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SEVEN RINGS CEMENT DEALER CONFERENCE-2025 HELD

2025-02-25 00:00:00

SEVEN RINGS CEMENT DEALER CONFERENCE-2025 HELDSeven Rings Cement, a leading cement brand, has recently organised a 'Dealer Conference' at a hotel in Cox's Bazar. A total of 180 distributors have participated in the three-day event. Special performance awards were distributed...

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2025-02-25 00:00:00

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Monday as investors awaited clarity on talks to end the war in Ukraine and weighed up the prospect of a resumption in crude exports from northern Iraq.Brent futures were up 13 cents,...

Gold near record peak on weak US dollar

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Gold prices edged higher on Monday to trade near their record peak, helped by a weaker US dollar, while investors looked ahead to a key inflation report due later this week to gauge the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory, reports...

Asia’s LNG imports set to drop to 22-month low

2025-02-25 00:00:00

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Feb 24 (Reuters): Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are poised to drop to the lowest in nearly two years in February, while Europe's are set to surge to the second-highest on record.The weakness in Asia shows...

Chandpur sees widescale sweet potato farming

2025-02-25 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Feb 24: Local farmers have cultivated sweet potato on a vast tract of land in the district this season to earn huge profits.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), a total of 350 hectares of land...

40,000 villagers face commuting woes for absence of a bridge

2025-02-25 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTRANGPUR, Feb 24: Absence of a permanent bridge over the Ghaghot River at Paikan Kutirghat in Alambiditor union of Gangachara upazila of Rangpur district has been creating prolonged sufferings for around 40,000 residents of different villages. Local sources said...

Cricket is finished in Pakistan

2025-02-25 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (ANI): Following a disappointing loss against arch-rivals India in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday, former Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad lashed out at the Men in Green and said that today "cricket has finished"...

England’s Carse set to miss Afghanistan match tomorrow

2025-02-25 00:00:00

England bowler Brydon Carse is set to miss tomorrow's (Wednesday's) Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan and is a doubt for the remainder of the tournament, reports BBC Sport. Carse, 29, has been struggling with a blister on a toe on...

Neymar responds to jeering fans by scoring directly from corner

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Jeering International Limeira fans provoked Neymar to score the first "olimpico" of his career, the Brazil international said on Sunday after guiding Santos to a 3-0 win in the Paulista Championship, reports Reuters.Neymar netted directly from a corner in the...

Adnan Masud joins UCB as AMD

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Adnan Masud has recently joined United Commercial Bank (UCB) as an additional managing director (AMD), according to a press release says. With over two decades of experience in top-tier global banking institutions across multiple international markets like Malaysia, UAE, India,...

PRIME BANK PARTNERS WITH ARTNATURE BANGLADESH

2025-02-25 00:00:00

PRIME BANK PARTNERS WITH ARTNATURE BANGLADESHPrime Bank signed an agreement with Artnature Bangladesh Ltd, a Japanese entity in Bangladesh, at its corporate office recently. Under this agreement, the Japan desk of the bank will provide all kinds of banking solutions,...

SOUTHEAST BANK HOLDS 756TH BOARD MEETING

2025-02-25 00:00:00

SOUTHEAST BANK HOLDS 756TH BOARD MEETINGSoutheast Bank held its 756th board meeting on Monday. The bank's chaiRman M.A. Kashem presided over the meeting. Vice Chairperson Rehana Rahman and directors Md. Akikur Rahman, Nasir Uddin Ahmed, Md. Rafiqul Islam and Md....

3 merchant banks come under probe

FE REPORT | 2025-02-25 00:00:00

The stock market regulator has formed a three-member committee to investigate irregularities in the margin accounts of three merchant banks.ICB Capital Management, Janata Capital and Investment, and IIDFC Capital are subjected to the probe.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...

Regulator looks to make fraudster brokers pay back clients

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-02-25 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has claimed to have taken a comprehensive strategy to recover investors' funds embezzled by stockbrokers.The market watchdog asked the prime bourse to settle small claims with the brokers' funds or assets kept with...

Ill effects of neglecting note-taking in university classrooms

Joyita Halder | 2025-02-25 00:00:00

When the universities in Bangladesh continue to find themselves in slots down the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings as well as the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, accusing fingers are invariably pointed at a lack of quality...

