An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team plans to visit Dhaka from October 26 to November 9 to start discussions with the Bangladeshi authorities on economic and financial reforms and policies, and a much-discussed $4.5 billion loan as budget support. The team will be led by Rahul Anand, IMF mission chief to
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BNP to hold rallies in 10 cities from Oct 8
Country to observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi October 9
Bangladesh will observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi on October 9, marking the birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), as the crescent moon of Rabiul Awal was not sighted Monday. So, Rabiul Awal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, will start from September 28. The decision was taken
Samrat’s bail extended in money laundering case
A Dhaka court on Monday extended the bail of expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat until October 20 in a money laundering case. Judge Al Asad Md Asifuzzaman of the Special Judge's Court-6 passed the order after Samrat's lawyer Afroza Shahanaz Parvin Hira submitted an application, seeking permanent bail
K-pop band E-Sang to perform in Bangladesh
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bangladesh will be arranging a concert featuring Korean music (traditional, instrumental, and fusion)—on October 1, at Hatirjheel Amphitheater. The event will showcase the Korean group, E-Sang. The concert will run from 6:00 pm till 7:30 pm. In the case of heavy rain, the
Open Market Sales: Whole-wheat flour packets to be available from Oct 1
The government will start open market sale (OMS) of whole-wheat flour packets across the country from October 1, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said Tuesday. The process of packaging whole-wheat flour for OMS has already started, he said at the 'BSRF Dialogue', organised by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) at the
Rooppur NPP: Installation of outer containment dome at unit-1 in October
Works on pre-assembly outer containment dome of unit-1 have started at the Rooppur NPP and the dome is scheduled to be installed in October. According to a release of the Rosatom, assembly and subsequent erection and concreting works are being performed by specialists of Trest RosSEM, a subsidiary of Rosatom Engineering