NN Online Report: Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been appointed as the new Army Chief of Bangladesh, effective June 23, 2024....
Day: June 11, 2024
NN Online Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government is working to ensure civic amenities for all...
Business Report : The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has allowed state-owned power distributor Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) Limited to issue 60.76 crore preference shares at Tk10 each to the government against a share money deposit. The commission approved this in its meeting on Sunday. According to its financial statement till June 2023, Desco received Tk607.69 crore from the government as a share money deposit for its annual development plan. Against this fund, the company will now issue...
Al Jazeera : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to arrive in the Middle East to push the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza. The top United States diplomat is expected to visit Egypt and Israel on Monday as he launches his eighth tour of the region in as many months, before continuing to Jordan and Qatar. He will seek support for the latest draft of the ceasefire deal presented by President Joe Biden...
Chattagram Bureau : Commercial vessel MV Maersk Davao has arrived at Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) under the first foreign operator in the history of the country’s major seaport. The vessel docked at PCT operated by Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) at 3pm on Monday. Through this, the operation of PCT started. Port Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail along with port, RSGT Bangladesh Chief Executive Officer Erwin Hayes and senior officials, representatives of various port user organizations were present in the...
Sr. Staff. Reporter, Kishoreganj : At least 50 homeless and landless houses are being provided in Kishoreganj in the fifth phase of the 2nd phase of the Ashrayon project. Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Kishoreganj, Md. AbulKalam Azad gave this information in a press conference held at the local Collectorate Conference room on Saturday. DC AbulKalam Azad said that, a total number of allotted houses in the district is 2 thousand 840. The total number of houses inaugurated including the first...
Bangladesh’s graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2026 is a cause for celebration. Yet, beneath the confetti lurks a hidden threat – billions in lost exports due to eroded trade preferences. The government’s proposed duty reductions on 282 products are a welcome first step, but they resemble a Band-Aid on a gaping wound. The real issue lies with Bangladesh’s sky-high customs duties compared to the global average. This discourages major trading partners from signing the free-trade agreements (FTAs)...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : In Ishwardi, a human chain was held under the banner of conscious citizens to protest against the increase in municipal tax at an unusual rate in the municipality. This program was organised in front of Ishwardi Press Club on Sunday afternoon. The speakers in the human chain said that the municipal authorities are collecting the holding tax by miking the citizens as hostages to show the new assessment. If the tax is not paid, the new...
BSS : In just 10 months of its launching, the number of registration to the Universal Pension Scheme crossed a new milestone of 3,03,176 for the first time on Monday (10 June). Earlier on 17 August 2023, the Universal Pension Scheme was rolled out in the country by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in order to ensure a sustainable and well organised social security to the elderly community to materialise the dream of building discrimination less society, as dreamt by Father...
