September 1, 2024

BB announces special loan repayment facility for flood victims

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced a special facility for flood-affected farmers and Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME) entrepreneurs to repay the loan installments

August installments of short-term agriculture and CMSME sector term…

Former Islami Bank MD Abdul Mannan made FSIB chairman

The Bangladesh Bank has reconstituted the board

of directors of Fast Security Islami Bank (FSIB) PLC and appointed Abdul

Mannan, former managing director of Islami Bank, as the chairman of the

board.

The central bank today sent a letter in this re…

DIGs, Addl DIGs, SPs transferred

The interim government today transferred a total of 64 senior police officials to new stations.

The officials include- 16 Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs),26 Additional Deputy Inspector Generals (Addl-DIGs) and 22 Superintendents of Police (SPs).

Th…

Toddler killed in Nilphamari road accident

A toddler was killed as a battery run van

hit it in Dimla upazila of the district today.

The toddler was identified as two and half a years old Abdullah, hailed from

Dakhin Titpara Khalua Para area in the upazila.

Local people said the accident oc…

Liton century gives Bangladesh edge despite wobbly start

A scintillating century of Liton Das headlined

Bangladesh’s dominance in the series deciding second Test against Pakistan

despite an early collapse at Rawalpindi today.

Liton struck 138 off 228, hitting 13 fours and four sixes, a knock which

helpe…

Liton, Miraz achieve rare record with historic stand

Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz achieved a rare

milestone by becoming the only pair in the Test cricket’s 147-year history to

form a partnership of over 150 for the seventh of lower wicket after the team

had lost six wickets for less than 50 runs …

Rishad to play for Hobart Hurricanes in Big Bash

Bangladesh leg spinner Rishad Hossain was roped in by Hobart Hurricanes to play the Australia’s domestic T20 tournament Big Bash League (BBL).

He was the only Bangladesh player to have been picked up by any franchise of BBL this season. A total of 10…

Joint operation to begin from Sept 4 to recover illegal arms

A joint operation will be conducted across the country from Wednesday (September 4) in an effort to recover illegal arms.

Home Affairs Adviser Lt General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury confirmed the matter, according to a home ministry statement i…