City
Adviser for Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said there would be no room for corruption and nepotism in his ministry."We are trying to build a corruption-free Bangladesh. We will work together for the people of Bangladesh to attain this goal. We will utilize the opportunity...
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner has congratulated Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the Chief Adviser to the interim government."On behalf of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), I wish to warmly congratulate you on your appointment...
A group of students found Taka 18 lakh abandoned on the street and then handed over the money to a police station in Rajshahi city on Sunday.Around 11:30 am, the students found a bag containing the cash money in an alley in Badra area.Subsequently, they took the bag containing 18 bundles of Tk 1000 ...
A Dhaka court has placed Shah Kamal, former senior secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, on a five-day remand in a case lodged under The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Ahammed passed the order as police produced Kamal before the cour...
Light to moderate rains or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds ares likely to occur in most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and in many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls in...
Business & Commerce
Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the prices of commodities are very much related to the production and supply while the government is very much aware about the possible steps for controlling the prices of commodities."We're very much ...
Newly-appointed National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday put emphasis on increasing the tax to GDP ratio for having a sound macroeconomic condition in the country in the days to come. "Our tax to GDP ratio is very low as it is only 7.3 percent (pc) at present...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 3 lakh per account daily.Earlier, the limit was Tk 2 lakh.The central bank also instructed banks to monitor transactions through cheques and block any suspicious transfer of funds."Due to security pr...
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 125.20 points or 2.12 percent to 5,778.64. Two other indices also...
A milad mahfil was held at BNP party office at city’s K D Ghosh Road here today marking the 80th birth anniversary of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and salvation of the departed soul of all martyrs who were killed during the anti-discrimination students’ mov...
Aiming to ensure better treatment for the injured of the anti-discrimination student movement, separate specialized dedicated care units will be formed in all government hospitals in the country.It has been decided in a meeting between the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement and...
National,Front Page
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said the financial system should be designed to unleash entrepreneurship and creativity, while social business banks can be encouraged to be created for solving problems such as poverty and unemployment.“Being old ...
Leaders of journalist community and professionals at a rally on Saturday demanded the cancellation of the sentence and withdrawal of all cases against Dainik Amar Desh Editor Dr Mahmudur Rahman and his wife.They also demanded to remove all barriers to publish the daily. Their demands also include co...
Two cases have been filed with Natore Police Station against former Member of Parliament (MP) from Natore-2 constituency (Natore Sadar and Naldanga) and District Awami League Vice-President Shafiqul Islam Shimul and his associates for attempting to commit murders.Joint convener of BNP Natore un...
A murder case has been filed against two former Members of Parliament (MPs) -- Muhammad Saiful Islam, also General Secretary of Ashulia Thana Awami League (AL), and Talukder Tauhid Jang Murad -- in connection with the death of a class-10 student in Savar during the anti-discrimination student moveme...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-4 arrested two alleged drug dealers including a woman along with 42,220 pieces of Yaba tablets from the city's Ashulia area on Friday afternoon.A team of the RAB-4 conducted a raid in Ashulia Police Station area under Dhaka district and arrested Mozzamel H...
National,Back Page
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Against Children Najat Maalla M'jid has called on the new interim government of Bangladesh to seize the current transition as an opportunity to address existing gaps in laws and methods to protect children from all forms of abuse...
Country, Districts
Dragon fruit farming has started boosting agro-based entrepreneurship as many people built fortunes through its cultivation in the region, including its vast Barind tract. Many enthusiastic farmers have developed themselves as successful entrepreneurs through the dragon farming in the region af...
A milad mahfil, special doa and discussion were held at the house of Oliur Rahman Howladar, General Secretary of Kotalipara Municipal unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of the district on Friday marking the 80th birth anniversary of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaled...
World
Farmers are happy to see bumper production and fair price of pomelo in the district as the juicy delicious fruit selling is going on in full swing in Debiganj appearing to be its large selling center.Pomelo is a seasonal fruit as it has a sweet and sour combination taste. Comparatively, everybody li...
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