The former classmates and colleagues of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Assistant Director Dipu Sana alias Dipanwita Biswas, who died after being hit by a concrete block that fell from an under-construction site in Dhaka, have demanded a fair investigation into the...
Russia has said the leadership of Bangladesh should be recognised for creating favourable conditions for the free expression of voters' will despite external attempts to influence the election outcome, reports UNB."External attempts to influence the election's outcome were observed, as...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 13 (UNB): Around 4.5 kg of gold was recovered from underneath the seat of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram by National Security Intelligence (NSI) and customs detectives on Saturday morning.Joint Director...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holding an informal meeting with the members of the newly-formed cabinet after paying tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at her residence in Tungipara of Gopalganj on Saturday — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT A tragic incident unfolded in Dhaka's Karwan Bazar as a fierce fire engulfed a slum, resulting in the recovery of dead bodies of a woman and her son.The blaze which erupted in the Mollabari slum adjacent to the...
Awami League (AL) will hold a joint meeting at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue central office at 3pm tomorrow (Monday).Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will chair it, says a press release.AL central working committee members, advisory council members...
Jatiya Party (JP) on Friday relieved its co-chairman Kazi Firoz Rashid and presidium member Sunil Suvho Roy of all party posts, reposts UNB.JP Chairman Golam Mohammad Quader took the decision to remove the two senior leaders of the party, according...
MYMENSINGH, Jan 13 (BSS): Awami League nominee Nilufar Anjum Poppy won the Mymensingh-3 (Gauripur) constituency with boat symbol in unofficial results after re-polling in the previously postponed Bhalukapur High School centre on Saturday.She bagged 1,295 votes in the centre while...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 13 (UNB): Newly-appointed Minister of Housing and Public Works RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury has filed a defamation case of Tk 1.0billion (Tk100 crore) against one of his opponents in the January 7 election.According to the case filed by...
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister M.U.M. All Sabry has congratulated Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and pledged to work together, taking the friendship between the two countries to even greater heights, reports UNB."I express my fervent hope that our bilateral ties...
GOPALGANJ, Jan 13 (UNB): Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the oppositions are looking towards their foreign friends to ensure that this government cannot stay in power. "However, our Prime Minister...
Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash on Saturday said that BNP boycotted the January 7 general election as people do not trust them, reports BSS."BNP is a criminal party and people don't trust them. They hate them. From...
BNP senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said their party is formulating fresh programmes to gear up the movement demanding a fresh election under a non-partisan government, reports UNB."Surely, we're thinking of various programmes...our leaders are sitting almost every...
TUNGIPARA, Jan 13 (UNB): The new Cabinet members led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum marking installation of her government for the fourth consecutive term...
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters): The US on Friday proposed a fee on emissions of methane from big oil and gas producers as required under the 2022 climate law and as a backstop to wider regulations on the greenhouse gas from...
Singer Bangladesh, a leading company in consumer electronics and home appliances, has launched a new promotion called 'Singer Marhaba Istanbul'. This offer includes a 4-day-3-night couple's trip to Istanbul, says a statement.During this Red S Deal campaign, customers purchasing any...
Customers paying DESCO, DPDC electricity bill through bKash will get free doctor consultation service on MILVIK Health Plus app for a month, says a statement. Besides, there is a 10 per cent cashback on subscriptions to any of MILVIK's health...
BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters): New bank lending in China rose less than expected in December, but 2023 lending hit a new record as the central bank kept policy accommodative to support an unexpectedly shaky economic recovery.Chinese banks extended 1.17 trillion...
The first Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Bangladesh Economic Zone Investors Association (BEZIA) was held at a city hotel on Saturday. In the meeting, several important decisions were taken regarding the constitution of BEZIA. Md. Abdul Jabbar, Sr. Vice President...
NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (Reuters): India and the United States have agreed to bolster trade ties and deepen cooperation in areas such as critical minerals, the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Saturday.India's trade minister Piyush Goyal and...
NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters): US retailer Target is experiencing some disruptions of shipments from India and Pakistan, a big region for apparel manufacturing, due to the crisis in the Red Sea, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters...
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Ashraf Ahmed said automation of taxation system will help reduce hindrances and increase tax. "Few initiatives have been taken that would make it easier for businesses to submit their returns," he...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13 (AFP): The European Union's competition czar Margrethe Vestager on Friday said US tech giants will have to strictly abide by the bloc's new rules on how they do business when they come into force in two...
NEW DELHI, Jan 13 (Reuters): India's annual retail inflation rose at the fastest pace in four months in December, driven by a rise in prices of some food items, raising expectations that the central bank will stay away from interest...
NEW YORK, Jan 13 (AFP): Morgan Stanley will pay $249 million to settle civil and criminal charges connected to stock trades where it disclosed key information that it promised to keep confidential, US authorities announced Friday.The conduct concerns large equity...
KARACHI, Jan 13 (Express Tribune): A Pakistan-based research house has disagreed with the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) economic forecast, anticipating comparatively higher economic growth at 3 per cent and a lower current account deficit at $4 billion in the current...
ACCRA, Jan 13 (AFP): Ghana has reached an agreement with external creditors for a debt restructuring that was key to its $3 billion credit line with the IMF, the government and the lender said.Facing its worst economic crisis in decades,...
NRB Bank Chairman honouredMohammed Mahtabur Rahman, Chairman of NRB Bank Ltd. and Chairman & Managing Director of Al Haramain Perfumes Group of Companies, UAE, along with his spouse Bayzun N Chowdhury, Director of NRB Bank; his son Mohammed Emadur Rahman,...
The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) will host 'DIFE Service Week 2024' for the first time in the country, beginning today (Sunday). The theme of the week is 'Safe Working Environment for all', says a statement.The headquarters...
RIYADH, Jan 13 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's investment ministry on Thursday signed an agreement with UK-based Power Metal Resources it said aims to unlock high-value investment opportunities to maximize the potential benefits offered by the Kingdom's natural resources.The memorandum of...
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