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Court orders confiscation of more property of Benazir

FE REPORT | 2024-05-27 00:00:00

Following corruption allegations, a Dhaka court has ordered authorities to seize 119 deeds linked to property owned by former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife and their children.The court also ordered the confiscation of four apartments owned...

Tax collection falls short of revised target

FE REPORT | 2024-05-27 00:00:00

The government's overall tax revenue collections fell short of the revised target by 29.42 per cent or Tk 242.07 billion during the July-April period of the current fiscal year (FY).According to the provisional figures, the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...

'I want to grab (bank) loan defaulters'

FE REPORT | 2024-05-27 00:00:00

Loan defaulters are going to get caught as the government moves to fix macroeconomic problems and increase foreign-exchange inflow, the finance minister said Sunday, ahead of his first test in authoring budget."I want to grab the defaulters," Abul Hassan Mahmood...

Weather (2024-05-27)

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with heavy falls in the next 20 hours from 06:00 am today...

Dhaka's air quality turns 'moderate' -

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Under the influence of the cyclonic storm 'Remal', Dhaka's air quality significantly improved with an AQI score of 49 at 09:00 am on Sunday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka's air Sunday was classified as 'moderate'. On Saturday, the capital's air quality was...

Eight muggers held in city

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-1) arrested eight members of a snatchers' gang from the city's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Tongi areas, reports BSS.The arrested were identified as Md Hriday Hossain,28, Md Sagar,22, Md Rubel,32, Md Emran Hossain,28,...

Trawler with 60 on board sinks in Mongla River

2024-05-27 00:00:00

KHULNA, May 26 (UNB): A trawler carrying 60 passengers capsized in the Mongla River on Sunday.Nishat Tamanna, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), said the overloaded trawler sank in the river in the morning amid inclement weather caused by cyclonic storm 'Remal'.Most...

Petition seeks stay on cancellation of 169 VNSC students' admission

2024-05-27 00:00:00

A petition was filed on Sunday with Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), pleading to stay a High Court (HC) order that upheld decision to cancel the admission of 169 first-graders at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC) due...

JS body stresses special monitoring for safe food

2024-05-27 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Food has recommended enhanced monitoring to ensure the marketing of adulteration-free food. This recommendation was made during the committee's third meeting on Sunday, chaired by Shahjahan Khan, at the Parliament Bhaban in...

Hasan Mahmood new Air Force chief

2024-05-27 00:00:00

The government has appointed Air Vice Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan as the new chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) by elevating him to the rank of Air Marshal, reports UNB.Air Vice Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, who will succeed Air Chief...

‘Prof Yunus granted Tk95m loan to a family firm’

FE REPORT | 2024-05-27 00:00:00

The authorities of Grameen Bank have lodged a corruption allegation against its founder Noble Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. They have submitted a complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Prof Yunus that the founder of the bank had granted...

President for discouraging patients from seeking overseas treatment

2024-05-27 00:00:00

President Mohammed Shahabuddin urged officials at specialised hospitals, including BSMMU, to take steps to promote local treatment and discourage patients from seeking overseas treatment, reports BSS.He stressed the need to support patients' treatment in national super-specialised hospitals such as Bangabandhu...

PM witnesses draft copy of documentary 'Mujib in Calcutta'

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday witnessed the draft copy of the documentary titled "Mujib in Calcutta" made projecting the Kolkata part of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's life, reports BSS.She reviewed the draft documentary at...

JS body on info ministry holds meeting

2024-05-27 00:00:00

The third meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) was held at the Sangsad Bhaban in the city on Sunday, reports BSS.Committee Chairman Kazi Keramat Ali chaired the...

History will attest to how Khaleda is being 'purposely killed': Abbas

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Accusing the government of pushing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia toward death, party senior leader Mirza Abbas said on Sunday that history will testify how a former prime minister is 'being intentionally killed' by depriving her of advanced treatment abroad, reports...

