NN Online Report: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to consider investing in Bangladesh’s...
Day: June 13, 2024
NN Online Report: Miscreants looted around Tk 29 lakh from the vault of a sub-branch of IFIC Bank in Sadar upazila of Bogura early Thursday. Sadar Police Station officer in-charge Saihan Oliullah said officials of the sub-branch at Matidala discovered the vault open and Tk 29 lakh missing on Thursday morning and informed the police. However, the bank had no security guard during the incident, he said....
Mokarram Hossain : The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at a budget dialogue on Wednesday expressed concerns about the proposed...
Staff Reporter : The Independent University, Bangladesh Debate Club (IUBDC) emerged victorious in a Debate Competition organized by the United Nations Global Compact Network Bangladesh (UN-GCNB) to celebrate Integrity Day 2024. Held on June 5, 2024, at the Six Seasons Hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka, this year’s event focused on the theme “Building Ethical Foundations for Organizational Success”. The IUB debate team faced off against North South University (NSU) in a spirited debate on the motion, “Should ethical breaches by senior...
City Desk : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury has emphasised the urgent need to transition from mere words and pledges to tangible actions and delivery on water, climate change, and cryosphere preservation. “We must move from words, rhetoric, and pledges to delivery and action on water, climate, and the cryosphere,” he said at the plenary session of the 3rd High-Level International Conference on International Decade for Action ‘Water for Sustainable Development’, reports BSS. The session took...
City Desk : Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday said they have undertaken...
BSS : Visiting Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force MK Mubarakh today paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Dhaka Cantonment. “During the meeting, they discussed various issues of cooperation between Bangladesh and Rwanda, focusing on future progress, mutual exchange of favours, and the development of mutual ties in the days to come, according to a press release. General Shafiuddin thanked his Rawnda counterpart Mubarrakh for visiting Dhaka and also...
China narrowly advanced into the third round of the Asian Qualifiers and 2026 FIFA World Cup (WC) Qualifiers despite losing to South Korea 1-0 away in Group-C on Tuesday night. After being held to a 1-1 draw by Thailand at home last week, China had to take at least one point in the final game of the second round against South Korea to survive, otherwise their fortunes would be decided by the result of the game between Thailand and Singapore....
Diplomatic Correspondent : In a significant move to bolster bilateral cooperation, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have expressed their eagerness to enhance business links and undertake joint ventures in the fields of textiles, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural products. This was highlighted during the third round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday. The consultations, aimed at fostering mutual benefits in the evolving global economy, were led by Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) Ambassador Masud Bin Momen and First Deputy Minister...