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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday proposed forming a high-level committee between Bangladesh and India to manage floods jointly.He came up with the proposal when Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on him at his Jamuna office in the capital city of Dhaka.F...
City
The Editors' Council on Thursday demanded quick completion of the trial in the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case through framing charges at the quickest possible time.Masranga TV channel news editor Sagar Sarwar and his wife, a senior reporter of another TV channel, ATN Bangla, were ...
President of the Rajshahi Division Journalist Association, Dhaka, and Senior Sub-Editor of Bangladesh, Pratidin Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, passed away in the early hours on Thursday. He was 61.Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) Member Mujibur Rahman breathed his last while undergoing treatment in ...
A case was filed against immediate past Jailer A G Mahmud, 50, ex-superintendent Rafiqul Islam Kader, 48, and Pharmacist Ataur Rahman Parvez, 45, of Khulna District Jail with Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court on Thursday.The ACMM Md Anisur Rahman instructed the Deputy Commissione...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has welcomed South Korea’s three million US dollars contribution through the Joint Response Plan as humanitarian support for the forcefully displaced people.This well-timed contribution will strengthen the UNHCR’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance a...
Business & Commerce
External interest payment increased by 162 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of the last fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24) as debt servicing of loans taken for some mega projects has started.According to the finance ministry's "Quarterly Debt Bulletin" released on Wednesday, Tk 11...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has formed two investigation committees to look into the overall activities of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).The stock market regulator on Wednesday formed a four-member committee, headed by BSEC Director M...
After witnessing a downward trend in the four sessions, stocks today rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues.After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 92.96 points or 1.66 per cent...
Bangladesh's inward remittance inflow has witnessed a massive 36 percent surge amounting to US$406 million in the first 20 days of August, 2024 compared to the same period last year.During the first 20 days, Bangladesh received a total of $1.5 billion in inward remittance. The amount was $1.12 b...
Bangladesh Army has alerted the countrymen about searches being conducted at various public and private offices and residents alongside extortion attempts using their name.“It has been seen that some self-obsessed people in civil dresses impersonating them as members of the Bangladesh Army now...
Country, Districts
Large number of youths and students from different parts of the city unequivocally called for stopping pond and water body filling in the city indiscriminately as per the direction of High Court (HC).Simultaneously, they also underscored the need for full-length implementation of the High Court verd...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said the central bank will dissolve the board of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC within a couple of days."The central bank will form a new board of the Islami Bank. We will also take over all the shares of S Alam Group against its liabilities...
Khulna region witnessed a decrease in shrimp export as concerned authorities attributed declination of shrimp export to reasons like global economic depression, reduction of demand for price hike, wrong and imperfect policies of the fallen Awami League government and disinterest of foreign buyers.Fi...
Abdullah Shafil, 17, a first-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) under the Department of Business and Technology of the Northern University who lost his eyes during the anti-discrimination students’ movement in Khulna, hopes to see a discrimination-free new Bangladesh....
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today urged the mass media to play an effective role to encourage the people to come forward and stand by the flood affected people as the flood situation is worsening in the country.He made the call in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.Nahid, als...
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday protested the report published in different media outlets with tiled “Army Chief faces angst by young army officers at a meeting of that day”.In a rejoinder, ISPR said that the news published merely based on a report in the Indian New...
National,Back Page
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has assured the Bangladesh’s interim government of providing full supports in efforts towards restoring an inclusive and prosperous democracy in the country in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad YunusIn his message, the UN ...
Aus paddy harvesting nears completion in the district as the farmers and agricultural officials are happy to see its bumper production.Department of Agricultural Extensions (DAE) officials attributed bumper Aus yield to favourable weather condition.They said Aus cultivation is lucrative for the farm...
Jute farmers in the district are happy due to its good production and fair prices in the local markets during the on-going harvesting season.Now, the jute farmers are seen busy cutting and processing the crop with much enthusiasm in the district as harvesting is going on in full swing.The new jute h...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur today said the central bank will not provide illegal liquidity support or other facilities to any bank. "The depositors have the right to withdraw money from the ailing banks and the banks will be liable if they have lost confidence of thei...
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