A glance at the most important news of the day
Among a number of incidents taking place on Sunday (29 December), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you…
Journalists can enter secretariat with temporary passes from tomorrow
The government has decided to allow journalists to enter the secretariat with temporary passes from tomorrow (30 December) for the next 15 days.
Not single group, rather everyone responsible for banking sector failure: BB governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said that the failure in the banking sector cannot be attributed to a single group alone, as responsibility lies, to varying degrees, with everyone involved.
First working day after fire: How Secretariat is functioning
Today (29 December) marks the first working day at the Bangladesh Secretariat after a fire broke out in the early hours on Thursday in Building 7, damaging floors six, seven, eight, and nine of the building.
CA Yunus to inaugurate 50 more model mosques in Jan: Religious affairs adviser
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to inaugurate 50 model mosques around the country in January, Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain has said.
Secretariat fire: Initial probe report submission to CA tomorrow
The initial probe report on the devastating fire at the Bangladesh Secretariat last week is set to be submitted tomorrow to Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus, his Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said today (29 December).
Foreign loan commitments drop by 91%, disbursements 27% in July-Nov period
Foreign loan commitments and disbursements to Bangladesh significantly declined while loan repayment went up during the first five months of the current fiscal year of 2024-25.
Eyewitnesses report sparks in engine, explosions before S Korea plane crash
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea's southwestern county of Muan today (29 December) reported seeing flames in the jet's engine and hearing multiple explosions before the incident, reports Yonhap News Agency.