Finance News: Latest Financial News, Finance News today in Bangladesh

Relatives of a Bangladeshi community

Relatives of a Bangladeshi community member waiting for his news beside a community centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Sunday following Friday’s mosque shootings — Reuters

‘Govt to bear cost of flying home bodies’

Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Sunday the government would bear the cost of bringing home the bodies of Bangladeshis from New Zealand.Five Bangladeshis were among 49 killed in mass shootings by a white supremacist inside two mosques in the city of Christchurch last Friday."Our one honorary consul...

Kosta Barbarouses’ goal celebration honours victims

Melbourne Victory star Kosta Barbarousess paid his respects to the tragedy that gripped his native New Zealand on Friday with a classy goal celebration, according to Fox Sport.Kiwi star Barbarouses scored the opener against Brisbane Roar in the A-League on Saturday night, and immediately dropped to his knees in a...

BDT continues to deflate against $

The local currency is continuously maintaining a depreciating mode against the US dollar (US$), although the central bank is directly selling the greenback to the banks to keep the market stable.The Bangladesh Taka (BDT) depreciated by 10 poisha in the country's inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market last week that ended...

‘Chemical blast’ behind Chawkbazar fire

The recent fire at Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka might have occurred due to a chemical explosion on the first floor of Wahed Mansion, according to a probe report of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE). The fire later spread quickly due to presence of plastic goods and other flammable...

Nur again demands fresh DUCSU polls

Newly elected DUCSU Vice-President (VP) Nurul Haque Nur has reiterated his demand for a fresh election to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union."There is no scope to misinterpret my earlier comment. I demand re-election and will stand by five panels (which contested the election) in favour of the demand of...

Dhaka ranks 2nd worst city in daily Air Quality Index

Dhaka city ranked second worst city in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Sunday, reports UNB.Dhaka had a score of 208 at 8:47pm, indicating that the air quality was very unhealthy.A numerical value between 151 and 200 indicates that everyone may begin to experience health effects. Members of sensitive groups...

India, Pakistan threatened to unleash missiles at each other

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (Reuters): The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S. officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire...

Fallen leaves from roadside trees

Fallen leaves from roadside trees strewing the Abdul Ghani Road in the capital on Sunday, a common sight during early spring in Bangladesh — FE Photo

Three suffer burns as fire breaks out at Mohakhali

At least three people sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a flat in the city's Mohakhali area on Sunday morning.Two of the victims were identified as Sagar, 26, and Himel, 21, said Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost in-charge Bacchu Mia.Citing rescuers, he said Sagar...

Gunmen attack Mali army base, kill at least 16 soldiers

Gunmen attacked and briefly seized a Malian army base overnight, killing at least 16 soldiers and destroying five vehicles in central Mali's Mopti region, two local councillors in the area where the attack happened said on Sunday, reports Reuters.The base is in the village of Dioura, the mayor of the...

Flash floods kill 58 in Indonesia

Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua have killed at least 58 people, reports ReutersIt also injured dozens and displaced more than 4,000, authorities said on Sunday.A search for more possible victims was under way in the town of Sentani, which was hit...