FE REPORT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00
Following the UAE President's pardon, 14 Bangladeshi expatriate workers, who took to the streets in the United Arab Emirates supporting the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Bangladesh and were jailed there, were scheduled to return home on Saturday night.They are among...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-09-08 00:00:00
The interim government's initiative to scrap the provision for whitening black money remained incomplete as such provision is still applicable in case of purchasing apartment and land. The provision has been offering a blanket facility for years to whiten money...
Police in a drive arrested 10 suspected robbers after a robbery attempt in a multipurpose building in Gulshan-2 of the capital early Saturday, reports UNB.Sub-inspector Rafique, duty officer of Gulshan Police Station, said a group of robbers, riding on 50...
FE REPORTThe interim government has directed all the hajj agencies of the country to renew their contracts with the Dhaka Hajj office for conducting the pilgrimage programme next year.In case of any hajj agency's failure to do so, their user...
Protesters have blocked the busy Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding to increase the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years, reports UNB.The prescheduled gathering was initiated in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh at 11:00 am on...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has condemned border killings of Bangladeshis by India's Border Security Force, describing it as callousness and insisting they must stop because killing is no solution, reports PTI.In an interview with India's state-owned news agency the Press...
The government has announced plans to transform Ganabhaban into "July Revolution Memorial Museum", commemorating the events of the 2024 uprising and the last 16 years of disappearances, murders, and repression. The decision was made by the Advisory Council, with the...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital (NINH) at Agargaon in the city, reports UNB.He enquired about the condition of the people who are undergoing treatment at the hospital after being...
Arafat AraLabour migration to South Korea is set to fall by a half of the job quota this year amid the sagging demand for workforce from employers in that country, officials said.South Korea has announced a quota of 11,500 jobs...
KUSHTIA, Sept 07 (UNB): Two leaders of Chhatra Dal, the BNP's student front from Kushtia, have been expelled from the party for violating organisational discipline.The expelled leaders are Masuduzzaman Rubel, convenor and Masud Parvez Raton, joint convenor of Daulatpur upazila...
The students from Jagannath University (JnU) Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall have declared nine female activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) as 'unwanted', unofficially persona non grata, reports UNB.This was declared in a banner with their name, batch and photo...
BNP on Friday started talks with its allied political parties in a bid to consolidate the unity that was developed during the simultaneous movement, reports UNB.The BNP held separate meetings with Gonoforum, Bangladesh People's Party and NAP Bhashani at BNP...
KHAGRACHARI, Sept 07 (BSS): BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday called upon all Paharis-Bengalis to work together as brothers, saying terrorists and illegal occupants have no room in BNP."No terrorists and illegal occupants have room in...
CHANDPUR, Sep 07 (UNB): At least 50 people were injured Friday night in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its affiliated organisations over dominance and extortion in the Puran Bazar area of Chandpur.The violence...
Political analyst Prof Anu Muhammad speaking at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital on Saturday marking publication of the mass probe report on fatalities and injuries of garment workers in wage unrest. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday that neighbouring country India should respect independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh."During Sheikh Hasina's rule, none could even utter a sound against her misrule. Sheikh...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set a six-month target to significantly broaden its tax base, aiming to reduce the disproportionate burden on existing taxpayers."We have fixed a target of six months to widen the tax net, focusing on...
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has asked Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to take a firm stance against extortionists and their backers, stressing that tackling extortion will help lower the prices of vegetables and other essential commodities.The government is adopting a tough...
ICSB TEAM CALLS ON BANGLADESH BANK GOVERNOR A delegation of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB), led by its Senior Vice President M Nurul Alam, called on Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur on Thursday. The Senior...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-09-08 00:00:00
The delay in data delivery by government statistical agencies is hindering the formulation of a timely rice import policy, according to officials and experts.Following the massive floods in the country's southeast and several other districts, the agriculture ministry has initially...
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 07 (bdnews24.com): A collision between a bus and a truck on Bangabandhu Bridge has claimed the lives of three people, including a father and son, and injured eight others.The incident occurred near the 13th pillar of the bridge...
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 07 (UNB): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local students of Lalmonirhat pitched in to do roadworks near the border at Lalmonirhat Patgram on Saturday.They carried out repair and restoration work on the damaged roads leading to and...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 07 (BSS): One person was killed by drowning in the river Mohananda at Bholahat in Chapainawabganj district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was Mamun, 32, son of Md. Santu of Jadunagar village under Bholahat union of Bholahat upazila in...
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 07 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a van puller from a pond near a brick kiln in Salonga of Sirajganj on Saturday afternoon, two days after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Munzil Sheikh, 42, son...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-08 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 07: At least 15 nursing students fell sick while staging an agitation programme in the city on Saturday to press home their demands.The nursing faculty arranged the 'Symbolic Examination and Symbolic Poisoning programme' to demand quickly holding of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Sept 07: The recent spell of flood has caused colossal damage to agriculture, fisheries and infrastructure in eight upazilas of Chandpur district. The extent of damage and loss by the disaster is getting clear after the floodwater...
RUPALI BANK HOLDS BUSINESS CONFERENCE-2024Rupali Bank PLC held its Business Conference - 2024 for the branches in its Rangpur zone on Friday. The bank's Managing Director (MD) Md Jahangir was present as the chief guest at an auditorium in the...
Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday signaled they are ready to kick off a series of interest rate cuts at the US central bank's meeting in two weeks, noting a cooling in the labor market that could accelerate into something more...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-09-08 00:00:00
As the pharmaceutical sector suffers due to widespread workers' unrest, labour unions emerge to be an important facilitator in efforts to quell the tension. While many companies have still been struggling to return to operations nearly a week after the...
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