A glance at the most important news of the day
Among a number of incidents taking place on Tuesday (31 December), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you…
Students gathering at Central Shaheed Minar for 'March for Unity'
Students have been gathering at Central Shaheed Minar at Dhaka University for a 'March for Unity' since this morning (31 December) in response to the mass gathering announcement made in the early hours today.
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6 reform commissions postpone report submission, fix new dates
Despite setting 31 December for submitting their reports, none of the six reform commissions — on the constitution, election, judiciary, anti-corruption, police, and public administration — has submitted their reports yet.
Gas supply to be low countrywide for 72 hours from tomorrow
Countrywide low pressure will prevail in gas supply for 72 hours (3 days) from 1 January to 4 January due to suspension of operation of a LNG station, known as floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU).
Bank holiday today; no transaction in banks and stock market
All types of bank transactions are closed to mark the bank holiday today (31 December).
Bank holiday is observed on 31 December every year.
Asian stocks, dollar hold their own to close out strong 2024
Asian stocks eased on Tuesday in cautious end-of-year trading that has seen investors scale back bets of deep US rate cuts in 2025 and brace for the incoming Trump administration, with the dollar standing tall against most other currencies.
