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-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
The country reported three new Covid-linked deaths and 167 cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,319 while the caseload...
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A fire incident took place at an electronics showroom at Bijoynagar in the capital on Wednesday.A duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defense told the FE that the fire erupted at an electronics showroom located behind Hotel Ekkattor...
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested on Wednesday two associates of former NRB Global Bank Managing Director (MD) Prashanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder).The arrestees are Sharmin Ahmed (47) and Tania Ahmed (37), daughters of Khabir Uddin, a close associate of PK...
TESOL Society of Bangladesh, a voluntary association aiming at developing professional skill of English language teachers, announced its new committee for the year 2022-2023 at its second annual general meeting (AGM) held recently in the city, said a press release.Founding...
Another 165 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.Among them, 125 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while 40 in other places, it said.As...
Health Minister Zahid Malek on Wednesday said the annual death toll from tuberculosis in Bangladesh has come down to 40,000, half the figure 10 years ago, reports UNB. "Ten years ago, up to 80,000 people died of tuberculosis (TB) every...
Former election commissioner Mahbub Talukdar passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday. He was 80, reports UNB.He was appointed as an election commissioner along with three other election commissioners and a chief election commissioner in 2017 for five years.He...
A group of civil society leaders on Wednesday said the international community, including the United Nations, has completely failed to exert effective pressure on Myanmar to take back the Rohingyas to their homeland. They said it in an online discussion...
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The anti-corruption efforts should start from the place where it is easier to enforce the rule of law so that the experience can be transitioned later to other sectors prone to graft, said a British-Bangladeshi economist on Wednesday.Despite a common...
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (personal) of Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral Md Mozammel Haque along with others attends Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HARD) workshop-2022 in the city on Wednesday — ISPR
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Services of Dhaka Nagar Paribhan (Dhaka city bus transport) and that of metro rail will be coordinated to ensure quality services for the commuters, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday. "Shahbagh is...
World Bank's outgoing Country Director Mercy Miyang Tembon pays a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Wednesday — PID
A day after granting bail, the High Court on Wednesday revoked the bail order of suspended ACC director Khandaker Enamul Basir in a bribery case, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal passed the order.Advocate Faruk Alamgir Chowdhury...
BRAHMANBARIA, Aug 24 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said local conspirators killed Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members to make Bangladesh known as a beggar country...
RANGAMATI, Aug 24 (UNB): A 34-year-old man was killed in a gunfight between the activists of Jana Sanghati Samity (JSS) and United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) at Kattoli Tripurachhara in Rangamati on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday.The deceased was identified...
Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy said BNP leader Tarique Rahman had a meeting with the planners and enforcers of the blast at Hawa Bhaban prior to August 21 grenade attacks in 2004, reports BSS.He said this on a...
BNP on Wednesday turned down the Election Commission's (EC's) decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in up to 150 seats in the next general election, saying the move was taken as per the government's desire to help it retain...
BNP on Wednesday turned down the Election Commission's (EC's) decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in up to 150 seats in the next general election, saying the move was taken as per the government's desire to help it retain...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to use Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in up to 150 of the 300 parliamentary seats in the next general election, reports UNB.Quader was speaking at an event...
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (AP): Millions of Americans were waiting to learn the fate of their federal student debt on Wednesday as President Joe Biden prepared to deliver on his campaign promise to provide up to $10,000 in debt cancellation.Details of...
COLOMBO, Aug 24 (AFP): Sri Lanka tightened import restrictions Wednesday with a ban on more than 300 additional items, as an economic crisis that has created months of shortages and toppled a president refuses to abate.President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who replaced...
Global Islami Bank formally opened its four sub-branches at DC Road of Chattogram, Savar Bazar of Dhaka, Banti Bazar of Narayanganj and Chartola Mor of Rangpur on Wednesday. Md Golam Sarwar, Additional Managing Director of the bank, virtually inaugurated the...
MOSCOW, Aug 24 (Reuters): Russia's largest gold producer Polyus issued bonds denominated in the Chinese yuan worth 4.6 billion yuan ($670 million), it said on Wednesday, becoming the second Russian company to borrow in yuan within a month.Demand for the...
BENGALURU, Aug 24 (Reuters): Shares in India's NDTV Ltd jumped the maximum permitted 5 per cent to a 14-year high on Wednesday, after billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate moved to take a near 30 per cent stake in the media group...
SHANGHAI, Aug 24 (Reuters): China has raised the bar for issuances in the world's second-biggest green bond market, taking a major step towards adopting global standards and eliminating 'greenwashing'.Starting this month, the Shanghai Stock Exchange, China's premier bourse, requires 100...
LONDON, Aug 24 (AFP): Asian and European equities fell Wednesday as investors awaited news on the next US interest rate hikes.With the Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers this week, focus is on what US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell...
United Finance Limited signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under a new refinance facility to support CMSME borrowers. Kaiser Tamiz Amin, Managing Director of United Finance, and Jaker Hossain, Director, SMESPD, Bangladesh Bank, signed the agreement and exchanged documents...
LankaBangla Finance has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank under 'Refinance Scheme against Term Loan to the CMSME Sector'. Md. Jaker Hossain, Director of SME and Special Program Department, Bangladesh Bank, and Khwaja Shahriar, Managing Director and CEO of...
Disbursement of dividend Asia Insurance Limited: The company has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Central Insurance Co. Ltd: The company has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended December 31,...
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