City
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq Friday said the government will intensify its efforts to bring fugitive convicts like Tarique Rahman back in the country."We will surely take initiatives to bring the people, who have been convicted here in the country, back to the coun...
Business & Commerce
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today laid emphasis on fully automated customs process to reduce the cost and time of doing business."One of the main functions of customs is trade facilitation. Customs will become truly smart following the continuation of Smart Bangladesh announced by ...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has included the Chinese Yuan in the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system.The Chinese currency will come into trade settlement on RTGS from February 04, as per a BB circular issued on Thursday.In September 2022, BB started automated clearing operations in five foreign curren...
Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in the economic sector and there are numerous untapped opportunities for further growth, yet to be realized.USAID is actively engaged in various crucial areas that are pivotal for economic development and it actively aims to propel the growth trajectory in Bang...
A delegation led by Chinese Communist Party's Vice Minister for International Department Sun Haiyan on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter's office in the capital.During the meeting, they discussed various issues including bi...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Germany next month to attend Munich Security Conference, foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud confirmed today. "Honourable Prime Minister has decided to join Munich Security Conference and we are now working on bilateral meetings (to be held on...
National,Back Page
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has fervently called on the businessman to follow best practices in rice business for ensuring its stable market price. "We urgently need all-out cooperation of millers, dealers and traders to keep the rice price static for welfare of the public in gen...
Country, Districts
Underground sand is being extracted by dredger machine in Bangapara sluice gate area of Nilkuthi-Katlamari flood control dam of Gazaria Union of Fulchari Upazila in the district.Due to sand extraction the arable land of the area including flood control dam, sluice gate is under threat and this place...
The International Customs Day 2024 will be observed in the country tomorrow as elsewhere in the world with the theme "Customs Engaging Traditional and New Partners with Purpose".Marking the day, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) will organize a seminar at 10am tomorrow at the Multipurpos...
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Thursday stressed the need for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India to facilitate the import of essential items during urgent situations.Ahsanul said, "The government of Bangladesh will hand over a list of essential items, espe...
Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank, eminent Economist Dr Atiur said, Bangladesh needs multi-pronged approach to set the economy right and create opportunities for building a Trillion $ economy. He opined that Bangladesh's success should be attributed to its multidimensional approach to sust...
SME Financing Company Limited, a subsidiary company of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB), has disbursed Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) loan worth Taka 91.21 crore.The loans were disbursed among 7,519 SME entrepreneurs' aims at promoting the sector in different potential areas of Rajshahi r...
Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Thursday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 70.24 points or 1.13 percent to 6,156.41. Two other indi...
European Council (EC) President Charles Michel has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.In a greeting message sent to Sheikh Hasina, he wrote, "Let me congratulate you on your recent re-appointment as Prime Minister of Bangladesh."Mentioning that th...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Wednesday said Bangladesh will sign a climate adaptation agreement with France."The agreement may cover issues such as protection of people from the adverse impacts of climate change, conservation of biodiversity and cap...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Wednesday underscored the need for development of the Bangladesh naval force in line with the election manifesto of the government to build a Smart Bangladesh.Khalid Mahmud in a meeting with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan today at ...
A 10-day regimental camping of Mohasthan Regiment of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) ended at the playground of Postal Academy here on Wednesday.Main thrust of the training was to enhance the moral and mental strength of the cadets along with equipping them with discipline and leadership char...
Entertainment & Glomour
A US-based Bangladesh-origin singer of Persian dissent is set to make her world debut with her first video “SoundCloud” this year, but her lead song “NGL” is already making rounds in the social media.Moumita Khonkader, is excited and says she has been working in diverse genre...
Sports,Cricket
Sylhet Strikers skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza admitted that his participation in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is not ideal as his fitness is not up to the mark at this moment.The pacer has been struggling with his knee problem since his return to the cricket with BPL after eight months.He last pla...
Despite limitations, the Citizen Charter (CC) has infused dynamism into public service delivery ensuring transparency and accountability in government organisations as it helps people get information about the services.Experts and academics opined that introduction of the citizen charter has also co...
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