MEGH RAHMAN | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Fasting and festivals with a tenor of sanctify make a comeback hand in hand. Setting shopping choices within one's means matters to many. A quick question: 'When do you start your Ramadan grocery shopping?' Well, a bigger question: 'Do you...
Imtiaz Ahmed | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The month of Ramadan has arrived once again. An ambience of restraint and sanctity is there all around. People are fasting from dawn to dusk. They refrain from having any food or drink during the day time. This can range...
Tahseen Nower Prachi | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The sighting of the crescent moon at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and the sudden buzz in the streets of Dhaka are correlated. Eid in Bangladesh is not just a religious festival. It is an experience, a...
The National Consensus Commission is determined to reach a national consensus on reforms within the stipulated timeframe, said the commission's Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz, reports UNB.He made the remark while European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a...
A court has ordered the seizure of 38,800 square feet of land owned by former Gopalganj-1 MP Farook Khan's brother Aziz Khan, chairman of the Summit Group, and his associates, reports bdnews24.com.The market valuation of the land has been shown...
The interim government has decided to launch a shortcode along with the police hotline service aiming to prevent violence against women.This is one of the four government initiatives to digitise the police services, said a press release of Chief Adviser's...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Police on Tuesday arrested a couple in connection with the gruesome murder of Habibullah Bahar College vice-principal (acting) Saifur Rahman Bhuiyan in Uttarkhan area of the capital.Acting on a tip-off, the law enforcers hunted down the couple during a raid...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 124 bank accounts of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, seven of their family members, and organisations related to them over corruption allegations. Judge of...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The High Court has questioned the legality of financial activities run by unauthorised private microfinance institutions (MFIs) and cooperative societies, as well as informal local money-lenders. It has issued a rule upon the government bodies concerned to explain why their...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The yield on five-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) rose significantly on Tuesday as banks have expressed their unwillingness to invest in the securities before the upcoming Eid festival.The cut-off yield, commonly referred to as the interest rate, jumped to...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Protesters demanding justice for recent rapes and other crimes against women and girls clashed with law enforcers in the city on Tuesday while trying to cross a police barricade in the area of the InterContinental Dhaka hotel.The protesters demanded maximum...
The interim government has reinstated the Independence Award of former President Ziaur Rahman (posthumous) declared in 2003 and picked seven individuals for this year's Independence Award, the highest civilian award, for their outstanding contributions to the country, report agencies.The Cabinet...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) on Tuesday urged the government to allow 'free of cost' import of raw materials, similar to the facility provided to the textile sector.Under the ready-made garment industry, factories are...
Battery-powered rickshaws continue to rule the capital city, which is now widely regarded as a public nuisance. However, the driver of the motorised three-wheeler as seen in the photo is using Dhaka's Mouchak-Malibagh flyover in flagrant defiance of the law....
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh sees its current account turn deficit again during July-January primarily as a spike in payments on account of transportation in services tips the balance. The current-account deficit amounted to more than half a billion dollars -- $552 million --...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Land-registration taxes may decrease in the next budget for fiscal year 2025-26, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said on Tuesday."We would consider not increasing the existing taxes (on land), rather we would make it tolerable," he...
The government has fixed the minimum Fitra at Tk 110 per person while the maximum Fitra is set at Tk 2,805.This year the minimum fitra has been reduced by Tk 5 compared to the last year and the maximum fitra...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed says the government is now dealing with some "sensitive" money-laundering cases and he is hopeful about recovering stolen assets through deals with foreign parties concerned. "Those who laundered over Tk 2.0 billion have been identified....
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
India's Adani resumes full-scale operation and supply of electricity from both of its dedicated power-plant units following a call from Bangladesh at the start of Ramadan.The Adani Power Jharkhand Ltd (APJL) plant supplied around 1,362 megawatts (MW) of electricity against...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
The tax intelligence has targeted 500 bank accounts through which tuition fees have been sent to students studying abroad.It has already collected information on 50,000 accounts from five banks to scrutinise whether the parents or guardians have shown the expenditures...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature of the country was recorded on...
Power Grid Bangladesh PLC has formed a 5-member committee, led by BM Mizanul Hassan, chief engineer (System Operation) of the company, to investigate Tuesday morning's fire incident at Aminbazar 400/230kV substation in Savar, reports UNB.The committee has been asked to...
The 38th finance committee meeting of the Southern University Bangladesh in progress at its Baizid Arefin Nagar Campus in Chattogram on Tuesday with its board of trustees (BoT) and finance committee Chairman Khalilur Rahman presiding over the meeting. BoT Secretary...
Teachers will no longer be able to give any sort of private lessons to students in classrooms of government primary schools, reports bdnews24.com.The Directorate of Primary Education on Tuesday issued a directive instructing school administrations to stop all sorts of...
A young man allegedly assaulted three police personnel, including officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station, over a trivial matter in the early hours of Tuesday, reports UNB.According to police, the attack happened on the police station premises, leading to the...
China is set to ramp up investments in Bangladesh's key sectors, including textiles, clean energy, electric vehicles, and digital technology, said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen, reports BSS. The envoy made the remarks while speaking at a seminar, organised...
At least 10 ready-made garment (RMG) factories declared holiday on Tuesday after workers staged protests over unpaid wages and alleged attacks on their fellows, blocking highways in Gazipur's Tongi and Kaliakair areas, reports bdnews24.com.Protesters barricaded and occupied the highways from...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Recruiters on Tuesday demanded reinstatement of the previous rules, relaxing attestation from the Bangladeshi authorities, in sending workers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) amid a sharp fall in manpower export to the top destination. Members of Bangladesh Association...
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