Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-03-24 00:00:00
Dhaka is currently witnessing a massive surge in frenzied public movement. Roads and side streets are teeming with noisy honking traffic, with a tsunami of commuters rushing in every direction causing chaos and commotion everywhere. Travelling by any mode of...
On the eve of every Eid, people in their thousands make home-bound journeys to celebrate the greatest religious festival of Muslims with near and dear ones. Worries of various sorts, however, shadow the joyous mood of most home-goers. Overcrowding, road...
LONDON, Mar 22 (Reuters): Some western banks are lobbying against EU proposals to redistribute billions of euros in interest earned on frozen Russian assets, senior industry sources said, fearing it could lead to costly litigation.European Union leaders on Thursday agreed...
Khagrachari, March 22 (UNB): Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, Director General of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), has said that once the ICP (Integrated Checkpost) is launched, the economies of Bangladesh and India will be very prosperous and benefitted as...
MUMBAI, March 22 (AFP) : Huge donations by firms under criminal investigation or suspected of being shell companies have been funnelled to India's ruling BJP and other parties, new data showed, highlighting the backscratching ties between corporate titans and the...
The Appellate Division has directed to ensure the hassle-free return of three top officials of embattled Transcom Group from abroad and their surrender to the court within 72 hours, reports UNB.Chamber judge of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court Justice...
Gaibandha, March 22 (UNB): At least four people were killed and another one was injured in Gaibandha's Gabindaganj on Friday after a human hauler rammed into an easy bike, police said.The deceased have been identified as easy bike driver Ashraful...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is still to recover 0.88-acre land from the Biman Bangladesh Airlines even after a lapse of eight years into the expiry of its lease.The CAAB has already issued five letters for the land,...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
Eid shopping in Dhaka city has started picking up ahead of the Muslims' largest religious festival.However, traders have mixed reactions about Eid sales.On Friday, the FE visited different shopping centres, including Bashundhara City, Eastern Plaza, Mouchak and Twin Tower, to...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
The first ten days of Ramadan have passed, but there is minimal change in essential market prices, offering little respite to consumers.Except for onions and eggs, the prices of all food essentials remain high compared to last week. Meanwhile, potato...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 22 (AFP): Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel.The United...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
Another major rail-cum-road bridge in Bangladesh will cross over the Karnaphuli River to connect tourist-city Cox's Bazar and Matarbari deep-sea port, officials said, which will establish seamless connectivity up to the country's maritime frontier.The planned Karnaphuli bridge at Kalurghat in...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
The authorities have issued urgent alerts about a possible rise in blast disease -- one of the most destructive diseases of staple-food rice -- following recent rain and hailstorms in many parts of the country.The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
Eying a free-trade agreement (FTA) in the future, Bangladesh and South Korea are now advancing to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that focuses on boosting bilateral trade and investment, according to officials.Currently, Bangladeshi products enjoy duty-free and quota-free access to...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
Capital-deficient state-owned Rupali Bank's authorised capital is being bumped up from Tk 7.0 billion to Tk 25 billion to bolster its financial base and enhance clientele confidence, sources said.The commercial bank, Rupali Bank PLC, had a capital shortfall of Tk...
The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) has deployed a warship under its anti-piracy mission Operation Atalanta near the hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged vessel MV Abdullah.The maritime security force announced that the vessel's deployment in a post on X around 12:30am on Friday,...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensing & Sylhet divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 06:00 pm...
42 more Covid-19 cases reportedBangladesh reported 42 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,049,329, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested nine people, including an official at Shohoz, the company responsible for Bangladesh Railway's e-ticketing system, on charges of selling train tickets on the black market, report agencies.They were arrested from the city's Kamalapur...
A 70-year-old man has died after being struck by a train while crossing the railway tracks in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The dead, Nona Das, was a resident of Boalkhali's East Gomdandi area.According to the locals, Nona was running on...
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Mar 22 (UNB): The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into allegations of embezzlement of Tk 60 million under the mega project of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia.ACC started probing the issue three months after an anonymous...
CUMILLA, Mar 22 (UNB): The five-member committee formed by Jagannath University (JnU) authorities to investigate the death of its student Fairuz Abontika visited her village home in Cumilla and talked to her mother Tahmina Shabnam on Friday.The probe committee headed...
State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk inaugurating a programme at Pani Bhaban in the city on Friday, marking the World Water Day — PID
State Minister for Cultural Affairs Nahid Izhar Khan sees off Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Friday — PID
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-03-23 00:00:00
Agricultural credit disbursement witnessed a decline in December 2023 compared to that of the same month of 2022, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Such credit disbursement showed the decrease due to non-disbursement of agricultural credit by foreign commercial banks (FCBs)...
JASHORE, Mar 22 (UNB): A local leader of the ruling Awami League's voluntary organisation Swechchhasebak League was allegedly hacked to death by his rivals over establishing supremacy and political conflict in Sadar upazila of Jashore on Thursday night.The deceased Jillur...
Foreign Minister and Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud said on Friday that BNP wanted to invite anarchy in the country and to make that happen they announced to foil the last national election but failed, reports UNB."This political...
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney has said Bangladesh will get Ireland as a friend in the European Union (EU) and the two countries are willing to build a "closer and more structured cooperation" in broader areas,...
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