Comilla – Two people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Padua in Chouddagram upazila early Thursday. The identities of the deceased could not be ascertained.
Category: Business
Stocks remain bullish
Stock remained bullish on Wednesday despite moderate fall in daily transaction.The broader index at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 11.17 points to end the day at 5027.91 after reaching 25-month high on Tuesday.Like previous session, the DS30 and the DSES…
2 Biman officials remanded over glitch in PM’s flight
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed two more suspended staff of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on a seven-day remand each in the case filed over emergency landing of a VVIP plane carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Turkmenistan.
No prior appointment needed for Indian tourist visa
Indian High Commission in Dhaka will allow all Bangladesh travellers with confirmed air, train or bus tickets to submit their tourist visa applications without e-token or prior appointment dates from January 1.The initiative has been taken as part of the…
Flight recorder from Black Sea military jet crash under study
Russia (AP/UNB) — Investigators recovered the flight-data recorder from a crashed Russian military plane Tuesday and began reviewing its contents to learn why the jet went down moments after takeoff, killing all 92 people aboard, including members of a famous…
Islami Bank inaugurates 318 th branch at Tungipara, Gopalganj
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 318 th Branch at Tungipara of Gopalganj on December 27, 2016, Tuesday. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest.
Milk adulteration ring unearthed in northern BD district Bogra
Bogra – Detectives have unearthed a milk adulteration cartel at Sihipur in Sonatala upazila. Tipped off, a team of the Detective Branch (DB) of Bogra police held three members of the cartel along with some equipment from a house in…
Islami Bank inaugurates 317th branch at Nimtala
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 317 th Branch at Nimtala of Sirajdikhan Upazilla, Munshigonj on 26 December 2016, Monday. Md. Joynal Abedin, Director of the Bank inaugurated the branch as chief guest.
ED questions AirAsia India’s CFO Ankur Khanna
Dhaka – India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned AirAsia India’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Mumbai in connection with an alleged forex violation case. ED is probing ousted Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry’s allegation that fraudulent transactions of Rs 22…
Russia: Crashed jet fragments pulled from Black Sea
Fragments of a plane were dragged out of the Black Sea on Monday amid a massive search operation as Russian officials declared that their investigation into the crash would focus on technical faults or pilot errors — not terrorism.On shore,…
Robi Circle Club facilitates digital socialization
Robi subscribers of similar interest can now form clubs within the Robi Circle where people of similar interest can engage with each other on topics that interests them most.The Robi Circle has separate clubs for Cricket, Entertainment, Foodies, Gaming, Readers,…
APTA draft amendment to take Mongolia as member
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the second amendment to the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) incorporating Mongolia as the new member, raising the total number of its member countries to seven.The approval was given at the regular weekly…
Closed Ashulia RMG factories near Dhaka reopen
Dhaka – Readymade garment (RMG) factories of Ashulia industrial area reopened on Monday after remaining closed for over two weeks following a labour unrest.
IBBL chairman honoured
Professor Syed Ahsanul Alam, Chairman, Execuitve Committtee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has been honoured by art and culture based organization Bangla Darpan in recognition to his outstanding contribution in the country’s banking and investment sector.
Closed garment factories to reopen Wednesday
Dhaka – The recently closed Ready Made Garments (RMG) factories of Ashulia, the outskirt of capital, are going to be reopened from Wednesday at the intervention of Prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Muhammad Yunus leaves Grameen Bank Complex after 30 years
Muhammad Yunus has left the Grameen Bank Complex nearly six years after his removal as the bank’s managing director.Yunus left the place where he lived for 30 years on Wednesday evening, Yunus Center General Manager MFM Amir Khashru said in…
Plane hijacking in Malta ends peacefully; 2 men surrender
After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last…
IBBL donates 50,000 blankets to Army Fund for cold-hit people
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited donated 50 thousand pieces blankets to the Relief Fund of Bangladesh Army for the winter affected people.
Incomplete Khulna railway station set to be opened
Khulna: The half-completed Khulna Modern Railway Station is going to be inaugurated with the first Moitree train trip on the newly built Khulna-Kolkata route on the first day of the new year, according to project officials. To this effect, they…
Biman flight makes emergency landing at Shahjalal Airport
A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning following a technical glitch. The Boeing 737 aircraft was scheduled to land in Chittagong, but made the emergency landing at the airport…
7 Biman officials remanded over glitch in PM’s flight
Dhaka –A court here on Thursday placed seven officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the technical glitch in a VVIP flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Snigdha Rani…
PM urges UK to lift ban on direct cargo flights to London
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the British government to lift the ban on all direct cargo flights from Dhaka to London.The Prime Minister made the call when UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy for Bangladesh Rushanara Ali, MP met…
9 Biman officials sued over glitches in flight carrying PM
Dhaka – A case was filed against nine officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Tuesday night in connection with the technical glitch in a flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last month.
IBBL inaugurates 316th branch at Bhaluka of Mymensingh
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 316th Branch at Bhaluka of Mymensingh. Professor Dr. M. Amanullah, MP, Mymensingh-11 inaugurated the branch on December 20, 2016, Tuesday as chief guest.
CID questions ex BB Governor Dr Atiur Rahman
Dhaka – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday questioned the former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Dr Atiur Rahman for about two hours on the stealing of BB reserve by hackers earlier on February this year. The former governor turned…
Workers of 25 garment factories abstain from work for higher pay
Dhaka – Workers of at least 25 ready made garment (RMG) factories in Ashulia area at Savar abstained from work in their units demanding a minimum Tk 16,000 as monthly salary. They started work abstain programme of the factories Monday…
BR to cancel 7 projects for lack of bid response, funding
Dhaka – Bangladesh Railway is getting ready to ‘declare finished’ its seven projects without completing those for various reasons, including lack of repose from bidders. These projects are collection of 264-meter gauge passenger cars and two broad gauge inspection cars,…
BB chief warns against money laundering thru mobile banking
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Fazle Kabir on Monday warned that mobile banking might become one of the biggest laundering methods in the digital world if it is not confronted through joint initiatives.“We must confront this with our joint initiatives,” he…
Islami Bank opens 314th Branch at Dania in Dhaka
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 314th Branch at Dania in Dhaka. Major General (Retd) Engineer Abdul Matin, Director of the bank inaugurated the branch on December 18, 2016, Sunday as chief guest.
Court seeks BB heist report from CID by 17 Jan
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday directed The CID (Criminal Investigation Department) of police to submit the investigationreport of in the case filed over Bangladesh Bank reserve heist on January 17.