The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC-JFP) in Dhaka has resumed limited operations, reports UNB.Applicants will receive individual messages regarding the collection of their passports. They are requested to arrive at the IVAC only after receiving an SMS with instructions.Due to...
CAIRO, Aug 13 (Arab News): Venture capital investments in the Middle East and North Africa reached $355 million in July, marking a 206 per cent increase from June and a 260 per cent rise year on year, according to recent...
Ousted Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged supporters to appear in public in the capital Dhaka to mark Thursday's anniversary of her father's assassination, reports AFP. "I appeal to you to observe the National Day of Mourning on August...
The handling of import-export cargo via courier at Dhaka Customs House has returned to normal after withdrawal of strike by courier service workers at Dhaka Airport, reports UNB.The handling of import-export cargo via courier at Dhaka Customs House had been...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
There is currently no external entity interfering in the country's current affairs, General Waqar-uz-Zaman, the Chief of Army Staff said during a meeting with the press at the Rajshahi cantonment on Tuesday. When asked whether the ousted Awami League government's...
In a major reshuffle in police administration, 41 officials have been transferred and given new postings, reports UNB.On Tuesday, the home ministry issued separate notifications in this regard.Additional IGP, Special Branch (SB) Monirul Islam has been transferred to the Police...
SINGAPORE, Aug 13 (Reuters): An Adani Power coal-fired power plant under contract to sell all its output to Bangladesh can now supply the domestic market as the government has amended its power export rules.An internal federal power ministry memo amended...
Chapainawabganj, Aug 13 (UNB): A Bangladeshi youth was killed by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) across the Ahedpur border in Chapainawabganj.The deceased was identified as Md. Abdullah.He was shot and killed on Sunday night in the Indian...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is scheduled to visit Dhaka between 2 and 17 October to assess Bangladesh's progress in using the third tranche of its US$4.7 billion loan programme and to discuss the release of the fourth instalment,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed efforts to restore calm and organise parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with the support from the interim government.He has urged the interim government in the coming weeks to continue to make every effort to be...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
The US administration had no role in the ouster of the Hasina regime, said a White House spokesperson early Tuesday.Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre binned the allegations that Hasina was ousted by a US plot because she did not agree to hand...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Uncertainty has been looming over resuming metro rail operations a month after the suspension of its services as the state owned metro rail company is unable to convince its aggrieved employees to join work ending the strike they started following...
Chief Advisor Muham-mad Yunus says the Hindu community in Bangladesh should not be 'caged' by their minority status.At a discussion at Dhakeshwari National Temple on Tuesday, he also urged Hindus to be patient and support the government, reports bdnews24.com."When cages...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Half a dozen chairman and managing directors (MDs) of state-run power and energy companies, who have been appointed on contract, are likely to lose jobs due to their alleged involvement in backing 'unethical' practices of the immediate past government.A decision...
A female member of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps puts a stray dog in the shade of an umbrella in an attempt to protect the animal from the hot sun. The snap was shot on the Dhaka University campus on...
The Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has decided to cancel the public holiday on August 15, originally declared in observance of National Mourning Day, reports UNB. This decision was announced on Tuesday through an official notification.According...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Salman Fazlur Rahman, private industry and investment affairs adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Law Minister Anisul Huq have been arrested by law-enforcement officials.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hassan confirmed the update to the FE,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Dr M Masrur Reaz, known as an economist and public policy expert, has been appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to a four-year term.The Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued a notification...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
The government is set to appoint Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, a former senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the next governor of the central bank, sources confirmed.In this regard, the maximum age limit of 67 for the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Development paradigm now pivots from megaprojects to vital sectors like health and education as Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed indicated Tuesday and cautioned against lavish spending of public money. He told development officials that the interim government would...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six others have been sued on a charge of murder for the killing of Abu Sayed, a grocer in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area, in shooting during the student-mass uprising.The other accused are former Road Transport...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Underperformance by several vital sectors dragged to a four-year low the utilisation rate of development budget in the past fiscal year, sources said, attributing the slowdown to incompetence. The Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation in the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
As the country has gone through one of the most turbulent times in its history, an essential part of our lifecycle was highly affected-sleep. Many of us had to pull through all-nighters, and now we are finding it hard to...
Megh Rahman | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
It's a weekend evening, and you somehow persuaded your crush for a date. What would be your concern? To create an excellent impression! Trying for almost seven outfits, you notice something is off, and even surrounded by a sea of...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
With its huge reach and influence, Facebook has become an integral part of Bangladeshi life, particularly among young people. As of early 2024, there were 52.90 million Facebook users in the country, accounting for 30.4% of the entire population and...
JASHORE, Aug 13 (BSS): The farmers here are expecting bumper production of summer vegetables due to favourable climate conditions throughout the season in the Jashore agriculture zone.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said availability of agro-inputs such as chemical fertiliser,...
CHANDPUR, Aug 13 (BSS): A minor child drowned in a pond at Mohammadpur Sardar Bari under Hajiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Abdullah Sardar, 05, son of Md Alam, resident of Mohammadpur Sardar Bari in...
DINAJPUR, Aug 13 (UNB): Two people died as they fell into a water-filled ditch apparently after drinking liquor at a wedding programme at Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur district.Police recovered the bodies on Tuesday from the ditch which was located near...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
SYLHET, Aug 13: The boat makers of remote Chamordani village in Madhyanagar upazila did not suspend their job even during three phases of flood this year.Rather they, along with their aides had more business during the calamities as they have...
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