Desk Report: Asian Development Bank’s lending to Bangladesh is likely to exceed $2 billion this year, said a top official yesterday. The ADB has already approved over $1.6 billion, of which $1,535 million is sovereign, $60 million non-sovereign and $8.7 million technical assistance. “More projects worth over $600 million are likely to be approved by…
Desk Report: Net foreign investment at Dhaka Stock Exchange dropped for fifth consecutive month in August with the foreign turnover seeing the biggest drop in four years over investors concerns over national elections and its possible impact on financial sectors. In August, the foreign investors sold shares worth Tk 181.76 crore against their purchase of shares…
Sofian Khan Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday has said that the Zia family has about $12 billion investments in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other countries. The laundered money by Khaleda Zia and her son Tareq Rahman should be brought back, said the roads transport and bridges minister at the AL President’s Dhanmondi…
Sayeed Muhammad: Bangladesh continue to witness more deaths as the number of suspected drug smugglers killed in the ongoing anti-narcotics raids has climbed to at least 106, since May 4. In yesterday’s overnight drives at least 12 more people were killed, reports The Daily Star.In Dhaka, Sumon Miah alias Khuku Sumon, an accused in five cases,…
Reported by: Syed Ripon Written by: Eshan Maitra Tomorrow, Union Porishod elections will be held in 54 unions. EC have taken all the necessary preparations, announced EC Sub-Secretary Farhad Ahammad Khan in a report. Last published guidelines of EC mentioned, last EUP Election candidate paper submitting date was 27 April, candidates were verified by 30…
Myisha Nawar June 10th was National Iced tea Day and while it’s only an unofficial food holiday, it makes sense that Americans would set aside a day to celebrate this amazing summertime sip: THEY POPULARIZED IT! While tea itself has been consumed in America since the Colonial Times (umm remember The Boston Tea Party?), iced…
President Donald Trump ordered a military strike against the Syrian government after a deadly chemical attack killed dozens. But the carnage in Syria began long before now, reports CNN’s Randi Kaye on the Anderson Cooper 360 show. Daraa, Syria is a small town about 50 miles from Damascus. Here is where Graffiti containing anti Government slogans…
DOT Desk Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-13) arrested two alleged drug traders and two notorious thieves with an enormous quantity of drugs, a stolen motorcycle and other goods from different areas of Rangpur on Thursday night, reports The Financial Express BD. “An operational team of the Crime Prevention Specialised Company of RAB-13 from its battalion headquarters…
Channelnewsasia: Celebrity chef Redzuawan Ismail on Monday (Jan 21) apologised to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, after a tirade against the senior opposition figure on the troubles faced by the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda). The chef had come under fire for threatening to slap Najib over Felda’s failings, with some social media users…
Afrida Ahmed and Sabah Mannan Sometimes a woman’s beauty acts as an instrument of torture. So, Jui Narikel Tel came up with a new TV commercial. It is said that beauty holds power and that power is used as a victim of oppression. Many became very emotional after watching the new advertisement and some even…