There will be no transaction at banks and financial institutions across the country as the bank holiday on December 31. Two stock markets will also remain close on Tuesday. But important branches of the banks will remain open, but no transaction will be held. During bank holidays, no transactions are conducted by Bangladesh Bank, any bank to bank, or bank ...

Former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Sanjida Afrin has been temporarily suspended, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. She is currently serving in the Armed Police Battalion (APBn). According to a notification of the ministry, Sanjida was suspended under the Government Service Rules Act. During this period, she will be attached to the Barishal Range ...

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to officially declare Metro Rail pillar number 541, located near the anti-terrorism Raju Sculpture, as a “Hate-Stone.” The pillar features defaced graffiti of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, which has come to symbolize public opposition to authoritarianism and fascism. The announcement follows an incident involving the erasure of graffiti, an act that sparked outrage ...

In an oblique reference to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that an Islamic party has occupied a bank after August 5. “Banks were looted and occupied by Awami League before August 5, while an Islamic party occupied a bank after August 5,” he told reporters after paying tributes to the graveyard of Shaheed ...

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have surpassed $21 billion, bolstered by a $1 billion inflow from international lending institutions, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), over the past week. Bangladesh Bank’s Executive Director and Spokesperson Husne Ara Shikha confirmed the development on Friday, noting that the reserves have risen due to external loan disbursements and an uptick in remittance inflows. As ...

v 2 tsps paprika v 2 tsps salt v 1 tsps black pepper v 1 (5 pound) whole duck v ½ cup butter, melted, divided Method: 1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 2. Combine paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; rub spice mixture onto skin of duck. Place duck in ...

Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU leaders. It’s the first such invitation for the UK since the bitter days of the Brexit negotiations. The focus of the February meeting is future security and defence co-operation. The backdrop: the volatile state of the world from Europe’s perspective. Wars rage in ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the chancellor and business secretary have written to the UK’s main regulators asking them to come up with ideas for reform that could boost economic growth. They contacted watchdogs, including energy regulator Ofgem and water regulator Ofwat, before Christmas asking them to submit proposals by mid-January. This comes after figures published earlier this week indicated ...

BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy’s wife Jharna Roy has passed away. She was 70. She died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital at 4:00pm on Sunday (December 29) while underwent treatment there. It was confirmed by her daughter-in-law and Dhaka District BNP general secretary Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury. Jharna Roy had long been suffering from various diseases, ...

The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reinterred with state honours at Shafiqul Haque Chowdhury Memorial Orphanage in Kanaighat on Sunday. Earlier in the day, the remains Harris Chowdhury brought to Sylhet via air ambulance from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at Sylhet Circuit House at 9:30AM on Sunday for a second burial. His ...