Today’s Newspaper
Govt cancels MDs’ appointments at Agrani, BASIC, BDBL
The government has cancelled the remaining terms of the contractual appointments of the managing directors and CEOs of three state-owned banks. The affected officials are...
Revive Dhaka College glory: President
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called on students, teachers and all concerned to work together to restore Dhaka College’s past glory, heritage and...
US defends Trump’s Venezuela oil deal
US officials on Tuesday (Sep 1) defended President Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela, saying it would lower oil prices for Americans and counter Russian...
Missing Miraj was ‘with the police’
Nearly five months after Miraj Sheikh vanished from Mongla, the government maintains it has no information on his whereabouts and continues to deny that any...
Dhaka hosts Int’l Textile Expos
A four-day international textile exhibition, featuring the latest technologies, machinery, yarn, fabrics, accessories, dyes and chemicals for the textile and ready-made garment industries, began at...
National Pay Scale: Private Sector Should Also Build Capacity
The government has approved a new national pay scale that increases salaries, allowances, and pensions for government employees. It will come into effect on July...
Nigeria’s EFCC sacks 40 staff over misconduct
Nigeria’s anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years.Ola Olukoyede, the...
Adani cuts power supply to Bangladesh
Adani Power has reduced electricity dispatch from its 1,600-megawatt Godda power plant to Bangladesh during off-peak daytime hours because disruptions in coal transportation by rail...
Janata Bank, DSCC sign deal to improve services
Janata Bank PLC and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) signed a memorandum of understanding today to facilitate banking services for citizens and support the collection...
Power cannot run on promises alone
Bangladesh is once again looking to the sun for a way out of an electricity crisis. As load shedding has become a daily reality and...
Zverev avoids upset in five-set thriller
Top seed Alexander Zverev survived a huge scare at the U.S. Open after overcoming Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in a first-round...