Day: October 5, 2024
Staff Reporter : An acute shortage of contraceptives has persisted for over a year though stakeholders repeated reported to the authorities concerned about severe depletion of the essential ingredient, exposing the negligence of the Directorate of Family Planning under the Ministry of Health. Official sources report an almost zero stock of contraceptive supplies for couples nationwide, including condoms and pills, which has severely impacted family planning programmes supported by 11 donor organisations, including the World Health Organisation. The crisis is...
Diplomatic Correspondent : The official visit of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has opened new opportunities for Bangladesh, particularly in...
Staff Reporter : The government has canceled the Terminal Use Agreement (TUA) with Summit LNG Terminal II Co. Ltd. in Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar. According to the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, the agreement was canceled because the company failed to meet the condition precedent and left the implementation agreement ineffective by not providing the required performance bond. A notification from the ministry, issued on Thursday, disclosed this decision. The cancellation followed a thorough review of the TUA with...
AFP : Israel bombarded south Beirut at least 10 times late Thursday, Lebanese sources said, after it launched its deadliest strike on the occupied West Bank in decades. The escalating assaults by Israel come as it weighs retaliation for Iran’s barrage of missiles fired at the country, with the United States saying Israel hitting Iranian oil facilities is on the table. Iran said the attack was its response to the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, chief of its ally Hezbollah, and...
Staff Reporter : Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, the Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has accused the past Awami League government of carrying out years of brutal repression against his party, highlighting that 11 top leaders have been killed, with the most recent case being Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. He claimed these deaths were judicial killings carried out under the guise of justice, asserting that those responsible for planning, executing, and fabricating evidence in these cases must not go unpunished. Speaking at a gathering...
Abu Jakir : After the fall of the Awami League government due to a popular uprising, the newly formed interim...
AFP, Washington : The United States and India are set to work together on supply chains for critical minerals that are key to clean energy technologies, the US Commerce Department said Thursday in a statement.US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met in the US capital Washington on Thursday, inking a deal to “expand and diversify” critical mineral supply lines.The aim of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to increase resilience in the...
Business Desk : The Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC had a meeting on Thursday at Islami Bank Tower. Md. Obayed Ullah Al Masud, Chairman of the bank presided over the meeting. Md. Abdul Jalil, Chairman, Executive Committee, Professor Dr. M. Masud Rahman, Chairman, Risk Management Committee, Md. Abdus Salam, FCA, FCS, Chairman, Audit Committee, Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, Independent Director, Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director, Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdus Samad, Member Secretary of Shari’ah Supervisory Committee, Md. Omar...
AFP, Hong Kong : Oil prices stabilised Friday after soaring on fears about the Middle East (ME) crisis as investors...
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Business Report : Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a payroll agreement with Northern Corporation Ltd. at bank’s corporate office.Under...