Day: May 23, 2024
Staff Reporter : Kolkata Police have detained three individuals in connection with the disappearance and suspected murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP,...
Bagerhat Correspondent : The scarcity of honey is prevailing in the Eastern Division of Sundabans this year, according to reports...
City Desk : Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said on Wednesday that the elimination of corruption, strict enforcement of the law, and ensuring speedy justice for the implementation of the law are the three key components of building a livable and safer city. If these three elements are secured in a society, then the other components to build a livable and safer city will be added automatically, he said while speaking at a programme...
Business Report : This weekly digital savings service has been launched on bKash App for the first time in the country. From now on, customers, without opening bank accounts, can start saving from Tk 250 to Tk 5,000 per week with IDLC Finance, Dhaka Bank and BRAC Bank. The new weekly savings will be instrumental in ensuring financial security, especially for marginalised communities who are out of financial inclusion. Low-income and daily wage-based professionals will be able to save little...
Bangladesh’s industrial output growth, a key economic barometer, has encountered a significant hurdle. This year’s 6.66 percent expansion rate marks the slowest pace since the pandemic’s peak, raising serious concerns about the country’s economic trajectory. Several factors are dampening industrial activity. High inflation squeezes consumer spending, reducing demand for domestically produced goods. Additionally, rising energy costs, import restrictions, and a weakening local currency make it more expensive for factories to operate and export their products. Economists and business leaders warn...
City Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Member of Parliament and Jhenidah district’s KaliganjUpazila Awami League (AL) President Anwarul Azim (Anar). In a condolence message, she prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family....
Staff Reporter : Speakers at a virtual roundtable on Wednesday stressed the need for imposing effective tobacco tax and price measures in the 2024-25 FY. Speakers including economists, journalists, and public health experts raised the issue during a virtual roundtable titled “Tobacco-Free Bangladesh: The Need for Strong Tobacco Tax and Price Measures”, organised by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA), said a press release issued on Wednesday. The existing tobacco tax structure is hardly playing any role...
Deutsche Welle : But not all of Mghamis’ family made it out. His mother and brother had to stay behind in Rafah, where the family had taken refuge in recent months, just like the more than a million displaced Palestinians seeking some form of safety. “The plan was for all of us to leave Gaza. All I am thinking about now is my mother and my brother and how they will get out of Gaza, especially after the closure of...
AFP : Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of...
City Desk : Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over two northern divisions; at a few places over four divisions and at one or two places over two southern divisions. “Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions; at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two...