Day: March 13, 2024
Business Report : Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has inaugurated the liaison office of Numaligarh Refinery Limited in...
BSS : Issued a note of warning against the extortionists, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Tuesday said that stern action will be taken against all forms of extortion during the Eid. “We will not tolerate any sort of extortion in any sector including the transport sector,” he said this while presiding over the overall law and order, security and traffic management meeting on the occasion of holy Ramadan and upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at the police headquarters here....
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) confirmed yesterday that if any bank willfully merged with another , there will be no loss to the interest of its depositors. The regulatory body also offered that banks can voluntarily merge until December this year. By the March next year, decision will be taken on forced merger by the central bank for those who will fall in the vulnerable bank’s list as per the policy following the international practice of method and process...
City Desk : Bangladesh is ready to be a global leader in sustainable development by emphasising collaboration and innovation in adopting a gender-responsive and inclusive circular economy, speakers have observed at a workshop. The National Workshop on ‘Adoption of Gender-responsive and Inclusive Circular Economy,’ was held at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday, a UNDP press release said on Tuesday, reports BSS. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly...
Tanvir Alam, Roving Correspondent (North Bengal) : Excavating the soil, precious stones are being found out. Several millionaires have survived....
Kamruzzaman Bablu : Many financial institutions in the country are grappling with a significant challenge as defaulters are failing to repay their loans, thereby burdening these institutions. According to a report from Bangladesh Bank, six financial institutions listed in the capital market have failed to set aside provisions for bad loans, leaving ordinary depositors and investors vulnerable and weakening these firms financially over time. The report highlights a concerning trend where a majority of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI) are defaulting...
Reuters : Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Tuesday it had fired more than 100 Katyusha rockets at several Israeli military posts in response to Israeli shelling of the Bekaa region the previous night. At least one civilian was killed and several others were injured after Israel launched four strikes on the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, two security sources and the Baalbek governor, Bashir Khader, told Reuters. One of the strikes hit the southern entrance of Baalbek, the security sources...
Entertainment Report : After much speculation, the election of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, which was initially scheduled to take...