Members of the travelling public fell into immense sufferings as buses and launches on almost all inter-district routes were suddenly suspended ahead of BNP scheduled rally in capital Dhaka on Monday. The problem becamse acute for office-goers who went to…
A group of businessmen have urged the government to make agitating politicians hold talks to end ‘political unrest’. The newly elected office-bearers of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) made the appeal at a meeting with Finance Minister…
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast. The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) distributed warm clothes among the cold-affected destitute in the city on Wednesday. IBBL Managing Director Mohammad Abdul Mannan distributed blankets at the bank’s head office.
The government’s insincerity, mismanagement and negligence caused the train-covered van crash inside the Inland Container Depot (ICD) of Kamalapur Railway Station killing six people, says BNP. “This fatal accident has again proved that the government has totally failed to ensure…
Flower farmers and traders at Godkhali in Jhikargacha upazila of the district are passing a busy time as their sale has got a boost ahead of the New Year’s Day.
The search is continuing for AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501, a day after it went missing with 162 people on board. The head of Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency has suggested the plane could be at the bottom of the sea, but no…
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after nine hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning.
An AirAsia flight travelling from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control with 162 people on board. Flight QZ8501 lost contact at 07:24 (23:24 GMT), Malaysia-based AirAsia tweeted. Search and rescue operations are under way. Malaysia’s national…
The government has allocated more than 501 tonnes of rice under the ‘Food for Work Programme’ for rural infrastructure development of the district.
A two-day training course organized for the physically challenged male and female entrepreneurs ended at the hall room of Rangdhanu Zila Protibondhi Adhikar Sangstha (RZPAS) here on Tuesday afternoon.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project for Bangladesh Railway (BR) to set up two dual gauge double rail tracks from Akhaura to Laksam aiming to develop rail communication and the Akhaura-Chittagong section…
A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on Tuesday at Islami Bank Tower in the city. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice-chairman of the committee and Mufti of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum (Madrasha-e-Furfura Sharif),…
The first phase of 40-day employment programme of the government began in the five Upazilas of the district on December 18 for hard-core poor, seasonal unemployed and destitute people.
The bodies of four unidentified people, including two of women, were found, along railways, in different areas of the capital in just 24 hours’ time till Monday noon. Sub-inspector Rafiqul Islam of Kamalapur Government Railway Police Station said they recovered…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 294th Branch at Kapasia Bazar in Gazipur on Sunday. Humayun Bokhteyar, ACPA, FCA Director of the Bank inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the Bank, Khandakar Azizur…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the government will launch a drive to evict hawkers from footpaths and stop the plying of illegal rickshaws on city roads within a month. The decision was taken at the…
The interest rate on agriculture and rural loans has been lowered to 11 percent from 13 percent, under a Bangladesh Bank directive. A circular issued by the Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD) of the central bank said that the…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has donated 50,000 pieces of winter clothes to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. Acting IBBL chairman Engineer Mustafa Anwar handed over the clothes to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban on Saturday,…
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus visited China from 15 December to 19 December 2015. He was invited to launch Grameen China and attend a number of high-level events organized by the Chinese Association of Microfinance (CAM). On December 15, Professor…
On the occasion of International Migrants’ Day, migrants’ rights advocates from across Europe urge media, policymakers and others who have a key role in influencing public views on migration to stop using ‘illegal migrant’ and adopt accurate and neutral terms…
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited opened its 293rd Branch at Dholaikhal here on Thursday. Engr. Mustafa Anwar, acting Chairman of the Bank, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Managing Director of the bank, presided over the inaugural…
Miscreants cut down at least 585 mango plants in two orchards at Takinagar village in Bagatipara upazila on Tuesday night.
Dr. Biru Paksha Paul has joined as Chief Economist of Bangladesh Bank. Dr. Paul is associate professor of economics at the State University of New York at Cortland. He completed his masters in economics from the University of Dhaka in…
Russia’s rouble went into free-fall in Tuesday trading, falling repeatedly to record lows, despite the central bank’s dramatic decision to raise interest rates from 10.5% to 17%. The rate rise was meant to strengthen the currency. It helped the rouble…
Greenwatch News The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has started inspection into the alleged ‘trafficking’ of coutnry’s thousands of financial information to a neighbouring country by the Bangladesh Rating Agency Limited (BDRAL), informed sources said. The securities regulator’s inspection…
Migrant workers’ rights activist Anis Hidayah received the 2014 Yap Thiam Hien human rights award for being “the voice for millions of Indonesian migrant workers”, as described by the award committee. One of the judges, lawyer and human rights activist…
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan has shot down an environment ministry recommendation to permanently shut down Sundarbans Shela River route. “We are not thinking about closing the route yet,” he said after an inter ministerial meeting Sunday. Ministry of Environment and…
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumed after seven hours’ disruption caused by dense fog on Sunday morning.
There has been allegation of some illegal promotion in the Sonali Bank from the ranks of Deputy General Manager and General Manager. Those who received promotions have also joined their new post without proper approval, according to bank sources. Formerly…