Shakib nominated for ICC player of the month in July
Staff Correspondent: A day after registering his worst figure in T20 International cricket, ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan got a good news as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced him as one of the three players…
Read More »Govt to gradually ease lockdown from August 11
Staff Correspondent: State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said the ongoing lockdown restrictions will be eased gradually from August 11.The minister said this while addressing reporters at his secretariat office in the capital yesterday.He said…
Read More »BD on course to exceed 6-day vaccine target
More people line up for shots Staff Correspondent: Officials say that many people have been turned away from COVID vaccination centres on the second day of a mass inoculation drive because the numbers queuing to take…
Read More »Deposit rate will not be less than inflation
Staff Correspondent: Banks won’t be allowed to fix the interest rate of the deposits below the inflation, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) instructed yesterday.The central bank issued a circular directing the managing directors and chief executive officers…
Read More »Who cares lockdown?
Staff Correspondent: There are not many signs of restraint in Dhaka on the seventeenth day of the lockdown imposed to curb the COVID pandemic.Traffic and crowds seem to have largely returned to business as usual, though…
Read More »ACC summons 34 in FAS Finance officials
Staff Correspondent: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 34 people, including 30 top officials of FAS Finance, to investigate their alleged involvement in money laundering in connivance with fugitive Prashant Kumar (PK) Halder. PK Halder, former…
Read More »Govt committed to implement high-impact regulatory reforms
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said the government is committed to implementing high-impact regulatory reforms such as streamlining the existing company registration process and reducing administrative costs in the procedures.“The examples of Singapore and…
Read More »Overflowing crowds in vaccination centers
2nd day of mass-inoculation Staff Correspondent:the second day of the government-announced mass inoculation campaign to curb the pandemic coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, huge crowds of people were observed in different centers of the capital. Although the vaccination…
Read More »Ministry forms committee to decide Evaly’s future
Staff Correspondent:The Commerce Ministry has formed a nine-member inter-ministerial committee to determine the future of controversial e-commerce platform Evaly.The committee, headed by Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh, will hold a meeting on 11 August to take…
Read More »5 lakh youths to get soft skills training in 5 years
Staff Correspondent: The government is going to provide soft skills training to 500,000 jobseekers and employees within the next five years, aiming to improve their employability skills. “The demand for soft skilled and trained people will…
Read More »President, PM define Bangamata’s role
Staff Correspondent:President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday paid glowing tributes to Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, saying her ideology would always remain as a source of inspiration for Bangalee women.In separate messages on…
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