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Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus passed a busy day on Tuesday, the opening day of the COP29 global climate summit, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.The head of Bangladesh interim government and the 2006 Nobel Peace laureate met at least 20 top leaders of different countries and heads of inte...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said that the previous caretaker government and the current government are not the same. This government has come at a critical moment, through the movement of students and mass people.As a result, this government has to make reforms in va...
Hours after criticising the government for removing Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s portrait from Bangabhaban, Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday apologised for his unwarranted remark.“I had thought Sheikh Mujib's photo was taken down fro...
A syndicate is pocketing millions of money through unnecessary health tests for aspiring migrant workers to Middle Eastern countries.According to sources, the powerful syndicate, who control most of the medical centers in Bangladesh, is looting crores of money in the name of health check-ups of thou...
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Highlighting the contribution of the country’s emerging tannery sector in the economic growth, speakers at a consultation meeting on Tuesday observed that the sector would not sustain without the welfare of its workers. They urged upon the authorities concerned to take immediate steps for...
BRAC Bank’s consolidated Net Profit After-Tax (NPAT) registered a growth of 74% year-on -year (YoY) and reached TK 1,011 crore during the first nine months of 2024. On a standalone basis, the bank registered a NPAT growth of 64% posting TK 827 crore. The bank sustained its growth trend an...
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, country's leading electrical and electronics manufacturing company listed in capital market, has announced its un-audited financial report for the first quarter ending September 30, 2024.The report was published after reviewed and approved by the company's Boar...
National,Front Page
In response to the alarming rise in dengue cases, the interim government has finalised the draft of a comprehensive National Dengue Prevention and Control Strategy for the period of 2024-2030. As dengue infections continue to surge, this strategic plan aims to curb the spread of the vector-born...
Chief Adviser(CA) Muhammad Yunus on Monday reached Azerbaijan's capital Baku on a four-day state visit to attend the global climate summit "Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29)"."A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage members departed Hazra...
Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus has redistributed portfolios of seven advisers, hours after three new faces were inducted into the advisory council, according to a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division at early hours of Monday. Sheikh Bashir Uddin has b...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said Bangladesh is ramping up efforts to retrieve funds siphoned out of the country, with officials from the World Bank, the United States, and the United Kingdom scheduled to visit Dhaka this week for critical discussions.“We are actively pursuing ...
The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has asked the police personnel at the field levels to go tough against any sort of terrorism, extortion and mugging."Take tougher legal action against terrorism, extortion and snatching," Md Akram Hossain, Additional Inspector General (crime and operations) to...
National,Back Page
Workers five readymade garment (RMG) under TNZ Apparels Limited Group went on further protest blocking off the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Maleker bari area of Gazipur on Monday afternoon, just an hour after they had called off their protest, demanding unpaid wages for two months, that started three...
The photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been removed from the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, the presidential residence in Bangladesh.Mahfuj Alam, the newly appointed adviser of the interim government, shared this update on his verified Facebook page on Monday.In his post, Mahfuj Alam wrote,...
The government has canceled the allocation of 700 acres of forest land previously allotted to the Ministry of Public Administration for establishing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academy of Public Administration.The cancellation came following the request of Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan ...
The government has initiated rice imports to secure the country's food supply in response to significant losses in the Aman rice crop due to recent flooding. New Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar confirmed the decision on Monday, announcing steps to counter crop losses and stabilise the market...
Adviser to the Ministry of Food Ali Imam Majumdar on Monday said that our goal is to increase food stock.He said this at a view exchange meeting with officials of the Ministry of Food in the conference room of the Secretariat on Monday.At the beginning of the programme, the Food Adviser paid tribute...
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” as the 7th Army Chief at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiari, Chattogram, on Monday.With this induction, General Waker-Uz-Zaman’s outstanding working life, portrait and other necessary information ...
Hundreds of workers from two factories under the Crony Group in Narayanganj’s BSCIC Industrial Area blocked the Dhaka-Munshiganj regional road on Monday, demanding unpaid wages. The protest, which began around 10:30 am, caused major traffic disruptions and continued well into the afternoo...
The Egyptian Ambassador, Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy during a discussion with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun on Monday pointed out that the $160 million Egyptian investments in the petrochemical and cotton industries i...
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