FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
A court in Dhaka has ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate the property of former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of his family members in connection with the Basic Bank scam.Md Asaduzzaman, Judge of the Metropolitan...
Bangladesh witnessed on Wednesday 24 deaths from dengue, the highest single-day figure this year, while 1,623 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8:00am on the day."The death toll from dengue infection crossed...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Despite progress in areas like factory safety, challenges remain in both labour and human rights in Bangladesh, the European Union's Everything But Arms (EBA) monitoring mission said Wednesday.The mission also expressed disappointment that the recent amendments to the Bangladesh Labour...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday instructed the banks to take measures for timely disposal of the cases pending with Artha Rin Adalat or money loan court-incidentally, when banks reportedly feel liquidity crunch.Banking Regulations and Policy Department of the Bangladesh Bank...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Voting in the next general election in Bangladesh will be held on January 7 as per poll schedule declared Wednesday by the Election Commission, followed by instant opposition rejection.Rolling out the election schedule in a nationwide televised address, Chief Election...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Inflow of foreign currencies, the US dollar in particular, is feared to falter as several banks stopped buying the greenback for a wait-and-see watch on the volatile forex market, bankers said.They point out that Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its bid...
Light to moderate rain accompanied by the temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at few places over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.Its air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone with an air quality index (AQI) score of 186 at 9:13 am.Pakistan's...
Capital Dhaka witnessed significant numbers of vehicles and commuters on the streets on Wednesday, the second day of the fifth round of the blockade enforced by the opposition BNP and likeminded parties. The photograph was taken from in front of...
Japan on Wednesday extended a grant of $135,508 (approximately BDT 14.7 million) to two Bangladeshi NGOs, reports UNB.The NGOs are SKS Foundation and Good Neighbors Bangladesh. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori signed the 'Grant Contracts' for Grass-Roots Human...
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday staged demonstration demanding end of mismanagement at the central library of the university, reports UNB. Library users took position in front of the central library at around 11:00 am and displayed placards carrying...
Doctors, nurses and staff of the United Hospital brought out a procession on the hospital premises in the city on Wednesday, marking the World Diabetes Day
First lady of Bangladesh Dr Rebeka Sultana on Wednesday urged upon the international community to do their part in ensuring peace and justice for the people of Gaza, reports UNB."Right now, we have no other goal but to stop this...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
In the full text of the verdict, the High Court directed the relevant government bodies to establish an independent national committee for the prevention of adulterated medicines.The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Justice Razik Al...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman warned on Wednesday that stern action will be taken against the persons involved in violence and anarchy in the name of movement."Police will take harsh action in line with the legal measures they...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Health experts on Wednesday suggested checking all sorts of air pollution and smoking to save lives from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).It is possible to prevent COPD by discouraging people from smoking, they observed at an event marking COPD Day.Public...
The mass procession brought out by Islami Andolan Bangladesh protesting the government's plant to announce election schedule ended in Dhaka's Shantinagar amid police obstruction on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.Party's Joint Secretary General Principal Maulana Syed Mosaddek Billah Al-Madani warned not...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The Appellate Division has summoned seven pro-BNP lawyers, including former Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali and BNP legal affairs secretary barrister Kayser Kamal, for making derogatory comments about two apex-court judges.The other lawyers are Fahima Nasrin Munni, Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan,...
BNP activists led by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi brought out a procession on the first day of the countrywide fourth round of blockade in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
Bangladesh Krishak League brought out a peace procession from the Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city on Wednesday welcoming the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election, announced by the Election Commission — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 15: The law enforcing agencies including elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have taken special security measures for the blockade enforced by BNP. Meanwhile, 14 platoons of BGB...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP now became an organisation of miscreants and the party has turned into an enemy of the country."It is needed to ensure security to...
BOGRUA, Nov 15 (UNB): At least 31 people including five police officers were injured in a violent clash involving the activists of the BNP, the Awami League and police at Sherpur upazila in Bogura district on Wednesday.Wednesday was the first...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said now there is no scope for holding dialogue over the forthcoming parliamentary elections, reports BSS."(US Ambassador in Dhaka) Peter Haas met me with a...
BENGALURU, Nov 15 (Reuters): Index provider MSCI raised India's weightage in its Global Standard (Emerging Markets) index to 16.3 per cent from 15.9 per cent on Tuesday, a move likely to increase the flow of foreign funds after a two-year...
Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Wednesday, tracking Asian shares higher in anticipation of stimulus in China and an end to rate hikes in the United States, reports Reuters.US headline consumer prices were flat...
'Remittance Service Month-2023' of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) was inaugurated at the head office of the bank on Wednesday. AIBL Managing Director and CEO Farman R Chowdhury inaugurated it as the chief guest, while deputy managing directors Shabbir Ahmed,...
City Bank has signed an agreement with ADN Telecom Ltd for employee banking facility at the bank's head office recently. City Bank Managing Director and CEO Mashrur Arefin and ADN Telecom Chairman Asif Mahmood signed the deal. Under this agreement,...
Modhumoti Bank Limited donated Tk 2.0 million for the construction of Islamic Mission Hospital at Islampur, Jamalpur, under the bank's CSR programme on Tuesday at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Md Shafiul Azam, managing director and CEO of Modhumoti Bank,...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, has donated blankets to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. MTB Chairman Md Abdul Malek, along with the bank's former chairman Md Wakiluddin, handed over a token...
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