MUNSHIGANJ, June 10 (UNB): Train operation on the 81 km Dhaka-Bhanga route will start in September. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan shared this after inaugurating the Bhanga-Jashore rail line construction.The Dhaka-Mawa part of the Dhaka to Bhanga rail line via...
BAGERHAT, June 10 (Agencies): A ship carrying 26,620 tonnes of coal for the Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat arrived here from Indonesia.Chinese flag-carrying 'MV Zhe Hai-526'ship arrived here at Harbaria of the Mongla port early Saturday.The unloading of the...
FE Report | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for making coordinated efforts by the country's seven authorised investigation agencies to check money laundering.The need for ensuring financial intelligence support, storage of all trade-related information, increased efficiency through advanced technical...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Cattle will be pricier by more than 10 per cent in the run-up to this Eid-ul-Azha, a religious festival of the Muslims, though the country has a stock of 12.5 million cattle for sale.It was disclosed Saturday by Fisheries and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 10: Construction work of the 136km-long Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Expressway is likely to begin in the current year, official sources said. The government will take decision soon regarding initiating work of the project to be implemented under Public Private...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
A set of key issues including curbing inflation to give some respite to the common people are missing in the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY), said Dr Mirza Azizul Islam.The budget for the FY 2023-24, placed in...
YASIR WARDAD & ARAFAT ARA | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
The government move to boost inward remittance through sending skilled manpower has made little progress as the number of accomplished Bangladeshi workers finding jobs abroad has even declined over a decade.The country sent a record 1.1 million people abroad in...
Why market to bleed more due to floor price now than during CovidThe stock market took 15 months to stride past the bar on price movement after its introduction for the first time in March 2020, benefiting from stimulus measures...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank would continue with its existing contractionary monetary policy stance (MPS) for an extended period to contain inflation that has already surpassed the annual target, hitting hard the lower-and middle-income brackets of people.Its latest Monetary Policy Review 2022-23 dropped...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
The country is experiencing lower than expected load shedding as rain has cooled down the scorching heat despite closure of SS Power Plant of Banshkhali Chattogram on coal crisis, which was in operation on test basis for several days last...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
The Income Tax Bill-2023, which was placed in the parliament on June 8, has provided for legalising undisclosed income by investing in land as well as residential and commercial building structures.The investors will have to pay taxes at specific rates...
Illegal occupants have built concrete structures encroaching upon the Chowdhurypara Lake located in between Rampura Bou Bazar and Khilgaon of the capital. In a tragedy in 2015, a makeshift house built on the lake caved in, killing as many as...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s loan application for the much-talked-about Teesta River project has failed to hold water in the ‘preliminary evaluation’ by China, reportedly for some gaps mainly in cost-benefit calculations.However, the Chinese side assured its highest consideration for the ‘Teesta River Comprehensive...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. It may also occur a...
One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 22 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Also, 156 more...
Bangladesh got the recognition as the spotless thyroid operation completing country at the 5th International Thyroid Notes (Natural Orpheus Thyroid Endoscopic Surgery) conference on Friday, reports UNB.Legendary surgeon Lt Col Dr Anuong Anakun of Bangkok Police General Hospital gave the...
Dhaka ranked third on the global list of cities with the worst air quality on Saturday morning, reports UNB. Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone with an air quality index (AQI) score of 155 at 9:07...
Customs Intelligence arrested an Indian woman along with 1800 grams cocaine from Hazrat Shahjalala International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday, reports UNB.The arrestee is Salome Lalramdahiri, hailing from Mizoram in India.Najma Zabin, deputy director of Customs Intelligence investigation circle, said a...
Bulbul Ahmed, a farmer of Charkauna village of Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj district, and his wife Israt Jahan, reared a cow as a gift to Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina for sacrifice in Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.The PM has agreed to...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
The admission test of 'Home Economics' unit of Dhaka University (DU) was held on Saturday for the 'Undergraduate (honors) Program' of 2022-23 academic session.The test was held from 11am to 12pm with total 120 marks, said a press release.A total...
Professor Dr M Rafiqul Islam, Emeritus Professor, Macquarie University of Sydney, speaking at an annual law lecture on 'Liberation War of Bangladesh and Genocide from an International Legal Perspective' on the East West University (EWU) campus in the city on...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
The IFC 10th International Food Safety Forum will be held today (Sunday) in Bangladesh aiming to promote safe and nutritious food production as well as to prevent losses from wasting foods.International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Bangladesh Food Safety Authority are...
Chief Information Commissioner Abdul Malek speaking at a training programme on Right to Information Act, 2009 in Habiganj district recently
The four days long 53rd Director General (DG) level border conference between Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force will begin in Indian capital New Delhi from today (Sunday), reports UNB.DG of the BGB Major General A...
ABU RAKIB | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Among 1,773 students, 72.3 per cent have faced some mental problem in their life due to use of internet and 85.9 per cent suffer from mental illness for the same reason, according to a survey conducted by Aachol Foundation.Aachol Foundation...
Holding its first rally in the city after a decade, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday demanded holding the next national election under a non-party caretaker government, reports UNB.The Jamaat leaders also urged the party followers to get ready for taking to...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
Terming the dialogue by the government as 'trap' BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir reiterated on Saturday his party's call to the government to resign immediately and hand over power to a neutral and non-partisan caretaker government for holding...
SYLHET, June 10 (UNB): All polling stations in Sylhet City Corporation will be monitored by closed-circuit TV cameras (CCTV), said Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Saturday."The election will be monitored through CCTVs from Dhaka. If a voter faces...
The 15th anniversary of release of Awami League President and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from prison will be observed today (Sunday), reports BSS.On this day in 2008, Sheikh Hasina was released from the special sub-jail set up on the...
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