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Titas staff vandalise Petrobangla office

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Unruly employees of the state-run Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd (TGTDCL) vandalised the Petrobangla office in the capital on Tuesday following the cancellation of the contractual appointment of its former managing director engineer Harun-or-Rashid Mollah.They also staged a...

Dhaka College, Ideal College students clash at Science Lab

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Students of Dhaka College and Ideal College locked in a clash in Science Laboratory area of the city on Tuesday over a trifling matter creating a massive traffic disorder across the neighbourhood.During the mayhem, vehicular movement came to a standstill...

Kazipara metro station to reopen this month

Munima Sultana | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

The Dhaka metro rail company plans to reopen Kazipara station of MRT line 6 this month, much earlier than it earlier announced which officials said due to less damage to its machinery than that of Mirpur 10 station.Mirpur-10 and Kazipara...

Hawkers set up illegal shops on the new lines of trains running to and from southwestern districts

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Hawkers set up illegal shops on the new lines of trains running to and from southwestern districts of the country via Padma Bridge. The photo was taken from Jurain area of the capital on Tuesday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul...

Agent banking deposit growth surges 20pc YoY in June 2024

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Agent banking has emerged as a crucial formal channel of financial transactions in rural areas, reaching a large unbanked population and contributing significantly to both deposits and lending, according to a latest Bangladesh Bank report.Deposits with the rural agent banking...

Briefing 2024-09-11

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Diagnosis of Global Islami Bank: Signs condoned as it raises public moneyGlobal Islami Bank (GIB) showed a remarkable 28 per cent year-on-year surge in profit in 2021, the year before its listing, while its cash flow was negative. Negative cash...

Dhaka demands trial of perpetrators

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh wants trial of the perpetrators of border killings by the Indian frontier guards, said foreign adviser Touhid Hossain Tuesday, as another fatal shooting occurred.Later in the day, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of registered protest with the Government of...

5 more die in Dengue

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 102 this year.A total of 534 were hospitalised on the day. The total cases...

Boats with their sails set, wait for passengers to ferry in the Buriganga River beside the capital city

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Boats with their sails set, wait for passengers to ferry in the Buriganga River beside the capital city on Tuesday. Boats with sails are now a rare sight in the country. — FE Photo

Indian LoC funding to continue, Pakistan interested in business

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Indian line of credit (LoC) funding for Bangladesh's development projects will continue while Pakistan is also interested in doing business here, envoys of the two rival neighbours said during discussions with interim government's finance adviser. After the separate meetings in...

Around 100 RMG units shut over labour unrest

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Around 100 readymade garment (RMG) factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial belts suspended operation as workers continued demonstrations on various demands despite increase in attendance and tiffin allowances, sources said.Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) at a meeting with...

Abrupt fuel cut to factories deepens crisis

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

Industries on the capital's northern outskirts suffer as the supplier of Bhola gas to industrial consumers 'arbitrarily' snapped the supply, in time of fuel crunch, sources said. Officials said Intraco Refuelling Station shut the supply of compressed natural gas (CNG)...

Man dies of gunshot wound during movement

2024-09-11 00:00:00

On July 19, mason Babul Mia went looking for his son amid the violence surrounding the quota reform movement and was shot in the capital's Jatrabari. Now, one and a half months later, he has died at Dhaka's Combined Military...

JL man flee from police custody in Ctg: OC among four withdrawn

2024-09-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 10 (UNB): Four policemen including an officer-in-charge of Lohagara Police Station, Rashedul Islam, were withdrawn and attached to the district police lines after a Jubo League (JL) activist escaped from police custody. Additional Superintendent of Chattogram Police Abu...

Swechasebak Dal leader killed in Bogura

2024-09-11 00:00:00

BOGURA, Sept 10 (UNB): A Swechasebak Dal leader has been killed by miscreants in front of Gokul Union Parishad office in Sadar upazila of Bogura district.The dead is Mizanur Rahman (40), convener of Sadar upazila unit Swechasebak Dal, police said.Abu...

