Day: May 16, 2024
Staff Reporter : Foreign minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday sought 100 million US dollars assistance from Japan for making Bangladesh’s ship breaking industry safe and sustainable. “I requested Japan to help us with 100 million US dollars for developing the ship breaking sector which is one of the biggest in the world,” he told reporters after holding a meeting with visiting Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Hosaka Yasushi at the foreign ministry here. Currently, the foreign minister...
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent Kamrul Ashraf Khan (Poton), former lawmaker and owner of Poton Traders and four others to jail canceling their ad-interim bail in a graft case. The case was filed against them on November 26 of last year on the charges of misappropriating 72,000 tons of government-imported urea fertilizer, valued TAKA 582 crore, during transportation. The other accused are General Manager Shahadat Hossain and General Manager (Management) Nazmul Hossain Badal of M/S Poton...
Bagerhat Correspondent : A dead body of a youth named Alam Farji (38) was recovered by the police from the village Bhasandal within Nishanbaria Union under Morrelganj Upazila in Bagehat district on Monday (May 13) afternoon at 2 pm. He was the son of one Abdur Rob Faraji of the same village and the family members are trying to prove the death of the youth as a suicide. But the police suspected that the youth was, perhaps, killed in a...
Chattogram Bureau : Hajj flight from Chittagong began yesterday early morning. The flight will depart from Shah Amanat International Airport for Madinah at 3:50am today. 398 pilgrims will go to Medina on the first flight. City Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowodhury felicitated the intending pilgrims at the Chattoagram Airport early morning. It is known that 22 flights will go directly to Saudi Arabia from Chattogram for Hajj pilgrims this year under the management of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Out of this, 20...
Staff Reporter : In a move to address the rising demand for essential commodities, the Bangladesh government authorised the procurement of 1.70 lakh metric tonnes of fertiliser and 10,000 metric tonnes of lentils. The approval came during the 11th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP), held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room on Wednesday. Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali chaired the meeting virtually due to COVID-19. Cabinet Division Secretary Md. Mahmudul Hossain Khan informed reporters that...
Business Report : Prime Bank received accolades in three categories at The Asset Triple A Awards 2023 in Bangladesh, cementing its position as a leader in sustainable finance. The bank was recognized as the “Best Syndicated Loan – Microfinance & Agribusiness,” “Best Syndicated Loan – Energy Efficiency,” and “Best Loan Advisor” in Sustainable Finance. These awards were attributed to the exceptional projects led by the Debt Capital Market team at Prime Bank. The “Best Syndicated Loan – Microfinance & Agribusiness”...
