Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Wednesday said the BNP's demonstration over electricity crisis is the greatest joke of the year. He made the remarks while addressing a press briefing at his secretariat office in the morning. Quader said BNP leaders are not looking at the
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Ex-OC Pradeep gets 20 years in jail in graft case
A Chattogram court on Wednesday sentenced disgraced ex-OC Pradeep Kumar Das to 20 years in jail and his wife Chumki to 21 years for amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. Chattogram Divisional Special Judge Munshi Abdul Majid handed down the punishment to the former Teknaf police station in-charge
Forex reserves enough to meet 6-9 months’ import bills: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh would be able to meet six to nine months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves. "We have money in our hands to import foodgrains and others (essentials items) for at least three months during any crisis. We'll be able to
Minister Group participates in D-8 CCI business forum
IBBL’s Dhaka, Noakhali zones hold business conference
Dhaka North, South & Noakhali Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized half- Yearly Business Development Conference on July 25, 2022 on virtual platform, a press release said Wednesday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank addressed the conference as chief guest. Muhammad Qaisar Ali & Md.
Emirates operates addl flight to London Gatwick
Emirates has started operating additional third daily flight to/from London Gatwick airport from Wednesday and this additional service will continue until 3 August 2022, a press release said. This third daily flight will help serve high demand from customers travelling to and from London this summer. It will also provide
Two-day education fair begins in city
A two-day education fair titled 'Study in India Expo 2022' began Friday at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Agargaon under the auspices of AFAIRS Exhibitions and Media Pvt Ltd. and A2Z Study, The event will move to Chittagong Hotel Peninsula on July 25–26, 2022 and Khulna City Inn on July
Panchagarh, Magura to become landless-homeless-free districts this week
The government is going to announce Panchagarh and Magura as the landless-homeless-free districts this week as all the landless families are being rehabilitated with modern abodes and lands there. A total of 52 upazilas of different districts, including all the eight upazilas of Panchagarh and Magura, will also be announced as
EC in soup as major parties differ on polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said the commission is facing a dilemma because of contrasting stances of the major political parties over the next parliamentary polls. "I am in difficulty in regard to the election. One big party is saying that it will not participate. Another party
Rice import thru’ Benapole port resumes after 10 months
Rice import through Benapole land port has resumed after 10 months. A consignment of 512 tons of rice entered the port Sunday afternoon, which was released from the port Monday morning. M/S Belal Hossain and M/S Lipu Enterprise are importing rice at the rate of USD 340 per ton. Benapole customs authority has