HC injunction restrains Indian firm from S’pore arbitration

A High Court injunction restrains Adani Group from initiating any arbitration at Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) until a writ petition challenging its Bangladesh power deal is resolved. An HC bench comprising Justice Md Bazlur Rahman and Justice Urmee Rahman...

Policy predictability, institutional reforms, long-term planning a must

Speakers at a policy dialogue on Wednesday said Bangladesh's power and energy sector urgently required policy predictability, institutional reforms, and long-term planning to ensure sustainable investment.They stressed that outdated policies, weak transmission systems, financial instability, and governance gaps were undermining...

Residents allowed to use int’l cards for air tickets

Bangladesh Bank has authorised resident Bangladeshis to purchase outbound air tickets from airlines operating in the country using their international cards, a move likely to improve convenience and ensure more competitive pricing for travellers.The decision addresses long-standing difficulties passengers face...

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Islamic banks face operational risks following systemic failures

Islamic banks in Bangladesh confront multiple risks and need stronger shariah governance, dedicated risk-management units and a unified operational-risk framework to safeguard institutional stability, experts say.The risk factors stem from rising process failures, cyber-threats and governance lapses.Experts and economists listed...

Higher direct taxes could reduce poverty, income inequality in Bangladesh: Study

Bangladesh has significant potential to reduce poverty and narrow income inequality by increasing revenue from direct taxes while reducing its heavy reliance on indirect taxes, which currently make up 67 per cent of total annual tax collection, according to a...

CEC seeks political parties' help for greater voter turnout

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin on Wednesday sought cooperation from the political parties to increase voter turnouts at the polling centres during the upcoming national elections. "The impact of your call will be much higher than...

Yunus seeks military, police support during polls

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought support of the armed forces, police and other law enforcement agencies to conduct the upcoming national elections, scheduled for the first half of February, in a peaceful and festive manner, reports BSS."So...

New office under finance ministry to conduct G-sec auctions

The government has planned to separate treasury operations from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) as part of a move to keep the monetary functions of the central bank away from fiscal dominance.This comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...

Foreign operators, personnel getting 10-year tax holiday

Two foreign operating companies investing in Bangladesh's Laldia and Pangaon container terminals to handle seaborne cargoes are receiving 10-year tax holiday, the revenue authority unveils government decision on just-signed deals. Also, foreign technical personnel working in these terminals will also...

Weather may remain dry-

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday). Temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature was recorded on Wednesday at 33.8 degrees Celsius in Chattogram, while the lowest was 14...

ISU hosts business idea competition

The International Standard University (ISU) recently organised 'Business Idea Competition Season 2' at its Mohakhali campus in the city.ISU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Abdul Awal Khan attended the event and awarded prizes to the winning teams. In his address, the...

AIUB hosts digital security training for trainers

The Department of Media and Mass Communication (MMC) at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) recently organised a training of trainers (ToT) session on digital security at its permanent campus. The session was conducted by Sanjay Gathia, programme manager at the...

ACC launches probe into Tk 3.32b loss to state for purchasing Rose Garden

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the allegations that the state incurred a loss of Tk 3.32 billion in the name of purchasing the historic Rose Garden, known as the 'birthplace' of the Awami League (AL). Anyone...

Six more die of dengue, 788 hospitalised

Six more individuals died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 349 this year, reports UNB.During the same period, 788 new patients were admitted to...

RAB arrests two more 'top criminals' over Jubo Dal leader's murder

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two more "top criminals" in the capital in connection with the murder of Golam Kibria, the member secretary of the Jubo Dal's Pallabi Thana unit.RAB-4 official Major Abrar Faisal Sadi said the arrestees are...

ACC summons docs on EBL chairman Showkat, family

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned detailed information from Eastern Bank PLC Chairman Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury and his family on their financial transactions, national identity documents, tax records, and other relevant papers as part of its investigation into allegations...

Smoke billowing from the chemical warehouse of Phoenix Coil Factory

Smoke billowing from the chemical warehouse of Phoenix Coil Factory at Bagherbazar in Sreepur under Gazipur after a fire broke out at the unit on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla

Bus owners mull co-based services amid decision to halt BRT project

Taking advantage of the government's decision to discontinue the BRT project on Gazipur-Airport route, bus owners want to operate company-managed bus services using the dedicated bus corridor.The National Bus Owners Association of Bangladesh (NBOAB) in a letter to the Chairman...

DU JCD to organise Nabanna Utsab today

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)'s Dhaka University (DU) unit will organise Nabanna Utsab 1432, a traditional Bengali harvest celebration, on the premises of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus at 3:00 pm today (Thursday), reports BSS.DU students will stage various cultural...

Charges pressed against Taposh, Qamrul, 38 others

Police submitted a charge sheet against 40 people, including former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, in an attempted murder case filed with the capital's Chawkbazar Police Station, reports BSS.Police...

SC to deliver judgment on caretaker govt appeal today

The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to delover its judgment today (Thursday) on an appeal challenging the previous verdict that abolished the non-party caretaker government system for conducting national elections. "Hearing is concluded. For announcement of judgment on 20.11.25," said...

No unrest after verdict against Hasina: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no unrest in the country following the tribunal's death sentence handed down to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, report agencies.Talking to reporters at the Secretariat in the capital on...

Tarique turns 61

The BNP has instructed its party leaders and activists not to hold any kind of event or celebration for party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman birthday this year, report agencies.In a media statement on Tuesday night, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul...

OC Sayed, ASI Bishwajit burnt six bodies in Ashulia

A former policeman testifying for the state in the case over the burning of six bodies in Dhaka's Ashulia during the July uprising has said the ex-chief (OC) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the local police station doused the...

Jamaat seeks major changes in administration before polls

Jamaat-e-Islami has called for the simultaneous transfer of all deputy commissioners and police superintendents across Bangladesh once the Election Commission (EC) formally announces the schedule for the upcoming national elections, reports bdnews24.com.At a dialogue with the EC in the capital...

Mob violence must end to build a democratic system: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said 'mob violence' must end to build a truly democratic system in the country, report agencies. "The foremost principle of democracy is tolerance of others' opinions. But what we see here is:...

UK annual inflation slows ahead of key budget

LONDON, Nov 19 (AFP): Britain's annual inflation rate slowed in October, official data showed Wednesday, providing some relief to the struggling Labour government one week before unveiling its latest budget.The Consumer Prices Index rose by 3.6 per cent over 12...

China passes US to return as Germany's top trade partner

FRANKFURT, Nov 19 (AFP): China has reclaimed its title as Germany's top trading partner, dethroning the United States after President Donald Trump launched his tariff onslaught, official data showed Wednesday.Total trade between Europe's biggest economy and China from January to...

BIZLI CABLES HOLDS DEALERS' CONFERENCE

Bizli Cables, a leading cable brand of RFL Group, held its dealers' conference at a hotel in the capital recently. R N Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, Prodip Kumar Poddar, Deputy Managing Director, Riazul Karim Khan, Head of Marketing,...