FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) on Monday announced the sale of four protein items at subsidised rates in the capital during Ramadan starting February 28.Beef to be sold at Tk 650 a kg, eggs at Tk 9.50 each,...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
The scope for quizzing the accused in corruption cases, especially those filed over major financial scams, becomes narrow for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as the Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka is rejecting pleas to remand the accused despite having...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Fractions of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) were locked into an altercation centring a press conference called by its ad-hoc committee on its Eskaton office premises on Monday.The committee invited journalists to attend a briefing at 4:00 pm in a...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Agent banking continues changing the rural socioeconomic landscape with formal credit inflow, deposit netting, and injection of inward remittance, marking a remarkable increase in the least-developed regions.Since access to finance is one of the key challenges facing financial inclusion, lending...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed urges the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the country to work with the courts and facilitate justice.He reminded the DCs that governance and justice are not separate roads but they run in parallel leading to the...
LONDON/PARIS, Feb 17 (Reuters): Britain said it was ready to send peacekeeping troops to back up any peace deal for Ukraine as European leaders gathered on Monday to agree a unified strategy, while Russian and US officials prepared to meet...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Financial constraints, followed by fears of job cuts, premium loss and uncertainty of seamless premium, are top reasons that bar ready-made garment workers from participating in Universal Pension Scheme (UPS), according to a latest study.About 99 per cent of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh ought to open up its market for ensuring enhanced foreign investment, the European Union suggests as the bloc eyes business potential in various sectors and prospects for greater exports. The EU Ambassador in Bangladesh, Michael Miller, made the observations...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Tax collection against the submitted returns declined 1.53 per cent despite extending submission time thrice and the number of returns having increased by 150,000, possibly as the well-off remain on the run. On the other hand, the overall tax receipt...
LALMONIRHAT, Feb 17 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday urged India to resolve the Teesta-water sharing issue, stop border killings, and shun its 'big brother' attitude to maintain good relations with the people of Bangladesh."We would...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Two tranches of funds from the IMF lending package to Bangladesh are now expected together in June, after further delays in release of one amid dilemmas, the finance adviser indicates. Dr Salehuddin Ahmed looks to deferred placement of amalgamated fund-release...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly...
A Dhaka couple was killed and their 14-year-old daughter suffered injuries after a pickup van hit them in the capital's Jatrabari area on Monday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Abdul Jabbar,45, his wife Runa Khanom, 38, of Mohammadpur village...
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered to freeze 74 bank accounts owned by Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank PLC's board of director, his wife Anjuman Ara Shahid and son Chowdhury Rahib Safwan Sarafat, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior...
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 13 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 19 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever,...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Sazzat Ali has emphasised the need to involve traffic police in road accident investigations, reports UNB."In the event of an accident, the investigation should be conducted using scientific methods, and the police's capabilities in...
A taskforce of the interim government has recommended establishing a "Dhaka Haat" for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reports BSS.To promote SMEs, the government should consider setting up a "Dhaka Haat," modelled after Delhi's successful handicraft market, which operates year-round...
Those killed in July movement will be recognised as 'July Martyrs' while the injured victims will be known as 'July Warriors', reports UNB."Those martyred in the July uprising will receive certificates and identity cards, the injured ones will receive identity...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has questioned the failure, negligence, and inaction of the authorities of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and others in preventing incidents of theft, damage, and loss of passengers' luggage at the airport. It issued a...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Monday urged all to remain vigilant, so that none could create any trouble during the National Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day on February 21.He aired the caution during...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
The Police Headquarters on Monday called upon the people to provide exact information about the eight martyrs of the July-August uprising whose bodies were buried as unclaimed to facilitate ascertaining their identities. Assistant Inspector General (AIG) (Media and PR) Enamul...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB) has demanded the resignation of the chairman of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) for his total failure to stabilise the transport sector.The association has also demanded the dissolution of the transport regulatory...
The Land Management system across the country will soon be fully digital, Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder has said, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters after the first session on the second day of the three-day District Commissioners (DCs) conference at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-18 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said it is very difficult on the part of an unelected government to break market syndicates to cub price hike of essential commodities. "It's difficult to control supply chain as well as inflation...
A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on former education minister Nurul Islam Nahid and his wife KU Johra Jesmin, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Monday following an application by the...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has showed former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam and five others arrested in a case for crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising, reports BSS.The three-member tribunal led by...
A Dhaka court has ordered the withdrawal of arrest warrants for BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and other absconding suspects in the Aug 21 grenade attack case, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka's Speedy Trial Tribunal 1 Judge Rafiqul Islam gave the order on...
SYLHET, Feb 17 BSS): Former acting mayor of Sylhet City Corporation Azam Khan and six others were arrested under 'operation devil hunt' in the last 24 hours till Monday morning.The joint forces comprising police, RAB and army raided different parts...
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam has said the government is preparing to take legal action against individuals falsely claiming to be freedom fighters (FFs), reports bdnews24.com.He came up with the remarks while speaking to reporters after a joint...
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