Mokarram Hossain (back from Pakistan) : It had been drizzling outside since early morning. The day was Sunday, the 12th...
Day: May 27, 2024
Staff Reporter : The Election Commission (EC) Secretary, Md Jahangir Alam, indicated on Sunday that the decision to cancel upazila elections in affected areas will hinge on the extent of damage caused by Cyclone Remal. He made these remarks while speaking to journalists at Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon, the capital. “We are closely monitoring the situation at the field level. The cyclone has not yet made landfall. Decisions will be taken once it hits the country,” said the EC secretary...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is severely underutilizing its potential for Asian regional trade, as less than 5 percent of its total exports are directed towards India and China. Despite the fact that global exports to China and India amount to around $4,050 billion annually, Bangladesh’s exports to these countries were only $2.64 billion in 2022, according to a recent study led by Atiur Rahman, former governor of Bangladesh Bank. Rahman’s study, titled “Post-LDC Graduation: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward,”...
AFP : Survivors reported having to kick down doors and leap out of windows to escape the inferno that swept through a centre packed full of young people enjoying games, including bowling, Indian media reported on Sunday. Lines of bodies draped in white cloths were laid out before being taken away from the centre in Rajkot, a city in the western state of Gujarat. The four children reported dead were all aged under 12, said police, who warned that many...
City Desk : Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee has directed its leaders and activists to help the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal. BCL President Saddam Hossain and its General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Enan urged them through a statement, reports BSS. The leaders said Chhatra League will play an important role for the affected people of cyclonic storm Remal in cyclonic areas. They also said Chhatra League leaders and activists will remove the affected people of cyclonic storm...
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate assets which former IGP Benazir Ahmed and...
Bangladesh’s social security spending is currently not on the right track, primarily due to misallocation of funds and an inadequate focus on the most vulnerable populations. While the increase in the overall social security budget reflects a positive intention by the government, the effectiveness of this spending is significantly compromised by how the funds are distributed and what is categorized as social security. A major concern is the broad definition of “social security” used by the Bangladeshi government, which includes...
City Desk : Street vendors on Sunday blocked a section of the Dhanmondi-Mirpur road in the capital, demanding authorities to let them operate their businesses on the roadsides. They took position in front of the Metro Shopping Mall in the capital’s Dhanmondi area around 11am. Due to this, the traffic on the roads was disrupted, causing gridlock and suffering to officegoers. Many people opted to go to their destinations on foot as the road from New Market to Asadgate was...
AFP, Geneva : Casper Ruud downed Novak Djokovic’s conqueror Tomas Machac on Saturday to win a third Geneva title and head into the French Open with a trophy in his racquet bag. Norwegian Ruud, the world number seven, beat 44th-ranked Czech Machac 7-5, 6- 3 in an hour and 47 minutes. Second seed Ruud is at home on the Parc des Eaux-Vives clay, having won the Geneva title in 2021 and 2022. Ruud was the runner-up in the last two...
Al Amin : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) faces a significant challenge as it must collect over Tk 1.20 lakh crore in the remaining two months (May-June) to achieve its annual target. The NBR has revised its tax collection target to Tk 4.10 lakh crore for the current fiscal year. However, the revenue board has managed to collect only Tk 2.89 lakh crore in the first ten months (July-April) of the fiscal year 2023-24. According to provisional data from...