Day: September 3, 2024
Staff Reporter : Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has expressed concerns that India is supporting the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina solely for its own strategic interests, disregarding the welfare of Bangladesh and will of its people. He made these remarks while inaugurating a relief distribution programme in front of the BNP’s Naya Paltan headquarters on Monday. Rizvi accused India of providing shelter to Sheikh Hasina, whom he labelled as a...
Staff Reporter : The Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) has been officially registered as a political party with the Election Commission.The party, which was founded by activists involved in the 2018 quota reform movement, received its registration on Monday with the electoral symbol of a “Truck.” Nurul Haque Nur, a former vice president of the Dhaka University Students’ Union (Ducsu), serves as the president of the GOP. The party’s registration was confirmed in a notification signed by Election Commission Secretary Shafiul...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Emir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has emphasized that the party’s mission is not to seek power but to bring about qualitative societal change. The Jamaat emir made these remarks during a discussion and prayer event on Monday at the Dinajpur Institute grounds. The event was organised to honour Rudrasen, other martyrs, and the injured from the anti-discrimination student movement and the student-public uprising. In his speech as the chief guest, Dr. Rahman clarified that the student-people...
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has cancelled the provision, which allowed taxpayers to whiten black money without scrutiny by paying a 15 percent tax. The NBR issued a gazette notification on Monday regarding this. The development comes a few days after Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the environment adviser, told journalists that the interim government would scrap the provision. On Thursday, the adviser explained that the government had determined that the financial gains from white money were minimal...
Staff Reporter : A 51-year-old kidney patient has tragically died due to alleged medical negligence at Anwar Khan Modern Hospital in Dhaka. The incident occurred on Sunday, with the patient’s relatives claiming that improper treatment and a rushed operation led to the untimely death. The deceased, Enamul Haque Riton, was initially diagnosed with kidney stones. His family members brought him to the hospital, where Dr. Nazneen recommended that he be kept under observation for four days. However, events took a...
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has announced plans to extend metro rail services to Fridays. Officials from the DMTCL stated on Monday that they are working to implement this change as soon as possible.“We have a plan in place and have discussed the matter with relevant authorities,” said a DMTCL official. “The specific date for the introduction of Friday services will be announced shortly.” The decision to operate the metro rail on Fridays comes in...
Staff Reporter : In response to escalating unrest among ready-made garment (RMG) workers in Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur, the government has initiated a joint operation to address the situation. The unrest stems from various demands made by workers in these industrial sectors, particularly in the garment industry. The government has directed the army, police, and industrial police to launch a coordinated operation against those allegedly fuelling the movement, starting from Monday night. The decision was made during a meeting held...
AFP, Madrid : Kylian Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first LaLiga goals to give Real...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh National Cricket team are on the brink of victory as the Tigers need 143 runs to...
Mohamed Salah hinted this will be his final season at Liverpool after scoring his 15th goal against Manchester United in a resounding 3-0 win for the visitors at Old Trafford on Sunday. Salah has less than a year left to run on his contract at Anfield and said no discussions have taken place with the club on extending his deal. The Egyptian has written himself into the record books of the English giants, scoring 214 goals since joining in 2017....
Business Report : The decision has been taken in response to a letter from the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB) on the diploma requirement for promotions, sources said The Bangladesh Bank is set to cancel the diploma degree requirements for bankers’ promotions, sources familiar with the matter said. The decision has been taken in response to a letter from the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (IBB) on the diploma requirement for promotions, sources said. Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, who...