MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
Representatives of the country's readymade garment (RMG)-factory owners and workers on Tuesday failed to come to a consensus over annual wage increment, sources said.At the fourth meeting on the subject held at the labour ministry, factory owners agreed on a...
A news item published in the Financial Express (FE) on Tuesday titled 'Bashundhara Group's property comes under attachment order' mentioned all movable and immovable assets belonging to the Bashundhara Group's chairman and managing director and their family members. Actually, the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, has decided to continue with its persisting contractionary monetary policy with no further changes in the coming days to contain inflation.The decision was taken after Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on Tuesday...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's central bank assures an IMF review mission of reaching conditional NIR or net international reserves by December as nearly US$2.0 billion is expected from multilateral lending agencies.High-ups of the Bangladesh Bank made the assurance during a series of parlays...
Indian authorities have arrested seven people and taken action against four policemen in connection with a demonstration and attack on the premises of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh at Agartala in India, reports UNB.Three sub-inspectors were suspended, and a...
Members of the Bangladesh Army have been placed on full alert in front of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, as security has been stepped up there a day after the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala came under attack...
FE Report | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
India wants to build constant stable and constructive relationship with Bangladesh, said Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma on Tuesday. "We have a wide ranging and multifaceted relationship. You cannot reduce it to one issue" the envoy said after...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
Service-seekers in Bangladesh paid an estimated Tk 1.46 trillion in bribes between 2009 and April 2024 to access essential services, according to a new survey by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). This period corresponds to the tenure of the previous...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
A modest budget surplus heralds interim government's initial reign as tightfisted spending to weather inherited crunch yielded Tk 48.38 billion fiscal savings in the July-September period by official count. However, the surplus in the first quarter of the current financial...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's current-account deficit shrank in the first four months of this fiscal year following a rebound in export and remittance receipts, helping a surplus balance in external finances. The deficit in the current account stood at US$752 million in transactions...
Weather may remain 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. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late...
Writ seeking ban on Indian TV channels filedA writ petition, pleading for court's direction to ban broadcasting of Indian television (TV) channels in Bangladesh, has been filed. Supreme Court lawyer Syeda Shahin Ara Laili filed the plea with the High...
Dhaka has ranked the 7th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 184 at 8:55 am on Tuesday, reports UNB. The day's air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the AQI index....
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03: Former Isckon leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari's bail hearing in a sedition case was re-fixed for January 2.The hearing on Chinmoy's bail petition was scheduled to be held in the court of the Metropolitan Session Judge Mohammad...
Bangladeshi nurse Rikta Akter Banu has been included in the list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2024 - published by the BBC on Tuesday - for her role in creating a positive impact on...
Saudi Arabia has provided an opportunity for 'Huroob', or runaway expatriates, to legalise their stay in the Gulf kingdom, reports bdnews24.com.Migrants classified as illegals due to various reasons, including separation or escape from sponsors and employers, have until Jan 29,...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03 (UNB): Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has urged newly commissioned officers to prioritise patriotism and demonstrate courage in handling any situation.The Army Chief made the remarks during the President's Parade, marking the commissioning of new officers...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday upheld a government decision to limit tourism on the Saint Martin's Island citing environment conservation after dismissing a writ petition filed by a local, who mentioned job shortages due to the verdict.The HC bench...
Deputy secretaries from 25 different cadres, who have been deprived of promotions, will receive their due advancements in December, said Md Obaidur Rahman, additional secretary of the Recruitment, Promotion, and Transfer (APD) of the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday,...
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has kept the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unchanged for the month of December at Tk 121.25 per kg, reports UNB.The new price was made effective from 6 pm on Tuesday.BERC also said the...
Sixty per cent of those taking part in a survey have demanded investigations into allegations of human rights violations by the police through an independent organisation, reports UNB. Many also supported forming a permanent investigative commission led by a retired...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03: Chattogram City BNP has abolished its 15 thana and 43 ward committees of the city due to expiry.In a press conference, held at the BNP office at Nasimon Bhaban on Tuesday, Chattogram City BNP Convener Ershad Ullah...
Members of the Islami Andolon Bangladesh held a protest outside the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city condemning the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in India's Agartala and to denounce "anti-Bangladesh provocations" by India, reports UNB.Yunus Ahmad,...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday started hearing on a plea filed by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, challenging the judgment of the High Court (HC) that declared the registration of the party illegal, reports BSS.A four-member apex...
Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has called for submitting list of politically motivated harassment cases filed during the former Awami League (AL) regime from January 6, 2009, to August 5, 2024, reports BSS."Solicitor wing of the Law and...
Denouncing the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday expected Indians would respect the democratic aspirations of the citizens of new Bangladesh, reports UNB."We rxpress the hope Indians would...
SEOUL, Dec 03 (AFP): South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the step was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces" amid parliamentary wrangling over a budget bill."To safeguard a liberal South Korea...
TEHRAN, Dec 03 (AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed doubts about new legislation imposing tougher penalties on women who flout mandatory hijab regulations.Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, women in Iran have been required to cover their hair in public.However,...
BRUSSELS, Dec 03 (AFP): NATO foreign ministers looked set to rebuff Tuesday a push from Ukraine for progress on joining their alliance ahead of Donald Trump taking power in the United States.The incoming US president has vowed to press for...
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