After nearly 12 years, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to attend the reception at Senakunja on Armed Forces Day on Thursday afternoon. She is scheduled to leave for Senakunja at 3pm from her Gulshan residence on Thursday, said her private secretary ABM Abdus Sattar. This will be Khaleda Zia's first participation
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COP29: Bangladesh rejects climate loans, demands fair financing
Bangladesh, one of the nations most affected by climate change, is not receiving adequate financial support as promised under international agreements, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Talking to UNB during the ongoing COP29 summit in Baku, Rizwana expressed dissatisfaction with the global financing mechanisms, saying that a significant portion of
Moyeen Khan slams govt’s stance on election reforms
BNP Senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday criticised the interim government's position on holding elections after reforms, calling it illogical. While inaugurating a workshop in the capital, he also said the main responsibility of the interim government is to restore the people's right to vote by holding a neutral
HC orders review of power deals with Adani Group
The High Court has ordered the authorities concerned to form a high-powered committee to review all the power contracts signed by the Awami League government with India's Adani Group and submit a report within two months. The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury passed the order
Sudden election will put mass upsurge goal of at risk: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Tuesday stated that if a sudden election is held without creating a legal and institutional framework, the core spirit and objectives of the student-public movement will remain at risk. TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said this at a press conference here today held for publishing a research
ACC summons 13 BB officials over S Alam loan scam
The Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) on Tuesady summoned 13 officials of Bangladesh Bank over embezzlement of money through sanctioning thousands of crores of taka loan from Islami Bank Bangladesh to S Alam Group and its associates. Golam Sarwar Chowdhury, owner of M/s Murad Enterprise and United Super Traders, customers of the Jubilee Road
PSC to scrap 44th BCS viva, republish 46th preliminary result
Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has decided to cancel the oral exam (viva) of 44th BCS, reevaluate the 45th BCS’s written exam papers by third examiner and republish the preliminary result of 46th BCS examinations. The decisions were taken today in a meeting of the commission to maintain transparency, fairness and
Country to receive $1.1b from ADB, WB by Dec
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank will provide $600 million and $500 million in loan assistance respectively by December 2024, said Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder on Tuesday. He made the disclosure during a press conference at the Ministry of Finance, organised marking the interim government's 100-day
Banglalink’s MyBL app offers a chance to win bikes
Innovative digital operator Banglalink has launched the “Road to Royal Ride” campaign, exclusively on the MyBL App. This unique initiative gives Banglalink prepaid customers the opportunity to win a Royal Enfield bike by participating in an engaging recharge-based competition. The Road to Royal Ride Campaign aims to enhance customer engagement
SEB signs MoU with BDJOBS.COM
Southeast Bank PLC (SEB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BDJOBS.COM Limited, to provide payroll, payment, collection, and other essential banking services. The signing ceremony took place at SEB’shead office in Dhaka. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank PLC., and Md. Mosaddik Bin Kamal, General