Business & Commerce
The government has discussed with the visiting US delegation the issues relating to economic reforms, supports in financial sector and the measures for bringing back siphoned off money from abroad.Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said th...
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Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday visited the army headquarters in Dhaka for the first time.On his arrival, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman welcomed the Chief Adviser, an ISPR press release said.Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Home Af...
Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) central publicity and Dawah affairs secretary Maulana Ahmad Abdul Qaiyum on Sunday said if the rules of Islam are established, the real beauty of Islam will be exposed to the global community.“People of all faiths and paths can enjoy the benefits of Islam. Even ...
A Dhaka court on Sunday sent ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s energy adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury to jail in a case lodged over the murder of one Sumon Shikder in capital’s Badda area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzama...
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The United States (US) private sector can help unlock Bangladesh's growth potential through trade and investment with the right economic reforms in place, the US Embassy in Dhaka said in Dhaka on Saturday."From energy security to data centers to transportation, US businesses play a positive...
Speakers at a policy dialogue on Saturday said the country needs a suitable law aiming not only to appoint next Election Commissioners (ECs) but also to institutionalize their appointments so that the citizens can see a new Election Commission (EC) capable to conduct credible elections.As the existi...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said Bangladesh still has a long way to go to build a robust and strong democracy as weaknesses of democracy exist in most of the countries in the world till now.He said this in a message on the occasion of the Internation...
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Tajul Islam said letters are being sent to all the media houses, public and private hospitals, civil surgeons, deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) seeking authentic data regarding the mass killings carried out ...
The Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh has officially launched e-passport services for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant milestone for the community.The inauguration ceremony was presided over by SM Rakibullah, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy, alongside officials and the ...
Amar Bangladesh Party-(AB Party) on Saturday urged the writers and journalists to play an important creative role for national unity and implementing the aim of the recent Anti-discrimination Student Movement in the country. Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) Member Secretary Mojibur Rahman...
Country, Districts
Khulna city and district units BNP will hold a rally today at city's Shibbari intersection marking the World Democracy day.Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate organizations of Khulna division will join the rally.Making the rally a total success, preparedness meeting is being held ever...
Scientists at a training session here on Saturday viewed that wide-ranging promotion of balanced fertilization can be the crucial means of boosting crop production through protecting soil health from further degradation.They unanimously mentioned that utmost emphasis should be given on habituating t...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman M Abdur Rahman Khan on Saturday emphasized on ensuring 'value for money' of the taxes being paid by the country's esteemed taxpayers alongside rendering due services to them in a prompt manner."The taxpayers want to become assured that their ...
Bangladesh has shown promising growth in its information technology (IT) sector, especially in software development and IT-enabled services, said a global report on 'Digital Trade for Development'.Prepared by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic C...
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Journalists in the occupied West Bank are being "attacked and harassed" by Israeli forces, according to two United Nations experts, who accused Israel of trying to prevent reporting on alleged "war crimes".At the end of August, Israel launched a large-scale offensive across the n...
North Korea released images of its uranium enrichment facility for the first time on Friday, showing leader Kim Jong Un touring it as he called for more centrifuges to boost his nuclear arsenal.The country, which conducted its first nuclear test in 2006 and is under rafts of UN sanctions for its ban...
Pope Francis wrapped up an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific on Friday, defying health concerns to connect with believers from the jungle of Papua New Guinea to the skyscrapers of Singapore.The 87-year-old pontiff flies home from Singapore within hours, completing his longest trip in duration ...
A top political opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted bail on Friday after months behind bars on accusations his party took kickbacks in exchange for liquor licenses.Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of the capital Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance that battled Mod...
A total of 1,000 small and marginal farmers in seven upazilas of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agriculture incentive under the incentive and rehabilitation programme for the cultivation of onion and mashkalai dal in the current season.To increase the interest of farmers...
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