Zaved Akhtar | 2025-03-06 00:00:00
The government has been in a dilemma regarding the energy security of the country. At one hand it has a large amount pending dues in the middle eastern markets for energy which we had secured earlier while we are struggling...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 12:00:00
Bangladesh's export earnings recorded a 10.53-percent rise to US$32.94 billion during the first eight months of this fiscal year--singularly dominated by apparel sector--although growth potent got stunted for adversities. According to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released Tuesday, the country's...
DUBAI, Mar 4 (AFP): Virat Kohli hit 84 as India beat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.Chasing 265 for victory, India lost Kohli in the closing overs but KL Rahul...
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has granted administrative approval for the appointment, joining, and posting of 6,531 selected candidates as assistant teachers in government primary schools across Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, reports BSS.The information was revealed in an...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present the United Nations human rights fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh in Geneva today (March 5), reports...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for nine independent directors appointed by the Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for Beximco Limited, Beximco Pharmaceuticals, and Shinepukur Ceramics to resume their duties.The Appellate Division stayed...
Leaders of the newly-formed National Citizen Party (NCP) have paid tribute to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, report agencies.Party Convener Nahid Islam and Member Secretary Aktar Hossain led the delegation as they...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said the government wants to implement a single, universal value-added tax (VAT) rate in the country if the business community reaches a consensus. "If necessary, we will lower...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The yield on two-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) increased significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed their unwillingness to invest funds in the securities.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the BGTBs rose to 11.20 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The government is totally opposed to any kind of mob justice or moral policing, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday."The position of the government in this regard is very clear. The government never approves...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
Despite having money loan court (Artha Rin Adalat) decrees in their favour, banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are not getting the desired success in selling mortgaged properties due to various complications. Bank officials are reluctant to sell such properties...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
Banks' special fund designated for stock-market investment survives two more years until December next year as the regulator renews its tenure amid entreaties from stakeholders and fears of securities selloffs, officials said.After deciding to extend the tenure last week, they...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
India's share in Bangladesh's total trade has been on a downturn since April 2024 as import restrictions and a consumer-driven boycott of Indian-made products weigh amid a change of wind, sources say.On the contrary, China's share in Bangladesh's trade has...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
Daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks is relaxed to give the lenders some breathing space amid persisting liquidity tightness, officials said Tuesday.The central bank's decision lowering CRR-maintenance requirement by 50 basis points from existing 3.50 per cent...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.The highest temperature of the...
The Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) has renamed the Bangabandhu Satellite-I as the Bangladesh Satellite-I, reports BSS.The BSCL has taken the move following a decision of the Advisory Council meeting, said a release on Tuesday.Besides, the Sajeeb Wazed Satellite Ground...
Authorities have deployed MRT Police personnel to enhance security on the Dhaka Metro Rail, with at least two officers stationed inside each train to ensure passenger safety, reports bdnews24.com.The move was made in line with the instructions of the Dhaka...
A workshop titled 'Program Self-Assessment for Academic Excellence at GAU: Frameworks and Implementation' in progress at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) on Tuesday. GAU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr G K M Mustafizur Rahman was the chief guest of the programme. GAU...
Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, a former professor of international relations at Dhaka University who is popularly known as CR Abrar, is set to take an oath of office as an adviser to the interim government, reports bdnews24.com.He will be sworn in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start sale of train tickets for the homebound passengers on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr on March 14 to operate the first intercity Eid trains on March 24.The state-owned train operator is expected to sell...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
Passengers were charged exorbitant prices for Sehri and Iftar and supplied substandard food for the meals on trains, Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity) said on Tuesday after visiting 14 intercity trains.The association's Secretary General Md. Mozammel Haque...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The edible oil market remains volatile despite considerable efforts to stabilise the market during this Ramadan. Prices of some other essential commodities, however, have declined on the third day of Ramadan, giving some relief to consumers. With the beginning of...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 4 (BSS): Police have arrested three Awami League (AL) leaders at their residences in Kaliganj upazila of the district in case filed over killing a man during student-led mass uprising.The arrestees are AL Cholbola union joint general secretary...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until March 12 the hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court (HC) judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters (FFs), reports BSS."Heard in part...
The Metropolitan Special Judge Court has ordered to freeze 14 bank accounts of Suchana Foundation of Saima Wajed Putul, South East Asian Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), and daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.Md...
The Supreme Court (SC) has set March 6 for delivering its verdict on the appeal against the conviction of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case, report agencies.A four-member bench of the...
A Dhaka court has imposed travel bans on 11 people involved with the interests of S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, and his family, report agencies.Dhaka Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Tuesday, allowing...
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has said it is now studying cases of 300 victims who are yet to return, reports BSS."The investigation regarding 300 victims of enforced disappearances who are yet to return is going on," chairman...
LONDON, Mar 04 (BBC): Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef.So traumatised are the survivors that some say they have attempted to end their lives....
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