The capital city has been roasting in the sizzling summer for the last couple of days, with the mercury reaching nearly 40 degrees Celsius. In the picture taken at Topkhana Road on Sunday, a bare-chested man seemingly exhausted by the...
Seven people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts on Sunday.In Kishoreganj, three people including a college student were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes. Witnesses said Faruk Mia, 60 of Rasulpur village...
The government has formed a high-level committee led by Education Adviser Prof C R Abrar to investigate the departure of former President Abdul Hamid to Thailand, reports UNB.The committee members are Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Labour and Employment...
RANGPUR, May 11 (BSS): The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) inaugurated the newly installed modern Doppler radar station at its Radar and Earthquake Observatory in Rangpur office on Sunday."With the installation of this Doppler radar, it is now possible to provide...
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The government has reissued a tender to purchase one spot LNG cargo for the June 26-27 delivery window to meet growing summer demands in industries and power plants.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) reissued the tender last week to...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-05-12 00:00:00
A massive amount of subsidies in the revised FY25 budget have given the interim government a big respite as it has already cleared a good amount of overdue payments to the private sector power producers, officials said on Saturday.Till early...
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The number of internet subscribers in Bangladesh has rebounded after eight consecutive months of decline, with 750,000 new users added across mobile and broadband services in March, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).This modest...
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Bangladesh urgently needs policy consistency and comprehensive reforms to boost investment and also direct tax collection by curbing systemic leakages, says Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Mohammad Zaved Akhtar.Mr Zaved, also Chairman and Managing Director of...
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has welcomed the interim government move to bring the Awami League under trial by amending laws and banning the party's activities until trial ends.BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said this while speaking at the...
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Parties, individuals or their activity can be banned for involvement in terrorist acts as a latest ordinance empowers the government to take such action.The Council of Advisers of the post-uprising government Sunday approved the draft Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 with...
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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus asks for a jumpstart of coordinated action from all relevant agencies to ensure Bangladesh's timely smooth sailing in graduation from least-developed country (LDC) status as a national panel decides on five must-dos for economic breakthroughs....
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Any scheduled bank or financial institution, including troubled Islamic banks, may go under government ownership for bringing stability in the noncompliant commercial lenders under a latest reform panacea.In the process of streamlining, officials say, the central bank can temporarily take...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday),...
Eminent musicologist, writer, and researcher Mustafa Zaman Abbasi was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in the capital on Saturday, reports UNB.Abbasi aged 88 passed away at a hospital in the capital on Saturday morning after suffering from respiratory complications....
JHENAIDAH, May 11 (UNB): Mmembers of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained 17 people, including women and children, from Moheshpur border of Jhenaidah when they were trying to cross the border to enter India.They were held from Bagadanga, Kholashpur...
FE ReportVisiting Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives of Nepal Indira Rana Magar called upon female journalists of Bangladesh and Nepal to work together and learn from each other for establishing just societies in their own countries."You are the truth-seekers,...
FE REPORTFocusing on the growing partnership between Bangladesh and China, speakers at a discussion on Sunday stressed the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's book titled 'The Governance of China'.BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Road Transport and...
Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha brought out a procession from Basabo Buddhist Temple at Basabo in the capital on Sunday in celebration of Buddha Purnima and Jatisangha Boishakh Day 2025. — Focus Bangla
KHAGRACHHARI, May 11 (BSS): The army personnel of Lakhmichhari zone in the district has arrested a member of United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) from the area.Two army teams of the zone conducted a raid at a house in the East...
FE REPORTDNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz on Sunday warned politically influential people of taking necessary actions unless they are able to pay their unpaid taxes and dues accordingly."If they don't pay the taxes, the DNCC officials will visit their residences and...
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has lowered the price of gold by Tk 1,050 per bhori, effective from Sunday.According to the new rate, the price of a bhori of 22-carat gold will now be Tk 170,761, reports UNB. The Bajus notification...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has appointed Enamul Huque as Country Chief Risk Officer (CRO). In his new role, Enam will also concurrently serve as Senior Credit Officer for the Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) portfolio, says a statement. Enam brings with...
NRBC Bank holds training on Credit managementNRBC Bank has recently conducted a five-day training programme on Credit management for officers from various levels of its head office, branches, and sub-branches. The training concluded on Thursday, with a certificate distribution ceremony...
Citizens Bank host Annual Business Review MeetingCitizens Bank PLC hosted "Annual Business Review and Way Forward Strategy Meeting" at its head office in Dhaka on May 8. In the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held on different aspects of banking...
Petrol pump and tank lorry owners announced a nationwide 8-hour strike on May 25, from 6 am to 2 pm, demanding an increase in fuel sales commission to a minimum of 7 per cent along with nine other demands, reports...
Board Meeting of Exim Bank heldExim bank held the 220th Board Meeting at the head office of the bank recently. Chairman of the Board of Directors Md. Nazrul Islam Swapan presided over the meeting. Board members, Md. Nurul Amin Faruk,...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated a move to track down owners of land, flats and buildings across the country in an effort to widen the country's tax net, reports UNB.The move comes as more than two-thirds of...
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin held a bilateral meeting with Japan's State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ogushi Masaki at the Japanese pavilion at World Expo 2025 venue in Osaka on Sunday. — PID
FE REPORTForum, a panel of candidates contesting the upcoming BGMEA election, has proposed the introduction of a 'forced savings' mechanism aimed at ensuring timely payment of wages to garment workers, particularly ahead of major festivals like Eid.The proposal was unveiled...
JASHORE, May 11 (UNB): A BNP activist has been killed in a clash between two rival groups of the party at Chutipur village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jashore district.The deceased is Asha (34), son of Atal Uddin of Balia village...
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