Monitoring and evaluation through the lens of the theory of change

Matiur Rahman | 2025-02-25 00:00:00

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) are fundamental pillars of effective project management, especially within the realm of nonprofit and development work. These processes allow organisations to assess progress, measure outcomes, ensure accountability, and refine strategies to maximise impact. When viewed through...

Youth entrepreneurship a ray of hope

2025-02-25 00:00:00

Bangladesh, with its rapidly growing economy, is experiencing a transformative shift led by its young entrepreneurs. These dynamic individuals are not just creating jobs but also driving innovation, reducing unemployment, and positioning Bangladesh as a key player in the global...

Automobile industry under stress

2025-02-25 00:00:00

The automobile industry in Bangladesh has witnessed remarkable growth over the past 20 years. The country saw an influx of luxury brands like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes, leading to a significant rise in car ownership. The streets were crowded with...

Dying mother tongues, cultures

2025-02-25 00:00:00

The 1952's language movement was a political struggle to establish Bangla's status as a state language. In consequence, it also gave rise to the linguistic nationalism, a variety of identity politics. So, language movement was not one of preserving Bangla...

No logic behind hiking gas tariff

2025-02-25 00:00:00

The demand made by the Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) for suspension of the scheduled public hearing on the proposed gas tariff rise on Wednesday is sure to enjoy popular support. Essentially, the rights group is against any further hike...

Human rights suffocated by autocrats, warmongers, says Guterres

2025-02-25 00:00:00

GENEVA, Feb 24 (AP): U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres says human rights are being "suffocated" around the world, lashing out at voices of division and anger who see them as a barrier to their quest for power and profit.In a speech...

Gunmen kill eight people in Central Mexico

2025-02-25 00:00:00

CELAYA, Feb 24 (AFP): Gunmen shot dead eight people in Mexico's most violent state, authorities said Sunday.The five women and three men, who have not been identified, were killed in the street on Saturday night in Guanajuato, the prosecutor's office...

Council of Europe reaffirms 'full support' for Kyiv

2025-02-25 00:00:00

STRASBOURG, Feb 24 (AFP): The Council of Europe on Monday marked the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming its "full support" for Kyiv and stating that its future is "European"."Three years later, we pledge our full support",...

US expects phase two of Gaza truce deal to proceed: Trump envoy

2025-02-25 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters): President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday the US expects the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to go forward and that he would visit the Middle East in the...

Merz signals shift in transatlantic ties

2025-02-25 00:00:00

BERLIN, Feb 24 (BBC): Germany's chancellor-in-waiting didn't wait for the final results of his country's election on Sunday to herald a new era in Europe. Declaring the US indifferent to this continent's fate, Friedrich Merz questioned the future of Nato...

Corporates get AEO key for rapidly crossing customs corridors

FE REPORT | 2025-02-24 12:00:00

A long wait is over now for the golden-gate key as government's revenue authority awarded Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certificate to large corporate taxpayers for expeditiously clearing export-import cargoes through customs ports.For faster and transparent processes of trade and investment...

Challenges interim govt. faces

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-02-24 12:00:00

Political instability evidently impacts business and growth. The economy that Bangladesh's interim government inherited from the past authoritarian regime was already a severely mauled and malfunctioning one. Even so, as the incumbent interim government is now in charge, it has...

Sayeed Ahmed elected BIA President

2025-02-24 00:00:00

FE REPORT Sayeed Ahmed, Chairman of Global Insurance, has been elected president of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) for the 2025-2026 term.The BIA announced the results in a circular on Sunday. The election was conducted in...

BD committed to arrange a free, fair, and credible election: FS tells US envoy

2025-02-24 00:00:00

FE REPORTBangladesh Foreign Secretary (FS) Md Jashim Uddin, in a meeting with United States Embassy in Dhaka Chargé d'Affaires Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, has reiterated the commitment of the interim government to arrange a free, fair, and credible election.Ambassador Tracey...

Biman bins media misinformation

2025-02-24 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe Biman Bangladesh Airlines dismissed misinformation on social media about the emergency landing of Dhaka-Dubai flight BG 347 in India last week.The plane, with 396 passengers, 22 tonnes of cargo and 12 crew members aboard, took off from Dhaka...