Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman posed for photograph, as he was inducted into the 'Hall of Fame' as the 7th Army Chief in a ceremony at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Chattogram on Monday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Maj (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has called upon the interim government to arrange the next general election within the shortest possible time."The key task of this government is to hold a general election...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
The Anti-discrimination Student Movement and also students of Dhaka University held a protest rally against the appointment of advisers without the involvement of the student community.They accused the authorities concerned of dishonouring the self-sacrifice of hundreds of martyrs by inducting...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Workers of TNZ Group resumed their blockade of the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Monday afternoon just an hour after briefly lifting it. The protest, which began on Saturday morning, continued over unpaid wages till filing of the report at 7:00 pm.The...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed delayed payment of bills for importing 11 essential food items ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, reports UNB.The products are - rice, wheat, onion, pulses, edible oil, sugar, eggs, chickpeas, peas, spices and dates.On...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Moved by Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the government has cancelled the allotment of 700 acres of land in Cox's Bazar aimed to establish a public administration academy. This land includes 400 acres of hilly terrain and is part of...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Monday that the government has not assumed power, rather has taken responsibilities entrusted to them by the students and people of the country."We're trying to perform our duties following this assumption of responsibility,"...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has sought from the land ministry a list of the immovable property owned by the Beximco Group companies.The central bank has also instructed all banks and other financial institutions not to sell or transfer mortgaged property...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
The country's realtors have threatened tougher action unless the national building code is amended within 15 days.Office-bearers of the Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) have also announced to start constructing buildings following the Dhaka Building Construction Rules...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
An affluent group of 17 scheduled banks receives instructions from the central bank for urgently extending liquidity support to cash-hungry banks for ensuring stability in the country's banking system. Also, a set of other dos was spelt out at a...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court verdict that doubled the 5-year prison sentence of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust case.At the same time, the apex court also...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Foreign funds allocated for bankrolling Bangladesh's development budget may be slashed as the interim government considers the trimming for public agencies failure to implement the aided projects in time, officials said.The post-uprising reformist government will also estimate the necessary project-aid...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN from Baku, Azerbaijan | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
The 29th conference of parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change began in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday amid calls for an agreement right from the start."Now, it's the time to show that global cooperation is not...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
No chances of meltdown in the banking industry are there as the central bank takes remedial package measures to stabilise the distressed commercial banks, the Bangladesh Bank governor said Monday to dispel doubts. Dr Ahsan H Mansur admits there are...
TOKYO, Nov 11 (BBC): Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has won a run-off vote in parliament to stay in his post, after an election setback last month that saw his coalition lose its majority in the lower house.Ishiba, 67, took...
MOSCOW, Nov 11 (AFP): The Kremlin on Monday denied a US media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken on the phone last week about the Ukraine conflict.The Washington Post reported Sunday that Trump...
NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (BBC): India has said it is not nervous about working with Donald Trump, as the former US president is set to return to office for a second term after his win in the recently held election.Indian...
GAZA, Nov 11 (Reuters/AFP): Israeli forces sent tanks into the western side of Gaza's Nuseirat camp on Monday in a new incursion into the enclave's central area, and Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes had killed at least 11 people...
MOSCOW, Nov 11 (BBC/AFP): Russia and Ukraine have carried out their largest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war.Russia's defence ministry said it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including some approaching Moscow, which forced...
Gold fell for a second session on Monday, hurt by a firmer dollar and increased risk appetite as markets expect the Federal Reserve to adopt a cautious approach to monetary policy easing under US President-elect Donald Trump's administration, reports Reuters.Spot...
Ghana, the world's number two cocoa producer, has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers for the second time this 2024/25 season to help boost farmers' incomes, President Nana Akufo-Addo said, reports Reuters.Akufo-Addo, whose two-term mandate ends on...
TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters): Japan's Nippon Steel hopes to close its $15 billion deal to buy US Steel by year-end before Republican Donald Trump retakes the White House in January, a senior executive said, as the acquisition is core to...
Oil prices fell about 2 per cent on Monday, after China's stimulus plan disappointed investors seeking fuel demand growth in the world's No. 2 oil consumer and as the US dollar edged higher, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures fell $1.48, or...
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 11 (UNB): Unidentified men gunned down a Rohingya youth at a camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, said police on Monday.The attack occurred on Sunday night.The deceased was Mohammad Jubayer, 28, son of Mohammad Amin of...
MANIKGANJ, Nov 11 (UNB): Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route resumed on Monday after being suspended for 56 hours.The ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route remained suspended from 6 am on Saturday due to poor navigability, leaving a number of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
SYLHET, Nov 11: An important road in the vast haor region of Dharmapasha upazila and its neighbouring areas of Sunamganj has remained in a sorry state for a long time, causing immense sufferings for commuters.Local people have alleged that the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Nov 11: As many as 20 dwelling houses have been devoured by the Dakatia River in a week due to soil erosion in Islampur Gachhtola area under Bagadi union of Sadar Upazila of the district.Sources say more than 150...
LAHORE, Nov 11 (Geo Tv): The PCB is preparing to formally address theICC over India's decision to abstain from the upcoming Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be hosted in Pakistan.Sources told Geo News that the PCB would dispatch a...
The unbeaten SAFF Women's Champions Bangladesh Football team got their pre-pledged bonus of Tk 10 million (one crore) from the Ministry of Youth and Sports within 11 days of the announcement, reports UNB.Bangladesh Women's Football team clinched the prestigious SAFF...
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