BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas was acquitted in two separate cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), while he and his wife were discharged in another case, report agencies.ACC Public Prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam filed an application on...
The Supreme Court (SC) has fixed Monday for hearing the leave-to-appeal of Grameen Telecom officials including Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, against a High Court (HC) order rejecting the application seeking cancellation of the money laundering case against them, reports...
A Dhaka court have placed former commerce minister Tipu Munshi on a four-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of Sumon Shikder (31) in the capital's Badda area during the recent anti-discrimination students movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Vikentyevich Mantytskiy has met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the country's latest situation, next general election, trade, investment and the potential areas for cooperation between the two friendly nations, reports UNB.An...
Two factions of Gonoforum are set to be reunited after four years, reports UNB.The party was founded by Dr Kamal Hossain in the 1990s."We'll organise the national council of the 'reunited Gonoforum' very soon," said Advocate Subrata Chowdhury, general secretary...
Law enforcers have recovered 3,304 arms looted in recent times from police stations, police lines, police outposts and other places, till August 29 (Thursday), reports UNB.Police headquarters shared this information this afternoon.Moreover, a total of 2,50,974 rounds of bullets, 21,595...
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (AFP) : Mexico's economic growth is expected to slow to 1.5 percent this year amid an uncertain global outlook, the central bank said Wednesday, downgrading its forecasts for Latin America's second-largest economy."External demand will continue making...
Transplanted Aman seedlings have sustained injuries due to the recent flash flood, compounded by days of driving rain, in the country's south-eastern region. The snap was shot from Gumai beel, known as a granary of Chattogram, on Thursday. — Focus...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Eight former ministers and six members of parliament from the ousted Awami League government have been prohibited from leaving the country following a mass uprising by students and the public.The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge As-Sams Jaglul...
Bangladesh is showing an upward trend again in remittance sent by expatriates and exceeded US$ 2 billion in 28 days of August, reports UNB.According to Bangladesh Bank's updated report on remittance as of August 28, expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.07 billion...
Interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sought cooperation from Switzerland to bring back money stolen from Bangladesh, reports UNB.Professor Muhammad Yunus raised the issue when Ambassador of Switzerland Reto Renggli paid a courtesy call to him at...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Blocked now is the window of opportunity for whitening 'black money' by paying 15-percent tax at a flat rate, following widespread contentions over the scheme.The interim government, which replaced the immediate-past regime following a student-mass uprising, made the decision Thursday...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to rewrite its constitution to streamline its institutions and ensure the continuation of its path towards democracy, said Ali Riaz, a distinguished professor in the Department of Politics and Government at Illinois State University in the USA, on...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday expressed its hope that the transitional government would announce an election roadmap after exhausting necessary state reforms.BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said this after meeting the chief adviser to the interim...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
In an unprecedented show of management skills, the students of Dhaka University have been collecting and disseminating relief goods to flood-hit eastern and south-eastern regions of the country.It has been five days and the flood situation has improved a little,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Water continued to recede from the flood-affected south-eastern districts but rescue and relief operations were still facing difficulties until Thursday, while sufferings of the people mounting with rising concerns over snake bites.The death toll rose to 52 that included 39...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Treasury heads of the country's commercial banks on Thursday decided not to buy dollar from the exchange houses at exchange rate over Tk 120 to contain inflation with bringing stability in the forex market.To ensure proper implementation of the decision,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reconstituted the board of directors of EXIM Bank, removing its long-standing chairman, Mr. Nazrul Islam Mazumder. The decision, taken on Thursday by the central bank of Bangladesh, aims to protect the interests of depositors and ensure...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday assured Bangladesh of providing increased budgetary supports to help revive its economy from the political shock, officials have said.At a virtually held meeting, IMF Mission Chief for Bangladesh, Chris Papageorgiou, gave the assurance,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
In a major move, the advisory council of the interim government on Thursday decided to scrap the provisions for the Security of Family Members Act, 2009.A meeting of the advisory council held at the State Guest House Jamuna, presided over...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
Roots and extent of corruption and policy failings in entire economic spectrum, including wrongs in finance and development megaprojects, will be unveiled in the 'white paper' on the anvil to show way forward. However, the wrongdoers won't be unmasked in...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
A letup in external trade imbalances appeared at the last fiscal end with the balance of payments (BoP) deficit getting halved to US$4.3 billion from the level a year before. Capital-flight cut and import curbs largely helped the reduction in...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
A much-cherished crude-oil refinery will now be built through fresh competitive biddings as the interim government Thursday cancelled controversial S Alam Group's deal and made the latest decision.The long-delayed refinery project, 'installation of ERL unit -2', will be implemented under...
The Bangladesh U-20 football team recently clinched the SAFF U-20 Championship 2024, defeating Nepal by a commanding 4-1 margin. To inspire the team to maintain their momentum, the Bangladesh government has announced plans to host a reception in their honor,...
Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is the leading all-rounder of his era, whose laundry list of achievements is rivalled only by his disciplinary infractions and his brief political career under his country's loathed ex-leader, reports AFP.Shakib has been the driving...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Aug 29 (AFP): Bangladesh are hoping to secure a first Test-series victory over Pakistan, who have left out star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi for the second match starting in Rawalpindi on Friday.The visitors upset a normally formidable home...
FENI, Aug 29 (UNB): Hasina Akter couldn't bring anything except her clothes she was wearing when the floodwater within few hours inundated her village."Now there is nothing left. Everything was swept away by the water. The house and all our...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-30 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Aug 29: The erosion of Teesta River has taken a serious turn at many points of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila over the last few days. A good number of homesteads and vast tracts of crop land have already been devoured...
Record wildfires push Canada into topfour CO2 emitters in 2023OTTAWA, Aug 29: Record wildfires in 2023 bumped Canada into the top four greenhouse gas-emitting countries in the world that year, according to a study Wednesday that also cast doubt on...
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