Clash claims ex-JCD leader’s life in Sherpur

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Two people, including a former district leader of Bangladesh Chhatra Dal (JCD), have been killed with at least 20 injured in clashes over establishing supremacy in Sherpur, reports bdnews24.com.Md Aminul Islam, Superintendent of Police in Sherpur, said at least five...

EC withdraws appeal against 'Ganosanghati Andolon's registration

2024-09-11 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has filed a petition with the apex court, pleading for allowing them to withdraw an appeal against the registration of 'Ganasanghati Andolon' as a political party, in 2022, reports BSS.The EC in its plea said they...

The Social Welfare Directorate officials conducting 'live verification'

2024-09-11 00:00:00

The Social Welfare Directorate officials conducting 'live verification' of the beneficiaries of its social safety net programmes at Kamrangirchar Kurarhat in the capital on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla

Another case filed against ex-MP Shibli, others in Dinajpur

2024-09-11 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Sept 10 (BSS): One more case has been filed against former Member of Parliament (MP) Md Shibli Sadiq and 132 others for attacking and injuring students during the anti-discrimination student movement in Dinajpur.Earlier, two murder cases were filed against...

US Senate Majority whip expresses support to Yunus

2024-09-11 00:00:00

US Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin has expressed his support to Bangladesh's interim government led by Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS.On Monday, the whip took to the US Senate floor in Washington DC voiced his backing...

The 12-Party Alliance organised a demonstration and brought out a rally in the capital's National Press Club area on Tuesday to

2024-09-11 00:00:00

The 12-Party Alliance organised a demonstration and brought out a rally in the capital's National Press Club area on Tuesday to protest the Indian minister's 'comment against Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty'. — Focus Bangla

34pc indecisive on whom to vote in polls: Study

FE REPORT | 2024-09-11 00:00:00

In-person data of a recent study reveals that around 34 per cent of 5,115 individuals from 50 districts are undecided about whom they would vote for if elections were held soon.Moreover, 11 per cent participants of the same data collection...

Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq joins BSMR maritime university as VC

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq Chowdhury joined BSMR Maritime University, Bangladesh , as the 4th vice chancellor on Monday, says a press release.The flag officer was commissioned in the executive branch of Bangladesh Navy on January 1, 1988.His maritime expertise encompasses...

Rain likely today....

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Chattogram division; at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions...

Bangladesh Air Force personnel distributed relief materials among the flood victims

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh Air Force personnel distributed relief materials among the flood victims at Boraira village in Fulgazi upazila under Feni on Tuesday. — ISPR

Cleanliness campaign begins at DU SM Hall

2024-09-11 00:00:00

DU CORRESPONDENT The students and house tutors of Salimullah Muslim (SM) Hall of Dhaka University (DU) started a cleanliness campaign on Tuesday.Professor Sayema Haque Bidisha, DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (VC) (Administration) of the university inaugurated the programme as the chief guest.SM...

Govt to hold memorial meeting on martyrs of upsurge Saturday

2024-09-11 00:00:00

The government will hold a memorial meeting on Saturday in the capital to recall the contributions of the martyrs who led down their lives in the recent anti-discriminatory student-led mass uprising that led to oust the Awami League government, reports...

Buyers making their choice of products at makeshift shops in the weekly market

2024-09-11 00:00:00

Buyers making their choice of products at makeshift shops in the weekly market at Lalbag Nababganj Beribadh in Old Dhaka on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla

Complaint filed against Hasina, 33 others

2024-09-11 00:00:00

A complaint was filed on Tuesday with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others for killing Farhan Faiyaz, a 16-year-old student of Dhaka Residential Model College (DRMC), during the anti-discrimination student movement in...

Unauthorised students asked to vacate RU halls

2024-09-11 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Sept 10 (BSS): Unauthorised students have been asked to vacate the residential halls in Rajshahi University (RU) to restore discipline in the residential facilities along with establishing congenial atmospheres.The decision of freeing the students' dormitories from unauthorized occupations has...