Business,Back Page
A new branch of the National Bank Limited has been inaugurated in the city on Sunday. The branch is named ‘Dhanmondi Extension Branch’. In order to maintain smooth banking service for all, the bank’s authorities, at the inaugural ceremony, committed to open more branches and offer ...
National,Back Page
The Election Commission on Sunday declared schedule for the Rangpur 3 by-polls fixing the elections date on October 5. The parliamentary constituency fell vacant following the death of Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad. EC additional secretary Mokhlesur Rahman announced the polls schedul...
All land offices across the country will be brought under CCTV surveillance by 2020 to eliminate corruption and ensure quality service. Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said this while speaking at ‘Double cabin pickup transfer ceremony to the Assistant Commissioner Land (AC Land) for the fi...
In spite of the country’s steady growth of export earnings for the last few years, the existing trade deficit is not coming down as import expenditure is going up. Analysts say import expenditure is increasing remarkably because of the continuous import of equipment for the ongoing mega projec...
Labour intensive business models inadvertently expose companies and workers to risks due to limited transparency in recruitment, employment and working conditions, as well as migration processes. Lack of awareness about labour standards and ethical recruitment practices are among the factors that ex...
National,Front Page
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the anti-liberation forces never accepted the independent Bangladesh. “As the defeated and anti-liberation forces did not accept the independence of Bangladesh, they had started hatching conspiracy against Bangabandhu and pr0-liberation forces in o...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said 41 non-government organisations (NGOs) have been withdrawn from all kinds of activities in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps for their wrongdoings. A total of 139 NGOs have been operating in the Rohingya camps since the Rohingya crisis began in Augu...
Construction works of the country’s maiden Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is going on in full swing. Besides, as part of manufacturing process, assembling of the upper semi-vessel of the reactor for Unit -1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been completed recently at the Volgodonsk Branch of JSC...
Speakers at a workshop on Saturday observed that Bangladesh has shown tremendous performance compared to other Asian and African countries under the growth-enhancing informal institutions. They said, Bangladesh was successful in creating some efficient pockets for these informal institutions. RMG se...
The government is going to construct a cargo vehicle terminal at Benapole land port in Jashore to boost bilateral trades with neighbouring India. The construction of the project will start soon, said officials. In this regard, the shipping ministry has taken a project styled ‘Construction of C...
Supplement,Oil & Energy
South Korea has shown its interest to invest in Bangladesh’s shipping sector, especially in the construction of Bay-terminal, Tridal energy and Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) terminal.The interest came when State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with Korean Oceans and Fis...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday termed the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with most of his family members at Dhanmondi 32 in the city as the repetition of Battle of Karbala. “It was not only a killing of a family but also a plot to erase the name of Bangabandhu...
To cope with the increasing power demand, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is going to sign a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Indian energy giant Reliance Power on Sunday to purchase power from the proposed 750MW power plant. Officials said here that the scheduled date for signi...
Former Dhaka University vice-chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Friday demanded forming a commission to find out culprits behind the conspiracy to kill Bangladesh’s founding father. “The time has come to find out the main culprits involved in the conspiracy to kill Bangabandhu an...
Different Islamic political parties, including some of the allies of the BNP-Jamaat led 20 party alliance, staged demonstrations in the Baitul Mukarram national mosque area in the capital on Friday, in support of Kashmiri Muslims. Under the banner of ‘Sarbadalia Kashmir Sanghati Forum Banglade...
The work of the new sewerage system has begun in capital Dhaka, LGRD and Cooperatives Minister M Tajul Islam said while addressing a seminar organised by Dhaka Utility Reporters Association (DURA) at the National Press Club in the city on Friday. “As we have begun the work on new sewerage syst...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will investigate into the alleged embezzlement of money that has been misappropriated through cancellation of Biman Bangladesh Airline’s booked ticket by Global Distribution Systems (GDS) companies and travel agencies. It has been alleged that GDS companies and...
Major reasons for repatriation failure• Myanmar failed to reduce trust-deficit from the mind of Rohingya people• Rohingya people did not go back as Myanmar did not do their duties.• Instead of fulfilling its own obligation, Myanmar continues playing the blame game• Myanmar mislea...
The government signed a $185 million loan agreement with the World Bank to add about 310MW renewable energy generation capacity, which will contribute to reliable, affordable electricity and also cleaner air. Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) Monowar Ahmed and acting country directo...
The High Court on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at all courtrooms across the country within two months. It asked the authorities concerned to preserve the portrait of the Father of the Nation. The court a...
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