In this circumstance, he said, "Only those who have no shame and self-esteem can join the session of such a parliament."Bangladesh Sammalita Peshajibi Parishad, a platform of pro-BNP professionals, arranged the human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club,...
Describing BNP's black-flag programme as 'anti-people', Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said AL will ensure security of lives and property, reports UNB."BNP's black flag programme is an anti-people programme, and it is a deep conspiracy against the...
Rain/drizzle is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna division and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over...
GAZIPUR, Jan 30 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people in connection with the murder of a college teacher in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Monday.Maj Gen Yasir Arafat Hossain, company commander of RAB-1in Porabari camp, disclosed...
Police have recovered the bodies of a couple and their daughter from a flat in Tarash municipality of Sirajganj, report agencies. The dead are Bikash Sarkar (45), his wife Swarna Sarkar (40) and their 15-year-old daughter Paromita Sarkar Tushi. The...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The government has expressed its intent to raise $15 billion over the next five years for climate action with an eye to building a resilient and climate-smart Bangladesh.Environment, forests and climate change minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said his ministry would...
Major General Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has been appointed Director General (DG) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), replacing outgoing Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan reports BSS.A gazette notification, signed by Abdullah Arif Mohammad, deputy secretary of the Public Administration ministry, confirmed it...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said what appeared on Washington Post regarding Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus was an advertisement, not a statement, reports UNB."Washington Post published it as an advertisement. That is an advertisement, not news. Clearly,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The High Court has questioned the legality of the provision for issuing death penalty without formulating any guideline. The court issued a rule upon the bodies concerned of the government to explain as to why imposition of sentence of 'death...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
China wants to work with Bangladesh regarding the use of own currencies of both the nations in trade and economic cooperation due to oscillations of US dollar."The fluctuation of the dollar rate is now a worldwide problem, which China is...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The revenue authority is set to ease tax burdens on income derived from acquiring immovable property, mainly land, as compensation to provide tax relief to affected individuals.The Income Tax Wing under the National Board of Revenue (NBR) would consider the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
More than 37 per cent of readymade garment factories have unused production capacity due to a lack of orders and declining global demand, a recent survey has found.The study, conducted last month on 100 factories with 66 responding, shows that...
ISLAMABAD (AP): A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets on Tuesday and sentenced him to 10 years - the latest in a slew of legal cases that supporters say are meant to sideline the...
Police did not allow the BNP to take out processions at seven points of the capital on Tuesday, the day when the 12th parliament went into its maiden session, citing a lack of permission for the street programme, reports UNB.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the tenure of bond licences for the export-oriented industries to three years, from the date of issuance, to cut cost and time of business.The Customs wing has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the lack of biomaterials with reliable clinical data infrastructure is one of the major reasons why Bangladesh is under represented in wider medical research, reports UNB.The prime minister said this in a video...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate the Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 at 3 pm tomorrow (Thursday). The event will be held under the auspices of Bangla Academy on its premises and Suhrawardy Udyan.This information was disclosed by Bangla...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Development-programme implementation in Bangladesh retards as the ADP performance so far in the current fiscal is rated worst in 14 years for government agencies failing to cross the Covid-period mark.Available official data Tuesday showed such retrogress pace of execution of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to cut down import taxes on rice to 15 per cent from the existing 62 per cent, waiving customs duty.On the other hand, it is likely to cut down taxes on the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Call money costs finally came down on Tuesday to hover within the interest rate corridor (IRC), soon after the central bank issued a warning aganist top executives of a dozen of banks allegedly contributing to the recent overflow of the...
The Road Transport and Bridges Minister said on Tuesday the government did not pay heed to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023, announced by Transparency International (TI), where Bangladesh ranked 149th out of 180 countries."This type of agency (TI) has...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
The central bank on Tuesday announced fresh cash incentives for 43 export items for the next six months ending on June 30 by reducing the stimulus rates.Earlier in August 2023, the Bangladesh Bank announced cash incentives applicable to 43 exportables...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Merger of deficient banks could be their ultimate fate under a newly circulated prompt corrective action (PCA) framework, central bankers say as a consultation on major banking issues takes place today. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to discuss key...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged all concerned to take stern actions against corruption alongside reforming the financial sector."Uncertainty is increasing in the global economy due to geopolitical instability. In this regard, if the global economic crisis occurs, it will...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh ranking dropped two spots in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023 compared to the previous one, hitting its lowest score since 2012, for what is cited as lax governance transparency.Falling to 149th standing among 180 countries, the nation...
Gold prices ticked up on Tuesday supported by a slightly weaker dollar and lower Treasury yields as investors primed for the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting for updates on the timing of its interest rate cuts, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...
SEOUL, Jan 30 (Reuters): Global air freight rates have climbed for the first time in seven weeks ahead of Asia's lunar new year and as attacks on Red Sea shipping prompt companies to secure costlier air cargo space.The Baltic Air...
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters): Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending a more than 1 per cent drop in the previous session on China's economic outlook, though losses were kept in check by supply fears driven escalating tensions in the...
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