Shahjalal has been suspended for 14 days for three and a half hours
Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will be closed for 3.5 hours every midnight from today till October 14 for maintenance work. Runway operations will be closed from 1 am to 4:30 am for maintenance related to ILS Category-II on the runway. Shahjalal Airport Executive Director Group Captain Kamrul Islam said in a message…
‘Jamaat wants to build a happy and prosperous country through honest and competent leadership’
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami central executive council member and Ameer of Dhaka Metropolitan South Nurul Islam Bulbul said that Jamaat-e-Islami will not take over anyone’s land, market or house. Only take over people’s hearts. Every leader and activist will have love for people, not pride. He said these things while addressing the chief guest at the Youth…
‘Committee preparing White Paper will highlight corruption issues, not catch culprits’: Dr. Debapriya UNB
Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the committee tasked with preparing a white paper on the state of Bangladesh’s economy, said on Thursday that the committee’s role is to analyze the causes and extent of corruption, not to identify or “catch” the corrupt. “This committee will explain why corruption occurs and assess its severity,” said Dr….
BDR not rebellion, murder: Hasnat
Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, spoke about the BDR rebellion. Said, it is not BDR rebellion, but murder. He said this in a post on the social media Facebook today at 1 pm on Tuesday. Hasnat Abdullah wrote, ‘This is not a BDR rebellion; This is BDR murder. Awami…
Awami League made mirror to torture BNP-Jamaat leaders: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, ‘Awami League made a mirror house to torture the leaders and workers of BNP-Jamaat. This terrible monster fascist Hasina government has killed two thousand people. Some lost their hands, some lost their legs, some had their skulls blown off. Today we live in free air. But remember,…
Projects taken for political purposes will be reconsidered: Chief Adviser
Interim government chief advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus said that projects taken for political purposes will be reconsidered. Now more attention should be paid to flood affected areas. He said these things at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Chief Adviser’s office in Tejgaon on Wednesday. This…
Why carbon emissions could cost Bangladeshi RMG makers
At the end of 2022, the European Union and European Parliament agreed to what will become the world’s first Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). In simple terms, CBAM is a tariff on the import of carbon-intensive products. Initially, these products will include those that require a highly carbon-intensive manufacturing process – cement or fertiliser, for…
Three difficult choices to heal economy
Bangladesh yesterday made three major decisions to cushion the economy against critical risks such as stubborn inflation and depletion of foreign currency reserves.In a rare move, the central bank devalued the local currency by Tk 7 to Tk 117, the steepest slide in a day against the mighty dollar. What is more, it loosened its age-old…
Teknaf is shaken by mortar shell explosion in Myanmar
Various border areas of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar are shaken by countless mortar shell explosions in the internal conflict of Myanmar, a neighboring country on the southern border of the country. There is panic among local residents. After a break of a few days, countless and uncontrolled mortar shell explosions continued from Friday night to…