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The first installment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan of $4.5 billion will arrive in February 2023, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said. He said this in a briefing after a meeting with the IMF delegation at the Secretariat on Wednesday (November 9). The Finance Minister said that the IMF is providing us with the loan as we wanted. The loan will arrive in seven installments until 2026. The first installment is in February. The remaining loan will be available every six months. He said that according to the IMF's work plan, all the formalities and final board approval of the loan proposal will be completed within the next 3 months. It is worth noting that Bangladesh sent a letter to the IMF on July 24 this year seeking a loan of $4.5 billion. The loan…

A total lunar eclipse will occur on Tuesday (November 8). If the sky is clear, this scene will be visible from Bangladesh. Meteorologist Maha. Asadur Rahman confirmed the matter. The eclipse will begin in Dhaka at 5:12:48 PM and end at 7:57:54 PM. The eclipse will begin in Mymensingh at 5:11:12 PM and end at 7:56:18 PM. The eclipse will begin in Chittagong at 5:09:18 PM and end at 7:54:24 PM. The eclipse will begin in Sylhet at 5:50:06 PM and end at 5:50:12 PM. The eclipse will begin in Khulna…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek said that from now on, dengue tests will be charged at 100 taka in government hospitals and 300 taka in private hospitals. He made this statement while talking to reporters after a meeting titled 'Review of ensuring mental health services at the community level' at the meeting room of the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital on Sunday afternoon. Health Minister Zahid Malek said, we have given instructions to charge 100 taka in government hospitals for antigen tests of dengue patients and have asked private hospitals to charge 300 taka. This will be in force from now on.

Own News: The Upazila Awami League has organized a prayer and discussion meeting on the occasion of National District Murder Day in Lakshmipur Kamalnagar. Less than three months after the brutal murder of Bangabandhu and his family on August 15, four national leaders and one of the organizers of the Liberation War, Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmed, AHM Kamaruzzaman and Captain Mansur Ali, were killed in Dhaka Central Jail on this day. Earlier, these four national leaders were sent to the central jail after August 15. On November 3 (Thursday), the discussion meeting at the Upazila Awami League office was chaired by Upazila Awami League President Chairman Nizam Uddin and moderated by Upazila Awami League General Secretary Advocate Nurul Amin Raju. During this…

Voting is underway in over a hundred local government elections, including upazilas, municipalities and union parishads. Voting will begin at 8 am today and will continue till 4 pm. There will be CCTV cameras in the municipal elections. The Election Commission is monitoring the votes from Dhaka. Out of the over a hundred elections, by-elections will be held in seven upazilas, four municipalities, 19 union parishads (UPs) for general elections, 11 UPs for chairman posts, 1 UP for postponed elections (due to death) and 58 UPs for various posts. Election Commission (EC) Joint Secretary SM Asaduzzaman said that all preparations for the elections are complete. Voting materials have reached the centers. Members of the law enforcement agencies have also taken up positions in the polling areas. UPs where elections will be held: General elections of 19 Union Parishads (UPs) on Wednesday…

Seven upazilas, four municipalities and more than a hundred local government elections will be held today (November 2). Among them, there will be CCTV cameras in the municipal elections. The Election Commission will monitor the votes from Dhaka. Among the more than a hundred elections, by-elections will be held in seven upazilas, four municipalities, 19 union parishads (UPs) for general, 11 UPs for chairman posts, 1 UP suspended (due to death) and 58 UPs for various posts. Voting will begin from 8 am today and will continue till 4 pm. Election Commission (EC) Joint Secretary SM Asaduzzaman said that all preparations for the elections are complete. Voting materials have reached the centers. Members of law enforcement agencies have also taken up positions in the polling areas.

On the third working day of the week, the country's main stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the other stock market, the Chittagong Stock Exchange, are trading with rising indices. This information was revealed by DSE and CSE sources today, Tuesday. An hour after the start of trading, i.e. at 10:30 am, the DSE's general index DSEX rose 20 points to 6,327 points from the previous day. The DSE's Shariah index and DSE-30 index rose 5 points and 2 points to 1,382 and 2,229 points respectively. During this period, shares and mutual fund units worth Tk 2.3725 crore were traded. Among the companies traded during this time on Tuesday, the prices of 80 increased, while those of…

Heavy rains and gusty winds have started on the coast of Bagerhat since Monday morning. Signal number 7 has been issued at Mongla port. Micing is going on to go to safe shelters. Due to the impact of Cyclone Sitrang, coastal district Bagerhat received light to moderate rainfall last night. Heavy rains and gusty winds have been blowing since Monday morning as time goes on. The Bagerhat administration has made all kinds of preparations to deal with Sitrang. Yesterday afternoon, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Azizur Rahman said at the Disaster Management Committee meeting that 344 shelter centers are ready. Arrangements will be made to take people from vulnerable areas to shelter centers as soon as instructions are received. In addition, 298 metric tons of rice and 480,000 taka in cash have been allocated for coastal upazilas.…

Cyclone 'Sitrang' may cause heavy rain in seven divisions of the country. In addition, landslides may occur in Chittagong due to the rain. The Meteorological Department gave this information in a heavy rain warning on Monday (October 24). It said that due to the impact of cyclone 'Sitrang', heavy (44-88 millimeters) to very heavy (more than 89 millimeters) rainfall may occur in many places in Chittagong, Barisal, Khulna, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions within the next 48 hours from 10 am on Monday. Due to this, landslides may occur in some places in the hilly areas of Chittagong division. As 'Sitrang' approaches the coast of Bangladesh, Mongla and Payra ports have already been asked to display danger signal number 7 and Chittagong and Cox's Bazar seaports have been asked to display danger signal number 6. Weather…

Due to the impact of Cyclone 'Sitrang', many parts of the country have been experiencing rain since morning. Gusty winds are blowing at times. In such a situation, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has decided to stop all types of passenger launches across the country. BIWTA Director (Traffic) Rafiqul Islam confirmed this information to Dhaka Mail on Monday (October 24) morning. He said, after giving signal number 2, small launches are naturally stopped. Now signal number 3 is going on. As a result, we have ordered to stop all types of passenger launches. Launches will remain closed until further orders. Meanwhile, according to the information provided by the Meteorological Department, Satkhira, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jhalokati, Pirojpur, Barguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barisal, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Feni,…