Entertainment Report : Popular musician and lead vocalist of popular band ‘Chime’ Khalid Anwar Saifullah was laid to rest next...
Day: March 20, 2024
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : National film award-winning singer Dilshad Nahar Kona last performed music at a stage show in Purbachal...
UNB : As the month of Ramadan started, the bustling streets of Old Dhaka came alive with the aroma of spices and the sizzle of frying pans. The Iftar bazars in this ancient section of the capital are a battleground for traditional dishes vying to be crowned the ultimate feast to break one’s fast. Amongst the labyrinthine lanes of Chawkbazar, Islampur, Bangla Bazar, and the roadside tong shops, vendors engage in a spirited rivalry to tantalize the taste buds of...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s private sector credit growth experienced a significant decline, dropping to 9.95 percent in January this year from 12.62 percent in the same month of the previous year. This downturn is primarily attributed to liquidity shortages and the escalating interest rates prevailing in the financial market. According to Bangladesh Bank data, private credit growth stood at 10.13 percent in December last year, followed by 9.9 percent in November and 10.09 percent in October of the same year....
Special Correspondent : The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy to hand over Gulshan-2 house, which he occupied illegally, to the government terming it as an abandoned property. The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain pronounced the judgment today, asking Murshedy to hand over the property through the Housing and Public Works Ministry within three months of receiving the verdict. The court also ordered...
Manikganj Correspondent : The body of an unknown (36) woman was recovered from Mansur Ali’s mango garden in Ichail village of Shibalayaupazila of Manikganj. On Monday morning, local resident Alam Sheikh saw the body and informed the people. The police came to the spot after receiving the information. According to the police, the unidentified woman in the bushes of the garden had clothes on her face. She wore a selwarkameez, cloth shoes and a black veil. It is initially believed...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Shop Owners Association (BSOA) has demanded the withdrawal of the circular issued by the Department of Agricultural Marketing fixing prices of 29 daily commodities. During a press conference in Dhaka today (19 March), Helal Uddin, president of the association, said the pricing is unreasonable and self-destructive. “Prices cannot be fixed in a free market economy. Now the price has been set for 29 products. The Department of Agriculture Marketing can sell at these prices and...
Staff Reporter : Ghanaian and Bangladeshi businesses want to strengthen and solidify their businesses, trade, and economies through partnership and mutual cooperation. Ghana is interested in working with businesses from Bangladesh to further increase trade with the country. This was discussed at a meeting held at the FBCCI Motijheel office on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by FBCCI Senior Vice President Md. Amin Helaly. He said that African countries, including Ghana, are rich in natural resources. They also have a...
Sylhet Bureau : Sarah Cooke, the British High Commissioner appointed to Bangladesh, organized an Iftar party in Sylhet in honor...
City Desk : Highly risky building of Karwan Bazar wholesale market will be demolished after the coming Eid-ul-Fitr, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam Monday. He further said initially 176 traders from there the wholesale market would be shifted to Gabtoli kitchen market. Mayor Atiqul Islam announced this while exchanging views with the Gabtoli business leaders at Gabtoli in the capital. Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan attended as chief guest at the event that was organised to discuss shifting...