Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the Padma Bridge, a dream project of her government, would open to traffic by the end of this year, reports UNB.She said this while responding to a tabled question from ruling party MP...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The integration of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) database starts paying off following field-level taxmen's random access to it.The database was streamlined last June to check tax evasion by well-off people having...
A worker is doing block printing on a sari at a factory-cum-shop in the New Market area of the city. People involved in this trade are having a busy time these days ahead of Pahela Baishakh (Bangla New Year) and...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh has outshone neighbours in crisis-time economic performance and may see higher growth at 6.9 per cent in the current fiscal, says the Asian Development Bank, although it cautions about rising inflation and widening of current-account deficit.Inflation is likely to...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), reports UNB. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
A fire broke out at a residential building located at block- B under Mirpur section -1 in the capital on Wednesday. However, there was no report of casualties. Duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Khaleda Yasmin told the...
Our Correspondent | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 06: Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has demanded Tk 1.0 billion (100 crore) from a mega project to maintain the canals of the port city. CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said, "Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) is implementing the mega...
The Bibiyana gas field may add 70 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) by Thursday morning to further ease the gas crisis in the capital, reports UNB.The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in a statement on...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday questioned the provision of suspending any public servant due to his or her arrest or detention by law-enforcers in a criminal case. It asked the government bodies concerned to explain in 10 days as...
DU Correspondent | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The deans of different faculties at Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday proposed holding the first year honours admission test for the academic session 2021-22 from June 3.The deans' committee has made the proposal to the central admission committee which will...
A bus crashed into a roadside tree on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Muljan in Sadar upazila of Manikganj district on Wednesday leaving three people, including a woman and her son, dead — bdnews 24.com
Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen, now in Washington, has explained Bangladesh's engagements with India and China noting that Bangladesh's foreign policy, like the US one, is all about national interests, reports UNB.He also shared historical background shedding light on...
A Dhaka court has deferred the judgment in the illegal casino and money laundering case filed against 11 people, including expelled Awami League politicians Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan, until April 25, reports UNB.The final judgment in the case...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) voted a bill on Wednesday to bar Zila Parishad chairmen and members from holding office on completion of 5-year tenure under any circumstances, reports UNB.The legislation titled Zila Parishad (Amendment) Act 2022 was passed by voice vote....
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal exchanging views with the editors of national dailies and senior journalists at Nirbachan Bhaban at Agargaon in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh's call for deportation of Rashed Chowdhury, one of the convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, now residing in the US, reports UNB.On Tuesday morning, Foreign Minister...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent some medical tests in the city's Evercare Hospital on Wednesday, reports UNB.She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 5:00 pm and stayed there for an hour, said her media wing member Sayrul...
Police have arrested Ishraque Hossain, a BNP leader and son of late BNP leader and former mayor of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) Sadek Hossain Khoka, from the city's Motijheel area, reports BSS."Ishraque Hossain was arrested from Motijheel area at about...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday BNP doesnot believe in the country's independence and the spirit of the Liberation War, report agencies.The PM said this in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) taking part in a general discussion on a...
NEW YORK, Apr 6 (AFP): Wall Street stocks fell early Wednesday, extending the prior session's losses amid worries over tightening US monetary policy.Comments on Tuesday from top Federal Reserve official Lael Brainard "triggered a taper tantrum of sorts in Treasuries...
Board meetingNRB Commercial Bank Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on April 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year ended December 31, 2021.DSE training A...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd inaugurated Moheshkhali Branch at Gorokghata Bazar Main Road, Moheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. Syed Waseque Md Ali, Managing Director of the Bank, inaugurated the branch through a videoconference.
South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce Bank Limited awarded its best performers in deposit mobilisation. Mr. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank, handed over crests, certificates & prize money among the officers at FARS Hotel of Dhaka...
In presence of Emranul Huq, Managing Director & CEO of Dhaka Bank Limited, and Shahnul Hasan Khan, Executive Chairman of Canadian University of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abu Jafar, Additional Managing Director, Dhaka Bank and Prof. H.M Jahirul Haque, Ph.D, Senior Adviser,...
FE Report | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
Licenses of stock brokers will not be renewed and their existing facilities will be denied if they have dues in payment of fees of both BO account maintenance and share settlement.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday imposed...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
Ten most-traded stocks grabbed over 36 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while LafargeHolcim Bangladesh dominated the turnover list after a long time.Market operators said multinational cement producers topped the turnover list as investors showed their...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The initial public offering (IPO) subscription of Meghna Insurance Company will commence from May 11, aiming to raise Tk 160 million from the capital market, officials said.The IPO subscription of the general insurer through the electronic subscription system of the...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The market extended losses on Wednesday, with turnover dipping below Tk 5.0 billion-mark, as investors were reluctant to make fresh investments in stocks amid persistent volatility.Market insiders said the looming uncertainty over the global economy and the commodity market volatility...
Ipshita Maliat Rahman | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
The HULT Prize at BUTEX-2022 was successfully completed on March 25, with Team Neoterics as the champions, and Team Infinity and Team Attention Seekers as the first and second runners-up respectively. The competition at BUTEX (Bangladesh University of Textiles) took...
Rassiq Aziz Kabir | 2022-04-07 00:00:00
In the last few years, the percentage of Bangladeshi students in the top undergraduate universities of the United States such as MIT, Princeton, Harvard etc. has been increasing exponentially. With easy access to information as well as growing awareness among...
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