Anwar Hossain Babu, a survivor of the hellish fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda who had both legs swathed in bandages, was still rubbing his eyes as he sat on a bed at Chattogram Medical College Hospital a...
Major sectors contribute to mkt upturn Dhaka bourse closed the week's first session with a moderate rise in broad index following investors' increased participation in transactions. Major sectors of listed securities on Sunday played a market supportive role and helped...
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Local think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Sunday said the actual rate of inflation or price surge in the market would be much higher than the official figures.It said the official statistics show the rate of inflation ranges...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
The amount of classified loans in Bangladesh's banking system increased further by nearly 10 per cent or Tk 101.67 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, as the central bank revoked policy relaxation on loan repayment.The non-performing loans (NPLs)...
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An umbrella guideline for signing all types of bilateral deals has got the cabinet nod as Bangladesh drives for regional economic integration for substituting loss of preferential market access. Officials say the Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) policy, approved last week,...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
Gas users have to pay 22.78-percent higher tariffs on average now as Bangladesh energy regulator announced Sunday an across-the-board raise in its rates with retrospective effect since June 01.The new weighted average natural gas tariff rises to Tk 11.91 per...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 5: Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) turned into a place of grieving people as they flocked to the hospital on Sunday to look for their dear ones following explosions at the BM Container Depot in the port city's...
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock Sunday over the loss of lives and damage in a fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram's Sitakunda, reports bdnews24.com.President Hamid conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families of...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
An infernal fire coupled with sporadic blasts of combustibles in a Chattagram container depot since Saturday night left at least 49 people dead, including nine firefighters, sources said. More than 300 others were burnt or wounded in the bizarre tragedy...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder shower is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00pm today, says Met office.Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature in the city was recorded...
Like the previous year, Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will not be held this year, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Sunday, reports UNB."Students will be promoted to the next class on the basis of...
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The High Court on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to establish an 'information providing unit' in the Supreme Court within 60 days in line with The Right To Information Act, 2009. The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah...
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal watering a plant after inaugurating the tree plantation programme in front of the Sailor Recreation Centre in Chittagong BNS Issa Khan on Sunday — ISPR
Director General of Ansar and Village Defense Party Major General Mizanur Rahman Shamim handing over a prize to a best trainee in the concluding parade of the 4th phase General Ansar Basic Training (Male) at Ansar and VDP Academy in...
The first hajj flight from Bangladesh left the country around 9:00 am on Sunday, reports UNB.The flight operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines carried 410 hajj pilgrims reached Jeddah around 12:45pm.State Minister for the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina urged on Sunday the South Asian countries to work together in the fight against poverty, describing it as the main enemy in the region, reports UNB."We, the countries in this region, should cooperate with each...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Sunday demanded a judicial investigation into the massive fire at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda to uncover the reason behind it, reports UNB. In a statement, he said, "The nation has become shocked and...
The Election Commission has suspended the election of Chambal Union Parishad at Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram over violation of election regulations by a chairman candidate, reports UNB. In a press release on Sunday, the commission said the election slated for...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said there is no legal bar to inviting BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to the Padma Bridge inauguration ceremony, reports BSS."There are two conditions over the suspension of Khaleda Zia's jail...
A Dhaka court on Sunday set July 17 for holding hearing on charge-framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 17 others in connection with Gatco graft case, reports BSS.Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after...
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday questioned how convicted fugitive Tarique Rahman became the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) despite being a foreign national, reports BSS.He asked this question at a press conference held at his...
Amid the uproar centring his "let the weapons of 1975 roar again" comment, Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal (JSSD) General Secretary Abdul Quader Bhuiyan Jewel on Sunday said it was just to evoke the civil-military uprising on November 7, 1975, reports UNB....
Investigation will reveal whether the Chattogram container depot fire was an accident or sabotage, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday, reports UNB. Investigations are on to detect the real reason behind the devastating fire at BM container depot in...
THAKURGAON, June 05 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said the deadly fire at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda has exposed a very fragile state system in Bangladesh. "No security measures were taken there. I am...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina plants a sapling in the capital on Sunday after inaugurating the 'World Environment Day and Environment Fair 2022' virtually from her official residence Ganobhaban — PID
MUMBAI, June 05 (Arab News): The Indian unit of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said it has appointed founding member Alvin Tse as its general manager (GM), a change of guard as the company faces government scrutiny over its business...
BERLIN, June 05 (AFP): German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling nearly one million older vehicles worldwide due to a potential problem with the braking system, the federal transport authority (KBA) said.The KBA said in a statement dated June 1 and reported...
Navana Limited officially launched three new Toyota models -- Toyota Raize, 3rd generation Toyota Avanza, and Toyota Veloz -- on the Toyota premises at Tejgaon in Dhaka recently. Wahed Azizur Rahman, Group CEO of Navana Group; Ahmed Saquib, Chief Operating...
A views-exchange meeting was held between the Governor of Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir and the senior executives of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) at the Bank's Head Office in Rajshahi on Saturday. Chairman of the Board of Directors of RAKUB...
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