Day: June 1, 2024
Real Madrid supporters bade farewell to midfielder Toni Kroos in his final La Liga game for the club at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, a 0-0 draw against Real Betis. The Spanish champions have one match remaining this season — the Champions League final on June 1 against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. “It’s not easy, I can only say thanks to Madrid, the club, my team-mates, to the stadium, I’ve always felt at home here in these 10 years, I...
Business Report : The country’s all bilateral treaties and foreign investment protection act need to be revised and modernised as soon as possible to avoid the impact of risky clauses, which are detrimental to the interests of Bangladesh, said Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Commissioner Rumana Islam on Sunday. Ms Islam, also a panel arbitrator at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, said the Investment Protection Act 1980 has clauses that have very substantive protection rights to...
Reuters : North Korea’s defence ministry accused the United States and South Korea of ramping up reconnaissance activities around the inter-Korean border, warning that it will act if its sovereignty and security is violated, state media KCNA said on Sunday. North Korea’s vice defence minister Kim Gang Il said the US had flown at least 16 of its RC-135 and U-2S strategic reconnaissance planes and RQ-4B drone over the Korean peninsula between May 13 and 24. He also accused South...
Sports Reporter : A six-wicket haul by Mustafizur Rahman powered the Tigers to defeat the hosts United States of America (USA) by 10 wickets in the third Twenty20 International (T20I) match at Houston in Texas of the USA on Saturday night. USA won the three-match T20I series 2-1. The left-arm pacer bowled extremely well and finished his spell as 4-1-10-6. It is his career best bowling performance in T20I cricket. Mustafizur Rahman was adjudged the Man of the Match for...
City Desk : The High Court has ordered concerned officials to submit a report on the number of legal and illegal foreign workers working in Bangladesh. The inspector general of police has been asked to implement the directive. The High Court bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed in this regard. Barrister Sarwar Hossain stood for the writ petitioner. On the other hand, Deputy Attorney General...
Business Report : The central bank sent a letter to the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) last week informing of this initiative. Due to the software upgradation process, the transfer of treasury bonds has been suspended since May 26. However, associated systems have been kept running, such as for secondary trading and investor participation in primary auctions for treasury bonds. The central bank hopes to bring the upgraded software online from June 2. The banking regulator...
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has demanded no imposition of tax on the capital gains in the upcoming budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. DSE has announced 5 proposals including not imposing tax on capital gains in the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal year budget. DSE president Hafiz Muhammad Hasan Babu made this demand at a pre-budget press conference at Dhaka Club Limited in Shahbagh of the capital on Tuesday. He said, ‘The stock market is still under pressure...
City Desk : To instil traffic rule awareness among children from an early age, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Tuesday announced plans to construct “Traffic Parks” across the city. Joint Commissioner (Traffic South) of DMP, SM Mehedi Hasan, made this announcement during a press conference at DMP’s media center. He emphasized the importance of educating young minds about traffic regulations and safety. For the last 1-2 years, the traffic department of the DMP has been actively visiting schools to promote...
City Desk : Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur across Bangladesh. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Rangpur and Barisal divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Mymensingh, Chattogram...