Business Report : Linde Bangladesh Limited’s profit plummeted 40 percent year-on-year to Tk 52.56 crore in the year that ended...
Day: June 30, 2024
Papel Kumar Shaha: June 26, 2024, is ‘International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’. Since 1989, June 26 has...
Business Report : It is undeniable that contractionary policies to control inflation can in the long run slow down economic growth, Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said on Saturday. “While there is a need to adopt contractionary policies to control inflation, it is undeniable that in the long run this approach can slow down growth,” he said, while addressing the parliament in his winding up speech on the proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal. He, however, said to build...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Rangpur : Directorate of Agriculture Extension has distributed agricultural incentives worth Tk. 17 crore 63 thousand 500 among 1 lakh 65 thousand 510 beneficiaries of Rangpur district in the financial year 2023-2024. According to the information of the Rangpur district office of the Directorate of Agricultural Extension, fertilizers and seeds worth Tk. 4 crore 73 lakh 66 thousand 800 have been distributed among 8 thousand 200 farmers under the Agricultural Incentive Program. On Saturday afternoon, Bina Rangpur...
Business Report : The power supply from the Adani coal-fired power plant in India’s Godda in Jharkhand has been shut...
CNN : President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the...
UNB, Sunamganj : Heavy rainfall and hill runoff have inundated vast areas of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj over the past week, leaving many homes and roads submerged. The flooding has caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure, creating severe hardships for the affected residents. Numerous homes in low-lying areas remain underwater, with significant structural damage reported. The floodwaters have wreaked havoc on the region’s infrastructure, damaging several roads, bridges, and culverts. The strong currents have washed away a section of...
Business Report : Bank Asia PLC has organised the annual ‘AML & CFT conference 2024’ with the theme of “AML-CFT: Fostering & Enduring a Culture of Compliance to enhance AML & CFT knowledge & awareness among all the employees of the bank. Mr Md Masud Biswas, Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) was present as the Chief Guest of the conference, according to a press statement. In his speech, he mentioned the emerging challenges of money-laundering, importance of awareness...
Business Report : Creating scope for “thieves” to legalise black money with a minimum tax on it, as proposed in the FY25, is illogical, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader said saturday. “An ordinary taxpayer is required to pay 30% in taxes, while a person with black money only needs to pay 15% to legalise it. This proposal is absurd and illogical, as it essentially allows thieves to legitimise their stolen money by paying a minimal tax,” the MP made the...
BEIRUT : Daesh fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in Syria since 2019 when the jihadists lost their last stronghold...
Business Desk : Chattogram South, Chattogram North. Noakhali & Cumilla Zones of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC organized a webinar on...
Staff Reporter : The US State Department has found religious discrimination in different strata of the society including the Bangladesh government’s frequent use of Digital Security Act, influence and guidance on the contents of sermons to imams as well as failure of the government to punish the perpetrators. The State Department came up with the revelation in its “2023 Report on International Religious Freedom” published on its website on Friday. The Department of State submits this annual report to the...