Dhaka ranked second on the global list of cities with the worst air quality on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.The air in Dhaka city was classified as 'unhealthy' with an AQI score of 196 at 9:55 am. India's Kolkata and Pakistan's...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) Vice Chancellor Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam presiding over the 11th Academic Council meeting on the university's Dhaka campus on Tuesday
Beholders look at the wreckage of the two mangled private cars that collided head-on in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district on Tuesday morning leaving at least four people dead and several others injured — Focus Bangla
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Printing presses in the city nowadays are passing busy time to cater the demand for printed materials like posters and leaflets to be used for electioneering during the upcoming 12th national election. They are now under pressure to print materials...
The government has decided to procure additional 0.2 million (2 lakh) tones of Aman rice during the Aman season, reports UNB.Of the latest procurement, 0.15 million tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest 50,000 tonnes will be Atap rice,...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Building a digital ecosystem in hospitals at upazila level is among the major challenges in the smooth operation of the proposed health cards.A digital ecosystem connects hospitals, patients and medicine corners under a single database.The government's plan to launch health...
ARAFAT ARA | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
The government has drafted a reintegration policy to ensure the well-being and security of returned migrant workers.The proposed policy has incorporated provisions that include establishing a returnee database, setting up one-stop centres, and developing a referral mechanism for employment and...
The Supreme Court (SC) has granted anticipatory bail to Nipun Roy Chowdhury, the BNP secretary general for the Dhaka district, in eight cases of sabotage, including a case over the vandalism of the chief justice's residence, reports bdnews24.com.A five-member Appellate...
The immigration authorities at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have allegedly barred BNP Vice Chairman Maj (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed from travelling to India for treatment.Talking to reporters, the BNP leader said he was supposed to go to India along with...
At least seven arson attacks were recorded in 24 hours until 6:00 am on Tuesday, Fire Service said.A total of seven vehicles were set on fire by arsonists during this period and five of those were set ablaze in different...
The 12-party alliance staged a demonstration in the city's Bijoynagar area on Tuesday, the first day of the 12th round of blockade called by BNP and like-minded parties, demanding national polls under the non-party caretaker government and the release of...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Tarique Rahman has turned BNP into a underground and terrorist party which has caused social and political trouble to its leaders and workers, reports BSS."BNP is now a fugitive party by...
Four leaders of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) have been shot dead in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred in a house in Lohang's Anil Para village on Monday night, according to Aungue Marma, a UPDF organiser....
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government has been hurriedly sentencing the opposition leaders and workers by the 'partisan' judges to eliminate BNP, reports UNB.He came up with the remarks while speaking at a...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Chief Patron of Jatiya Party Raushan Ershad holding talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla
The United States is providing technical assistance to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to meet US and international standards, reports UNB.This move is part of Bangladesh's efforts to establish new international routes and become a regional aviation hub.The US...
The Election Commission on Tuesday declared 61 more aspirants as valid contenders, hearing 98 appeals filed by aggrieved ones against the decisions of the returning officers over the nomination papers in the upcoming national election, reports UNB.With 61 new aspirants,...
DUBAI, Dec 12 (AFP): The world's climate negotiators meeting in Dubai have spent sleepless nights in an elusive quest for consensus, but there is no consensus on what consensus means.The United Arab Emirates, citing the need in the UN process...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
People in the capital and throughout the country are beginning to feel the arrival of winter as they have observed a significant drop in temperatures over the past few days. The winter season typically spans from December to January. On...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
The High Court has observed that the succession law is not applicable to distribution of service benefit or pension of a deceased employee.The amount payable after the death of an employee shall be distributed only to the family members who...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday asserted that Bangladesh isn't anticipating sanctions from the United States, dismissing "rumours" and highlighting "positive" relations between the two countries.Addressing journalists at the foreign ministry, he described his recent visit to Ghana,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
How many foreigners stay in Bangladesh with or without job remains a riddle but an umpteen number of them repatriate their earnings in dollar and the outbound remittance further draws down the country's falling foreign-exchange reserves, sources say. Official statistics...
Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Tuesday said they had come forward to join the next national election scheduled for January 7, but not to quit it, reports UNB."I can tell you one thing clearly that the...
Opposition leader and Jatiya Party Chief Patron Raushan Ershad has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina not to form any electoral alliance with Jatiya Party's GM Quader, reports UNB.During her meeting with PM Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban on Tuesday,...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Tuesday despite objections from the 14-party allies and discomfort among party candidates, the AL would not change its decision over the independent candidates in the upcoming general elections, reports BSS."There will...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Fragmented installation of electronic fiscal device in retail shops in a market or area won't help plug VAT leaks, even if done through a third party, experts say and suggest a well-calibrated blanket coverage. Businesses and economists both agree on...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Banking industry is finally open for competitive operations with the interest-rate cap on deposits lifted, in a development that comes amid liquidity crunch and certain market distortions. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Tuesday withdrew the interest-rate cap to unshackle bankers for collecting...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) introduced bancassruance, bank-insurance partnership of selling insurance products to bank clients, with immediate effect from Tuesday.All the 61 scheduled banks operating in the country could be involved in the business of marketing and selling products of insurance...
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