Kidney patients were left in the lurch

Kidney patients were left in the lurch on Tuesday as Sandor Dialysis Pvt Ltd, a leading Indian kidney care providing company, halted dialysis services at the National Institute of Kidney Diseases & Urology (NIKDU) in the capital for three hours...

Traffic to be restricted on Rokeya Sarani tomorrow

Vehicular movement from the Urojahaj Chattar on Rokeya Sarani to Agargaon circle will remai restricted tomorrow (Thursday) in observance of UN Peacekeeping Day, reports UNB According to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the road from the...

70 more dengue cases reported

Seventy more new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 4,120 this year, reports UNB.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), new cases were reported as...

Reinstate 988 dismissed NU employees: SC

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the reinstatement of 988 employees, who had previously been dismissed from their posts at the National University (NU), reports UNB.A seven-member full bench of the SC led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed...

Ishraque supporters stage road blockade

Supporters of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor-elect Ishraque Hossain blocked on Tuesday the road in front of the Nagar Bhaban demanding that he be immediately sworn in as the mayor of the corporation.Their demonstration began at 11:30am shortly after...

TIB study exposes MFS sector's dark underbelly

The mobile financial services (MFS) sector is being used for illegal financial transactions, a new Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) study has revealed."There is a growing and deeply concerning trend of MFS being used for illegal financial activities, such as money...

Prof Abu Ahmed slams BB tight monetary policy, fears depression

Eminent economist Professor Abu Ahmed has warned the country's economy might witness depression due to the tight monetary policy of the central bank to fight inflation, reports UNB."This is not a good policy for our economy," he said while talking...

Alleged top ringleader Subrata Bain alias Fateh Ali

Alleged top ringleader Subrata Bain alias Fateh Ali and his three accomplices-Molla Masud alias Abu Rasel Masud, Shooter Arafat, and Sharif - were arrested by members of the Bangladesh Army during raids in Kushtia and Dhaka on Tuesday. Arms and...

Yields on BGTBs fall

The yields on two types of long-term Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) declined on Tuesday, as a section of banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in the securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 15-year...

Jahangir urges India to repatriate Bangladeshis through legal process

Home Adviser Lieutenant-General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Tuesday urged India to follow the proper legal procedure in returning Bangladeshi nationals, expressing concern over a recent increase in cross-border push-ins, reports BSS."The number of push-ins at the border has increased....

Foreign ship docked with 470 reconditioned cars at Mongla Port

KHULNA, May 27 (BSS): A foreign ship carrying 470 reconditioned vehicles from Japan docked at Mongla Port on Monday noon.The ship, M.V. Viking Drive, bearing the flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, arrived at jetty no. 9 around...

Dhaka-Ctg oil pipeline lies idle despite completion

The country's maiden Dhaka-Chattogram oil-carrying pipeline remains idle and is awaiting commissioning despite completion of its construction work, sources said.Privately-owned tank lorry operators who have been transporting petroleum products over the years in the absence of any operational pipeline, continues...

SC acquits Jamaat leader Azharul of death penalty

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted ATM Azharul Islam, a former Assistant Secretary-General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who was earlier given a death sentence on charges of committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971....

Purchase of LNG, fertiliser, edible oil approved

The government on Tuesday approved a number of proposals allowing state entities to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG), fertiliser, and rice- bran oil, among others.The approvals came at a meeting of the Advisers' Council Committee on Government Purchase at the...

Prof Yunus looks to secure Japanese pvt investment

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for expedited development of key infrastructure in the Matarbari region to transform the coastal area into Bangladesh's premier manufacturing and export-oriented free-trade zone, said a spokesperson for the CA Office on Tuesday.The CA...

Budget aid of $500m expected during CA's Japan visit

Japan may provide 500 million US dollars as budgetary support for Bangladesh, against its request for one-billion-dollar, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday."We are expecting 500 million dollar budget support from Japan during the visit of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad...

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Trader shot, robbed of Tk 2.2m

A group of unidentified assailants shot a money exchange businessman and robbed local and foreign currencies worth over Tk 2.0 million (Tk 22 lakh) from him in broad daylight in the capital's Mirpur area on Tuesday morning.Victim Jahidul Islam (55),...

Govt officials stage no demo today

The agitating government officials and employees will not demonstrate today (Wednesday) at Bangladesh Secretariat as they were assured by the high-ups of the administration that their demand would be considered.They took the decision following a meeting on Tuesday with the...

Investment most pressing challenge for economy: CPD

Weak investment remains the most pressing challenge facing the economy, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), which expects that some uncertainties might ease after the upcoming general election."We have not been able to stimulate investment, and this is...

GDP growth marks post-Covid low at 3.97 per cent

Bangladesh's economy has faced a significant slowdown in the current fiscal year, with the three big sectors - agriculture, industry, and services - recording slower growth, official data showed on Tuesday.The FY25 gross domestic product (GDP) growth was recorded at...

BRAC Bank MD tenders resignation

Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BRAC Bank PLC Selim R.F. Hussain has submitted his resignation to the board of directors, effective from Tuesday. The board has accepted Mr. Hussain's resignation and has sought Bangladesh Bank's approval...

Controversial 'minimum value' imposition on imports may go

A long-despised fiscal measure styled 'minimum value' provision in the customs act is up for getting axed to allow importers to assess transactional value for imposition of duty taxes, sources said.The much-debated provision has affected competitiveness and capital flow of...

Some $18b-$20b laundered during AL regime: Mansur

Some US$18 billion to 20 billion had been laundered during the deposed past regime and the central bank under the interim government launched an all-out drive for freezing the siphoned-off assets of Bangladeshis abroad, says Dr Ahsan H. Mansur.The main...

Next budget to have realistic goals

Bangladesh switches focus from macro- onto micro-centric economic activity with budgetary focus on trade expansion, job creation and investment that benefits all. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, the custodian of the national exchequer under the post-uprising government, explained the aforesaid...

Man killed by 'mentally challenged' son

NARSINGDI, May 27 (UNB): A man was killed allegedly by his 'mentally challenged' son with a crowbar at Bahechar Paschimpara village in Raipura upazila in Narsingdi in the early hours on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Kabir Mia, 50, son...

Over 1,100 KUET staffers, employees unpaid in absence of VC

KHULNA, May 27 (UNB): Financial and administrative activities at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) have come to a standstill as the university remains without a vice-chancellor (VC) for over a week.More than 1,100 teachers, staffers and employees have...

Jashore farmers reap good profits from paddy farming

BENAPOLE, May 27: Farmer Tahid Moni of Jashore has been earning Tk 17,000 to Tk 20,000 in profit by cultivating paddy on one bigha of land.He considers paddy cultivation his source of year-round financial security. Despite the rising production costs,...

Adverse weather leads to a halt in Cox's Bazar salt production

COX'S BAZAR, May 27: Salt production has come to a complete halt in the coastal areas of Cox's Bazar district due to adverse weather and rainfall, barring season's target achievement of the industry. The disruption has made it impossible to...

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US futuristic 'Golden Dome' risks spacenuclear war, says North Korea PYONGYANG, May 27: Pyongyang derided Donald Trump's recently announced defence system, which will be aimed at countering "next-generation" aerial threats including ballistic and cruise missiles. North Korea has criticised the...