Journalist Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad Majumder has been appointed as Deputy Press Secretary to the Interim Government's Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on a contractual basis, reports UNB.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on...
The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs has issued a directive requiring Registration Department officials and their family members to submit their wealth statements within the next 10 working days, reports UNB.The notice, issued on Thursday, aims to enhance...
HABIGANJ, Aug 23 (UNB): Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, criticized India on Friday for failing to notify Bangladesh before opening the gates of the Dumboor Hydroelectric Plant in Tripura.She said that although...
CUMILLA, Aug 23 (UNB): A massive fire that broke out at a depot of Pran-RFL Group in Cumilla has been brought under control after three hours.The fire started at the depot adjacent to Dhaka-Chittagong highway around 1:50pm on Friday and...
A case has been filed against ace all-rounder and former lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and actor and former lawmaker Ferdous Ahmed for allegedly ordering the murder of garment worker Md Rubel in the capital's Adabor area during the recent anti-discrimination...
Two murder cases have been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Savar and Gazipur, report agencies.In Savar Murder case has been filed against Hasina and 126 others in the killing of Abdul Ahad Shaikat, a student of Dhaka...
The home ministry has instructed police stations to accept complaints without refusal or unnecessary delay.Senior Information Officer Faisal Hasan said in a press release on Friday that a notification entailing the directive was issued on Aug 21 by the Police-3...
Hilly Khagrachhari has been severely affected by flooding, leaving hundreds of thousands of people affected, reports UNB.The water levels in the Chengi, Maini, and Kassalong rivers have crossed two to six feet above the danger level, inundating surrounding areas, said...
Thailand has postponed the BIMSTEC Summit, which the Southeast Asian country was scheduled to host on September 4, said the Thai Foreign Ministry on Friday, reports UNB.Thailand currently has a caretaker government following a court's dismissal of Srettha Thavisin as...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The 'Students Against Discrimination' movement continued its 'relief collection from the masses' programme at Dhaka University's Teacher-Student Center (TSC) on Friday to support flood-affected people in the eastern and southeastern districts of the country.People from various backgrounds donated relief items...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
As many as 2,000 telecommunication towers in 12 districts of the country have gone inoperative due to severe floods, disrupting telecom services.This information was reported as of 5:00PM on Friday by the observation cell at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Prices of some key construction materials have sagged slightly in recent times mainly due to poor demand amid economic uncertainties, compounded by monsoon floods, following the downfall of the Hasina-led government.Insiders say the situation sees no sign of improving soon...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Lt General (Rtd) Abdul Hafiz has been appointed special assistant to the Chief Adviser (CA) of the Interim Government, Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus.Mr Hafiz will provide necessary support to the Chief Adviser in performing duties related to defence and national...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The government has urged people to contribute to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund to support those affected by the floods.In a statement issued on Friday, the Chief Adviser's press wing said many people are showing interest in providing...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Unessential and "politically motivated" projects are being listed for axing to suit the interim government's development-priority pruning to avoid waste of public money, sources said. The Planning Commission (PC) has got down to making a list of such projects under...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
After political turmoil and preventive curfew halting production and trade now comes flood havoc disrupting cargo haulage on Dhaka-Chittagong highway and railway, businesses lament. Floodwaters have crippled the movement of covered vans carrying export goods from Dhaka and imports from...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
At least 13 people died while many animals perished as calamitous flooding wreaked havoc across Bangladesh's 11 eastern districts with three newly flooded by a barrage of waters rolling down from upstream coupled with downpour.Over 4.5 million people have so...
Abul Quasem Haider | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Today I remember the day, Oct. 13, 2006, when the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh and its founder, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, for pioneering microcredit, lending tiny amounts of loans to help destitute women emerge...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
The past month has witnessed the unfolding of momentous events in this part of the world. What was thought to be unchangeable changed with the artificially constructed reality lying shattered. This nation often boasts that few peoples in world history...
TOKYO, Aug 23 (AFP) : Japanese inflation was slightly higher in July, with prices rising 2.7 percent on-year compared with 2.6 percent the month before, internal affairs ministry data showed Friday.The core Consumer Price Index reading, which excludes volatile fresh...
LONDON, Aug 23 (AFP): British energy bills are set to start rising again this autumn, the sector regulator announced on Friday, sparking fears that fuel poverty will worsen amid an ongoing cost of living crisis.The cost of household electricity and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 23: Uncertainty looms about opening of Chattogram elevated expressway following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.Sources said the construction work on the ramps of the country's largest expressway has come to a halt, so its partial opening...
Long queues of vehicles form in the Baroyarhat Municipality area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway on Friday morning as many points of the highway have been inundated by floodwater. — Focus Bangla
Persistent rain has increased the water level of Rangamati's Kaptai Lake to near its capacity, driving the hydropower production at the lake.ATM Abduzzaher, the manager of the power plant, said that as of Friday noon , the water level had...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
Local sugar refiners are seeking a switch from the current tariff structure to a specific duty on raw sugar imports, citing a cash crunch amid a falling global sweetener price, according to an official document.The Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association --...
Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell on Friday as investors awaited US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments at the Jackson Hole gathering of global central bankers, reports CNBC.In the past, Powell has outlined broad policy initiatives and provided clues about the...
Global investors ploughed money into equity funds in the week to August 21, encouraged by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September and easing concerns about the US economy, reports Reuters.According to LSEG data, investors snapped up $15.73...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-24 00:00:00
British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) posted a 3.7 per cent growth in profit for the April-June (Q2) this year, compared to the same quarter of the previous year, thanks to higher domestic sales and lower operating expenses.The cigarette manufacturer's net...
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