After floating bids for offshore oil and gas exploration, Petrobangla now plans to invite international bidding for onshore hydrocarbon exploration, reports UNB."We're now working on preparing the bidding documents for onshore oil and gas exploration," said Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath...
Bikers queue for fuel at Paribagh refuelling pump in Dhaka on Monday, ahead of long journeys to their ancestral villages for the Eid holidays. The growing popularity of long-distance motorbike travel is leading to busier filling stations. — FE Photo...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 08: Public institutions, banks and other financial institutions will all be closed during the Eid holidays, except for the country's prime seaport Chittagong port, which will continue to operate under special arrangements.This year, people are set to enjoy...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will take action against Benazir Ahmed, former Inspector General of Police (IGP), if it gets any credible documents on his misdeeds.In response to media queries, Khurshid Alam Khan, a counsel for the anti-graft body, disclosed this...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Gold prices in the country hit an all time high on Monday as a new tariff has been fixed at Tk 10,080 per gram or Tk 117,573 per bhori.The local jewellers have revised the price upward on the back of...
BANDARBAN, Apr 8 (UNB): Members of the Bangladesh army and police in Bandarban have detained 53 KNF members in two separate operations.Among the detainees are 18 women. The operations also led to the arrest of Lalchiam Bom, assistant cashier of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the authorities concerned to tackle teen gangs with a special approach instead of treating them like traditional criminals, reports UNB.The directive came during an unscheduled discussion at the cabinet meeting. The PM chaired...
Bangladesh needs to adopt targeted actions and appropriate policy, followed by timely implementation to overcome the key challenges, to become an upper middle income country by 2031 as the country achieved today's position maneuvering many obstacles and setbacks. "Macroeconomic stability...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Workers will get monthly wages and bonuses before factories go on Eid holidays -- industries previously agreed upon the decision taken by the government. But the reality does not go with the promise as more than half, or 51 per...
Millions of people across North America were set to get the chance to experience a very special natural event on Monday as a total solar eclipse was scheduled to be visible from parts of Mexico, the United States (US) and...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $30 million in the Pran Dairy Limited (PDL) and the Habiganj Agro Limited (HAL), the sister concerns of the PRAN Group in Bangladesh.The IFC's financial backing is part of supporting severely impacted businesses,...
Saudi Arabia announced that Eid-ul Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, will begin on Wednesday, April 10 in the kingdom, reports Gulf News.According to Saudi media, today, April 9 will be the last day of...
The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit on Tuesday to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, report agencies.Eid al-Fitr will depend on the sighting of the Shawwal moon. If the crescent moon is visible today...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Ongoing mergers and acquisitions in Bangladesh's banking sector gets in high gear now that City Bank decides on coupling with the weakened state-run BASIC, officials said.The list of amalgamation in the banking industry is getting longer with the latest decision...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to Met Office....
A railway gateman has been arrested in a case over a train crashing into a truck and killing six people as the rail crossing barrier was not down, reports bdnews24.com.The Rapid Action Battalion arrested him from Bamonshundar in Chattogram's Mirsarai...
Today (Tuesday) is the 28th death anniversary of Professor Dr Fazlul Halim Chowdhury, former vice chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University, says a statement.Mr Chowdhury served the university as the VC from 1976 t0 1983.His daughter Professor Dr Sadeka Halim is...
Three more solar power plants in private sector are under process to get the approval from the government, reports UNB.According to official sources, the solar power plants are 100 MW power plant at Banshkhali in Chattogram, 300 MW at Islampur...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday issued status quo on an action of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for collecting income tax from three private universities. The three private institutions are University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Monday underlined the need for boosting Bangladesh's trade with Brazil for mutual benefits, reports UNB."There is immense scope to increase bilateral trade between the two countries," she said while a high level delegation of...
A Dhaka court has set May 5 for hearing on charge framing in a money laundering case against seven people including Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, former assistant personal secretary (APS) to BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, reports BSS.Judge Mohammad Nazrul...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
The High Court has stayed a decision of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) that cancelled the residency of its student and Chhatra League leader Imtiaz Hossen Rahim in a dormitory.The HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman and...
Leaders of Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) has criticised the silence of the government on the drastic fall in share price of a large number of companies in the stock market of the country, reports UNB.They said groups of influentials...
Leaders of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) have demanded immediate payment of overtime bills of journalists, who will work in the media outlets during the Eid holydays, reports BSS.In a statement, DUJ president Sohel Haider Chowdhury and general secretary AktherHossain...
Members of Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police arrested a member of banned militant outfit 'Ansar Al Islam' from Korail Adarshanagar in the city's Banani area on Monday.The arrested was identified as Md Samshul Haque alias Eman (27) of Burirchar village...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP has no responsibility towards the country's democracy. Rather the party is the main obstacle to implementation of the democratic norms, reports BSS. "When killers of democracy talk about democracy, then...
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