Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 415 this year, report agencies.In the recent fatalities, 7 were reported in the Dhaka South...
Employees of banks and financial institutions will enjoy a total of 27 holidays in 2025, according to the holiday schedule finalised by the Bangladesh Bank, reports bdnews24.com.Of the holidays, eight coincide with Fridays and Saturdays.The central bank has sent the...
FE Report | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday said India will continue to seek a stable, positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh in which people of both countries are the main stakeholders. He was addressing a session in the...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the LC margin on import of 11 types of products which demand increases during the holy month of Ramadan, reports UNB.The products are rice, wheat, onion, pulses, edible oil, sugar, eggs, chickpeas, peas, spices and...
MEXICO CITY, Nov 17 (AFP): Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, the first contestant from Denmark to achieve the honor.The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant's 73rd...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh received a substantial $ 1.25 billion in remittances through legal channels during the first sixteen days of November.The daily average reached over $78.44 million as of November 16, up from $72.77 million recorded until November 9, according to data...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
The labour unrest that broke out in Ashulia in late August and spilled over to Gazipur has put enormous impacts on the billion-dollar garment industry, according to sector insiders.The impacts include shift in work orders to other places inside and...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
As Bangladesh sought support for bringing back billions of dollars laundered abroad during the past regime, visiting UK under- secretary for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West extended her government's full backing for repatriation of the stolen money.West made the commitment when...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the time for submitting tax return for individuals by one month to December 31, following requests of different professional bodies. The original deadline for individual tax return submission was November 30, said...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh's banking sector sees classified loans make a quantum leap to Tk 2.85 trillion, largely for a redefined default-counting system applicable to term credits that is also revealing 'hidden' debts.Such all-time high figure of NPLs, obtained in September data, compels...
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus says election process and state-level reforms will run simultaneously to ensure free and fair elections for transfer of power.In his address to the nation on Sunday evening to mark 100 days of the interim administration, the...
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has reportedly suspended the processing of former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury's application for a general passport due to her implication in a murder case, reports bdnews24.com.The processing of her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain's...
Speakers at a discussion have paid rich tributes to Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a political leader who fought for establishing the rights of the oppressed people in his whole life, reports BSS.They said Bhashani wanted to change the lots...
The residence of former minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has been vandalised, looted and set on fire in an attack in Chandpur, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place in Matlab North upazila's Mohanpur on Saturday night, said Syed Muhammad Morshed Hossain,...
Seven leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, have filed complaints of enforced disappearance and torture with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 53 people, including members of law enforcing agencies, reports BSS.ICS activist...
KHULNA, Nov 17 (BSS): Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Prof Mia Golam Parwar has said his party is determined to establish people's rights and build a happy as well as prosperous Bangladesh. He made the remarks while speaking at a...
FE REPORT A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called on Catherine West, the visiting British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Indo-Pacific.They met her at the residence of British High Commissioner to Bangladesh in the capital on Saturday...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Abdus Salam has called upon the interim government to control the prices of essentials considering the sufferings of low income group. He made the call while speaking at a discussion organised by Jagroto Bangladesh at the Jatiya...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over northern part and light to moderate fog may occur at places elsewhere...
A man was recently killed, allegedly by his uncle, in Haidgaon union of Chattogram's Patiya upazila, over owed money. The victim was identified as Md Rusel (22), son of Jamal Mia, hailing from the union's Hajipara area. Rusel was rushed...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
A construction worker died after falling from an under-construction eight-story building in the capital’s North Badda Hossain market area on Sunday . The deceased was identified as Md. Kalam Forazi, who was 50 years old. The fatal incident occurred around...
FE REPORT A Dhaka Court on Sunday placed Desh TV Managing Director (MD) Arif Hasan on a two-day remand in a case filed over an attempt to murder of one Md Sajib in Airport area during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement...
A Dhaka court has placed one Fatema Akter Shapla on a three-day remand in a case lodged over the kidnap of an eight-month-old baby after looting a house in capital's Azimpur area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arobia Khanam passed the...
Chief Adviser's (CA) Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has highlighted the key achievements of the interim government, which completed its 100-day period on November 15, reports BSS.The interim government, led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, was sworn in on August 8. In...
Two brothers were killed as their motorcycle hit a roadside railing on the Dhaka-Mawa highway at Dakshin in Keraniganj on Sunday, reports BSS.The deceased were Shakib Hossain, 25, and Shakil Hossain, sons of Md Abul Hossain, residents of Abhaynagar upazila...
MANIKGANJ, Nov 17 (UNB): Ferry operations on Aricha-Kazirhat waterway have been suspended since Saturday evening due to low navigability in the approach channel.The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) made the decision at 06:00 pm on Saturday mentioning safety concerns.As...
As global climate negotiators are in action at COP29, a new study sheds light on the alarming consequences of climate change on Bangladesh's coastal ecosystems, with a sharp focus on the fragile Manpura Island, reports UNB.Conducted by Joy Bhowmik, Haseeb...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Cox's Bazar, Nov 17: Thousands of farmers in Cox's Bazar and Chattogram have started working with the target to produce 26.1 lakh metric tonnes of salt this season, but they are disappointed with low prices. They said they had sold...
Karmasangsthan Bank arranges a Business Review Meeting at Hotel Noorjahan Grand, Sylhet on Sunday on the occasion of the 100 days' special programme undertaken by the bank. Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. AFM Matiur Rahman was present as...
Workers from Beximco Industrial Park have blocked the highway in Gazipur's Sarabo for a second consecutive day, pressing for overdue wages, reports bdnews24.com.They began descending on the Chandra-Nabinagar highway in Sarabo's Chakrabarty area from 9am on Sunday, said Saiful Islam,...
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