DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The ongoing economic uncertainty has affected domestic revenue mobilisation in Bangladesh, resulting in negative growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY).According to provisional data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR), revenue mobilisation decreased by 6.07...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Two students were injured as security forces fired gunshots at protesters trying to break through the barricades on Tuesday night in front of President Mohammed Shahabuddin's official residence Bangabhaban, demanding his resignation. Another person was injured as police blasted sound...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Formal credits get further costlier for businesses and consumers as the central bank raised the policy rate by 50 basis points again in less than a month to contain inexorable inflation. The Bangladesh Bank's belt-tightening step comes as part of...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country.The highest temperature...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22: Police on Tuesday arrested five people in connection with a case filed over assaulting a group of students and vandalism near the Chittagong University (CU) railway station.The suspects, allegedly led by local Jubo League (JL) leader Hanif...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch inquiry against A. K. M. Mozammel Haque, former liberation war affairs minister and MP from Gazipur-1, and Nurul Islam Nahid, former education minister and MP from Sylhet-6, over allegations of corruption and...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser to Bridges Division and Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD), said an increase in road accidents is not just a matter of statistics, but a humanitarian issue.He made the remark while addressing a discussion programme,...
A Dhak court has imposed a travel ban on former home minister Dr Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and former state minister for labour and employment Monnujan Sufian, her brother Shahabuddin Ahmed and nephew Shamima Sultana on allegations of corruption, reports BSS.Dhaka...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused the interim government of playing "hide and seek" over the arrest of cabinet members from Sheikh Hasina's government, who have committed crimes, reports UNB."Why are you playing such hide...
A total of 237 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, were sued over the murder of Jatiyatabadi Shramik Dal activist Abdul Hannan, reports BSS.Hannan's brother-in-law Dipokul Islam Dipu filed the complaint with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md...
A Dhaka court has placed former Member of Parliament Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman on a five-day remand in connection with an attempted murder case, reports UNB.Dhaka's Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain passed the order following a hearing on Tuesday.Earlier, the...
The Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) has asked people to send their recommendations and opinions over the reform of the electoral system through online platforms, reports UNB."This commission is interested to know the valuable suggestions, opinions and proposals of all for...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday granted a petition to restore the appeal made against the verdict that declared the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal.An appeal petition challenging a High Court verdict that declared Jamaat's registration with the Election Commission...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
Stating that deliberate efforts are underway to create chaos on various fronts, BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Kahn on Tuesday urged the political parties and people from all walks of life to cooperate with the interim government in addressing all...
Workers of Generation Next Fashion Limited stage a demonstration at Baipail crossing on the Nabinagar-Chandra highway for the second day on Tuesday, demanding payment of outstanding wages and reopening of closed readymade garment factories in the Ashulia industrial hub in...
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 257 this year.During the period, 1, 139 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22: The boatmen of the Karnaphuli River withdrew their strike on Tuesday, a day after launching it for an indefinite period to meet their demands.Sources said the boatmen called off their protest programme following a successful meeting with...
A group of 157 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, who wanted to voluntarily return home from Libya, arrived in Dhaka early Tuesday. They arrived by a chartered flight of Buraq Air at 4:25 am following a joint effort by the Ministry of...
The government has dismissed 252 cadet sub-inspectors for 'causing a commotion over the snacks served' at the rehearsal of the graduation parade in Sarda Academy.The batch, recruited during the Awami League regime, included 804 members, reports bdnews24.com.Three other members of...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated three fresh tenders to purchase three spot LNG cargoes for November delivery.The bid winners would deliver the cargoes at Moheshkhali island on November 12-13, November 16-17 and November 23-24, and discharge...
New gas reserve has been found in another well in Sylhet Gas Field, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) Mizanur Rahman said on Tuesday.He said the new gas was found at the Well No. 7 of the gas...
Basit Khan Musa, who has been fighting for his life for the last 94 days, was sent to Singapore on Tuesday for better medical treatment.Seven-year-old Musa was shot in the head on July 19 near his residence in Rampura during...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-23 00:00:00
State-owned entities will be required to directly deposit their debt-service liability (DSL) with the exchequer through automated chalan to avoid payment delay and account mismatch, officials said, as arrears ballooned.The ministry of finance made the decision last week as arrears...
Investors are leaving exchange-traded funds tied to specific themes, such as artificial intelligence and video gaming, as they flock to funds linked to broad stock-market benchmarks that are hitting record highs, reports Reuters.The run for the exits, however, may slow...
LONDON, Oct 22 (Reuters): Buyout fund CD&R's keenly awaited 16 billion euro ($17.36 billion) deal to take control of Sanofi's consumer health unit, could herald an upsurge in big private equity transactions in Europe, investors and analysts say.A record amount...
HONG KONG, Oct 22 (AFP): Most Asian markets turned lower Tuesday after a negative lead from Wall Street fuelled by profit-taking, while traders try to ascertain the outlook for US interest rates.Comments from top Federal Reserve officials suggesting they would...
STRASBOURG, France, Oct 22 (AFP): The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to hand war-torn Ukraine a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($38 billion) backed by profits from frozen Russian assets.Kyiv is desperate for funds as it seeks to...
Recently, the Third Quarter Business Conference-2024 of South Asia Insurance Company Limited was held. Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Nurul Alam Chowdhury presided over the conference. Also present were the company's Additional Managing Director Muhammad Barik Murshid, high officials of head...
Newly appointed administrator to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Md Anwar Hossain started his office at BGMEA complex on Monday.Mr. Hossain, also Vice Chairman of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), reached the complex in the capital's Uttara area on...
AB Bank and Heritage Resort signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which AB Bank cardholders will enjoy special discounts (up to 30% discount on weekend and up to 40% discount on weekdays) on room rent at the Resort. Tarique...
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