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BKSP Green team emerge champions

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan (BKSP) Green team emerged champions in the BKSP Cup Football Tournament beating Feroz Kamal Football Academy of Ashuganj by 2-1 goals in the final held at BKSP ground in Savar on Tuesday, reports BSS.In the proceeding,...

BCB announces women's squad for Ireland ODIs

2024-11-20 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the home series against Ireland, reports BSS.Pacer Jahanara Alam and Sharmin Akter were recalled to the team for ODI format after a year hiatus. Jahanara last played an ODI match...

RAKUB FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING COURSE BEGINS

2024-11-20 00:00:00

RAKUB FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING COURSE BEGINS Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) organised the 42nd fundamental training course for newly appointed officers at the RAKUB Training Institute in Rajshahi. Dr. Mohammad Ali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RAKUB, inaugurated the...

BANGLADESH COMMERCE BANK HOLDS BUSINESS REVIEW MEETING -

2024-11-20 00:00:00

BANGLADESH COMMERCE BANK HOLDS BUSINESS REVIEW MEETING Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited held a Business Review Meeting-2024 for Chattogram and Sylhet divisions on Sunday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Md Ataur Rahman was present as the chief guest while Chairman...

FSIB withdraws 194 officials over money laundering, fraudulent loans to S Alam Group

2024-11-20 00:00:00

First Security Islami Bank (FSIB) has taken decisive action against officials implicated in money laundering and issuing fraudulent loans to S Alam Group. The bank has withdrawn 194 officials, including 24 branch managers from its Chattogram region, in a sweeping...

Govt nods import of 188m eggs

2024-11-20 00:00:00

The government has given permission for import of 188 million eggs through 42 designated firms in a move aimed at stabilising the local egg market, reports BSS.The Ministry of Commerce gave the approval on Tuesday with a view to ensuring...

Push for increased investment in poultry sector to meet growing protein demand

2024-11-20 00:00:00

FE REPORTExperts at a roundtable on Monday emphasised the need for Bangladesh to attract more investment and enhance production capacity to meet the rising demand for protein, which is expected to double by 2050.They suggested vertical expansion in poultry and...

Meena Bazar wins MasterCard Excellence Award

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Meena Bazar wins MasterCard Excellence Award Meena Bazar has been honoured with the prestigious MasterCard Excellence Award 2024 in the 'MasterCard Business (Merchant)-POS' category for FY 2023-24. Shameem Ahmed Jaigirder, Meena Bazar's Chief Operating Officer, received the award on behalf...

LANKABANGLA FINANCE WINS MASTERCARD EXCELLENCE AWARD

2024-11-20 00:00:00

LANKABANGLA FINANCE WINS MASTERCARD EXCELLENCE AWARD LankaBangla Finance PLC achieved Mastercard Excellence Awards 2024 in two categories -- Mastercard Business (Innovation) and Mastercard Contactless (Issuing) for FY 2023-24. Humaira Azam, Managing Director of LankaBangla Finance, received the awards from Dr...

Young entrepreneurs urge govt action to overcome business barriers

2024-11-20 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe pipe and tube-well sector, long dominated by traditional businesses in Old Dhaka, has seen a shift in recent years, with a new generation of young, highly educated entrepreneurs taking the lead.Many of these young entrepreneurs, including MBA graduates...

Almost 100 Gaza food aid lorries looted: UN

2024-11-20 00:00:00

GAZA, Nov 19 (BBC): A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says.Ninety-seven of the lorries were lost and their drivers were forced at gunpoint...

Ukraine fires long-range US missiles into Russia

2024-11-20 00:00:00

2025 will decide who wins Ukrainewar, says ZelenskyKYIV, Nov 19 (BBC): Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks. Ukraine used the Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms)...

Putin okays changes to Russia's N rule

2024-11-20 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Nov 19 (BBC): Vladimir Putin has approved changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, setting out new conditions under which the country would consider using its arsenal.The doctrine now says an attack from a non-nuclear state, if backed by a nuclear...

Five banks to raise Tk 20b through bonds

FE REPORT | 2024-11-20 00:00:00

Five listed banks have received approval of the securities regulator to raise Tk 20 billion in total by issuing subordinated bonds to strengthen their Tier-II capital base under Basel-III norms.The approval came at a meeting of the Bangladesh Securities and...

PRIME BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH KASHPIA GROUP

2024-11-20 00:00:00

PRIME BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH KASHPIA GROUP Prime Bank recently signed an agreement with Kashpia Group to provide essential banking services. The signing ceremony was held at the bank's corporate office. Under this agreement, employees of Kashpia Group will enjoy...

