The body of a newlywed woman was recovered from her residence at Pallabi in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Mahfuza Motaleb, wife of Aminul Islam.Pallabi police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Apurbo Hasan said Aminul and Mahfuza...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid said on Monday they were keeping the capital's restaurants under constant surveillance apart from police monitoring. Mr Harun said this while talking to the media at his Minto...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 04 (UNB): A student of Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj was shot with a gun by a teacher inside the classroom on Monday.The student, Arafat Ashik Tomal, 23, was admitted to hospital. He is a resident...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Monday formed a seven-member committee to find out reasons behind the Bailey Road building fire that killed at least 46 people on February 29.The committee has been asked to submit a probe report within four...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has received the poster, banner, and souvenir for the upcoming Joy Bangla Concert, as shared by Trustee of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI) and State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion on Monday urged the government to formulate Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) policy to let them contribute to green energy.They, however, stressed the need for making partnerships among government, private sector and advocacy groups.They came up...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
South Korea has announced an 11,500 job quota for Bangladeshi workers for this year, the highest-ever Korean job quota for Bangladesh.Korea which employs semi-skilled workers from 16 countries through the employment permit system (EPS) announced the job quota last month.Like...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left the capital on Monday for Singapore for a regular health checkup.He was accompanied by his wife Rahat Ara Begum. They left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines...
Foreign Minister (FM) Hasan Mahmud, now in Türkiye, will attend an extraordinary meeting of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah today (Tuesday) to discuss the continued Israeli aggression against Palestinian people, reports UNB.The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will...
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Simeen Hussain (Rimi) on Monday outlined 17 steps being taken by the government to prevent child marriage in Parliament, reports UNB.She said this in Parliament replying to a query of Jatiya Party MP...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, MP, on Monday said BNP wants to create anarchy in the name of movement as the party doesn't want progress of the country and its people, reports BSS."BNP is an enemy...
BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council Member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Monday blamed Awami League-backed syndicates for unusual hike in prices of essentials, reports UNB."The traders who are responsible for price hike are part of Awami League (AL) syndicate. AL leaders fill...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Monday said the government is committed to ensuring transparency and accountability in disbursement of government grants for film production, reports BSS. "More transparency and professionalism will be ensured in disbursement...
Railways Minister Zillul Hakim on Monday said the Government is working to amend the 134 years old Railways Act, including updating it through incorporating harsh punishment to stop various irregularities in the Railways sector, reports UNB.The minister said this in...
In a historic decision on February 29, the New York State Supreme Court, First Appellate Department, ruled in favour of Bangladesh Bank in its pursuit of justice against Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and key individuals involved in the infamous...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
The government will incorporate the health dimension into its national adaptation plan (NAP) strategies to address climate-induced non-communicable diseases in the country, said Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury.For this to happen, the nexus between health and climate change is essential,...
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by three in a nail-biting finish in the first Twenty20 international at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Monday, report agencies.Debutant Jaker Ali Anik, a young guy who demonstrated a strong performance in the recently...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
The High Court ordered on Monday the demolition of 922 illegal brick kilns in Barishal and Rangpur divisions within four weeks. The Divisional Commissioners of the two divisions have been instructed to comply with the order and to also take...
In two separate efforts, the government will begin selling rice to 5 million families at a very low price, and beef, mutton, chickens, and eggs to the general public at affordable prices at 30 locations in the city, report agencies.Starting...
There is no room for increasing prices of any products during the month of Ramadan as there is an abundance of supply," said State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Monday, according to reports from agencies."Directives have been issued...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Country's economy is facing significant challenges as reflected in the majority of key indicators mainly due to the prevailing global and internal adversities, according to a leading local business chamber."As many as six out of nine key economic indicators, prepared...
A fire erupted at a sugar mill of conglomerate S Alam Group in the Moizzartek area of Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel were working to douse the fire after it broke out around 4pm on Monday, said...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
The numbers of female officers and employees at the foreign commercial banks remained higher than in the country's other types of banks in the July-December period of 2023.The female workforce in the foreign commercial banks (FCBs) stood highest at 24.18...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday that the government has been providing the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and combat transnational crimes, report agencies."Smart digital surveillance and technical response systems...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Inflation cannot be the main concern now when 10 million people are given foodstuff at cheap rates, says Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali as price rises widely grab talk time. "Only inflation has become concern? Not anything else? How...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team starts providing technical support to taxmen from today (Tuesday) to help develop their capacity on tax-expenditure analysis to measure the forgone domestic revenues through various incentives to businesses.A team of the IMF will hold...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Government agencies concerned have launched crackdown on non-compliant buildings and restaurants, following the tragic fire at Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road in Dhaka.On Monday, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) sealed off a multi-storied 'Keari Crescent Plaza' at Jigatola...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Key shareholders of commercial banks agree in principle on proposed mergers and acquisitions for bail-in of weak banks under government's decisive financial-sector reform recipe, but on a note of concern.The latest developments on Bangladesh's banking front came when the owners...
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