OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Air Force and the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) were providing security duties at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport on Tuesday instead of Ansar personnel who are on strike demanding permanent-employment status for the last five days.There is no...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
State-run Jiban Bima Corporation (JBC) has long been hamstrung by a huge capital shortfall, making it difficult for the entity to carry out operations efficiently, officials said.The capital deficit of the JBC is now Tk 250 million. It has only...
Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e-Azam said on Tuesday no new areas have been flooded after India opened 109 gates of the Farakka Barrage when parts of the country are reeling from catastrophic flood.He came up with the information while...
The White House has avoided Bangladesh issues in its readout, though the Indian side, through their Prime Minister's Office, has said Biden and Modi discussed the situation in Bangladesh as well as other issues, reports UNB.The White House said, US...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Services of the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka and Satkhira were suspended on security grounds on Tuesday, after visa-seekers staged demonstrations on Monday.The services will also remain suspended today (Wednesday).The IVAC authorities informed the development to the applicants...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Business activities in the country would take time to become normal as the interim government has just assumed office, following a student-led mass upsurge that toppled the previous Awami League government.Bangladesh witnessed massive mayhem over the last few weeks amid...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Life expectancy at both birth and population growth rates in Bangladesh has fallen in the latest count, official statistics showed on Tuesday.The average life expectancy rate of each of the population has slightly dropped to 72.3 years in 2023 from...
An ordinance has been issued revoking the provision for increasing the prices of oil, gas, and electricity by executive order, reports UNB.On Tuesday, August 27, the President issued the "Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024."Earlier, on August 22, the...
Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday dissolved and reconstituted the boards of three banks affiliated with the S Alam Group, reports UNB.These banks are Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, and United Commercial Bank.Meanwhile, the Central Bank Tuesday formed new board of directors...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
The government has formed a five-member investigation commission to probe the incidents of forced disappearances of people blamed on law-enforcement agencies between 2010 and August 5 this year. Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, a retired judge of the High Court Division...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Banking industry saw a record-high single-month deposit outflow worth Tk 200 billion last June, largely for panic withdrawals and hundi transactions, sources said. The surge in deposit flight added up to pressure on the overall liquidity situation in the sector,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Floodwater has reportedly been receding from the severely affected Feni district, with many areas of Noakhali, Laxmipur and few other districts inundated afresh.Rescue and relief operations remained tougher in places like Chhagalnaiya in Feni for communication hurdles.Faruq E Azam, advisor...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
A petition has been filed with the apex court for restoring the election-time caretaker government through revoking its 13th constitution-amendment verdict abolishing the system.The petition was filed Tuesday with Appellate Division of the Supreme Court for a review of its...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Leading local businesses have suggested actionable steps like reforming the banking sector and tax-revenue administration, and maintaining the law-and-order situation for early return of a congenial business atmosphere.They also proposed reforms in trade bodies and energy sector, extending the country's...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
Scrapping the impugned black money-whitening facility is likely by proclaiming an ordinance in the interim period as parliament has been dissolved following the fall of the past government in an uprising, taxmen indicate.Revenue officials in a meeting Tuesday with the...
The interim government has once again shuffled around roles and responsibilities for various ministries and divisions among members of its advisory council.This was confirmed on Tuesday through a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, reports UNB.As per the latest decision,...
ISHWARDI, Pabna, Aug 27 (BSS): A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a motorbike in Post Office crossing of the district town on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam,...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 27 (BSS): Police recovered the body of a school student from Housenagar area under Shibganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The body was identified as Abdul Karim, 14, a student of class nine of Humayun Reza High School...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-08-28 00:00:00
The low-lying areas of Shahrasti Upazila of Chandpur, Maheshkhali Upazila of Cox's Bazar and Narail district town have been flooded due to heavy downpour and onrush of water from the flood-hit region.Our Chandpur Correspondent reports, over 50,000 people have been...
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Al Nassr will "probably" be his last club before he retires, according to BBC Sports.The Portugal international, 39, joined the Saudi Pro League side in January 2023 after leaving Manchester United.He had been linked with...
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib al Hasan is set to play English County Cricket after a decade, confirmed by a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) source.Shakib will feature for the Surrey Cricket team and is expected to fly to England following the two-match...
LONDON, Aug 27 (AFP): England chief selector Luke Wright said Jonny Bairstow's international white-ball career is not over despite the 34-year-old's omission from the upcoming series against Australia.Bairstow and fellow veterans Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan were overlooked with five...
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters): Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title kicked off on Monday with a rusty 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over qualifier Radu Albot in the US Open first round as the defending champion...
History beacons Bangladesh U-20 men's football team as they will face host Nepal in the final of SAFF U-20 Championship scheduled to be held at ANFA Complex, Lalitpur, Kathmandu in Nepal today (Wednesday), reports BSS.The match will kick off at...
SYDNEY, Aug 27 (AFP): Australia plans to cap foreign student numbers from next year, the government said Tuesday, curbing a multi-billion dollar industry as it faces political heat on immigration.New international student numbers for university, higher education and vocational training...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (AP): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Tuesday with sedition over a speech he made that allegedly questioned the integrity of the country's previous king.Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia from March 2020 until August 2021,...
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (AP): Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge's decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department...
HOUSTON, Aug 27 (AFP): A Texas judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President...
KYIV, Aug 27 (AP/AFP): Nighttime Russian drone and missile attacks struck across Ukraine, killing at least four people, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, a day after a heavy barrage pounded energy facilities throughout the country.Zelenskyy said the attacks included 81...
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