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Coal mine development at Dighipara and the challenges

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2024-04-02 00:00:00

In the backdrop of increased coal demands (Bangladesh requires 33.6 million tonne coal supply annually to feed its installed coal fired power plants) and growing concern for timely import to feed the coal fired power plants, the government has taken...

Tigers 55-1 after Sri Lanka 531 all out in 2nd Test

2024-04-01 12:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 31 (AFP): Sri Lanka made a record 531 runs in their first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh Sunday but Kamindu Mendis narrowly missed scoring a third century in consecutive Test innings.Sri Lanka's total on the second...

DU female student found dead

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

A female student of Dhaka University (DU) was found dead in their DU residential quarters in the capital on Sunday.The deceased was Adrita binte Mosharraf, a first-year student of the marketing department and daughter of Mosharraf Hossain, professor of DU...

NTRCA publishes circular for recruiting 96,736 teachers

2024-04-01 00:00:00

The Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) on Sunday published the fifth circular for recruiting 96,736 teachers at the non-government educational institutions in Bangladesh, reports BSS.According to the circular, 43,286 teachers will be appointed in schools and colleges while...

HC scraps 2-year jail sentence after 27 years

2024-04-01 00:00:00

The High Court has acquitted a suspect named in a case of cattle theft filed over two-and-a-half decades ago in Nilphamari, reports bdnews24.com.The single bench of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal announced the verdict on Feb 23 last year, scrapping the...

Govt may temporarily close Facebook, YouTube: Mozammel

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Liberation War Affairs Minister and Chairman of Cabinet Committee on Law and Order AKM Mozammel Haque said on Sunday that the government may temporarily suspend services of social media giants including Facebook and YouTube if they don't obey government instructions...

Shareholding limit for sponsors of NAGAD Digital Bank relaxed

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Ministry of Finance (MoF) relaxed the shareholding limit for the sponsors of the NAGAD Digital Bank, which is waiting for operation in Bangladesh.As per the law, no single person or institution can own more than 10 percent of a bank's...

Biman to operate 9 more domestic flights for Eid

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier, has increased the number of domestic flights to facilitate its passenger service on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. It will operate nine additional (18 round trip) flights on different domestic routes. Tahera Khondoker, general...

Extension of Eid holiday by one day recommended

2024-04-01 00:00:00

The cabinet committee on law and order on Sunday recommended extension of the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays by one day from April 9 to ensure hassle-free journey of holidaymakers, reports UNB.The recommendation of the cabinet committee will be placed at the Cabinet...

Office-goers suffer much as metro rail halted for 2 hrs

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Office-goers suffered much to avail metro rail in the capital on Sunday as its operation remained suspended for nearly two hours following a nor'wester that fell some materials on the catenary system.Officials said the first few trains could not be...

Students pledge to keep BUET free from politics

TAHMID SHAKIB | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The students have taken an oath to keep the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) free from all political and banned organisations. However, BUET Vice-Chancellor Satya Prasad Majumder has stirred a debate by indicating the potential reintroduction of student...

Implement labour reform roadmap to resolve article 26 complaint: ILO

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has stressed the need for implementation of the labour-reform roadmap and the national action plan to effectively resolve the article 26 complaint lodged against Bangladesh for its non-observance of three core conventions and also address...

Don't arrest, harass Transcom Chairman, CEO for 72 hours of their return: HC

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The High Court on Sunday instructed the law-enforcement agencies not to arrest or harass three top officials of the Transcom Group for 72 hours of their return to the country, according to the lawyers concerned. The officials in question are...

Railway ditches Akhaura-Sylhet upgrade after China cost talks fail

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has finally decided to shelve a flawed project to upgrade the country's important Akhaura-Sylhet line after nearly seven years of delays in negotiations over a costly Chinese proposal.At a recent meeting, the Ministry of Railways decided to...

Five-day Jamdani expo starts in city

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The government has taken a number of initiatives to popularise Jamdani to the international market, including training of the artisans and providing incentives on export of the product.Besides, there are moves for quality packaging of the popular product and showcasing...

Briefing 2024-04-01

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Sehri, Iftar & Prayer Timings (2024-04-01)

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Tax authority asks export sector to obtain new exemption certificates

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked the export-oriented sector to obtain fresh tax-exemption certificates to benefit from tax breaks at the latest rates.In a clarification, the tax authority said tax exemption certificates issued before March 4, 2024, are...

FBCCI seeks tax cuts on food to tame inflation, aid exports

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Amid inflation hovering around a double-digit level for around a year, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI) has proposed exempting all agro-based essential commodities from source tax. The country's apex chamber called for the withdrawal of...

Diesel, kerosene prices cut by Tk 2.25 a litre

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The government has reduced the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 2.25 per litre to Tk 106 under the automatic fuel-pricing formula.The new rate will come into effect today.However, the prices of octane and petrol have been kept unchanged...

Bank lending rates leap despite reference rate cut

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Formal credits become costlier yet as the maximum lending rate in the banking sector rises to 13.55 per cent for April amid significant push from the reference-rate SMART.As the SMART (six-months moving average rate of treasury bill) rate climbed to...

Worry about economic woes over now Finance minister tells economic reporters

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Concern about the country's economic condition is now all over, claimed the finance minister on Sunday and presented before journalists a brief account of the latest macroeconomic developments.Mr Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali told the economic reporters that due to higher...

Weather (2024-04-01)

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Day and...

A moot court team from the Law Department of IUB secured "Best International Team Award"

2024-04-01 00:00:00

A moot court team from the Law Department of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) secured the "Best International Team Award" at the 12th Justice PN Bhagwati International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights-2024. The competition, held at the Bharati Vidyapeeth New...

Contraceptive use falls amid supply shortage, price hike

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

People are having a double whammy of a shutdown in the supply of birth-control products with stocks finished at family planning offices and a price hike on the open market.Field offices distribute birth control materials to able-bodied couples free of...

Minor boy killed in city road crash

2024-04-01 00:00:00

A 10-year-old boy was killed in a road crash in the city's Kamrangirchar area on Sunday morning, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Mashruful Hasan, son of Md Mamun of Noakhali district.Quoting Tanvir Hossain, a pedestrian, Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge...

Minister calls for graft prevention in land services

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda has called for working together to prevent corruption in land service by building a social movement against corruption and taking coordinated initiatives."We're working by adopting a zero-tolerance policy against corruption under the leadership of the...

PM seeks more support from ADB for socioeconomic uplift

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh expects the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to extend greater support to accelerate the socioeconomic development of its people, reports UNB.She conveyed the expectation to ADB Vice President (Sector and Themes) Fatima...

Govt asks for list of buses older than 20 years

FE REPORT | 2024-04-01 00:00:00

The government has asked the transport authorities to provide a list of public buses having over 20 years of their economic life, in an effort to control air pollution in the capital.Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury...

Courts reject BNP leader Sohel’s bail

2024-04-01 00:00:00

Two separate Dhaka courts on Sunday denied bail to BNP Joint Secretary General and Dhaka Metropolitan South BNP President Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel and ordered to send him to jail, reports BSS.Sohel surrendered and applied for bail in the courts of...