September 2024

BGMEA for greater security to keep factories open amid unrest

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today called for enhanced security to keep their production units operational, as a labour unrest is ongoing despite meeting workers’ demand.

“We are demanding safety, and without it,…

BFIU asks banks to freeze accounts of Nabil Group chairman, MD

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to freeze the accounts of Nabil Group Chairman Jahan Box Mondol, Managing Director Md Aminul Islam, and their family members.

The anti-money laundering agency also instructed banks to …

Auspicious time for Dashain tika unveiled for 32 countries

Kathmandu: The International Calendar Decision Committee has made public the auspicious time for Bada Dashain tika for 32 countries, including Nepal.

Committee’s member-secretary Laxman Panthi told RSS that the auspicious time for Bijaya Dashami 2081…

BFIU asks banks to freeze accounts of Sajeeb Wazed, Saima Wazed

Financial Intelligence Unit of Bangladesh Bank (BFIU) has asked banks to freeze all accounts of Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saima Wazed, daughter of Sheikh Hasina, and Radwan Mujib Siddiq, son of Sheikh Rehana.

The a…

LGD forms committee to curb dengue diseases

Local Government Division (LGD) has formed separate committees for Dhaka south and north city corporations to control the outbreak of dengue.

The committees were formed in a meeting of LGD at its conference room on controlling dengue prevalence, a pr…

DB detains ex-MP Sultan Mansur from Dhaka airport

Detective Branch (DB) of Police today detained ex-parliament member and former vice president (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Sultan Muhammad Mansur Ahmed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here.

The ex lawm…

Tarique Rahman asks party men to stand by flood-affected people

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today asked the party men to stand by the flood affected people in the country’s northern region.

He gave the directive in an urgent meeting, joining virtually from London, on the floo…