Staff Reporter : The ranks and files of BNP are upbeat as they have celebrated its 46th founding anniversary in...
Day: September 2, 2024
Staff Reporter : The Chief Advisor of the Interim Government, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, is set to make a brief...
Staff Reporter : Doctors across Bangladesh have suspended their ‘complete shutdown’ protest, initially called in response to the assault on...
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Dr. Saleh Uddin Ahmed has stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is optimistic about providing Bangladesh with an additional $3 billion in budget support. Speaking to a group of journalists at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday, Dr Ahmed said, “The IMF sought to understand whether interim governments have plans to implement the reform conditions associated with the $4.7 billion loans.” He assured the IMF that reform efforts have already commenced and that the government...
Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has resolved to investigate former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Sh M Rezaul Karim and former Minister of State for Labour and Employment Begum Mannujan Sufian, alongside five others, on allegations of corruption. This decision, confirmed by senior ACC sources, was made on Sunday.The inquiry will extend to Mannujan Sufian’s Assistant Private Secretary (APS), Md Shahabuddin, his daughter Shamima Sultana Hridoy, and his nephew Yasir Arafat Prithibi. The ACC aims to examine accusations of...
Staff Reporter : The Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has called for significant reforms in the country’s energy sector, including a demand to freeze energy prices for the next three years. This demand, along with a set of 11 specific recommendations, was presented at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters Unity on Sunday, 1st September. During the press conference, CAB also introduced the proposed Bangladesh Energy Transition Policy-2024, which outlines a comprehensive strategy for energy sector reform. Among...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh received a whopping $2.22 billion as remittance in the just concluded August month, a 39 percent increase year-on-year, according to Bangladesh Bank data. In August 2023, expatriates sent $1.6 billion as remittances, according to central bank data published yesterday. Compared to July this year, remittance inflow in August surged 16 percent. In July, the country’s banks received $1.91 billion in remittances. Bangladesh Bank has taken different steps to increase remittance to overcome the foreign exchange crisis...
Staff Reporter : The interim government has issued a directive requiring all public servants to submit their wealth statements. The order was communicated on Sunday through a notice signed by Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman. A senior official from the Ministry of Public Administration who preferred to remain anonymous confirmed the decision, stating, “All government employees will now be required to submit asset declarations. The specific process and timeline for submission will be finalised...
Staff Reporter :The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced a joint operation to recover stolen weapons that were looted during the attacks on police stations and units that followed the ousting of the Sheikh Hasina government from power. The operation will commence on September 4. Faisal Ahmed, the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Home Affairs, confirmed this in a press release issued on Sunday. Meanwhile, the police headquarters has issued a stern warning that legal action will be...
Business Report : The Bangladesh team triumphed on the global stage, winning the prestigious Gold Medal in SDG 6 at the Global Teen Entrepreneurship Competition held at Sola University in Tokyo, Japan recently. Competing against teams from 35 countries, the Bangladesh team’s exceptional innovation and entrepreneurial spirit earned them top honours, according to a press release.The team, represented by Wa si-uz-Zaman Khan, was selected through a rigorous nationwide competition organised by the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE)...
Business Report : Prime Bank Foundation, the philanthropic wing of Prime Bank PLC, continues to make a lasting impact on the lives of the underprivileged by supporting healthcare and education across the nation.This year, Prime Bank Foundation awarded scholarships to 234 meritorious but unprivileged students under its education support program.The Foundation held its 17th Scholarship Awarding Ceremony of the Education Support Programme at Golf Garden, Army Golf Club in Dhaka on Saturday.Azam J Chowdhury, chairman of Prime Bank Foundation was...
AFP : Eurozone inflation fell to its lowest level in more than three years this month thanks to falling energy costs, official data showed on Friday, raising expectations of a European Central Bank interest-rate cut.Consumer price rises slowed to 2.2 percent in August compared to the same month last year after reaching 2.6 percent in July, closing in on the European Central Bank’s two-percent target.The August rate was the lowest since July 2021 and in line with expectations by analysts...