The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved a Tk 11,560.77 crore new rail-cum-road bridge project over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat beside the existing old bridge to ensure smooth and uninterrupted communication system between Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. The approval came from the 3rd ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY25) and the 2nd ...

A man was killed in a road accident at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. The accident took place in the afternoon at Damudhartapi Mamadpur area along the Sunamganj-Sylhet regional highway under East Pagla union of the upazila. The deceased was identified as Siraj Mia alias Birat, 50, son of late Terab Ali, a resident of Damudhartapi village. According ...

Macroeconomic adjustments undertaken in recent months and robust economic fundamentals will pave the way for growth to rebound Bangladesh’s economy over the coming year, observed Frederic Neumann, Chief Asia Economist and Co-Head of Global Research Asia of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited. “Bangladesh is already well on its way to recovery. Macroeconomic adjustments undertaken in recent months, ...

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has sought security assurances for his return to Bangladesh and his subsequent departure after the upcoming Test series against South Africa. During the recent Kanpur Test against India, Shakib expressed his desire to play his final series in home before retirement, despite ongoing legal issues in Bangladesh. Shakib, who has already retired from T20 ...

Tapashee Tabassum Urmi, an assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner’s Office, has been suspended following her post on Facebook. The public relations office (PRO) at the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday said Taposhee has been suspended and administrative proceedings against her have also been initiated according to service regulations. A gazette notification, signed by Nilufa Yeasmin, senior assistant secretary ...

Former deputy Labour leader Baroness Harriet Harman has said “missteps” and “clunkiness” should be expected when a new administration arrives in Downing Street. She was speaking to the BBC after Sue Gray quit her role as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, amid intense criticism and controversy. Defence Secretary John Healey said she had played a “massive role” ...

The average UK house price came close to reaching a record high last month as falling mortgage rates helped to boost confidence among buyers, according to Halifax. The UK’s largest mortgage lender said the average price hit £293,399 in September, just short of the record £293,507 reached in June 2022. Prices have now risen for three months in a row, ...

Keeping Durga Puja in mind, Amari Dhaka is going to host with an elaborate and palatable spread at their Amaya Food Gallery from3rdOctober till 13th October. Amaya is Amari’s Asian restaurant. Discover the different shades of authentic traditional Puja Special, ShorodioMahabhojon this auspicious occasion, along with Dine 4 Pay 1 on Weekdays and Dine 3 Pay 1 on Weekends at ...

Scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation, the award-giving body said on Monday. The winners for medicine are selected by the Nobel Assembly of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute medical university and receive a prize sum of 11 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million).

At least 1,299 people were arrested in 5,264 raids by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) across the country between September 4 and October 5. Among those arrested are 89 top drug dealers, including 11 godfathers, said Khondker Mostafizur Rahman, Director General of the DNC, during a press briefing at the department’s headquarters on Monday. He stated that during the ...