Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's office has terminated the contracts of Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Zahid Tushar and Assistant Private Secretary-2 Gazi Hafizur Rahman, reports bdnews24.com.The decisions were announced in separate notifications issued by the Ministry of Public Administration cancelling their...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines could be expanding its fleet with new aircraft from Airbus. Outgoing Managing Director and CEO of the national flag carrier, Shafiul Azim, made the indication during a views exchange meeting with the Aviation and Tourism Journalists' Forum...
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said approximately 35-percent votes were cast in the third phase of Upazila Parishad polls, reports UNB.It would take a few hours to know the exact voter turnout, the CEC said at a...
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Indian conglomerate Adani Group has offered more electricity supply by expanding its existing coal power plant in Godda district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.A five-member delegation of Adani Group, led by Pranav Adani, Director of Adani Enterprises, met Finance...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
The law ministry has rejected a customs-authority proposal to impose 25-percent duty on cars imported by the members of parliament (MPs), who are now privileged to import it duty free, officials in the revenue administration said.The National Board of Revenue...
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A petition has been filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), for an investigation into the alleged corruption revealed in the US sanctions against former Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed.Supreme Court lawyer Md Salah Uddin Reagan filed the complaint on Wednesday.Addressing...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the international community to end the arms race and instead spend the money for eradication of poverty and easing the adverse impacts of climate change, reports UNB."The money for arms development and competition...
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The annual gross expenditure on research and development (R&D) as a percentage of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has been falling since fiscal year 2018-19. From 0.35 per cent in FY 2018-19, it fell to 0.31 per cent in...
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Manpower export to Malaysia will halt after May-31 deadline under an embargo the ASEAN nation declares for a clear-out of "illegal" migrants, including Bangladeshis. The Bangladeshi workers who have already been recruited need to reach Malaysia by this cutoff time,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
Excise duty on high-figured bank deposits may rise in the upcoming fiscal year under a government move to tax higher the well-off to narrow gaping income inequality, officials said.The VAT (value-added tax) wing of the revenue board would restructure the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-30 00:00:00
Budget deficit in the next fiscal year is likely to be Tk 2.50 trillion as the government frames a slightly expansionary budget amid ongoing elevated inflationary pressure, officials said, although inflation control remains its high priority.The government is likely to...
The price of water supplied by the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, or WASA, is increasing again. The authorities have decided to raise the water price by 10 percent from Jul 1, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka WASA has set the new...
Bangladesh reported 18 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,050,429, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.The official death toll from the disease remained...
Fifteen more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, six were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Currently,...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according the Met Office. Day temperature may...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Wednesday said the world must act and commitments of rich nations must be fulfilled to address climate change impacts, reports BSS."Climate change is underfunded. Each time there are pledges by...
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Citizens of different municipalities have to go to the courts to settle petty disputes, in spite of their unwillingness, as ceiling of the fiscal jurisdiction is limited in an existing law.Keeping this in view, speakers at a national seminar on...
Law enforcement agencies arrested a Bangladeshi cabin crew member of Saudi Airlines on Tuesday night at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), seizing nearly two kilograms of gold, reports UNB.The arrested individual, identified as Rokeya Khatun, was apprehended following the arrival...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak received the 'United Nations World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Award-2024' for the videoconferencing app 'Boithak', reports BSS.The state minister received the award at a function held in Geneva,...
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Migrant rights activists have demanded separate national database on returnee women migrant workers for ensuring their sustainable social and economic reintegration.They also suggested that the Wage Earners' Welfare Board provide financial supports for the children of women migrant workers born...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat distributing Bangladesh Press Council Award 2022 at a programme organised by Bangladesh Press Council at Information Bhaban Auditorium in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
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The World Bank (WB) has approved two projects totaling US$700 million to provide basic services and build disaster and social resilience for both the host communities and displaced Rohingya population in Bangladesh. The approval was given at the meeting of...
JASHORE, May 29 (UNB): Saiful Alam Member, the second-in-command to Shimul Bhuiyan, a leader of the defunct extremist group Purba Bangla Communist Party, has been arrested by Detective Branch (DB) of police in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP...
Clarifying the government's stance about graft allegations against former heads of army and police Aziz Ahmed and Benazir Ahmed respectively, Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Wednesday said that it won't give protection to anyone...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Wednesday that the philosophy of 'Bangladeshi nationalism' introduced by former president Ziaur Rahman and his ideology created strong inspirations in the minds of the country's people."The spirit of...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the third phase upazila (UZ) election was held in a festive mood and it was peaceful and participatory, reports BSS."No casualty was reported during...
LONDON, May 29 (Reuters): United Parcel Service, the world's biggest parcel delivery firm, is in talks with several Indian state governments to make some of the tags used in tracking packages in the Asian country, a senior executive told Reuters...
BEIJING, May 29 (AFP): The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its yearly growth forecast for China, but warned that Beijing's industrial policy risks a "misallocation" of resources and could harm trade.The world's number-two economy has been battered in recent...
Halima Akter Dipu, a private company employee in the capital's Demra area, was awarded Tk 1.0 million under the ongoing Digital Campaign Season-20 of electronics giant Walton. She got the award as part of the 'Nonstop Millionaire' offer after she...
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