Day: June 8, 2024
Staff Reporter : The proposed national budget for FY 2024-25, if adopted, will once again make tobacco products cheaper and...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh Cricket team will take on Sri Lanka today in their first Group-D match of the ICC...
City Desk : Sixteen people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till Monday. Of the new patients, three were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 132 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals across the country. The DGHS, so far, has reported 3,019 dengue cases since January 1, 2024. Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making...
The Bangladesh government’s recent decision to allow the “whitening” of black money through a 15% tax payment has ignited a firestorm of criticism from economists and anti-corruption watchdogs. This move contradicts the Awami League’s pre-election promise to crack down on undeclared wealth and corruption. Proponents, including the government, argue that the scheme will increase cash flow into the economy. However, past efforts have yielded meagre results. Critics like Prof. Mustafizur Rahman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue condemned the policy...
Business Desk : City Bank held a tree plantation program on 5 June 2024 at Gulshan Link Road with the collaboration of Gulshan Society, Dhaka North City Corporation and Rajuk. As part of weeklong celebration of World Environment Day, the bank held this event, reads a press release. Md Atiqul Islam, mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, as the chief guest and Aziz Al Kaiser, chairman of City Bank, as the special guest, inaugurated the event, reads a press release....
City Desk : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here on the occasion of the historic Six-Point Day. After laying the wreath at 7 in the morning, the Prime Minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of Bangabandhu, the architect of independence, reports...
UNB : Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Ambassador Antonio Alessandro has said visa applications accompanied by fake documents and illegal practice...
Staff Reporter : In protest against the recent ban on journalists’ access to Bangladesh Bank, journos have boycotted the speech of Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder at the post-budget press conference of the Finance Minister. The press conference began on Friday afternoon at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital, with Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali delivering the opening remarks. On behalf of the journalists, President of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) Mohammad Refayet Ullah Mirdha addressed the...
Business Desk : In observance of World Environment Day, Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has undertaken a weeklong tree plantation program...