Cut some luxuries to focus on worker welfare, PM tells factory, mill owners
BSS: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked owners of mills and factories to cut some luxuries in their lives to pay special attention to labourers’...
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Asia University Rankings: BUET, JU, BAU, NSU top in Bangladesh
NN Online Desk: Times Higher Education (THE) recently released its 2024 Asia University Rankings which ranks 739 universities from 31 Asian countries/regions. In Bangladesh, Bangladesh...
‘Ensuring Vitamin A fortified edible oil is imperative’
Staff Reporter : Public health experts have called for ensuring access to vitamin A-fortified edible oil for the people in Bangladesh as it is very...
‘Terrible trio’ cause banks to bleed
Mega corporates accused of intimidating bankers Anisur Rahman Khan The banking sector is reportedly being dominated by three mega companies, which are allegedly mishandling bank...
Policy for transfer of private instt teachers
City Desk : A High Court division bench on Monday ordered the concerned authorities to formulate transfer policies for teachers working in private educational institutions...
Govt wooing quick release of foreign loan
Staff Reporter : The government is waxing its policy to obtain more foreign loans as a strategic measure to prevent the depletion of the country’s...
Govt plans Tk 2000 billion investment in transport and communication for next two fiscals
UNB: The government plans to substantially increase public investments across key sectors such as road, rail, bridge, shipping, civil aviation, and telecommunications. These initiatives are...
IMF for end to tax break for IT sector
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed discontinuing the tax exemption facility for the information technology (IT) industry, which is scheduled to...
Reopening of schools amid heatwave : Students, teachers fall sick
Staff Reporter Amid the severe heat wave, the classes were resumed in primary, secondary, colleges, madrasas, and vocational institutions on Sunday, but ultimately many students...
Bangladesh drops in global mobile internet speed ranking
NN Online Report: Bangladesh has dropped six places in its global ranking for mobile internet speed performance, as reported by Ookla’s Speedtest Global Index for...
Huge irregularities in AIBL
Gazi Anowar and Muhid Hasan : Al Arafah Islami Bank Ltd reportedly disbursed over Tk 1,200 crore in loans amidst significant irregularities. According to Bangladesh...
DB nabs 3 stock mkt influencers
Staff Reporter : The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) has arrested three members of a gang that manipulated the stock market by spreading false information to...