Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the interim government decided to sell 52 luxurious cars imported for former members of the now dissolved 12th Jatiya Sangsad, reports BSS.
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its response to the severe flooding emergency in Bangladesh, which has affected over 5.0 million people across the southeastern and northeastern regions, particularly in the Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.In collaboration with...
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Authorities responsible for Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited significantly restructured its Board of Directors on Tuesday as per company rules to combat corruption and improve leadership and governance at the national airline.This restructuring was completed in accordance with articles 37 and...
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Dr. Moinul Khan has been appointed as the new Chairman (Secretary) of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification regarding the appointment quota of the President on Wednesday.He is a member (Grade-1) of...
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Former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan has been appointed as the chairman of the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), the leading microcredit funding agency in Bangladesh. Financial Institutions Division on Wednesday issued a notification to this effect saying that Zakir...
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Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury has been appointed as the chairman of the country's largest government-owned bank, Sonali Bank.The Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular to this effect on Wednesday.Mr....
Wednesday witnesses intractable traffic jam in Dhaka city. The public suffered immensely as a direct consequence of the congestion. The snap was shot in Banglamotor area. — Photo: Asad-Uz-Zaman
Three murder cases have been filed against 80 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.Tofazzal Hossain, additional chief metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate's (CMM) court, recorded the plaintiff's statement and ordered Khilgaon police station to register the...
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Customs intelligence recovered 105 gold bars and arrested a person for his involvement in this incident on Wednesday at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet.A total of 105 gold bars weighing 12,180 grams and 4 gold discs weighing 3,730 grams were...
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Finance and commerce adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said traders would do business without let or hindrance across the country.He said this after a meeting on the situation of essential commodities held at commerce ministry."From now on, nobody will...
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The government would not allow reduction in fertiliser supply in any way, finance and commerce adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Wednesday.He said three proposals regarding the procurement of fertiliser were approved on the day.The adviser was briefing the mass...
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The interim government formed a committee on Wednesday to prepare a "White Paper on the State of the Bangladesh Economy."Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), will lead the 12-member committee, as announced by...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-08-29 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 28: Release of goods and containers in Chattogram port, the prime seaport of the country, is taking a relatively longer time in the current month due to the ongoing flood situation in Chattogram, Feni and Cumilla districts. Container...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary- General Mirza Fakhrul Islam on Wednesday said filing cases indiscriminately against the collaborators of the immediate-past government should be stopped completely. He called upon the law-enforcing agencies not to file cases that do not have...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to prioritise expanding its export markets before fully adopting local-currency settlements in external trade, according to a recent report by Bangladesh Bank (BB).The special study titled "Trading in Local Currencies: Problems and Prospects for the SAARC Countries," was...
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A contempt-of-court petition has been filed with the High Court division of the Supreme Court against seven former Appellate Division judges, including three former Chief Justices (CJs). The judges are--- former Chief Justices Syed Mahmud Hossain, Hasan Foez Siddique and...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-29 00:00:00
All divisions and sectors under the Planning Commission are poised to wind up projects awaiting approval from the ECNEC as many of those are considered "politically motivated" and less important, PC officials said Wednesday.Some 40 projects, undertaken by the past...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-29 00:00:00
The interim government has lifted the ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing Chhatra Shibir, and its other front organisations.Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen, Senior Secretary of the Home Ministry's Public Security Division, issued a notification on Wednesday to this effect.The...
The death toll in the devastating flood has risen to 31 as the deaths of four more people were reported on Wednesday.Among the deaths, 12 were in Cumilla, six in Noakhali, five in Chattogram, two in Feni, one each in...
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Corruption has engulfed each and every arena of power and energy sector, says adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan and reveals the post-uprising interim government's stand on crosschecking quick-rental deals. "Wherever I look, irregularities and corruption exposes," the adviser for power and...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-29 00:00:00
Attachment of acquisitive S. Alam Group's assets is likely as the Bangladesh Bank governor urges people not to purchase any of its properties destined for sale to refund bank depositors.Dr Ahsan H. Mansur also spoke about an overhaul in the...
North Korea testfires rocket launcherwith new 'guiding system'SEOUL, Aug 28: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher equipped with a new "guiding system", state media said Wednesday, as Pyongyang continues to upgrade its...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 28 (AFP): South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday asked the country's justice minister to explain graft allegations linking her to a $130 million bank scandal, amid mounting calls for her to step down."President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted...
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (BBC): US prosecutors have issued revised charges against Donald Trump for the former president's alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election after losing the contest.The updated wording tries to navigate a Supreme Court ruling that...
BEIJING, Aug 28 (AP): The United States and China are working to ensure the competition between them does not veer into conflict, a top White House official said Tuesday as the two sides started talks on a relationship that has...
NABLUS, Aug 28 (AFP): At least 10 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids and strikes in several towns in the north of the occupied West Bank, a spokesman for the Red Crescent said Wednesday.Two Palestinians were killed in the city...
KYIV, Aug 27 (Reuters): Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the war with Russia would eventually end in dialogue, but that Kyiv had to be in a strong position and that he would present a plan to US President...
MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters): Russia said the West was playing with fire by considering allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western missiles and cautioned the United States on Tuesday that World War Three would not be confined to...
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