SOUTHEAST BANK SIGNS MOU WITH BDJOBS.COM TO PROVIDE PAYROLL SERVICES

2024-11-20 00:00:00

SOUTHEAST BANK SIGNS MOU WITH BDJOBS.COM TO PROVIDE PAYROLL SERVICESSoutheast Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BDJOBS.COM Limited, to provide payroll, payment and other essential banking services. The signing ceremony took place at Southeast Bank's head office...

Southeast Bank director, two others fined for insider trading

FE REPORT | 2024-11-20 00:00:00

The stock market regulator has fined Director of Southeast Bank Alamgir Kabir Tk 120 million for breaching insider trading rules in trading in shares of Bay Leasing and Investment.He is among the three individuals penalised for the same offence. The...

Main boards need a facelift. Here's why

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-11-20 00:00:00

Stock exchanges' main boards should be cleaned up removing the companies that fail to maintain minimum financial standards. The boards have so many poor-performing companies that they engender a bad impression about the market to both local and foreign investors....

Two bird poachers fined

2024-11-20 00:00:00

NATORE, Nov 19 (BSS): A mobile court in Singra upazila here fined two bird poachers Tk 10,000 for trapping birds in Chalan Beel on Tuesday.The accused are Maqbul Hossain, 52, and Dulal Hossain, 35. Both of them are residents of...

Two get life-term for killing woman in Tangail

2024-11-20 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Nov 19 (BSS): A court here on Tuesday sentenced two persons including a woman to life-term imprisonment for killing a woman in Basail upazila of the district in 2018.Additional District and Sessions Judge Afroza Begum handed down the verdict...

Bus-pick-up van collision leaves four dead in Tangail

2024-11-20 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Nov 19 (Agencies): Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van at Madhupur in Tangail district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Rabiul Islam, 28, son of Akter Ali, Shahjalal Sheikh, 42,...

Beximco, Dorin workers block Gazipur road, traffic halted

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Workers at the Beximco Industrial Park and Dorin Fashion Limited have once again blocked the Chandra-Nabinagar road in Gazipur, reports bdnews24.comThe workers blocked the road at two points on Tuesday morning, bringing traffic to a halt and causing congestion, according...

Tilagarh Eco-Park remains unsupervised since political changeover

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Nov 19: The Tilagarh Eco-Park in Sylhet remains unsupervised since the Sheikh Hasina-led government's fall on August 5 as the lessee, an Awami League man, has fled without making any arrangements.During a recent visit to the site, this...

Boeing announces almost 2,200 layoffs at historic sites

2024-11-20 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 19 (AFP): The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut its global workforce by 10 percent.Boeing intends to cut almost 2,200 jobs in...

Wheat rebounds on fears of escalating Ukraine war

2024-11-20 00:00:00

PARIS/BEIJING, Nov 19 (Reuters): Chicago wheat futures rose for a third session in a row on Tuesday, supported by concerns of an escalating war in the Black Sea breadbasket region, following the White House's move to lift curbs on Ukraine...

Gold prices hit one-week peak

2024-11-20 00:00:00

Gold prices climbed for a second straight session to hit a one-week peak on Tuesday as the US dollar pulled back from recent highs, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve officials for clarity on its interest rate cut policy,...

Oil slips on Sverdrup field restart, geopolitical fears support

2024-11-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters): Oil slipped on Tuesday pressured by the restart of production at Norway's Johan Sverdrup oilfield, although investor caution arising from fears of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war limited the decline.Equinor has resumed partial production from...

Leaked calls of Hasina: a socio-political analysis

Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2024-11-20 00:00:00

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leaked phone conversations, reportedly broadcast from her location in India, have become a sensation among the Bangladeshi people and reveal the extent of her influence over the Awami League loyalists in Bangladesh. During those calls,...

Lack of derivatives trading in Bangladesh stock markets

2024-11-20 00:00:00

The absence of derivatives trading in Bangladesh highlights structural and regulatory gaps in the capital market. These challenges have made it difficult to introduce financial instruments like options and futures, which are common in more developed markets.One of the biggest...

Agonies of July uprising victims

2024-11-20 00:00:00

As the interim government formed after the July uprising nears its 100-day mark, questions arise about its commitment to support victims of the mass uprising. Despite promises, a complete list of the dead and injured remains unpublished. This lack of...