DU Correspondent : SM Farhad, General Secretary of the Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, has refuted allegations of involvement in tendon-cutting crimes, claiming there is no evidence linking Shibir to such acts. Instead, he pointed the finger at the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), asserting that a quick search on Google would reveal instances of BCL’s involvement in such crimes. Farhad made these statements during a press conference held at the TSC Cafeteria of Dhaka University on Thursday....
Day: September 27, 2024
Staff Reporter : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning (September 26), raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 141. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 829 new patients were hospitalized with dengue during this period. Among them, 194 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation, and 158 in Dhaka South City Corporation. Currently, 2,931 dengue patients are receiving treatment in...
Entertainment Desk : Bangladesh’s favourite actress Moushumi has been in the United States for a long time. There she is...
Entertainment Report : Ekushey Padak recipient living legendary actor and the country’s most senior performer Masud Ali Khan has been...
Entertainment Report : Television actor Alauddin Lal, popularly known as Lal Nana by his fellow artistes, died on Wednesday at...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : Mim Chowdhury is one of the most popular actresses of Bangladesh’s TV of YouTube dramas of...
AFP, Frankfurt : German shoppers are heading into October feeling slightly more optimistic, a key survey showed Thursday, even as the outlook for Europe’s biggest economy remains gloomy.The forward-looking indicator climbed to minus 21.2 points for October, up 0.7 points on a month earlier, according to pollsters GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM).The survey of around 2,000 people showed a “slight increase” in consumer confidence, NIM consumer expert Rolf Buerkl said, adding however that it did not...
Business Report : German logistics company DHL Express has increased its rates by 4.9 percent for the Bangladesh market. The annual adjustment, effective from January 1 of 2025, aims to offset rising operational costs driven by inflation, currency fluctuations and regulatory requirements, the company said in a statement.The price hike will allow continued investment in the company’s logistics network, enhancing its resilience amid ongoing geopolitical and supply chain disruptions, said Md Miarul Haque, country manager of DHL Express Bangladesh.“Despite external...
Reuters, London : British consumers have grown more gloomy over the past month following the new Labour government’s removal of a welfare benefit for pensioners and warning of tax rises at next month’s budget, a new survey from a trade body showed on Thursday.The British Retail Consortium said households’ assessment of the general economic situation over the next three months sank to -21 in September from -8 in August.This reading – which represents the difference between the percentage of respondents...
Dinajpur Correspondent : Import of Indian potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili land port resumed on September 25 after remaining halted since July 8.Businesses stopped bringing in Indian potatoes for 77 days due to price parity between domestic and imported varieties in the local markets.Import of the vegetable began after the government reduced duties on Indian potatoes from 15 percent to 3 percent, according to the importers of Hili land port.At around 2pm on Wednesday, 47 tonnes of potatoes loaded in two...
Dr. Tanvir Abir : In the bustling streets of Dhaka, Bangladeshi youths, especially university students, frequently talk about their common...