10.74 lakh workers went abroad till June in 2022-23 fiscal year
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : A total of 10.74 lakh workers went abroad for employment till June of the current fiscal (2022-23), which is 15.59 percent...
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Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal 3
Online Desk : The country’s maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal 3 as deep convection is taking place over the...
Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary
AP, South Korea : Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies in the nation’s capital over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against...
Tk 2,000 min tax for TIN holders won’t be imposed; Finance Bill 2023 passed in parliament
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : Finance Bill 2023 was passed on Sunday, dropping the much-debated proposed provision for Tk 2,000 for every TIN holder during submission...
Eid-ul-Azha: Trade via Cumilla’s Bibir Bazar land port to remain suspended for 6 days
UNB, Cumilla : Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India via the Bibir Bazar land port will remain suspended for six days, on the occasion of...
Eid-ul-Azha 2023: 5 jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Online Desk : Five Eid-ul-Azha congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, starting from 7 am on Eid day. The first Eid...
TIB reveals institutionalised corruption at Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital
UNB, Dhaka : Institutionalised corruption, including monopolistic power, political influence, irregularities, and mismanagement, have led to a decline in the quality of medical care and...
ADB provides $400 million to construct Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railways
UNB, Dhaka : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Sunday signed a loan agreement for $400 million to build a...
Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
AP, JISR AL-SHUGHUR : An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least nine people, activists and local first...
Egypt’s president meets with visiting Indian prime minister to strengthen ties
AP, CAIRO : President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt met Sunday with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday, the second stop of a two-day trip...
One crore TCB card holder families to get 5 kg rice at Tk 30 from July
UNB, Dhaka : The government will provide 5kgs of rice at Tk 30 to the Trading Corporation Bangladesh (TCB) card holder families from July 1,...
UN officials praise Bangladeshi peacekeepers during meeting with PM Hasina
UNB, Dhaka : United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard jointly paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official...