Staff Reporter : A total of 11,450 Bangladeshis, including migrant workers, are in jail abroad, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said in Parliament on Monday. The foreign minister said this while replying to a query from the ruling Awami League MP from reserved seats for women, Farida Yasmin. In a scripted answer, the foreign minister said that according to information from different missions, the above-mentioned Bangladeshis are in jail in 31 countries. He said a maximum 5,746 Bangladeshis are remaining in...
NN Online Report: Academic and administrative activities of 35 public universities of the country, including Dhaka University, came to a...
NN Online Report: The government has further cut export subsidies for almost all sectors to reduce pressure on the coffer...
Staff Reporter : In a significant move for the honey industry in Bangladesh, the Sundarbans’ honey is on the verge of being registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of the country. The Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner has officially submitted an application to the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT), a division of the Ministry of Industries, for the registration of Sundarbans’ honey as a GI product. This development was confirmed by a statement from the DPDT issued on Sunday....
DU Correspondant : Public university teachers across the country have announced their decision to cease all services starting from Monday...
Staff Reporter : Senior leaders of the ruling Awami League have unequivocally stated that protests will not secure the release...
Staff Reporter : Residents of southern Bangladesh are experiencing acute load shedding in the scorching hot weather following the shutdown of one of the two units of the 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Plant on Monday. Load shedding has increased in the Barishal Division and nearby Faridpur since the shutdown and commencement of maintenance work on the power plant unit on Wednesday, sources said. Shah Mani Ziko, assistant manager of the power plant, stated that the maintenance work on the...
Staff Reporter : The net sales of national savings certificates in Bangladesh have plummeted to a staggering negative Tk14, 648 crore in the first 10 months (July- April)) of the current fiscal year 2023-24, according to data from the Bangladesh Bank. This figure represents a significant decline compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year, where net sales were negative Tk3,579 crore This troubling trend has persisted, as the government has been repaying investors instead of making new...
Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) this week sought former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman’s asset statement...
Special Correspondent : Bangladesh is currently under mounting pressure to meet its foreign debt interest obligations amid a severe economic...
Special Report : Payoneer, a financial services company that provides online money transfer and digital payment services to freelancers, ranked...
NN Online Report: Bangladesh should explore potential avenues for joint protection of shared GI (geographical identification) with India and put...