Shafiqul Alam, Bangladesh bureau chief of international news agency AFP, has been appointed as the press secretary to the Chief Advisor of the interim government, according to a gazette notification on Wednesday, reports BSS.In line with the order of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will work with Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to support Bangladesh's development, a spokesperson of the lender said at a statement on Wednesday."ADB is fully committed to our long-standing partnership with Bangladesh, supporting its sustainable...
The parents and relatives of people killed during the protest violence in July and August have demanded that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina be brought back to Bangladesh and tried as the 'mastermind' responsible for the deaths, reports bdnews24.com.The call...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Broadly three types of crime characterised the last fifteen years of the Awami League regime, according to civil society members, who called for legal and constitutional reforms to prevent such violations from recurring.While elaborating on the crimes committed by the...
The French Embassy in Dhaka has trashed the social media claim that former state minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A Arafat is hiding in the French Embassy, terming it a complete lie, reports UNB."The rumour propagated on social media...
Law Adviser of the interim government, Prof Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said that all cases filed during the student movement across the country would be withdrawn within August 31, report UNB.He said this while briefing reporters at the Secretariat in...
BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia turns 80 today (Thursday), reports UNB.The BNP chief is now undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital. The party will arrange a milad and doa mahfil at its offices across the...
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has said the Awami League (AL) government should have engaged with the student protesters from the very beginning and spoken out against the quotas much earlier, reports UNB.The former ICT...
British High Commiss-ioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has met with Adviser for Foreign Affairs Md Touhid Hossain and reiterated her government's support for the interim government led by its Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB."The interim government has the...
Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haq Nur, the former DUCSU vice president, has demanded that the Awami League (AL) and its student and youth affiliates the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and the Jubo League be banned, reports bdnews24.com.He also called...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Awami League (AL) government has fallen due to its misrule and corruption, report agencies."Bangladesh became independent after the sacrifice of Abu Sayeed and others who were killed in recent quota...
Nabiha Tahsin, a 10th grader at Motijheel Ideal School & College, volunteers to manage traffic in Arambagh area on Wednesday. Many students who had been helping with traffic control since 6 August returned to school as classes resumed, leaving scouts...
People from various religious groups, Anti-discrimination Student Movement coordinators, and political parties jointly held a "Sampriti Samabesh" in Dhaka's Shahbagh on Wednesday.The gathering, held in memory of martyr Fayyaz, began with the national anthem, followed by a minute of silence....
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) restarts train services of all types today (Thursday) through operating intercity trains.The operation of all commuter, mail and local trains has gone on well over the past three days.Official sources said all 325 trains but four...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
The metro rail operation, announced to resume Saturday next week by the new interim government at its first advisory council meeting, is now unlikely to restart as striking employees continued their work stoppage until Wednesday, sources said."It is now certain...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Newly-appointed chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Abdur Rahman has pledged to ensure smooth access to taxpayers in a bid to increase country's tax-GDP ratio.Md Abdur Rahman Khan, who was Financial Institutions Division Secretary of the Ministry...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Bangladeshi expatriates are now upbeat about sending remittance back home through the formal channel as they rest reassured that the country is on track after the formation of an interim government.Migrants abroad raised voices against the Sheikh Hasina government's oppression...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Summit LNG Terminal is unlikely to resume operations this summer due to fresh damage to the seabed pipeline structure, sources said.A Singapore-based service provider, hired by Summit, identified damage to the disconnectable turret mooring (DTM) plug in the subsea landing...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Dhaka Wednesday conveyed to Delhi that deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's statements emanating from India are not conducive to fostering better bilateral relations, and also raised some irritants in the ties. Foreign Adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh Towhid...
Pupils under the banner 'Students against Discrimination' stage a sit-in at Shabagh before marching to Dhanmondi on Wednesday. The protest commemorates fellow students killed nationwide during the anti-quota movement. — FE Photo
Three people have been beaten to death in two separate incidents in Dhaka's Jatrabari and Wari, reports bdnews24.com.The dead have been identified as Saidul Islam Yasin, 19, Saeed Arafat Sharif, 20, and Alamin Bhuiyan, 42.They were pronounced dead after being...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said the central bank will give utmost priority to containing inflationary pressure and bringing stability in the forex market."The high rate of inflation and the crisis in the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday expressed optimism about bringing down inflation "at a rational time", saying steps were being taken to curb the menace."Inflation has increased over the months due to various reasons. But it won't...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday said the political situation in Bangladesh has exacerbated the banking industry's frailties, including weak liquidity, thin capital buffers, and ailing asset quality."We see risk of policy inaction and a potential slowdown in financial reforms," said...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Salman F Rahman, the private industry and investment affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law minister Anisul Huq on a 10-day remand, both of whom are accused in a murder...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
At least three more cases have been filed against deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity, genocide, murders and abductions during her rule. Her cabinet members and police high-ups are co-accused in the cases filed Wednesday...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
A business meet Wednesday urged a purge in Bangladesh's trade-promotions organisations, including the apex chamber, to ensure fair trade and commerce in a political interference-free ambiance. Saying that the chambers and associations are now politicized, business leaders at the post-upsurge...
RANGAMATI, Aug 14 (BSS): Two people were killed and six others injured as a jeep plunged into a ditch on the Bilaichari-Rajasthali border road in Pankata Chara area under Rajasthali upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 14 (BSS): A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday afternoon sentenced one person to life-term imprisonment and fined him Tk 50,000 for two years more to suffer in jail in default.The convicted person was Belal Hossain, 35, son of late...
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