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Enjoy these places this winter

RISANAN NID | 2024-10-23 12:00:00

Waiting for winter all year round just to get lost in the serenely mild morning of a hillside- is probably on your bucket list. Traveling in the winter is the best because there are no slippery slopes, no heatwaves, and...

300 bank accounts frozen so far after uprising

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the central bank's financial intelligence agency, has been freezing bank accounts of individuals and institutions to combat money laundering in the country. As of Tuesday, around 300 accounts have been frozen following the fall...

Anti-discrimination Student Movement announces central convening committee

2024-10-23 00:00:00

Anti-discrimination Student Movement coordinator Hasnat Abdullah has been named the convener of a four-strong central committee formed by the platform.Coordinator Sarjis Alam announced the panel at a media briefing at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.Arif...

Prayer Timings (2024-10-23)

2024-10-23 00:00:00

IMF cuts BD GDP growth projection

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Bangladesh's GDP-growth projection down to 4.5 per cent for the current fiscal year on account higher inflationary pressure on the economy.Earlier in April this year, it projected that the GDP growth of Bangladesh...

E-tax filing mandatory for staff of key sectors

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made online tax return submissions mandatory for specific individual taxpayers starting this year (tax year 2024-25).The requirement applies to employees of all scheduled banks and telecom companies, as well as those working within...

Chief Justice holds closed-door parley with two Advisers

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with two advisers of the interim government, Dr Asif Nazrul and Nahid Islam, amid a new wave of turmoil over the President's fate.This meeting is believed to have high significance...

Cyclone Dana may hit BD coast Oct 25

YASIR WARDAD | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Dana, a possible severe-to-very severe cyclone, is set to make a landfall on October 25, causing concern for another disaster in the coastal region.It would be the sixth oceanic storm that might occur just in 18 months along Bangladesh coast.Climatologists...

No decision yet on President's removal

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

No government decision has yet been made regarding removal of President Shahabuddin from his post, said a spokesman for the Chief Adviser office on Tuesday at a press briefing. "Since no decision has been taken in this regard, so it...

Economic uncertainty impacts domestic revenue mobilisation

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The ongoing economic uncertainty has affected domestic revenue mobilisation in Bangladesh, resulting in negative growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY).According to provisional data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), revenue mobilisation decreased by 6.07...

President seems on brink as student change-makers demand his exit

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Two students were injured as security forces fired gunshots at protesters trying to break through the barricades on Tuesday night in front of President Mohammed Shahabuddin's official residence Bangabhaban, demanding his resignation. Another person was injured as police blasted sound...

Regulator raises policy rate again in inflation combat

JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Formal credits get further costlier for businesses and consumers as the central bank raised the policy rate by 50 basis points again in less than a month to contain inexorable inflation. The Bangladesh Bank's belt-tightening step comes as part of...

Weather (2024-10-23)

2024-10-23 00:00:00

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country.The highest temperature...

Police arrest five after attack on CU students

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22: Police on Tuesday arrested five people in connection with a case filed over assaulting a group of students and vandalism near the Chittagong University (CU) railway station.The suspects, allegedly led by local Jubo League (JL) leader Hanif...

ACC to launch probe against ex-ministers Mozammel, Nahid

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch inquiry against A. K. M. Mozammel Haque, former liberation war affairs minister and MP from Gazipur-1, and Nurul Islam Nahid, former education minister and MP from Sylhet-6, over allegations of corruption and...

Road accidents not just a matter of statistics: Fouzul

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to Bridges Division and Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD), said an increase in road accidents is not just a matter of statistics, but a humanitarian issue.He made the remark while addressing a discussion programme,...

Travel ban imposed on MK Alamgir, Monnujan

2024-10-23 00:00:00

A Dhak court has imposed a travel ban on former home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and former state minister for labour and employment Monnujan Sufian, her brother Shahabuddin Ahmed and nephew Shamima Sultana on allegations of corruption, reports BSS.Dhaka...

Rizvi accuses govt of 'hide and seek' over arrest of Hasina's ministers

2024-10-23 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused the interim government of playing "hide and seek" over the arrest of cabinet members from Sheikh Hasina's government, who have committed crimes, reports UNB."Why are you playing such hide...

Hasina sued over murder of Shramik Dal activist Hannan

2024-10-23 00:00:00

A total of 237 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, were sued over the murder of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal activist Abdul Hannan, reports BSS.Hannan's brother-in-law Dipokul Islam Dipu filed the complaint with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md...

Barrister Suman on 5-day remand

2024-10-23 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has placed former Member of Parliament Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman on a five-day remand in connection with an attempted murder case, reports UNB.Dhaka's Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain passed the order following a hearing on Tuesday.Earlier, the...

ERC seeks opinions on electoral reforms

2024-10-23 00:00:00

The Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) has asked people to send their recommendations and opinions over the reform of the electoral system through online platforms, reports UNB."This commission is interested to know the valuable suggestions, opinions and proposals of all for...

SC revives Jamaat's appeal over its registration

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday granted a petition to restore the appeal made against the verdict that declared the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal.An appeal petition challenging a High Court verdict that declared Jamaat's registration with the Election Commission...

BNP warns of conspiracies, urges vigilance

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

Stating that deliberate efforts are underway to create chaos on various fronts, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Kahn on Tuesday urged the political parties and people from all walks of life to cooperate with the interim government in addressing all...

Workers of Generation Next Fashion Limited stage a demonstration at Baipail crossing

2024-10-23 00:00:00

Workers of Generation Next Fashion Limited stage a demonstration at Baipail crossing on the Nabinagar-Chandra highway for the second day on Tuesday, demanding payment of outstanding wages and reopening of closed readymade garment factories in the Ashulia industrial hub in...

7 more deaths reported

2024-10-23 00:00:00

Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 257 this year.During the period, 1, 139 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...

Karnaphuli boatmen call off strike

2024-10-23 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22: The boatmen of the Karnaphuli River withdrew their strike on Tuesday, a day after launching it for an indefinite period to meet their demands.Sources said the boatmen called off their protest programme following a successful meeting with...

157 Bangladeshis return from Libya

2024-10-23 00:00:00

A group of 157 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, who wanted to voluntarily return home from Libya, arrived in Dhaka early Tuesday. They arrived by a chartered flight of Buraq Air at 4:25 am following a joint effort by the Ministry of...

252 cadet SIs in Sarda dismissed for 'agitating over snacks'

2024-10-23 00:00:00

The government has dismissed 252 cadet sub-inspectors for 'causing a commotion over the snacks served' at the rehearsal of the graduation parade in Sarda Academy.The batch, recruited during the Awami League regime, included 804 members, reports bdnews24.com.Three other members of...

Bids invited to import 3 more LNG cargoes for Nov delivery

FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated three fresh tenders to purchase three spot LNG cargoes for November delivery.The bid winners would deliver the cargoes at Moheshkhali island on November 12-13, November 16-17 and November 23-24, and discharge...

New gas reserve found in Sylhet well

2024-10-23 00:00:00

New gas reserve has been found in another well in Sylhet Gas Field, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) Mizanur Rahman said on Tuesday.He said the new gas was found at the Well No. 7 of the gas...