Agency : India won the Twenty20 World Cup title on Saturday after prevailing by seven runs in a heart-stopping final...
Day: July 1, 2024
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr. Mohammad Farashuddin has unveiled some truths about the country’s banking...
A recent report on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reveals a slight decline in Bangladesh’s performance. This is a cause for concern and should not lead to complacency, even though the country remains ahead of its South Asian counterparts. The drop in ranking highlights issues that require immediate attention. While Bangladesh has made strides in education and shown moderate improvement in areas like poverty reduction and clean energy, significant challenges persist in achieving gender equality, building strong institutions, and ensuring...
Staff Reporter : In a recent statement, Additional IGP Mohammad Ali Mia, the head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Bangladesh Police, emphasized the urgent need for a central data center to effectively combat financial crimes, including money laundering and trafficking. The official pointed out that while there is a wealth of data on financial crimes from various countries, Bangladesh currently lacks a centralized system to manage and analyze this data for domestic use. The CID chief made...
City Desk : Addressing the Parliament on Sunday, Local Government and Rural Development Minister Tajul Islam identified unfit vehicles, factory...
Court Correspondent : The High Court on Sunday wanted to know from authorities concerned about the steps they have taken to address the mismanagement that prevented Bangladeshi jobseekers from reaching Malaysia before May 31 deadline of this year. The court asked Deputy Attorney General Tushar Kanti Roy and Assistant Attorney General Selim Azad to enquire about the steps taken by the authorities concerned and place the information before it in a week. The High Court bench comprising Justice Mustafa Zaman...
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court on Sunday appointed a First-Class Magistrate as an administrator to look after four confiscated flats of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed and his family members. The flats are located at Rancon Icon Tower in the capital’s Gulshan area. Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain passed the order accepting a petition filed by ACC Director (Property Management Unit) Md Monjur Morshed, said the anti-graft body’s Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir. In the application, Monjur...
Entertainment Desk : Kolkata’s popular actor Parambrata Chatterjee attended a photo story exhibition inspired by the renowned poetic novel ‘Shesher...
Reuters : A senior official of the fighter Islamist group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there has been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war. The Palestinian group is still ready to “deal positively” with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut. Arab mediators’ efforts, backed by the United States, have so far failed to conclude a ceasefire, with both sides blaming each other for the impasse. Hamas...
Staff Reporter : Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of politicising the illness of its chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia. In a statement issued on Sunday (June 30), Quader criticised the BNP for spreading misinformation and creating confusion about Zia’s health condition. “BNP leaders are spreading falsehoods over the health condition of Begum Khaleda Zia. They are creating confusion among the people by spreading propaganda about her...