BEPZA donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Employees of the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority have donated a sum equivalent to their one day鈥檚 salary to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
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Premier Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Premier Bank PLC, on behalf of its board of directors, officers and employees, has donated Tk 1 crore to the Chief Advisers Relief and Welfare Fund, said a press release...
Southeast Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Southeast Bank PLC donated TK 2 Crore to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims, said a press release...
Sonali Bank donates to CA鈥檚 relief fund
Sonali Bank PLC donated its employees鈥� one day鈥檚 salary amounting to Tk 1,91,70,000 to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund to provide assistance to the flood victims, said a press release...
Expressions cos鈥� staff donate to chief adviser鈥檚 relief fund
Employees of Expressions Limited, Express Events and Digital Expressions 鈥� referred to as Expressions Family, made donations to the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund on Tuesday, said a press release...
DBBL donates to chief adviser鈥檚 relief fund
Dutch-Bangla Bank鈥檚 executive committee in a meeting held on August 22 decided to donate Tk 10 crore to Chief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund to help flood-affected people in the country, said a press release...
Mongla Port staff donate one-day salary for flood victims
All the officers and employees of Mongla Port Authority donated an amount equal to their one day鈥檚 basic salary in the relief and welfare fund of the chief adviser to the interim government...
Govt urges people to contribute to relief fund
The people, who are interested in standing beside the flood victims, have been urged to send money to 鈥楥hief Adviser鈥檚 Relief and Welfare Fund鈥�.
Miscreants threaten to grab Meherba Plaza, GD filed
Meherba Plaza Owners Welfare Association has filed a general dairy with the Shahbagh police station alleging that some unidentified people are threatening that they will occupy offices and land of the building...
Bangladesh interim govt head Yunus, 13 others relieved of graft charges
The Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on Sunday relieved 14 people, including interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and health adviser Nurjahan Begum, of a case filed on charges of embezzlement of Tk 25.22 crore from the Grameen Telecom Workers鈥� Welfare Fund...
Retired police demand trial of those involved in killing, torture
Bangladesh Retired Police Welfare Association in a statement on Thursday demanded trial of those members of the police involved in killings and torture of protesting people, including students, during protests for quota reform in government jobs...
Norwegian ambassador calls on PM
Outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen paid a farewell call on prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in city on Tuesday...
801 killed in road crashes in June: report
At least 801 people were killed and 3,267 others injured in 557 road crashes across the country in June, according to a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh issued on Wednesday...
Death of migrant workers must be investigated
THE plights of exploited migrant workers have fallen on deaf ears of successive governments as the number of death in destination countries continues to increase. The Wage Earners and Welfare Board says that at least 4,261 Bangladeshis died abroad in July 2023鈥揓une 2024. Official statistics also report a staggering 41,053 death in 2002鈥�2021...
No decision yet on metro rail fare hike
No decision has been made till Sunday night over the metro rail fare hike from Monday following the exemption of the Value Added Tax on tickets.....
Casualties sharply increase in Eid journeys
The numbers of deaths and injured people in road crashes in the country increased significantly during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, said a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
Prof Yunus, 13 others charged
The Dhaka Special Judge鈥檚 Court-4 on Wednesday charged Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and 13 others with embezzlement of Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers鈥� Welfare Fund...
Bangladesh-India train fare to rise again from June 15
The fares of three inter-country trains on Bangladesh-India routes are going to be hiked by Tk 70 to Tk 305 from June 15...
708 people killed in 683 road accidents across Bangladesh in April
At least 708 people were killed and 2,426 others injured in 683 road crashes across the country in April, said a report published by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh...
Kumudini trust to hold int鈥檒 conference on cancer, palliative care
An international conference on cancer and palliative care is scheduled to be held at Kumudini Complex in Mirzapur of Tangail on May 22, the authorities said at a press conference organised at Kumudini鈥檚 Dhaka office on Sunday...
CPB urges govt not to increase train fares
The leaders of the Communist Party of Bangladesh on Friday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the Awami League government not to increase train fares as it would further the sufferings of common people struggling due to price hikes of essential commodities...
NCPSRR urges Bangladesh Railway to maintain existing ticket prices
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads, and Railways, a civil society group, has opposed Bangladesh Railway's decision to eliminate fare discounts starting May 4, which will lead to a significant increase in train fares by 20 to 30 per cent for journeys exceeding 100 km....
Railway authorities mustn鈥檛 increase train fares
THE Bangladesh Railway鈥檚 decision to increase fares on long routes is worrisome as people are already burdened with unprecedented inflation. The authorities have decided to increase the fares by cancelling the distance-based rebate...
Govt urged to refrain from imposing VAT on metro rail fare
Different organisations, including the Socialist Party of Bangladesh and Institute for Planning and Development urged the government to refrain from imposing value added tax on metro rail fares...
Passengers to pay Tk 983.94 crore in extra fare this eid
The Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Sunday observed that passengers would have to pay an extra amount of Tk 983.94 crore in fare while leaving Dhaka during the eid vacation.....
Govt urged not to slap VAT on metro rail fare
Different organisations, including the Socialist Party of Bangladesh and Institute for Planning and Development urged Bangladesh government to refrain from imposing value added tax on metro rail fares....
SPB urges govt to refrain from increasing metro rail fare
Leaders of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Saturday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to refrain from increasing metro rail fare....
Govt committee for 3 paisa reduction per km in bus fare
The bus fare re-fixation committee on Monday proposed reducing bus fares by Tk 0.03 per kilometre following a slight decrease in fuel oil prices...