A new e-Return Service Centre was inaugurated at the NBR Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon area on Monday.The Service Centre, operated by NBR officials who are trained in e-Return system intricacies, is funded by the European Union (EU) as part...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
In a significant push for reforms within the telecommunications sector, the Bangladesh Mobile Consumers Association (BMCA) submitted 17 proposals to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) at its office in the city on Sunday.A delegation of BMCA, led by its...
The US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Helen LaFave calls on Planning and Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud at the latter's office at his ministry in the city on Monday. — PID
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 23: Importers have shown less interest in transporting cargo from Chattogram Port to Pangaon Inland Container Depot (ICD) via waterways, as they find it more expensive than road or rail options.As a result, importers in Dhaka and other...
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 23 (AP): Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for Manchester City in his team's 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.The Norway international reached the landmark figure on his 105th appearance for the defending...
Prominent businessman Tajwar Mohammad Awal has been elected as the new president of Arambagh Krira Sangha, one of the oldest sports organisations in Bangladesh, reports UNB.Tajwar is the son of Abdul Awal Mintoo, a vice chairman of the BNP, and...
Former vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), renowned politician and businessman Tabith Awal will contest for the hot seat of BFF president in the upcoming election scheduled for October 26, reports UNB.Tabith Awal made this announcement officially at a press...
BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters): Carlos Alcaraz beat Taylor Fritz 6-2 7-5 to hand Team Europe a 13-11 victory over Team World in the Laver Cup in the last session of the tournament on Sunday.Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz romped through...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sept 23 (AFP): Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday against New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle.Set a target of 275 to win, the...
Having won against Pakistan in two consecutive Tests, Bangladesh were expected to challenge India in Chennai in a stronger way. But they failed, losing the first match of the two-match series by a big margin of 280 runs, reports UNB.Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said on Monday that they will take a call on Shakib Al Hasan's availability in the Kanpur Test following a medical assessment, reports Cricbuzz. Shakib injured his finger while batting in the opening Test against...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 23 (BSS): Environmentalists at a meeting here on Monday unequivocally called for protecting the existing rivers, including the mighty Padma, through freeing those from pollution and grabbing. They categorically mentioned that the unabated pollution, contamination and illegal grabbing...
KHULNA, Sep 23 (UNB): The recent flooding caused by the heavy rainfall have caused damages of over Tk 600 million (60 crore) in the fisheries sector in Khulna's Dumuria upazila, considered a hub of producing fish in the southern region...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 23: The latest spell of flooding has caused a loss of Tk748.6 million (Tk74.86 crore) in the agriculture sector of Cox's Bazar district. The two-time deluge in last August and September breaking last 30 years' record caused...
Mahbubur Rahman | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
A new chapter of democratic struggle was added to the country's history in the months of July and August this year through the sacrifices of students and mass people. Our business community will always work with the current interim government...
The export of Hilsa has become a contentious issue in the India-Bangladesh relations. For several consecutive years, Bangladesh has exported Hilsa to India as a gesture of goodwill, a practice that began during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure. However,...
Bogura, one of Bangladesh's oldest cities with a rich heritage, has faced significant political and regional discrimination, particularly during the Awami League's 16 years in power. While political bias is not new, district-level discrimination has intensified, with Bogura suffering across...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
On Friday (September 20), the lead news of a national daily confirmed the fishery adviser's earlier stance that no hilsa would be exported to India this year. However, just the next day, on Saturday (September 21), a statement released by...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
Much expectation has been generated among the masses following a people's revolution in Bangladesh culminating in the assumption of office by an interim government. There is now almost a universal consensus that the state needs to be repaired before a...
On the other side of unremitting inflation, a product of no-holds-barred free market economy, is decline in purchasing power of people ---only more so of the low- and fixed-income groups. If shrinking purchasing power is not compensated by corresponding rise...
Aniqa Tasnim Hossain | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
A few days ago on Facebook, I saw an image of a child with frightened eyes, half-submerged in floodwater in a rural area of Bangladesh. It immediately triggered my emotions and felt a rush to do something for these flood...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-23 12:00:00
The chairman of the securities regulator came under fire at a press brief on Sunday over the appointment of independent directors to the prime bourse and allegations of "forced resignation" of a commissioner. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the chief of the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Mild to...
Seven police officials, including an Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP), were sent on forced retirement on Sunday, reports UNB.The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications signed by its senior secretary Mohammad Abdul Momen...
Mahbubul Alam has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Television (BTV) on a contractual basis, reports UNB.On Sunday, a notification was issued from the contract and foreign recruitment branch of the Ministry of Public Administration.The notification...
Several temple committees in Khulna's Dakop have received letters through 'air mail' demanding extortion money if they want to hold Durga Puja celebrations, reports bdnews24.com.The letters demand Tk 500,000 from each temple. In addition, they threatened to 'chop them into...
Mufti Md Ruhul Amin has been dismissed from his position as Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, according to a press release from the Islamic Foundation on Sunday.The press release also noted Ruhul Amin, who hails from Gopalganj, had...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
Chattogram suffered a loss of Tk 3.94 billion in its agriculture sector due to continuous rain and floods in 15 upazilas of the district, including in the nearby areas of the city, according to Omar Faruk, additional deputy director of...
A view exchange meeting between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) officials and the media personnel on - implementation of the 'silent zone' programme in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and adjacent areas - in progress at the CAAB...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
The students of Dhaka University returned to the classroom on Sunday after a hiatus of 112 days following a student-mass movement against the Sheikh Hasina government in July.Earlier, class routines and instructions were given at all departments and institutes.However, as...
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