Day: May 7, 2024
City Desk : State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Monday said the electricity situation will be better soon compared to the current stage. “We have experienced severe hitwave during the last couple of weeks, which was not expected, reports BSS. And for this unavoidable situation created due to high temperature, which forced for little loadsheding,” he told the journalists while talking about power crisis at his ministry office at Bangladesh Secretariat. The state minister said...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has urged the OIC members to assist in the case of the Rohingya genocide unleashed by the Myanmar Army in 2017, when Rohingyas were flushed out through the Rakhine border to enter Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud made the appeal during the 15th OIC Summit held in Banjul, Gambia, on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said. He called upon the member states of the OIC to provide legal and financial assistance to Gambia, which filed a...
Shahariar Islam Sovon : A construction slowdown in front of Avishar Chinema Hall at Motijheel in Dhaka has triggered a...
Staff Reporter : Despite calls from businesses and research groups for tax relief amidst rising inflation, the National Board of...
Business Report : Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, increased to Taka 10.96 billion on the country’s premier bourse which was Taka 8.18 billion at the previous session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 34.95 points or 0.61 per cent...
BSS, Dhaka : Abahani Limited achieved the goal of becoming an unbeaten champions in the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) after beating Shinepukur Cricket Club by four wickets, thanks to a century of Anamul Haque Bijoy at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital on Monday. The Dhanmondi outfit had earlier confirmed the title with two matches at hands and from then their target was to keep them unbeaten throughout the league. It was not easier, considering that they had...
The title aspirants Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited will take on Bangladesh Police Football Club in the first semi-finals of AGB Bashundhara Federation Cup Football scheduled to be held today at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. The match kicks-off at 3:00pm. The defending champions Mohammedan earlier confirmed their spot of last four as they beat Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 2-1 goals in the first quarter-final held at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj....
Staff Reporter : The ruling Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister, Obaidul Quader, made a bold statement regarding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), asserting that it had never demonstrated an inclination towards democracy. This statement arose following a joint meeting of the party’s central committee, convened at the Awami League President’s office in Dhanmondi, the capital, yesterday. “The BNP never had any interest in democracy. We don’t claim that democracy is perfect anywhere in the world....
Campus Desk : IUB Toastmasters Club member Enan Israq, undergraduate student of Management Information Systems (MIS) under the School of...
A recent discussion hosted by Citizen’s Platform for SDGs highlighted the critical need for a national budget that reflects the aspirations of the people and tackles the harsh economic realities plaguing Bangladesh. The spectres of inflation and a ballooning national debt cast a long shadow on the economy of Bangladesh. Speakers at the discussion rightly pinpointed the need to curb capital flight, dismantle syndicates manipulating prices, and optimise the capacity of government institutions. These are essential steps towards ensuring the...