COX'S BAZAR, Sep 17 (UNB): Former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the capital's Jatrabari thana, Md Abul Hasan Chowdhury, has been arrested at the Teknaf border. Teknaf police apprehended him on Monday.Cox's Bazar Additional Superintendent of Police, Md. Jasim Uddin Chowdhury, confirmed...
A pregnant woman has died of dengue in Chattogram, reports UNB.The dead is Umme Hani Akter aged 22.Her husband, Md Jewe , said they were both admitted to the hospital last Thursday after being diagnosed with dengue.They were receiving treatment...
The government has formed a five-member committee to look into the appeals of the government officials who were reportedly deprived of promotion and service benefits during the immediate past regime led by Awami League, reports BSS."Those officials deprived in the...
Former president of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) and veteran journalist Azmal Hossain Khadem has died at a hospital in the capital. He was 76, report agencies. "Khadem breathed his last at 12:00 am on Tuesday while he was undergoing treatment...
Stephen Forbes has joined British Council in Bangladesh as the new Country Director, says a press release.Stephen, who brings over 20 years of experience with the British Council, will spearhead initiatives focused on education, arts, and the English language.Stephen's extensive...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has said environment-friendly refrigerators and air conditioners as well as non-CFC inhalers should be used to protect the ozone layer, reports BSS.Technicians should also be aware of...
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Ambassador of Nepal Ghanshyam Bhandari on Tuesday briefed the Chief Adviser on Nepal's vast hydropower potential and expressed hope that the two countries would soon be able to start energy trading. He paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday appointed Hoe Yun Jeong, a financial sector specialist, as its new country director for Bangladesh.Mr. Jeong has 25 years of professional experience, including about 15 years in the ADB, said a press release....
'Anjuman-e Rahmania Mainia Maizbhandaria' organised a procession to commemorate the Eid-e-Milad-Un-Nabi in the capital on Monday. They marched from the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) to Shahbag and returned to the IEB. — FE Photo
Around one month after the devastating floods that hit the eastern part of the country, Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e-Azam on Tuesday informed that damages from the natural disaster topped Tk142.69 billion, reports UNB.He shared the information with reporters...
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has asked all concerned to bring the kingpins of illegal drug dealers to book, reports BSS."Expose the godfathers of illegal drug traders to justice. You have to capture not only the...
Kushtia, Sep 16 (UNB): Bangladeshi landowners are set to regain around 200 acres of land previously lost to India due to the erosion of the Padma River along the Daulatpur border in Kushtia.A joint decision to resurvey the disputed land...
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CHATTOGRAM, Sept 17: The first ship on the Bangladesh-China direct route, MV Kota Angoon V Kajon, carrying 935 TEUS containers arrived at the outer anchorage of Chittagong sea port on Monday. The ship was scheduled to dock at Jetty No....
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
The national committee on reviewing power and energy sector deals has sought data on power plants that got approved under the 'controversial' special provision law. The first meeting of the committee held on Monday asked for the information on the...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Eggs and chickens are not available at government-fixed rates as both items have become a bit expensive even after the introduction of their maximum retail prices (MRPs), market sources say.The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) in alignment with the Department...
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The Dhaka Metro rail company is likely to get an estimated 1.0-million passengers after its extension up to Tongi, according to a latest study.The study done under the city's first mass rapid transit line-06 (MRT-06) project says an eight-kilometre extension...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Long tailbacks in the capital city on Tuesday caused immense sufferings to the commuters as they either remained stuck for a long time or crossed long distances on foot defying the scorching heat.Areas like Shantinagar, Kakrail, Bijoynagar, Paltan and Fakirapool...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
The July Martyrs Memorial Foundation officially started its journey on Tuesday with a Tk 1.0 billion fund received from the Chief Adviser's Relief Fund.Nahid Islam, a key coordinator of the July student movement and government adviser for information and ICT...
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The white paper preparation committee on Tuesday said they indentified that the data and statistics available with the government were very weak."In many cases, the civil servants involved in the data estimation and publication were helpless or being forced to...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
A female garment worker was killed and some others were injured in a clash between two groups of workers at Zirabo in Ashulia area on the outskirts of the capital on Tuesday.At least three other workers were injured in the...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has formed a management board to determine the future action plan and strategic management of mobile financial services provider Nagad, reports UNB.The central bank sent a letter in this regard to the Director General of the Department...
Five 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 113 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 872 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever,...
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to come up with an overall support of around $4 billion to $5 billion to Bangladesh in various sectors for the next three years under its Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) for the...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Germany will provide Bangladesh with an assistance of 1.0 billion Euro over the next 10 years, including 15 million Euro expected to be released this year, to develop renewable energy generation facilities.Both countries will promote knowledge exchange and cooperation with...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the interim government must not fail to deliver the goods while managing state affairs despite some shortcomings."The failure of this government means our collective failure. So, it must tread...
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the political churn in Bangladesh is that country's "internal matter" but India is keen to continue what was a stable relationship, reports UNB.In an interview with NDTV, Jaishankar underlined the maxim...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
World Bank's funding to Bangladesh this fiscal year is going to be ramped up by over US$2 billion to assist the reform agenda of the post-uprising interim government.The commitment of the lending package came from WB Country Director Abdoulaye Seck...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Government liabilities in import-LC backpay can be cleared over next 5-6 months, aided by remittance rebound that raised Bangladesh's latest foreign-exchange reserves to US$24.30 billion, and fresh aid commitments.Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur assures and urges the...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
In shoring up its standing, the post-uprising interim government bestowed magistracy on commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army for bolstering countrywide operation for the next two months.To this effect, the Ministry of Public Administration issued Tuesday a gazette notification with "immediate...
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