Jhenaidah-1 MP-elect Nayeb Ali Joarder takes oath

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Nayeb Ali Joarder, who was elected unopposed in the by-polls to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, on Sunday took oath of office as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports BSS.JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the...

BCL men asked to stand by Remal-affected people

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee has directed its leaders and activists to help the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal, reports BSS.BCL President Saddam Hossain and its General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan urged them through a statement.The leaders...

JS body recommends appointing medical technicians in three hill districts

2024-05-27 00:00:00

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Ministry on Sunday recommended appointing medical technicians and necessary manpower in the clinic and hospitals in the three hill districts, reports UNB.It also suggested making the Rangamati Medical College functioning and...

Security of political dissidents' lives now at stake, says BNP

FE REPORT | 2024-05-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Sunday that security of the political dissidents' lives is now at stake."Security of lives of the people who are vocal against the government's misrule is now at stake," secretary general of BNP Mirza Fakhrul...

Govt stays alert so no journo faces harassment: Quader

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government remains alert so that no journalists face any harassment in the name of Digital Act, reports BSS.He said this while addressing the...

India's Adani Ports to replace Wipro in Sensex after BSE rejig

2024-05-27 00:00:00

BENGALURU, May 26 (Reuters): India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone will replace Wipro in the 30-stock blue-chip S&P BSE Sensex, the operator of the index said on Friday.The BSE, in its semi-annual rebalancing exercise, included the country's largest private...

Jio Financial plans $4.33b deal with Reliance Retail

2024-05-27 00:00:00

BENGALURU, May 26 (Reuters): Jio Financial Services (JFS) is seeking shareholder approval for its unit to acquire equipment worth 360 billion rupees ($4.33 billion) from the retail arm of Reliance Industries as the financial services provider plans to enter the...

Samsung encouraged to invest more in China

2024-05-27 00:00:00

BEIJING, May 26 (Reuters): Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Sunday that China welcomed further investment by the Korean conglomerate, state news agency Xinhua reported, as foreign businesses in the Chinese market struggle to navigate...

Dealers conference of Elco Wires held

2024-05-27 00:00:00

ELCO Wires & Cables Limited, an electric cables manufacturing company in Bangladesh, conducted its Dealers Conference-2024 at the Green Garden in the city on Saturday. Tarek Mahmud Matin, Managing Director of the company, was present at the event.

ABTI TRAINING ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) began a three-day training workshop titled 'Entrepreneurship Development and CMSME Loan Management' at its office in Dhaka city on Sunday. Agrani Bank PLC CEO (current charge) and DMD Wahida Begum inaugurated the workshop. ABTI Director...

JANATA BANK'S ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Janata Bank organised a meeting of the Asset Liability Management Committee at its head office in Dhaka recently. The bank's MD and CEO (current charge) Golam Mortuza presided over the meeting. DMDs Md Faiz Alam, Md Nurul Islam Majumder and...

Shanta launches 'Dhaka Tower'

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Shanta Holdings Limited, the country's leading real estate developer, launched 'Dhaka Tower', a 500 ft skyscraper designed by the Office of Metropolitan Architects (OMA), Netherlands, at a corporate Gala Night on Friday. Once built, this 1.5 million sq ft office...

ICMAB DELEGATES CALL ON FID SECRETARY

2024-05-27 00:00:00

A delegation of The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) led by its President Prof Dr Md Salim Uddin called on Md Abdur Rahman Khan, Secretary, Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance, at his office on Sunday...

EBL, Mana Bay Water Park sign agreement

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Mana Bay Water Park have signed an agreement offering special benefits to EBL cardholders at the popular theme park near Dhaka. M Khorshed Anowar, DMD and head of Retail and SME Banking for EBL, and...

MTB partners with BIBM to offer cash management

2024-05-27 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) to provide cash management and various digital payment services. The agreement was signed at a ceremony held recently at BIBM's head office. Dr Md...