The government will give scholarships to 10,500 students based on the results of the 2023 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams, reports bdnews24.comAccordingly, 1,125 students from the nine general education boards will get merit scholarships and 9,375 will get...
KERANIGANJ, Jan 16 (UNB): Five members of a family suffered burn injuries as miscreants set a house on fire in Keraniganj in the early hours of Tuesday.Aminul Islam, additional superintendent of police, said miscreants set the house of one Julhas...
Vice chancellor of North South University Prof Atiqul Islam and Rector of Police Staff College Bangladesh Dr Mallick Faqrul Islam exchanging documents after signing a memorandum of understanding on behalf of their respective sides at the police staff college in...
Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and his wife Shahin Akhter Reni greet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her being reelected Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term at Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday
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The government is going to simplify the process of issuing environmental clearance with intent to reduce sufferings of the service-seekers.The government officials concerned have been directed to take steps to this end.The development came as environment, forest and climate change...
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The High Court on Tuesday directed the agencies concerned of the government to take immediate necessary steps to remove all the obstructions from the roads and highways, including standing vehicles, mini vehicles and marketplaces, that bar free and smooth movement...
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Some 5,024 people were killed and 7,495 injured in 5,495 road accidents across the country in 2023, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Tuesday, claiming that the data released by others to be exaggerated. Sharing the data at a press...
With temperatures dropping, the demand for warm layers has surged in Dhaka. On Tuesday, crowds thronged the city's Motijheel footpaths, where vendors offer a variety of winter garments at a cheaper rate. — FE Photo
DHAKA, Jan 16 (BSS): Faruque Hassan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has stressed the importance of creating educated and skilled human resources out of the underprivileged children and enabling them to participate in mainstream development."A...
SHARIATPUR, Jan 16 (BSS): A court here on Tuesday sentenced five persons to death for killing a woman after gang rape in Damudya upazila of the district in 2019.Judge of Shariatpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals Sohel Ahmed pronounced...
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 30 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 733 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the mosquito-borne...
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The government will ensure efficient, transparent and people-friendly land services by implementing smart land management, said Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda on Tuesday.He called upon the officials of the ministry to provide necessary services to the people.The land minister made...
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Director-General of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) AHM Shafiquzzaman on Tuesday underlined the importance of allowing the accused e-commerce companies to continue business in the interest of the consumers.He observed that the ongoing business operations of these...
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Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen announced on Tuesday that the government will be closing down unlicensed hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers. He stated that these unauthorized facilities cannot be allowed to operate and emphasized the need for action to...
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Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the government's priority for the next five years will be completing existing projects and bridging missing links in the country's infrastructure network.This target will focus on maximising the utility of completed development...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the absolute win of Awami League in the January 7 election was the victory of Bangladesh and its people, and ensured continity of democracy and development.The prime minister was addressing several hundred expatriate...
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Bangladesh's securities regulator moves to join a global drive to prevent alleged money laundering through cross-border transactions involving securities, derivatives and other financial instruments, amid heightened incidence of fund flows. Under a global compact, the offensive will be conducted through...
The once-thriving Keraniganj shipyards, a hub in Dhaka for building and repairing launches, now stand eerily silent as is seen in this photo taken on Tuesday. The Padma Bridge has slashed travel times and distances with southern Bangladesh, rendering the...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh's mobile-phone manufacturing reached a six-month low in December 2023, with factories operating at just 50-60-percent capacity. As key reasons for the slump, industry insiders cited declining customer purchasing power due to inflation and a growing grey market of mobile...
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The government has directed the education authorities to close both primary and secondary schools if the mercury drops below 10 degrees Celsius as academic activities are being disrupted across districts due to cold wave.The development came as the Ministry of...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
A half-yearly monetary policy statement (MPS) comes today amid challenges of containing inflation and volatility on the forex market and ensuring good governance in banking.Economists see much of the remedy for economic ills, especially market waywardness, in allowing full float...
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Ongoing gas crisis in the country will ease by March, says Nasrul Hamid as he pins his hopes on increased regasification and new domestic output of the fuel.The State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Nasrul...
HONG KONG, Jan 16 (AFP): Asian stocks ticked lower Tuesday as Middle East concerns overshadowed hopes for an early Federal Reserve interest rate cut, with traders now awaiting the release of key data out of China and the United States...
NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters): Cracks are forming in the market's bullish consensus for bonds, as resurfacing fiscal concerns duel with expectations that cooling inflation will push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in coming months.Bullish investors believe the...
ShopUp, the largest player in the B2B (business-to-business) commerce sector in the country, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Trust Bank Limited at the ShopUp's head office in the capital. Under the agreement, business partners of distribution centers...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) has congratulated the newly-appointed honourable Finance Minister Mr. Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. On Monday, Prof Dr. Suborna Barua, chairman of the board of directors of the...
Islami Bank inaugurated 12 sub-branches with all modern banking facilities through a virtual platform on Tuesday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director & CEO of the bank, inaugurated the sub-branches as the chief guest. The sub-branches include ECB Chattar in Dhaka,...
Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Tuesday as hawkish remarks from central bankers tempered expectations for early interest rate cuts, reports Reuters.European Central Bank officials on Monday pushed back on expectations on slashing interest...
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