National,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Wednesday urged the people to remain calm, saying all money deposited in banks is guaranteed and there is no reason to be panicked or to go for unnecessary withdrawals.“While a few bank branches have faced difficulties meeting unusual cash demands, the overall banking s...
National,World
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump for his historic win in the US presidential election. "I am delighted to convey, on behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh, my heartfelt felicitations to you on your victory in the US Presidential...
National,Front Page
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax (VAT) on three types of service charges for reducing overall hajj expenses."Costs for hajj pilgrims were increasing due to rising airfares and othe...
National,Back Page
A tight race of patients coming to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) for medical care forces many to get proper treatment lying on its floor as the patients rush almost occupy all of its beds every day.A lot of sick persons wait to take treatment even staying on the DMCH floor as there are m...
City
Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen on Tuesday expressed his country’s eagerness to work with Bangladesh in climate adaptation, crops diversification and fisheries sectors. “Various Norwegian companies are interested to work in various sectors in B...
Prothom Alo, a leading Bengali daily, published a front page news story on November 2 claiming that murders, muggings and banditry sharply increased in Dhaka in September and October was untrue and dangerously flawed, the Chief Adviser's press wing said in a statement today.The statement was pos...
Sports,Cricket
West Indies star Johnson Charles vowed to win the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title for Dhaka Capitals, which has roped in him as direct signing for the tournament. 'I will play for Dhaka Capitals in this year's BPL. Dhaka fans get ready, come to support us. Let's fight togethe...
Country, Districts
“Why did police shoot my father . . .I will remove all the bullets from my father’s body, then he will surely get cured,” said four-year-old Faria Tabassum Farah.“Now, no one loves me... My father has become a star in the sky,” Faria continued saying.Her brother F...
An introductory meeting of the new district Corruption Prevention Committee was held at the office of Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) in the town on Monday afternoon.ACC Director Moloy Kumar Saha chaired the meeting.He said a 13-member District Corruption Prevention Committee will work for creating...
Business & Commerce
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday urged all to submit Value Added Tax (VAT) returns and coefficient declaration through online instead of in papers.“NBR has come to know that VAT officials are seeking hard copy after submission of online returns and coefficient declaration. This i...
Country’s both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), on Monday witnessed an upward trend like previous day as bargain hunters took positions on lucrative stocks riding on the news of capital gain tax cut on individual investors.Market experts observed that th...
National
Four separate complaints were filed with the International Crime Tribunal (ICT) today against Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and police including its detective branch (DB) for detaining, torturing and ultimately making four leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) crippled for life by firing at their k...
Momdel Hossain, 29, was a hard-working and enthusiastic young man even only three and a half months ago. But darkness has descended on his life when he received bullet injuries during the anti-discrimination movement, which eventually led to lose his leg.A welding worker by profession, he lives in a...
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) have so far received a total of 80 complaints over alleged genocide, crimes against humanity and murder during the recent student movement.Disclosing the information to BSS, ICT prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim on Monday said crimes against humanity...
The government has appointed 20 special public prosecutors (PPs) in an Explosive Substances Act case filed with Lalbagh Police Station over the 2009 BDR mutiny.The solicitor wing of the Law and Justice Division issued a notification in this regard on November 3.The 20 newly appointed special public ...
Two six-member separate expert committees, formed at Dhaka north and south city corporations due to a rise in dengue cases, have now been working tirelessly to devise an effective and durable solution to prevent the mosquito borne disease.“The expert committee held its maiden meeting two weeks...
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said general election will be held on the basis of national unity after all necessary reforms.“We got a new Bangladesh after mass upsurge of student and people. The fascist government has done many irregulari...
Opener Zakir Hasan vowed to cement his place in the ODI cricket if he is given opportunity in the first XI in the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).While he was almost a regular face in longer version format, Zakir so far got limited opportunity in ODI...
Over 10,000 fishermen started drying fish in the Sundarbans on Monday as they do every year in the dry season in this area.The fishermen dry huge quantity of fishes in Shundarban after catching those from the Bay of Bengal and adjacent rivers of Sundarbans.Around 85 species of fishes including Rupch...
A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on Bogura-Rangpur Highway in Bakchar area under Gobindaganj upazila in the district on Sunday evening.The victim was Russel Miah, son of Dula Miah of the upazila. He was also a student of honors first year of Zoology Department of Syed Ahmed College, Gabt...
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