City Desk : In the 2023-24 financial year, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) collected a record revenue of Tk1,078 crore, marking a 76% increase in revenue collection over the last four years. DNCC announced its budget of Tk5,594 crore for the fiscal year 2024-25. This budget was unanimously approved during the 29th corporation meeting and budget session of the 2nd parishad, held in the Gulshan-2 Nagar Bhabhan hall on Sunday afternoon. The revised budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 was...
Day: July 8, 2024
Online Desk : In a remarkable achievement, Dr. Sopan Das of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has revolutionized the...
Business Desk : Bashundhara Cement, a concern of the country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, signed an agreement with esteemed construction company Abdul Monem Ltd. to supply exclusively Bashundhara Cement for the construction of Sasec-2, Wecare and STRIP project. Deputy Managing Director, Cement Sector, Bashundhara Group K. M. Zahid Uddin and the Managing Director of Abdul Monem Ltd. A S M Mainuddin Monem signed the agreement on behalf of their respective Company at a renowned city hotel, witnessed by I.R.K.M...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken decisive steps to enhance its anti-government campaign by appointing new convening committees for its city units in Dhaka South, Dhaka North, Chattogram, and Barishal. Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced these appointments in a statement issued on Sunday. The new appointments include Rafiqul Alam Mojnu as convener and Tanvir Ahmed Robin as member secretary for Dhaka South City unit, Saiful Alam Nirob as convener and Aminul Haque as...
City Desk : Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Sunday said the quota issue is now under trial. “We must respect the rule of law and since it is still pending in the High Court, a definite verdict will be given by our Honourable Supreme Court. So, commenting on it as contempt of court unless the final verdict is announced,” he said. The minister said this while addressing a reception ceremony for the meritorious children, who obtained GPA-5 in Secondary...
AFP : US President Joe Biden heads back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid...
AFP, Las Vegas : Uruguay beat Brazil on penalties (4-2) to reach the semi-finals of Copa America after their game...
AFP, Sydney : Australia’s greatest women’s basketballer Lauren Jackson was selected for a fifth Olympics Sunday, 12 years after her...
Business Report : Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Sunday said Bangladesh is making rapid...
City Desk : Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Traffic Department has advised commuters to leave for work early to avoid possible traffic jams due to various street programs on Sunday. According to a press release, a rally marking the Hindu community’s religious festival Ratha Yatra in the city is scheduled for Sunday morning. It will parade through several roads of Dhaka, reports the media. Moreover, city dwellers may face traffic jams due to some important events and ongoing anti-quota movements. In...
City Desk : Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country on...