Day: June 29, 2024
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : The authorities of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) have disconnected the electricity connection of Kishoreganj railway station due to outstanding bills. A PDB team disconnected the connection on Monday afternoon. Common passengers suffer in this. After evening the suffering became more extreme. According to PDB’s distribution office said, Kishoreganj Railway Station has not paid the bill of Tk 12 lakh for one year. Despite being repeatedly told about this, they did not pay the bill...
Business Report : IFIC Bank PLC has been approved the audited financial statements for the year ended on 31 December...
Staff Reporter : Residents of southern Bangladesh are experiencing acute load shedding in the scorching hot weather following the shutdown of one of the two units of the 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Plant on Monday. Load shedding has increased in the Barishal Division and nearby Faridpur since the shutdown and commencement of maintenance work on the power plant unit on Wednesday, sources said. Shah Mani Ziko, assistant manager of the power plant, stated that the maintenance work on the...
Business Report : The 8th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shimanto Bank PLC was held at the bank’s head office...
Entertainment Desk : The political thriller movie ‘Sultanpur’ was released in the theaters of the country on June 2 last...
Staff Reporter : The main opposition party, BNP, on Friday accused the Awami League government of sheltering numerous corrupt individuals, including former Army Chief Aziz Ahmed and former police chief Benazir Ahmed. “Where are Benazir (former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed), Aziz (former Army chief Aziz Ahmed), and Matiur (revenue officer Matiur Rahman) today? This government is providing shelter to many such corrupt persons,” said BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council Member Zainul Abedin Farooque while addressing a demonstration programme in...
Business Desk : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced a new currency swap window worth Rs25,000 crore yesterday (27 June) for swap support in Indian Rupee for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) countries, offering various concessions. Saarc consists of eight member countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Moreover, the RBI plans to maintain swap agreements in US Dollar and Euro through a separate US Dollar/Euro Swap Window totaling $2 billion, reports NDTV....
UNB : Experts on Wednesday called for sustainable urban development to create resilient cities capable of withstanding the adverse effects of climate change amidst rapid urbanization. They made the call on the first day of the two-day “Urban Resilience Forum,” which began on June 26, 2024, at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital, according to a press release. The conference, part of the Livelihoods Improvement of Urban Poor Communities Project (LIUPCP) by the Local Government Division, the UK...