BRAC Driving School opens new branch in Chattogram

Chattogram’s Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Abdul Mannan Miah, in his speech as the chief guest, emphasized that Bangladesh is facing a shortage of one billion professional drivers. Currently, driving is one of the most sought after professions across the world. Addressing the graduates of BRAC Driving School Chattogram, he said, “Consider yourself fortunate to […]

Fuel crisis: Sylhet traders announce indefinite strike from January 18

As per the organisation’s decision, traders will stop purchasing from depots from next Wednesday (January 18) and sales to consumers indefinitely next Sunday (January 22). Speakers at the meeting said, “The supply of fuel has been less than the demand for a long time. Sylhet oil traders have no option but to protest.” The announcement […]

Amazon CEO says job cuts are for more than 18,000 roles

Amazon.com Inc’s layoffs will now spread to more than 18,000 roles as part of headcount reductions that were previously disclosed, Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said in a public employee note on Wednesday. He said the layoff decisions, which Amazon will begin on January 18, will impact the company’s e-commerce and human-resource organizations to a […]

PM Hasina to increase purchasing power of people, expand domestic market

Referring to Bangladesh’s good geographical position, he said, “We can communicate with East, West, North and South.” Taking this opportunity, “we can produce, trade, export our products and develop our service areas and bring in tourists. Huge opportunities lie ahead of us,” she said. “Really we want to build our country,” she said. Sheikh Hasina, […]

NDTV founders resign from board after Adani takes control

India’s New Delhi Television Ltd said on Friday that its founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy had resigned as directors after billionaire Gautam Adani’s group took majority control of the media company. Along with Roy, four other independent directors have also resigned, effective December 30, NDTV said in a statement. Adani Enterprises Limited, through subsidiaries […]

Afza will operate Metro Rail tomorrow

Siddiqui said that after returning to Dhaka, he also completed another four-month training. He said that currently Afija is undergoing technical and practical training at Metro Rail Depot in Diyabari, Uttara, while experts from Japan’s Metro Rail manufacturing company Mitsubishi-Kawasaki are training the operators on technical and practical issues. Initially, the metro train will run […]