(Left) Leaders and activists of Awami League gather at a peace rally in front of the Institution of Engineers in Ramna area of the city on Tuesday. (Right) BNP Leaders and activists march in a procession through Mirpur area on...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
Bangladeshi passport has been ranked 10th-weakest in the world as it was placed 96th out of 103, according to a global report.Bangladeshi passport holders can travel to 40 countries without prior visa, said the third quarter edition of the Henley...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
The Chinese contractor working on rail-track development from Jashore to Dhaka via Padma Bridge is likely to get the maintenance work for two years after completion of the task.The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has received a draft proposal from the China...
Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant-2, 65-kilometre-long Khulna-Mongla Port Railway Link, Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India) Railway Link are expected to be inaugurated during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming India visit for attending the 18th G20 Summit in September, report agencies.Indian...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
Land acquisition for the widening of a 232-kilometre road alone will require Tk 60.50 billion, as the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has hiked the cost more than three times the original estimation, insiders said on Monday.After failing to acquire...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
The government has awarded public-sector employees a 5.0-percent "special incentive", effective from the very first day of July. In-service employees will receive the incentive, a minimum of Tk 1,000, while the pensioners will get a minimum of Tk 500 each...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
Clashes erupted in places across the country on Tuesday as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took to the streets to press its one-point demand for polls under a non-partisan caretaker government, leaving one dead and many injured. The clashes occurred...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
The single-day death toll from dengue hit a new high of 13 on Tuesday as the mosquito-borne fever continued unabated across the country.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the dengue death rate is five-year high this year.With...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
International oil companies (IOCs) remain exempt from submitting tax return directly as the Prime Minister has overruled revenue authority's opinion for incorporating a compliance provision into the draft Production Sharing Contract (PSC), sources said.This ruling from the highest government authority...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked the authorities to revise rate schedules of development projects in line with the fluctuating prices of construction materials and currency-exchange rates.At the same time, she cautioned the authorities against duplication of projects as sometimes...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-07-19 00:00:00
Apparel exporters seek uninterrupted gas supply and its price cut as they say production in textile mills almost stalled with resultant disruption to timely shipment of yarn, fabrics and garments.Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and...
Bangladesh has recorded 73 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,043,730, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,465 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.It may...
East West University (EWU) Robotics Club won the Championship of the 'Idea and Project Showcasing' segment of the prestigious DUET TECHFEST-23. The competition was hosted by Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) on the DUET campus in Gazipur recently
Teachers from privately-run secondary schools have occupied both sides of the road outside the National Press Club in Dhaka to demand the nationalisation of those institutions, reports bdnews24.com.The protests, which began on Jul 11, continued on Tuesday as the teachers...
KHULNA, July 18 (BSS): A court here today sentenced two members of banned militant organization Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 17 years and six months imprisonment in an Explosive Act case filed in 2020.Judge of Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Rozina Akhter...
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday directed the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner to take legal action against those responsible for beating independent candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency polls Ashraful Hossain Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam, at the end of...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the AL government will not budge on the constitution as the party will not bow down to anyone, reports BSS."We don't want any caretaker government which was during the BNP's...
Describing their march demanding the resignation of the government as a 'victory march' for realising people's rights, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called upon Awami League to quit as people don't want to see them in...
Newly-elected Awami League-nominated candidate Muhammad Ali Arafat of the Dhaka-17 constituency along with his wife greets Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with a bouquet at Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday — PID
BENGALURU, July 18 (Reuters): Indian shares closed higher on Tuesday, advancing for the fourth session in a row, as gains in IT stocks and by Reliance Industries offset a broad sectoral decline.The Nifty 50 rose 0.19 per cent to 19,749.25,...
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters): The vast majority of European funds marketed as sustainable say they are not aligned with the EU's list of climate-friendly investments, or "taxonomy", largely because there is too little data to make an assessment, research firm...
US startup Fisker said on Monday it would produce 100 limited edition electric sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for the Indian market and expects to begin deliveries in the fourth quarter this year, reports Reuters.The company had said in September it...
Investments in space startups stayed flat in the second quarter, a positive sign for a sector that faced a funding slump over the past few quarters due to the grim economic outlook, a report by venture capital firm Space Capital...
Ford Motor on Monday slashed the prices of its popular electric F-150 Lightning trucks, with the base variant now starting at about 16.6 per cent less, amid an electric vehicle (EV) price war started by market leader Tesla, reports Reuters.The...
LONDON, July 18 (Reuters): Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia said on Monday it will suspend participation in a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a...
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has been awarded for securing 2nd position in the evaluation of Annual Performance Agreement (APA) among non-bank financial institutions for FY 2021-2022. Secretary of Financial Institutions Division Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah handed over a crest...
The 379th Board Meeting of Standard Bank Ltd was held at the Boardroom of the bank's Gulshan Office in Dhaka on Tuesday. Chairman of the bank Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed presided over the meeting attended by Vice Chairman Kazi Khurram...
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