FE REPORTThe Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) fined errant eggs and chicken traders a total of Tk 0.48 million (Tk 4,85,000) in the capital and at Savar in Dhaka on Saturday. Head of the DNCRP Dhaka office Md...
FE ReportShushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) on Saturday termed 'incomplete' and 'confusing' the proposal made by the Election Commission (EC) for an amendment to Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972.Besides, the EC paid no attention to the proposals put forward...
FE REPORTMore than 1.0-million signatures have been collected under the USAID-funded Ujjiban Social and Behaviour Change Project to end child marriage in the country.The pledges were handed to state minister of women and children affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira at an...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said no previous government had done what the Awami League (AL) government led by Bangabandhu's daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has done for Islam in the country, reports BSS."BNP and Jamaat...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said the government cannot avoid responsibility for Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen's recent statement on seeking India's help to keep Sheikh Hasina in power, reports UNB. "Such a statement has also embarrassed our...
Slamming the foreign minister for seeking India's 'support' to prop up Sheikh Hasina's government, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said those who stay in power at the mercy of others have no right to rule country,...
Awami League Presidium Member Abdur Rahman on Saturday hoped that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would look into her cabinet member Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen's recent remarks, reports UNB. "Surely, we expect that the Prime Minister will formally look into...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said if his party opens door, BNP leaders would be seen in a large queue to join the ruling party, reports BSS."Many central and district level leaders of BNP come to...
Bangladesh's newly appointed T20 skipper Shakib al Hasan said on Saturday if anyone believes the team's fortunes can change in a day or two then they are living in a fool's paradise, reports Cricbuzz.The BCB appointed Shakib as their new...
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud is unlikely to play the Asia Cup after sustaining an ankle injury during the Tigers' training session at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday, reports BSS."We've received the X-ray report which came well. The swelling...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will take a call on Russell Domingo's future as Bangladesh's head coach tomorrow (Monday), reports ESPNcricinfo. Board president Nazmul Hassan has indicated that Bangladesh are "trying to separate" roles and that Domingo might stay on...
The Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) has signed a 'Transaction Advisory Services Agreement' with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on 'Equip, Operate and Maintenance of Patenga Container Terminal' at the Prime Minister's Office in presence of the Principal Secretary to...
The launching ceremony of Padma Bank Auto Loan took place at a club in the capital on Wednesday. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Padma Bank Limited Tarek Reaz Khan was present as the chief guest. Dr Chowdhury Nafeez...
FE REPORTThe entrepreneurs providing courier and logistics services in the country urged the government to enact the 'Mailing Operator and Courier Service Development and Regulatory Authority Act-2022' making it business-friendly.They also urged the government to declare the courier and logistics...
Social Islami Bank Limited has launched a three-month long 'Asset Development Campaign' with the aim of creating awareness about quality investment and timely repayment for the socio-economic development of the country. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of...
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 20: Leaders of the Chattogram chapter of BGMEA met with Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi at a port city hotel on Friday night and requested him to halve the existing source tax on RMG products. First Vice President of...
PODGORICA, Aug 20 (Reuters): Montenegro's parliament passed a no-confidence motion on the cabinet of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic on Saturday, proposed by 36 deputies to protest the signing of a long-disputed deal regulating ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church.It...
UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officialsUNITED NATIONS, Aug 20: The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told...
MOGADISHU, Aug 20 (Reuters): At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing hostages that authorities were battling to free nearly 20 hours later, an intelligence officer said on Saturday.The...
AL-BAB (Syria), Aug 20 (AFP): At least 21 civilians including children were killed Friday in separate bombardments in the latest flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, Kurdish authorities and a war monitor said.The bloodshed comes against a...
ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that governments and the private sector should cooperate to bring Russian food and fertilizers as well as Ukrainian grain to world markets under a deal agreed last month."The other...
KYIV, Aug 20 (Reuters): A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine,...
TAIPEI, Aug 20 (Reuters): Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island.It said this included four aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait's...
TAIPEI, Aug 20 (Reuters): Taiwan's defence ministry said 17 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Saturday as Beijing continued military activities near the island.It said this included four aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait's...
Military-ruled Myanmar plans to import Russian gasoline and fuel oil to ease supply concerns and rising prices, a junta spokesperson said, the latest developing country to do so amid a global energy crisis, reports Reuters.The Southeast Asian country has maintained...
India slashed its purchases of Russian crude in July for the first time since March this year in the face of cheaper Saudi oil, Reuters reported.Oil shipments to India averaged 877,400 barrels per day from Russia last month. That's about...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Friday, but fell for the week on a stronger U.S. dollar and fears that an economic slowdown would weaken crude demand.Brent crude futures settled at $96.72 a barrel, gaining 13 cents. U.S. West...
LONDON, Aug 20 (AFP): P&O Ferries will not face criminal charges over its abrupt sacking of nearly 800 workers earlier this year, the UK government's Insolvency Service has said following a months-long probe.The Dubai-owned company drew widespread condemnation after telling...
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters): Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has urged the 10 largest US airlines to do more to help stranded and delayed passengers, calling the level of disruption travelers have faced this summer as "unacceptable."Buttigieg, who has faced pressure...
Gold demand in India improved this week as a drop in domestic prices to a more than two-week low allowed dealers to reduce discounts, while volumes were sombre in other Asian centres, reports Reuters.Local gold prices in India fell to...
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