Day: April 27, 2024
UNB : Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday signed five bilateral documents on visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs...
Business Desk : Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has invited South Korean investors to invest more in Export Processing...
City Desk : Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 at 9am on Friday. Its air was unhealthy, according to the Air Quality Index though the last day’s air was moderate, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered moderate, when usually sensitive individuals should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion, between 101...
Staff Reporter : While the number of bank branches in rural areas of Bangladesh has grown, key financial indicators such as rural deposits, loan disbursements, and the loan-deposit ratio in agent banking show a worrying decline, undermining efforts toward financial inclusion in these regions. Data from the Bangladesh Bank reveal that the number of both private and public bank branches in rural areas increased from 5,069 in 2019 to over 5,400 by the end of December last year. Despite this...
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed significant concerns regarding the recent restrictions imposed on journalists’ access to the Bangladesh Bank-the nation’s primary monetary authority and custodian of public funds. In a statement released on Friday, TIB called for the immediate lifting of these restrictions, which it described as an unprecedented hindrance to the media’s essential role in revealing banking and financial information, crucial for serving the public interest. Reports from various media outlets indicate that journalists and...
UNB : Amid the boiling heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season...
City Desk : State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has joined the First Ministerial Conference on Drug Trafficking and Substance Abuse in the Western Indian Ocean in Mauritius. The conference was held at Intercontinental Resort in Balaclava, Mauritius on Thursday, according to a press release received here on Friday. Ministers and delegation chiefs of different countries including Bangladesh State Minister discussed strategies to deal with drug trafficking and abuse of drugs. The conference emphasized the establishment of...
Staff Reporter : The cost of mobile phone calls and internet services is expected to increase as the National Board...
Abu Jakir : Concerns loom large over the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections as the ruling Awami League faces internal discord,...
City Desk : A new CCTV footage has emerged showing two youths disseminating what appeared leaflets on BUET campus containing messages of banned militant outfit Hizbut Taharir reportedly asking students to abandon all western values and join crusade against westerners, according to campus sources. The footage came to light within weeks after a group of students held a press conference following repeated death threats online and over the phone because they became vocal over clandestine activities of these “extremist groups”...