Day: June 7, 2024
City Desk : The historic Six-Point Day, marking the demand for autonomy for the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, will...
Staff Reporter : A crisis management national budget is unveiled for the fiscal year 2024–25 as the country is passing...
Staff Reporter : The Finance Minister has proposed a budget of Tk38,259 crore for the Agriculture, Food Security, Fisheries, and Livestock sectors to address food crises in the FY2024-25. The proposal focuses on the development of improved and resilient crop varieties, innovative farming technologies, rapid dissemination of these varieties and technologies, the supply of agricultural inputs, and sustainable fisheries management to promote the blue economy. On Thursday, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali presented the national budget of Tk7,97,000 crore...
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and the Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB) in a joint survey said the prevailing business climate in the fiscal year 2023-24 has worsened, much to the disappointment of the business community. The survey was conducted and scored on a matrix of 11 key indicators that measure the physical condition of the business environment of the country. According to media reports, the areas covered include initiation of business, land availability, access to legal...
Sylhet Bureau : Police seized the largest consignment of illegal Indian sugar in Sylhet. These sugars were seized from Umaiagao under Jalalabad police station at around 6 am on Thursday (June 6) on the way to Sylhet in 14 trucks that crossed the border. A private car and a motorcycle were seized during the raid. However, no smuggler could be arrested at this time. Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Deputy Commissioner (North) Azbahar Ali Sheikh (PPM) confirmed the matter. He said...
City Desk : Due to the rise in dengue cases in Bangladesh, the budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year includes...
Muhid Hasan : In a sweeping revelation that echoes throughout Bangladesh’s financial corridors, latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank has unveiled a disconcerting reality: the total volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) within the nation’s banking sector has soared to unprecedented heights. Over the span of 12 years, from 2012 to the present, NPLs have ascended from Tk 42,725 crore in June 2012 to a staggering Tk 1,82,295 crore as of March 2024. This exponential surge, surpassing fourfold growth, serves...
Ramgarh (Khagrachari) Correspondent : In Ramgarh Upazila of Khagrachari, 170 more families will get Prime Minister’s gift house in the 2nd phase of the 5th phase under Asrayan-2 project. Home and land deeds will be officially handed over to the landless and homeless families on June 10. On Thursday, Ramgarh Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mamata Afrin gave this information in a press briefing at her own office. After the virtual inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 10, house keys...
Agency : Uganda claimed their first ever T20 World Cup win with a three-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea at Providence Stadium on Wednesday in a low-scoring but tense encounter. The African side bowled out PNG for 77 and after struggling at 26-5 in reply reached the target in 18.2 overs with Riazat Ali Shah top-scoring with 33. Riazat put on a crucial sixth wicket partnership of 35 with Juma Miyagi (13) which effectively won the game for the tournament...
Staff Reporter : The World Environment Day-2024 observed with vibrant mode in IUBAT on 5 June 2024. This year’s theme is “Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience”. The Department of Environmental Science of IUBAT organized this colorful seminar. On this occasion, there was a National Seminar to celebrate this day. Most of the speakers of this seminar focused on restoration, desertification drought resilience in Bangladesh. There was also the extensive discussion that how IUBAT is moving forward for sustainability issues...