Media lags behind in covering disability issues

Media in the country lags behind in covering issues related to specially challenged population (or people with disabilities) with due attention despite the technological shift to make the media friendly for them.Making the above observation, visually impaired Vashkar Battacharjee in...

ACC forms body to probe allegations against ex-army officer Ziaul Ahsan

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed a three-member committee to conduct an inquiry into the allegations against Ziaul Ahsan, a former army major general.Md Salahuddin, deputy director of ACC, will lead the committee. Ranjit Kumar, assistant director, and Jabed Hasan...

KSA launches relief programme for flood, cyclone-hit people

Saudi Arabia launched a programme on Wednesday for the rehabilitation of people affected by floods and cyclones in Bangladesh. The programme is funded by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and will be implemented by the Sumbulah Charity...

Dialogue calls for separate police service commission

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 18: Speakers at a dialogue on Wednesday called for establishing a separate police service commission to transform the police into a politically unbiased and citizen-oriented institution.They highlighted the importance of eliminating corruption, including irregularities in recruitment, transfers, and...

Former MP M A Latif on two-day remand

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 18: A court in Chattogram has placed former member of parliament (MP) for Chattogram-11 constituency MA Latif on a two-day remand in a case over an attack on protesters during the anti-discrimination student movement in the port city's...

Salman, Inu, Menon, Kamal shown arrested in several cases

A Dhaka court has shown arrested former private industry affairs adviser Salman F Rahman, ex-ministers Hasanul Haque Inu, Rashed Khan Menon and Kamal Ahmed Majumder in connection with different murder and attempt to murder cases, report agencies.The investigation officers (IOs)...

Babar, five others acquitted in ten-truck arms haul case

The High Court (HC) has acquitted six death-row convicts, including former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, in the sensational 10-truck arms haul cases, reports agencies.The HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen Akter passed the...