The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 23 people, including former Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman and economist Dr Abul Barkat, for allegedly embezzling TK 2.97 billion under the guise of the Enontex Group, report agencies.Deputy Director...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has found evidence of enforced disappearance, rape, and torture against former Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohiuddin Faruki and RAB Company Commander Alep Uddin, Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has said.The tribunal has ordered that Alep Uddin...
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Microcredit-interest rates in the rural areas are declining due to increasing competition, driven by the presence of a substantial number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), experts and economists said on Thursday.They noted that NGO-led microfinance institutions have played a crucial role...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 20: A huge amount of essential commodities has already arrived at Chittagong Port ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, with more shipments in the pipeline.Additionally, a substantial quantity of food items are waiting at the outer anchorage...
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The imports of many key essentials necessary in the holy month of Ramadan increased by up to 85 per cent in the October-January period of FY25, shows the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank's import- monitoring division.Despite the tectonic rise...
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Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said the interim government will take necessary measures so that people do not suffer due to high prices of essential commodities during Ramadan."We will ensure that people don't suffer from food related problems during...
A pickup carrying TCB products drives away under the pretext that the low-income people who waited in a long queue to buy food items at subsidized rates created chaos. The picture, taken at Segun Bagicha on Thursday, shows people running...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with...
Australia's Ambassador for Climate Change Kristin Tilley has acknowledged the efforts and investment of Bangladesh for its adaptation and mitigation initiatives which positioned Bangladesh as the most credible and influential voice in global climate negotiations, reports UNB.She agreed with Foreign...
BARISHAL, Feb 20 (UNB): Students of Barishal Medical College continued the class boycott for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, demanding immediate end of teachers' shortage to ensure smooth operation of academic activities.Meanwhile, the protesting students rejected a government notification...
Six trainee assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) from the 40th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) batch have been removed, one of whom came first in the police cadre, reports bdnews24.com.Their removal was announced in a notice from the Ministry of Home...
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A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Dubai was forced to make an emergency landing in Nagpur, India due to a technical issue.The plane, with 395 passengers and 12 crew members on board, landed in Nagpur around midnight on Wednesday...
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Bangladesh has the potential to collect Zakat worth Tk 1.0 trillion per year, as informed by a speaker at a press conference of the Center for Zakat Management (CZM) on Thursday.CZM will be organising a two-day Zakat fair starting tomorrow...
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Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday expressed concern over alleged secrecy surrounding the draft of the Public Audit Bill 2024.The anti-corruption watchdog urged the government in a statement to make it public immediately to gather feedback from relevant stakeholders and...
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjad Ali said on Thursday that the overall law and order situation in the capital is better now (than before), except a few small and isolated incidents. "You couldn't say anything about big...
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The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Thursday emphasised the need to address the ongoing pressure of inflation on safety net programmes. Such programmes include vulnerable group feeding, food for education, cash transfers for vulnerable people, and others. IFPRI announced...
A student of Sylhet's MC College has allegedly been beaten by members of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, after commenting on Facebook about the recent clash in Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), reports bdnews24.com.Mizanur Rahman...
The Metropolitan Sessions Court has rejected bail petition of Masud Biswas, former chief of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank, in a corruption case, report agencies.Metropolitan Sessions Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday.Meanwhile, the Metropolitan...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife and two daughters, on charges of money laundering amounting to Tk 113.4 million, report agencies.Deputy Director of ACC's Integrated District Office Dhaka-1...
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former MP AKM Sarwar Jahan from Kushtia-1constituency and his wife Mahmuda Siddiqa, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday, responding to an application...
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Students of Dhaka College and City College locked into a fresh clash on Thursday afternoon creating a tense situation in the city's Dhanmondi area.Students of City College claimed that several students of the institution were injured in the clash.According to...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the people of Bangladesh want the interim government to take immediate steps to restore democracy and ensure their voting rights, reports UNB."The people of Bangladesh want to see the immediate...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir bought books from a stall of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement at Bangla Academy Ekushey Boimela (book fair) in the capital on Thursday. — bdnews24.com
FRANKFURT, Feb 20 (AFP): Mercedes-Benz said Thursday it planned hefty cost cuts after its 2024 profits plunged by almost a third amid a slump in China and weak electric car sales, as Germany's auto sector reels.The German auto giant's net...
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters): US-listed exchange-traded funds focused on China have drawn bullish options flows as the emergence of artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek brightens the outlook for Chinese tech shares, and tariff-related news seemed less threatening than before.Traders have...
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (AFP): Global stocks were under pressure Wednesday after US President Donald Trump broadened his tariff threats, leaving European bourses lower even as the S&P 500 notched a fresh record.Trump warned the previous day that he would...
The two-day free-eye-care programme called 'Sony-Smart Eye Care Camp' organised by Smart Foundation in collaboration with Japanese Sony's official distributor in Bangladesh, Smart Electronics Limited (Sony-Smart), and Bangladesh Eye Trust Hospital, was held in Ramganj, Lakshmipur recently. Mohammad Zahirul Islam,...
The Annual Managers' Conference 2025 of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Ltd was held in the city on Saturday. Chairman of the company AKM Aftab Ul Islam was present in the conference as the chief guest while directors Moynul Haque...
Lutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy (Adviser Status) on International Affairs to Chief Adviser, was chief guest at the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB)-organised 9th Convocation for the Qualified Chartered Secretaries who successfully completed their professional examinations and other requisites...
PRAN, a leading business conglomerate of the country, has organised a Global Business Summit for the first time with a commitment to supply PRAN products to all countries of the world. Eleash Mridha, Managing Director of PRAN Group, inaugurated the...
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