Staff Reporter : With a small team of seven members, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus is going to attend the upcoming UN General Assembly session scheduled for September 22-27 at the UN headquarters in New York. Earlier, Foreign Adviser told the journalists in his ministry that Dr Yunus would attend the UNGA and his will lead a small team, only necessary for the purpose. The entourage will include Yunus’s daughter Deena Afroz Yunus, Chief SDG Coordinator...
Day: September 7, 2024
Staff Reporter : A security guard has been arrested for allegedly igniting unrest among garment workers in Gazipur. A joint force operation led to the arrest in the Konabari BSCIC industrial area of the city on Friday. The arrestee is Moniruzzaman, 46. He is a resident of the Deowalia Bari area in Gazipur and works as a security guard. Police said there have been incidents of protests and vandalism in various garment factories in the Gazipur industrial zones of Tongi...
Abu Jakir : In the wake of Sheikh Hasina’s ousting on August 5, following a student-led uprising, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is experiencing its most favourable political climate since the country’s Liberation War in 1971. For years, Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist political party, was repressed, particularly by the Awami League, which viewed the party’s pro-Islamic ideology as a threat. Accusations of persecution included imprisonment, torture, and extrajudicial killings, with Jamaat claiming their opposition to the ruling government’s policies made them a target. After...
Staff Reporter : Between January 2022 and June 2024, an estimated 404 million students globally have been affected by school closures due to extreme weather events, according to a new World Bank report. These widespread disruptions spanned across at least 81 countries, 63 of which are low- and middle-income nations. Schools were forced to shut down temporarily in response to floods, storms, and heatwaves, the report revealed. The report, which examined the detrimental impacts of climate change on education in...
Agency : Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala were on target as Argentina tightened their grip on South America’s 2026 World Cup (WC) qualifying tournament with a 3-0 win over Chile on Thursday. Liverpool midfielder Mac Allister swept in a low finish three minutes after half-time to break the deadlock at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires against a defensive Chile side. Former Manchester City striker Alvarez doubled the lead in the 84th minute with a thumping shot...
Business Report : Newly appointed chairman of Sonali Bank PLC Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury joined at board of directors meeting held...
Business Report : Linde Bangladesh shares soared around 19% on Thursday as they declared a 4100% cash dividend as interim yesterday (4 September), which is the highest ever in the capital market history. Within the first half an hour of Thursday’s trading session, the company’s shares jumped by 18.80% to reach Tk1,560.10 as there was no circuit breaker limit after declaring dividend.It also topped the turnover table at the Dhaka Stock Exchange. According to the multinational company, they secured capital...
Business Report : Bangladesh’s Summit Group Chairman Muhammed Aziz Khan has been named one of the richest people in Singapore....