National,Bank & Insurance,Politics
Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn a recently issued dress code notice for its employees following widespread criticism and media coverage.Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson and Executive Director, said no policy decision was taken in this regard and no circular was issued.“When the internal matter ca...
National,Business & Commerce,Chattogram
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 148) arriving from Dubai was forced to return to Shah Amanat International Airport shortly after departing for Dhaka due to a technical fault on Thursday morning.The flight, carrying 287 passengers, initially landed safely in Chattogram at 7:15 am. It took off ...
National,Politics
A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque from his residence in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday morning.Confirming the development, Rabiul Islam Bhuiyan, Joint Commissioner (North) of DB Police, told UNB that...
National,Healthcare,Politics
A team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support from India arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night to treat aircraft crash victims.The specialised team consists of doctors and nurses from Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, which are the two top hospi...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday said his party does not want any delay in the upcoming national election but stressed that it must be free, fair, and transparent.“We do not want a delayed election, but it must be acceptable and neutral. Jamaat-e-Islami will not accept ...
National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
The government on Wednesday approved several major procurement proposals involving the import of fertilisers, LNG cargoes, wheat, and lentils worth Tk 2,810 crore to meet the country’s growing domestic demands.It approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.40 lakh MTs of fertiliser, 2 car...
National,Art& Culture
The postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams scheduled for July 22 and 24 have been rescheduled to August 17 and August 19, respectively.Chief Adviser’s Press Wing confirmed the rescheduled dates of the examinations.Earlier in the day, Education Adviser CR Abrar sa...
National,Business & Commerce
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) achieved 16.22 percent export growth and 33,000 new employment opportunities in the recently ended fiscal year 2024-25.The Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and BEPZA Economic Zone, operated by the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BE...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has expanded the list of goods eligible for transfer, unstuffing, and delivery through privately operated Inland Container Depots (ICDs) and off-docks approved by Chattogram Customs House.The revenue collecting authority took the decision in a move to streamline i...
The British Council has invited students from Bangladesh to attend the "Study UK" pre-departure briefing on July 29 from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm.This virtual event is designed to provide essential guidance on everything from obtaining a student visa to settling into university life in the UK fo...
National,World,Politics
Fortify Rights on Wednesday said the International Criminal Court (ICC) should investigate war crimes, including abductions, torture, killings and beheadings of Rohingya civilians committed by the Arakan Army (AA), a powerful ethnic resistance force fighting the Myanmar military junta in Rakhine Sta...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday expressed high hopes that Bangladesh will get a reduced tariff rate for exporting products to the USA.“We are hoping the tariff will be lowered for us,” he said while emerging from the weekly meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Go...
National,City,Art& Culture
Seven months after mourning the death of a father working abroad, a Shariatpur family has been shattered once again -- this time by an even more devastating tragedy.Their youngest member, Abdullah Shamim, 14, a bright Class VI student at Milestone School and College in Dhaka, lost his life in a trag...
National,City
The government on Wednesday published the identities of the victims who were killed and injured in the BAF aircraft crash at Uttara in Dhaka.The bodies of the 21 victims among 29 deceased were handed over to their respective families, six bodies were kept at mortuaries and one remained unidentified,...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the interim government is on the right track over the national election.“We had detailed talks on accelerating the election process. The Chief Adviser reiterated his commitment to holding the national election between mid-Febr...
A day after meeting with leaders of four major political parties, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus sat in another meeting with leaders from 13 other political parties on Wednesday afternoon.The meeting is being held at the state guest house, Jamuna, according to the Chief Adviser’s Deputy ...
Trashing the false information surrounding the casualty figures from the tragic plane crash into Milestone School and College, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday firmly said the government has no reason to underreport the numbers.In a post on his Facebook account, he al...
The National Consensus Commission started the 18th day of its second-round dialogue with political parties on Wednesday morning, aiming to reach decisions on important reform issues.The discussion began at about 11:00am at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital with NCC Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz ...
National,Healthcare,Politics,City,Art& Culture
A team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support from India are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka shortly to treat aircraft crash victims, said the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday night.They will make an assessment of the condition of patients with recommendation...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
A staggering 75 percent of money laundered from Bangladesh is siphoned off through misdeclarations in import and export, according to a study of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). The findings were presented on Tuesday at a roundtable discussion, held at BIBM Conference Hall. The a...
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