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Rotten goods at Ctg port yards to be destroyed

CHATTOGRAM CORRESPONDENT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 11: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and Chittagong Customs House (CCH) have decided to destroy expired imported goods loaded in 382 containers in the current month.There are 136 refer containers loaded with meats, fish and rotten goods, 32...

Ria is returning home after receiving anti-rabies vaccine

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Six-year-old Ria is returning home after receiving an anti-rabies vaccine at Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka's Mohakhali area on Sunday. The hospital authorities say a high number of patients with dog bites visit the hospital every day` — FE photo...

ACC files case against businessman

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against businessman Md Delwar Hossain accusing him of laundering over Tk 110 million and investing in "second home" scheme in Malaysia.The accused, a former president of Shop Owners' Association of Fulbaria...

Legal notice to stop export of Hilsa

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

A legal notice was sent to the government bodies concerned on Sunday, demanding all necessary steps to stop export of Hilsa fish to India permanently - within seven days from the date of receiving the notice.Md Mahmudul Islam, a Supreme...

No bar for an MFI to lend to or borrow from another MFI

ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

The country's micro-finance institutions (MFIs) can lend to or borrow from other MFIs. In this regard, the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) has recently issued guidelines, titled 'Policy on Financing of Microcredit Institutions by Microcredit Institutions, 2022', in a bid to...

Transfer order not punishment, says SC

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

In the full text of a verdict the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ruled that transfer order is an administrative order which cannot be challenged and cannot be treated as a punishment.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division...

Sinopec to drill exploratory well at Sylhet-10

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

Chinese Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation will drill an exploratory well at Sylhet-10 to delineate new gas reserves in the country's southeastern region.It will also work as a turnkey contractor for land development and civil work, supplying logistics and equipment,...

Banks pegged down to uniform dollar exchange rates

SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh's top bankers agree to set uniform rates in foreign-exchange dealings to help restore stability on the country's forex market, with Tk 108 cap per dollar for remittance netting.Under the decisions reached with the regulator, all the authorized dealer (AD)...

Get knowledge about 4IR, PM asks youths

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the youth to grow as the worthy citizens of the country acquiring education and technological knowledge for the coming fourth industrial revolution, reports UNB."Youth folks are most important for any nation. I want...

Briefing 12-09-2022

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Stocks slip in volatile tradingStocks slipped into the red on Sunday, snapping a three-day rally, as Jittery investors rushed to book profits on major sector issues after the recent price surge. The market remained positive in the first three hours...

Prayer Timings (2022-09-12)

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Provident fund profits pruned

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

Seen as a major fiscal move, government employees' general provident fund (GPF) and contributory provident fund (CPF) have been split into three tiers with yields pruned down, sources have said. Earlier, there was a unique flat rate of profit at...

Lift interest cap on deposits

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

Top executives of the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) requested Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder on Sunday to lift the existing interest cap on deposit.The NBFI high-ups made the request during a meeting with the central bank governor at...

Bangladesh positive about giving fuel transit to India

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

India is likely to be allowed to use Bangladesh territory for fuel transportation from Assam to Tripura and other Northeastern states of the next-door neighbour, said a high official.Bangladesh is positive about such a proposal as 'it would increase the...

Wanindu Hasaranga plays a shot during the Asia Cup Twenty20

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga plays a shot during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket final match against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 170 for the loss of six wickets....

Most banks cold-shoulder LC opening

MONIRA MUNNI | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

Most commercial banks are averse to opening letter of credit (LC) under EDF, UPAS and deferred-payment systems for dollar shortages which, spinners fear, may lead to production suspension of basic apparel raw material.Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) disclosed Sunday such...

Weather (2022-09-12)

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flash is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met...

Wasa's failure behind unabated pollution of rivers, NRCC chairman says

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Although there are directives from the country's highest court to save rivers, pollution and encroachment of rivers surrounding Dhaka continue unabated due to authorities' inaction against polluters and failure of Dhaka Wasa to manage the waste, reports UNB.Dr Manjur Ahmed,...

Student killed in city road accident -

FE REPORT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

A student of Tejgaon Govt. Science College attached high school was killed in a road accident in the capital on Sunday morning.Tenth grader Ali Hossain (17), who hailed from Krishnapur village under Muladi upazila of Barishal district, was hit by...

A passenger bus knocked down an ambulance

2022-09-12 00:00:00

A passenger bus knocked down an ambulance on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway near Kharubhaj Bridge of Taraganj upazila in Rangpur on Sunday, leaving three people, including a three-day-new-born, dead and two others injured — Focus Bangla

Dengue death toll rises to 33

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Another dengue patient died in 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 33, reports UNB.During this period, 360 more people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase...

CCTV cameras a must at puja mandaps: Home minister

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Installation of CCTV cameras have been made compulsory at all puja mandaps ahead of Durga Puja to ensure security, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said.Durga puja will be celebrated across the country from October 01 to October 05 at 32,168 Puja...

249 tonnes of plastic waste produced in Ctg city each day

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 11: As alarming as it may sound, residents in Chattogram city produce 3,000 tonnes of waste every day and 249 tonnes of it (8.3 per cent) are plastic and polythene waste.Of the plastic-polythene waste, 109 tonnes are collected...

Padma Bridge's faults being traced, fixed

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-09-12 00:00:00

The 6.15-km-long Padma Bridge, opened two and a half months back, still has over 500 major and minor faults, which have to be addressed and repaired to make it an international-standard one in 'true sense'.Sources close to the construction supervision...

Police constable held with 96 tolas of gold

2022-09-12 00:00:00

KERANIGANJ, Sept 11 (UNB): Police arrested a constable of Lalbagh Police Station and seized 96 tolas of gold ornaments from his possession from Jinjira in Keraniganj upazila on Saturday, said police.The arrestee was identified as Munshi Quamruzzaman, Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge...

ASI sent to jail over attempt to frame innocent in drugs case

2022-09-12 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent three people including Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Pallabi Police Station Mahbubul Alam to jail in a case lodged over their alleged attempt to frame one innocent man in a drugs case by putting yaba...

BNP announces new JCD body for DU

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced a new committee of its students wing, the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), for Dhaka University on Sunday, reports UNB.Khorshed Alam Sohel has been made President and Ariful Islam General Secretary of JCD's Dhaka University unit.The...

British HC opens condolence book for Queen

2022-09-12 00:00:00

The British High Commission in the city on Sunday opened a condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II at UK High Commissioner's residence at Baridhara in the city on Sunday, reports BSS. The condolence book will remain open for all everyday...

Bangla-Indo tie makes BNP upset,

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday commented that the everlasting Bangladesh-India friendly relation is making Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) irritated, reports BSS."The Bangladesh-India friendly relations have been established on trust, which makes the BNP annoyed," he told a...

BNP feels sad for PM's successful India visit: Hasan

2022-09-12 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP is frustrated as the Prime Minister's India visit has been very successful and satisfactory."BNP feels sad. For this, they are talking nonsense," he told the journalist at Jatiya Press...