Delay cargo clearance disrupts Ramadan trade
Staff Reporter : Allegations have emerged against several importers, accusing them of stockpiling imported goods at Chittagong Port to create artificial scarcity and drive up...
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Name of Nat’l Museum’s planetarium to be changed
Staff Reporter : The government has decided to remove the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre” and...
UN to unveil report on B’desh protest crackdown today
Staff Reporter : The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is set to present a highly anticipated fact-finding report on the human...
Prof Abrar to be sworn in as Education Adviser
Staff Reporter : Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar of the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University is set to become the Education Adviser of the...
Disappearances Probe: 330 still unaccounted for
Staff Reporter : Moinul Islam Chowdhury, head of the commission investigating enforced disappearances, has disclosed that an inquiry is currently underway to determine the whereabouts...
BB decides to relax daily cash reserve ratio for banks
Staff Reporter : The central bank has decided to relax the daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks, giving them some breathing space...
Justice First, Elections Later
Staff Reporter : Nahid Islam, convener of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), on Tuesday called for a swift trial of the oppression and...
No more ‘Sycophancy’ for foreign loans says Governor
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) has seen a notable improvement, bolstered by a strong foreign savings position, removing the need to seek...
NEC trims ADP budget by 18pc to Tk 2.16 lakh crore
Staff Reporter : The National Economic Council (NEC) has revised the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2024-25 financial year, reducing it from Tk 2.65...
Billionaires don’t want Trump’s ‘Golden Visa’
Forbes Wealth Team : On last Tuesday, Donald Trump announced a plan to sell $5 million “gold card” visas that offer permanent residency and work...
HC questions policy lapse: Unchecked Presidential Pardon Power
Staff Reporter : The High Court has issued a ruling questioning why a policy should not be established to regulate the President’s power to grant...
Yunus tells BBC Bangla: A fugitive party trying to destabilise Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus has accused a fugitive party and its leadership, who fled the country, of...