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Holy Ashura to be observed today
Staff Correspondent: The Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country today (Wednesday) with due religious fervour and solemnity. Ashura, the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, commemorates the date in the Hijri year of 61, when Hazrat Imam, the grandson…
Read More »Education Ministry declares all secondary schools, colleges closed amid quota protests
Staff Correspondent: The Education Ministry has announced the closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions as well as polytechnic institutes until further notice, citing concerns for student safety amid the ongoing quota reform protests. The directive was issued on Tuesday through a press release signed by M.A. Khayer,…
Read More »Police raid BNP office early Wednesday
Staff Correspondent: Police raided BNP’s Nayapaltan central office early Wednesday following the explosion of some crude bombs in front of it. A team of Detectives Branch (DB) of police conducted the raid around 12:30 am, said Shamsuddin Didar, an official of the BNP chairperson’s press wing. Later, talking to reporters,…
Read More »Apparel work orders drop by 40 per cent
Mahfuz Emran: Garment export factories are forced to reduce production due to various reasons including the ongoing energy crisis. On the other hand, their export orders have decreased by 30 to 40 percent. At this time, their production cost increases from 20 to 33 percent, but global buyers are offering…
Read More »5 protestors killed
Over 300 injured Industry Desk: The quota movement for thefifth day was continuing yesterday and has spread over the country. Al least five students have been killed in Chittagong, Dhaka and Rangpur and over 300 others wounded in clashes with Chattara League and police. Of them 3 killed in Chittagong,…
Read More »Both sides gave speeches-slogans with emotion
Prof. AK Azad Chowdhury Controversial Slogan: Opinion Staff Correspondent: The speech given by the Prime Minister,she gave under emotion. She saw the nature of the liberation war, Razakar saw, saw the liberation war, the whole family was involved. So, in the expression of heremotions,she said that the grandsons of freedom…
Read More »Central bank supervision weakening day by day
Dissatisfaction among officials Staff Correspondent: Weak supervision is one of the reasons for the distress of the banking sector. The central bank is facing criticism for not taking the right policy at the right time. Many officials of Bangladesh Bank have said that how the supervision of the banking sector…
Read More »Contractionary monetary policy to be unveiled today
Aim of reducing inflation Zarif Mahmud: While inflation is falling around the world, it is rising in Bangladesh. There is a dollar crisis in the market. There is no money in the banks. The main responsibility of solving these problems of the financial sector is Bangladesh Bank. However, the central…
Read More »Debt repayment and cost saving major challenge
Finance Dept’s Performance Report Staff Correspondent: The finance department sees the big challenge in reducing debt and interest payments and sound management of public expenditure. Besides, keeping the pace of the economy normal is also identified as a challenge. The Finance Department wants to tackle this challenge by implementing the…
Read More »Govt wants to ban 17 plastic products
Mahfuja Mukul: The government is taking initiatives to stop the use of 17 types of plastic products in the country. For this purpose, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has already issued a notification.Every home has some plastic products. From drinking water bottles, jugs to tables and chairs…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
