Entertainment Report : The movie ‘Daymukti’ has been produced by Jasim Uddin, owner of Focus Multimedia, under the direction of...
Day: October 25, 2024
Business Desk : Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC organized a seminar titled “Accelerance on Financial Literacy for Development of CMSME Women Entrepreneurs” at its’ Elephant Road Branch on Tuesday.This initiative was part of the bank’s ongoing efforts to empower women entrepreneurs and foster a job-oriented, industry-based economy, according to a media release. The Deputy Managing Director of the bank M. M. Saiful Islam graced the occasion as the chief guest.He emphasized the significant role of women in economic development and GDP...
Business Report : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked bank officials and staffs in the four city corporations of Bangladesh to submit their tax returns online.The city corporations are- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), Gazipur City Corporation and Narayanganj City Corporation.To this end, the Banking Regulations and Policy Department of the central bank gave the instruction on Wednesday.Referring to a special order issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on October 22, the announcement said...
AFP : Asian markets were mixed Thursday following steep losses on Wall Street as a spike in US Treasury yields led investors to scale back their expectations on interest rate cuts.With the US presidential election still seen as a coin toss less than two weeks out, there was plenty of uncertainty on trading floors, though observers said dealers were eyeing a win for Donald Trump and policies that could stoke inflation again.That, along with a strong run of economic data...
Business Desk : BRAC Bank has partnered with the Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) to create inclusive opportunities for...
Dr Matiur Rahman : Environmental politics in Bangladesh represents a complex balance between the nation’s ambitions for economic development and...
The share of unemployed tertiary-educated youth within the total unemployed population in Bangladesh both in industry and service sectors, has increased in ten years since 2013 as many struggled to find jobs that match their skills and educational qualifications. According to the latest World Bank (WB) report, nearly 12 lakh people in the country may face extreme poverty this year due to job losses and declining real wages. It added the jobless rate among graduates was 27.8 percent in 2022...
Court Correspondent : Police have arrested Yeaz Al Riad, the central committee Vice-President of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from the city’s Paribagh area on charges of attacking on the anti-discrimination student movement at Shahbagh on July 15. Confirming his arrest, Mohammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Detective Branch (DB) of Police said that they arrested Riad, also former General Secretary of Bangabandhu Hall unit of the BCL, at about 11:30pm on Wednesday. The arrestee was supposed to be produced before...
Staff Report : The MRCP Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills (PACES) exam was held in Bangladesh as a landmark matter for Bangladesh’s medical education for the first time. The examination was held at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. This milestone marks a significant development, eliminating the need for local doctors to travel abroad for this critical assessment, sources said. Officials from the hospital said, the exam, which ran from October 22 to 24 at Evercare Hospital Dhaka, attracted 45 aspiring medical...
Staff Reporter : The Interim Government of Bangladesh has called for the United Nations for paying urgent attention to resolve the Rohingya crisis in a bid to repatriating these persecuted people to their homeland in Myanmar. On the occasion of the United Nations Day, Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, has made this call in a Message on Thursday. “We cannot ignore the people who continues to be persecuted, uprooted and subjected to...
UNB : At least 40 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Tabligh Jamaat in Natore on Thursday afternoon.A tense situation has been prevailing in the area centring the clash. Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Natore road remained suspended for a while. Police and locals said that followers of Mawlana Saad constructed a mosque in Tebadia Bypass area of the district headquarters after the split of Tabligh Jamaat. On August 7, another group took control of the mosque after...