News Desk :A Dhaka court has sent five people, including two police constables, to jail in a case filed over snatching of Tk 20 lakh from inside a bank in Paltan area of the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saiful Islam passed the order after police produced the accused before the court after the end of their two-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep them behind bars till the end of probe. The five accused are- Demra Police Lines...
Staff Reporter :The central bank has kept unchanged the US dollar retention limit that exporters have to maintain in their foreign currency account from the shipment proceeds as Bangladesh continues to face the shortage of the American greenback. Traders are allowed to keep a portion of their earnings in the export retention quota (ERQ) accounts to settle back-to-back letters of credit liabilities without facing exchange losses. For instance, exporters are entitled to a foreign exchange retention quota of 60 per...
UNB :Three siblings died as their mother allegedly poisoned them before consuming it herself over family feud in Jamalganj upazila of Sunamganj district on Sunday. The three children are Sakiba Begum, 15, her younger brothers Tambir Hossain,13 and Sahed Miah, 5, children of Jamuna Khatun and Jahangir Hossain of Shantipur village of the upazila. Locals said the couple used to lock into altercation over family issues. The husband is a day-labourer and addicted to gambling, the said. On Saturday night,...
Staff Reporter :The incessant heavy rainfall in the last few days has raised concerns among farmers as the water level at the Dalia point of the Teesta river is approaching the danger mark. In a bid to reduce the huge pressure of water flow, the authorities concerned of the Teesta Barrage have opened the 44 gates of the barrage to release water. The farmers who have standing crops including Aman paddy in the Teesta char lands spanning several thousand acres...
Staff Reporter :Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has replied to the European Union’s (EU) letter. Election Commissioner Md Ahasan Habib Khan informed the newsmen on Sunday saying that in the letter CEC further said that the EC is getting all sorts of support and facilities from the government and other stakeholders and its continuation will help organise a free, fair and acceptable election. Source said in the letter Kazi Habibul Awal stated, ” I want to assure you...
Staff Reporter :The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the ACT members to negotiate apparel prices considering the implementation of the new wage board for the readymade garment workers. ACT (Action, Collaboration and Transformation) is a ground-breaking agreement between global brands and retailers and trade unions to transform the garment and textile industry and achieve living wages for workers through industry-wide collective bargaining linked to purchasing practices. Not only the manufacturers but also all the stakeholders and...
UNB :Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Bangladesh, Essa bin Yousef Al Duhailan, has said Bangladesh is an emerging economic power in Southeast Asia, and Saudi Arabia is keen to invest in various sectors of Bangladesh. “Many renowned Saudi companies and investors have shown keen interest in investing in different sectors,” he said in a message marking the 93rd Saudi National Day. The Saudi Embassy will celebrate the day in Dhaka on September 26. The Saudi National Day,...
Staff Reporter :Ailing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s better treatment abroad are linked with a lot of legal complications and a court approval may be required in this regard. So, permission will have to come from the court, but not from the home ministry for taking BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to abroad for treatment. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said this while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Sunday. The minister’s comments came a day after Law Minister Anisul Huq...
Staff Reporter :Election Commissioner (EC) Brigadier General (Retd) Ahsan Habib Khan on Sunday said he will hold a workshop on the role of candidates and polling agents with the former chief election commissioner (CEC) and EC in the first week of October. The workshop is anticipated to be held on October 4 and will involve former chief election commissioners (CEC), election commissioners (EC), senior election commission officials, media personalities, and university professors. Ahsan Habib Khan emphasised the importance of safeguarding...
Staff Reporter :The three-member investigation body formed to look into torture of two BCL men at Shahbagh Police Station allegedly by ADC Harun-or-Rashid and other law enforcers, has been delayed again as the deadline for submission of the report has been extended for the third time on Sunday. The probe committee was supposed to submit its report on Sunday to the DMP Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruque, but the committee sought seven more days to submit the report. The DMP chief...
