Dhaka, Jan 1 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday hoped that the country will get rid of both coronavirus and ‘autocracy’ in the New Year, 2021.
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Covid-19 in Bangladesh: 17 deaths, 990 new cases
Dhaka, Jan 1 – Bangladesh recorded another 17 deaths from coronavirus in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, pushing up the national tally to 7,576.
Severe cold threatens Boro paddy seedling output in Kurigram
Kurigram, Jan 1 – A cold snap, disrupting life in the northern part of Bangladesh, will likely damage the Boro seedbeds if the weather does not improve and potentially trigger a seedling crisis.
Covid pandemic dampens New Year celebrations all over
Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases.
Hill cutting in Chittagong: Toma group fined Tk 50 crore
Chittagong, Dec31 -The Department of Environment (DOE) has fined Toma group of construction, a contracting firm, Tk 50 crore for cutting hill illegally in Loghagara Upazila of Chattogram during the work of Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rail line project.
Dhaka’s canals, drainage now under 2 City Corporations
Dhaka, Dec 31 – Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWasa) has handed the responsibility of drainage system management and canals in Dhaka to the city corporations to solve the water logging woes.
Farida elected president, Ilyas GS of Jatiya Press Club
Dhaka, Dec 30 – Farida Yasmin of the Daily Ittefaq made history by getting elected as the first female president of the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) on Thursday.
Monirul Moula new Managing Director and CEO of IBBL
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has appointed Mohammed Monirul Moula as its Managing Director and CEO. He will assume the office on 1 January 2021. He has been an Additional Managing Director of this bank.
IBBL inaugurates 55 Agent Banking Outlets
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated 55 agent banking outlets across the country. Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank inaugurated the agent outlets on 31 December 2020, Thursday at a virtual platform as chief guest. Mohammed…
IBBL inaugurates ATM Booth at Gulshan
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its ATM Booth at Gulshan Corporate Branch, Dhaka on 30 December 2020, Wednesday.
Rizwan Rahman to lead DCCI as President for 2021
Dhaka, Dec 29 – Rizwan Rahman, Managing Director of ETBL Securities & Exchange Ltd. has been elected as President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) for the year 2021.
গঠনমূলক সমালোচনা হচ্ছে ‘বিউটি অভ্ ডেমোক্রেসি’ -তথ্যমন্ত্রী
চট্টগ্রাম, ২৯ ডিসেম্বর – গঠনমূলক সমালোচনাকে ‘বিউটি অভ্ ডেমোক্রেসি’ বলে উল্লেখ করেছেন তথ্যমন্ত্রী ও আওয়ামী লীগের যুগ্ম সাধারণ সম্পাদক ড. হাছান মাহমুদ। আজ চট্টগ্রাম প্রেসক্লাবের দ্বি-বার্ষিক সম্মেলনে প্রধান অতিথির বক্তৃতায় মন্ত্রী বলেন, ‘সমালোচনা না থাকলে গণতন্ত্র ও গণতন্ত্রের সৌন্দর্য নষ্ট…
Year of the Pandemic: Bright spots few and far between
Dhaka, Dec 29 – While the whole world has been grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, many negative and positive incidents have occurred in 2020. Let us look back at some of the major events that left their mark on the…
Hugging sent into isolation
News Desk Bangladesh’s Foreign Friend, Sir Frank Peters has imposed isolation restrictions upon his award-winning philosophical quotation, “A Hug is the Greatest and most Inexpensive gift of all. It’s a pleasure to give… it’s priceless to receive… and one size…
BNP accuses ruling party of vote fraud
Dhaka, Dec 28 – BNP on Monday alleged that ruling party ‘cadres’ were engaged in vote ‘robbery’ by ‘capturing’ most polling stations during elections to 24 municipalities at different parts of the country.
AL candidates dominate municipal polls in official tally
Dhaka, Dec 28 — Candidates of the ruling Awami League (AL) are leading in the first phase municipality election held Monday at 24 municipalities across Bangladesh.
Pantho, Moinuddin elected President, GS of DCAB
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Pantho Rahman (Channel i) and AKM Moinuddin (UNB) have been elected President and General Secretary respectively of the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for the year 2021.
Three suspected JMB members held in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Dec 28 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested three suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts early Sunday.
27 more Covid-19 deaths, 932 new cases in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 28 – Bangladesh saw the deaths of 23 more men and four women from Covid-19 in the 24 hours until early Monday. The fatality number rose to 7,479 since the first cases were reported in the country on…
BB holds maiden auction for Sharia-based ‘Izara Sukuk’ bond
Dhaka, Dec 28 – The maiden auction for investment in the government-sponsored “Izara Sukuk”, the first Islamic Shariah-based bond, has been held by Bangladesh Bank.
1,700 more Rohingyas on their way to Bhashan Char
Chittagong, Dec 28 – Around 1,700 more Rohingyas have started the journey from Cox’s Bazar to Bhashan Char in the second phase, although the initial plan was to transfer 700 only.
BNP demands Election Commission’s resignation
Thakurgaon, Dec 28 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) should resign right now shouldering the responsibility for “corruption, incompetence and failures”.
Terrible year 2020 for Indian scribes
by Nava Thakuria Indian media fraternity is set to bid farewell to the Covid-19 pandemic year 2020 with horrible statistics of journo-killings along with some dangerous countries for working journalists in the world. The populous country lost over 50 working…
Delhi wants to move quickly on water sharing issues: Envoy
Doraiswami puts emphasis on data harmonization; technical body meeting soon Dhaka, Dec 27 – Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K Doraiswami has said they want to move “very quickly” on water sharing of six common rivers during the celebratory…
Work to change people’s fate: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the public representatives to work with responsibility for the welfare of people, gaining their trust and confidence. “You’ll have to work for the welfare of people, changing their fate…
11 police officers promoted to rank of DIG
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Eleven police officers have been promoted to the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG) of police. The Public Security Division of the home ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.
Govt to procure 0.5mn metric tons of rice to reduce shortage
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said that aiming to remove the shortage and control prices in the rice markets, the government is going to purchase 5 lakh metric tonnes of rice.
Bangladesh Covid-19 update: 24 more deaths, 1049 new cases
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh surged to 7,452 with 24 more deaths recorded in 24 hours until Sunday morning. The mortality rate stood at 1.46 percent, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Mild cold wave sweeps Rangpur division, 8 districts
Dhaka, Dec 27 – A Mild to moderate cold wave which is sweeping over Rangpur division and eight other districts may continue, Met office said on Sunday.
IBBL inaugurates Rohitpur Sub-branch
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has opened Rohitpur Sub-branch under its Zinzira Branch in Dhaka on 23 December 2020. Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Deputy Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the Sub-branch as chief guest.