Travelling in winter, the essentials you need to carry

Winter in Bangladesh is a season of joy, festivity, and exploration. As the country is predominantly known for its warm and temperate climate, winter brings a refreshing change that prompts many to take trips both within and outside the country....

Wall art tells the stories of the changing fate of the artists

"I don't know these arts. Mehfil organisers used to contact me to write and paint their advertisements on walls for one or two thousand taka, depending on the size of the work. After the revolution, I have not been getting...

Stabilisation Fund hanging in the balance, with SEC skeptical about its role

The fate of the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) is hanging as it is yet to know whether it will be allowed to run operations in the changed political landscape.The uncertainty loomed after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led regime...

US to end restrictions on Indian N entities to boost energy ties

NEW DELHI, Jan 06 (Reuters): The US government is in the process of removing restrictions on Indian nuclear entities, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday, in a bid to forge deeper energy ties with New Delhi and bolster...

Pak business team to visit Dhaka from Jan 10

A trade delegation of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade body of Pakistan, is expected to begin a six-day visit to Dhaka, starting from January 10, according to a wing concerned of the Ministry...

Dengue claims two more lives in 24 hrs

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to three this year, reports UNB.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the recent...

Barishal beat Rajshahi by 7 wickets in BPL

Fortune Barishal's captain Tamim Iqbal hit an unbeaten 86 runs in the first match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as Barishal beat Durbar Rajshahi by seven wickets on Monday, report agencies. Tamim lead to chase...

Govt to control battery-run rickshaws

The interim government on Monday decided to soon reintroduce electronic traffic signs system, control the number of battery-run rickshaws, and gear up drive against all illegal vehicles in a bid to improve the capital's traffic.The decisions were taken at a...

July uprising directorate by next month: Nahid

A new directorate dedicated to the July Uprising will be set up next month under the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mohammad Nahid Islam, reports UNB.Addressing a press briefing at the Rail Bhaban in the...

No more arrest in plainclothes

No more arrest in plainclothes, Home Adviser Lt-General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) Monday directed detective police, in the wake of disclosure of weird happenings in plainclothes operations. "They must wear jackets and show their identity cards while arresting someone,"...

Central bank appoints Ernst & Young, KPMG to audit 6 troubled banks

Bangladesh Bank has enlisted global auditing firms Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG to evaluate the asset quality of six banks currently mired in financial irregularities and corruption. The audit, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is part of...

Metro rail tickets exempted from VAT for 2025

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted metro rail passengers from paying value-added tax (VAT) on tickets for this year in a bid to make the country's first electric urban transport system more affordable.In a letter, Md. Badruzzaman Munshi,...

CA asks BEPZA to project country's image abroad

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to build a team for economic diplomacy, project the image of Bangladesh abroad and thus attract more investment for the country's industrial sectors.The chief adviser told...

Soaring rice prices strain OMS

The queues in outlets where the government-administered open market sale (OMS) of rice takes place have gotten longer in recent weeks amid the staple's rocketing prices.Coarse and medium rice prices have soared to Tk 60-70 a kg from Tk 50-62...

Trudeau resigns

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as Liberal leader on Monday amid pressure. Trudeau will stay on until party can appoint his replacement, reports Aljazeera.The move comes nearly a decade after Trudeau came to power in 2015.

Prayer Timings (2025-01-07)

Much to the risk of its passenger, a signal bar falls on a battery-run rickshaw at Khilgaon rail crossing

Much to the risk of its passenger, a signal bar falls on a battery-run rickshaw at Khilgaon rail crossing in the capital on Monday. Signal bars are used to caution errant, unruly vehicles as well as passengers before trains cross...

New industries likely to pay tariffs as per import prices

New industries might have to pay tariff as per the import price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the government moves to cut subsidies in the energy sector to boost import of this expensive fuel.Sources said the Energy and Mineral...

ICT issues arrest warrants against Hasina, cohorts

Arrest warrants were issued Monday against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 accomplices in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during her rule. Among the 11 others wanted the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka on charges of the offences...

Khaleda to be directly hospitalised in London

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be directly admitted to The London Clinic, an advanced medical centre in London, after arriving at Heathrow International Airport in the UK, her physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said on Monday.Speaking at a press conference...

Mobile talk-time tariffs set to rise

Mobile talk-time is likely to get dearer as the revenue authorities have decided to increase taxes on mobile talk-time by 3.0 per cent from existing 20 per cent.An ordinance to this end might be issued this week, according to officials.In...

Q1 GDP growth drops to new low

Bangladesh's economic growth in the first quarter of this fiscal dropped to a new low at 1.81 per cent in 15 quarters, only comparable to a crunch in the Covid-hit period in FY2021, official data showed.In the meantime, another major...

Weather (2025-01-07)

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during...

DMP files 2,508 cases for traffic rule violation

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) traffic department officials filed 2,508 cases for violation of traffic rules - through conducting drives in different areas of the capital on Sunday.They also dumped 71 vehicles, while 72 others were shifted to dumping zone...

Over 1,900 case files 'go missing' from Ctg court

Case documents (CDs) of 1,911 cases have reportedly gone missing from the Chattogram court, reports UNB.The matter came to light after the Public Prosecutor (PP) of Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan filed a general diary (GD) at...

Ex-MP Mostafiz, wife sued over illicit wealth, transactions

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury, former Member of Parliament for Chattogram-16 (Banshkhali), and his wife, Shaheen Akter Chowdhury, alleging accumulation of illegal wealth worth Tk30 million and suspicious transactions of around Tk220...

Home Ministry gives Tk 0.5m to Nayan's family

The Home Ministry has provided Tk 0.5 million (5 lakh) in financial assistance to the family of firefighter Md. Sohanur Zaman Nayan, who died after being struck by a truck while on duty during a fire at the Secretariat, reports...

ACC files three more cases against Matiur, family

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed three more cases against former NBR member Matiur Rahman, his first wife Laila Kaniz and their children on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.24 billion and concealing information on their assets.The...

Actor Prabir Mitra dies

Renowned actor Prabir Mitra, fondly known as the "Nawab of the Silver Screen," has passed away. He was 81, reports UNB.He breathed his last on Sunday (January 5) at 10:10 PM while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka,...

BD seeks China's help to curb air pollution

Dhaka has sought Beijing's cooperation in managing air pollution, as Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday requested China to share its control mechanism and relevant information with Bangladesh.The environment, forests and climate change adviser said, "We can learn from China's policies,...