Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-11-12 00:00:00
Citizen-centric governance has been widely practiced by many Western countries, especially during the past few decades. Developing countries like Bangladesh, however, still lag far behind in this area. This mode of governance may be defined as a process in which...
Non-tax revenue (NTR) rarely figures in discourses on revenue collection for the government. It is not exactly the missing of the wood for the trees but its metaphorical implication is not far from the idiom's message. The receipt of a...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly...
Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, chief adviser of East West University, inaugurating the three-day 'National Robo Fest 2024' that ended on Saturday on its campus in the capital.
The 67th death anniversary of Major Abdul Gani, the founder of the East Bengal Regiment, will be celebrated today (Monday).To commemorate this occasion, a doa mahfil will be held at RAOWA Club after Maghrib prayers today. Additionally, the army will...
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, reports UNB.The Army Chief called on the CA at his Tejgaon office in the capital, said the CA's press wing.During the meeting, General Waker-Uz-Zaman briefed the CA...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme on Sunday stressed the need for a sustainable market system through public-private partnership (PPP) initiative for socioeconomic development of the people in the char areas. The nation will progress if the lives of the small and...
Bangladesh saw 443 road accidents in October this year, claiming the lives of 469 people and injuring 837 others, reports UNB.Among the deceased were 74 women and 66 children.A total of 208 motorbike-related accidents led to 196 deaths, comprising 41.79...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the transitional government, has urged Singapore to help recover billions of dollars laundered from Bangladesh and help minimise the high cost of migration.Dr Yunus made the call when the Singaporean ambassador in Dhaka,...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to leave for Baku, Azerbaijan today (Monday) to attend the UN's biggest climate conference, COP29, which is seen as a "pivotal opportunity" to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis, reports UNB.Global...
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, the former state minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night after falling ill during police remand, reports UNB.Palak, who is currently on remand in connection with...
On the occasion of Noor Hossain Day, several political organisations including the National Democratic Front of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Workers Federation, Left Democratic Alliance, and Socialist Students' Front, have paid tributes to the martyr, reports UNB.The leaders and activists of the...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will give order on two leave to appeal petitions of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case today (Monday), reports BSS.A three-member apex court bench, headed by...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Sunday that Awami League (AL) could not come back to the country's politics as the party has become politically bankrupt. "Awami League's (AL) plan to come back...
Leaders and activists of BNP have gathered at Noor Hossain square at Zero Point and Awami League (AL) central office at Gulistan in the city on Sunday, aiming to thwart AL's bid to hold a rally marking Noor Hossain Day,...
Some 1.05 million taxpayers have completed registration for online income tax return filing using the new e-Return portal of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), reports UNB.The number of online income tax return filings has crossed 250,000, the NBR said...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
The central bank has decided to conduct a forensic audit of all previous activities of Nagad, a company that delivers a host of digital financial services.A proposal to this end was approved at a meeting of the board of directors...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has restructured its Board of Directors by adding three new members, reports BSS.The development came through a board meeting held Sunday at the BBheadquarters in the city, said Husne Ara Shikha, BB Executive Director and spokesperson, after...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank has appointed Md Ruhul Amin, an executive director of the central bank, as the receiver to manage all the companies of Beximco Group and attach all the properties belonging to this group. The decision was made at a...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Sunday said they will seek Interpol's assistance in repatriating deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives to face trial for alleged crimes against humanity. "A red notice will be issued through Interpol very...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Workers of a garment factory named TNZ Apparels staged demonstration in Gazipur industrial belt for the second day in a row on Sunday demanding wages that remained unpaid for last two months. The workers' protest brought traffic to a standstill...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has decided to go ahead with the construction of the multibillion-dollar Bay Terminal in consultation with stakeholders, sources said.In a meeting on Sunday, it also decided to seek the advisory council's approval after the transaction...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Chinese investors say they have significant plans to invest in Bangladesh's power sector, particularly in the local manufacturing of lithium batteries and solar panels as well as the establishment of satellite connectivity.They shared their interest at a view-exchange meeting with...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
The Financial Express (FE), a pioneer in business journalism in Bangladesh, celebrated the 31st anniversary of its publication on Sunday.The celebration ceremony was hosted in the conference room of the popular daily in the capital's Purana Paltan area.FE editor Shamsul...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Libya has sought to employ more Bangladeshis, including doctors and engineers, to develop the country. It has also invited Bangladeshi students to enroll in the country's top universities.The Libyan ambassador to Bangladesh, Abdulmutalib SM Saliman, expressed the country's interest when...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Prices of edible oils, including loose soybean and palm oil, have zoomed up further by Tk 5.0-6.0 a litre in the market, battering commoners amid spiralling prices of other commodities.The rate of loose soybean has increased to Tk 165-166 a...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Deposed ruler Sheik Hasina's Awami League call for a comeback in Bangladesh's changed political arena went unheeded as student-people protesters called the shot and took over Dhaka's Gulistan square from early Sunday. Witnesses said no activists of the embroiled party,...
The Council of Advisers of the interim government has been expanded with three new members, reports UNB.They took the oath of office on Sunday evening.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban in the presence of...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh mulls taking reasonable time for its scheduled graduation to a developing nation from the status of least developed countries (LDCs) in 2026."Bangladesh will not go for graduation hurriedly. Instead, it would take some more time," said Finance and Commerce...
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