Table topper Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited extended their lead as they beat Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society by 3-1 goals in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League football held at Birshrestha Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Friday,...
K Sallahuddin | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
I met Justice Murshed in his twilight years when he had become frail and ailing, yet one could notice his greatness and the respect he commanded. Having been introduced by late Shamsur Rahman as a young poet, whenever I went...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
As the fountainhead of Bangalee ethos, the February 21, 1952 continues to inspire the nation for scaling greater height. It grew into the unstoppable all-pervasive transcendence into the greatest achievement the Bangalees have ever made---an independent land of their own....
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters): The dollar rallied, while US stocks fell sharply on Friday after data showed the US economy created far more jobs in December than expected, reinforcing the belief among investors that US interest rates may not fall...
Investors piled into global money market funds in the week through January 8, spurred by concerns over potential tariff increases with the upcoming change in the US administration and caution ahead of a critical jobs report that could reshape expectations...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
The stock price of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Ltd has kept soaring on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), despite there being no clear reason for investors to show strong interest in the stock.The company is currently facing a...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
The equity benchmark index ended the first trading week in the new year with losses, as investors grappled with new worries about potential economic setbacks due to proposed VAT hikes, which finally came into effect on the last day of...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 (Reuters): Malaysia wants to leverage its location to become an energy and chip manufacturing hub this year, riding a recent jump in investments and a favourable outlook for the domestic economy, its premier and economic minister...
MOSCOW, Jan 10 (Reuters): Oil producer Saudi Aramco and Algeria's Sonatrach lowered January's official selling prices (OSPs) for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by between 1.6 per cent and 6 per cent from December because of weaker demand for the fuel,...
LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan 10 (Reuters): Texas is dominating the development of renewable energy generation and battery capacity within the United States, and is estimated to have installed nearly 80 per cent more combined solar, wind and battery capacity than the...
Gold prices scaled a four-week peak on Friday and were set for their best week in seven, driven by safe-haven demand amid uncertainty over what policies US President-elect Donald Trump will pursue, while markets awaited jobs data for clues on...
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters): Oil prices surged on Friday and were on track for a third straight week of gains as traders focused on potential supply disruptions from more sanctions on Russia.Brent crude futures gained $2.50, or 3.3 per cent,...
Alok Bhowmick | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
In the rich tapestry of human history, cultural diversity has been our most treasured asset, defining who we are and how we live. But over the past two centuries, dominant religious ideologies have often unraveled this colorful weave, erasing traditions...
Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, South Asian countries are witnessing a notable surge in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections in recent months. Cases have been rising in northern Chinese provinces this winter, particularly among children, according to local authorities. Kazakhstan...
When walking through the streets of the city, it is common to see street children inhaling a yellow liquid contained in polythene bags. This substance, known as "dandy", is a type of intoxicant. It primarily consists of an adhesive called...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
A study on the walking environment in the country's capital city has revealed some interesting findings. It showed that five important commercial areas or districts in Dhaka are not friendly for walking at all. Motijheel, once the most important commercial...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
How a boon turns into a bane or a blessing into a curse is best exemplified by the highly deplorable condition of the rivers around the capital city. Nature created these streams for its own sake, man also found them...
Modern-day diplomacy is all about enhancing collaboration between countries through promotion of trade and investment. Even the big power politics is centred around competition between big economies to get the better of the other in the field of trade and...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
Law enforcers in separate drives arrested five alleged drug traders and recovered a total of 64 kg of hashish from the capital. A police official of Darus Salam Police Station in Mirpur said a team of the Detective Branch (DB)...
The Hajj Agency Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) protested the requirement of 1,000 pilgrims for each Bangladeshi Hajj agency, which Bangladesh approved in compliance with the decision of Saudi authorities, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity on...
Police have recovered the hanging body of Al Amin, chief of Zajira Police Station, reports bdnews24.com.The body was found in a room inside the police station on Thursday afternoon, according to Nazrul Islam, superintendent of Shariatpur Police Station."Our initial suspicion...
The mercury plunged by five degrees Celsius within a day in Chuadanga, ushering in the second cold wave of 2025.On Thursday morning, the district recorded the season's lowest temperature at 9.4 degrees Celsius, accompanied by 95 per cent humidity, according...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh on Thursday expressed its 'utter dismay and deep disappointment' over the 'unfounded remarks and fabricated allegations' of ill-treatment including physical abuses of the detained Indian fishermen by the authorities here.Bangladesh firmly rejects such unfounded allegations which undermine the spirit...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
Former Executive Director of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) AFM Shahinul Islam has been appointed as head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for a term of two years. The Financial Institutions Division (FID) under the Ministry of Finance issued...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday filed two complaints with the office of the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), accusing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and a section of AL leaders and law enforcers of playing...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
All scheduled trains to and from Dhaka as well as the railway's western zone areas will soon run on the newly-built Jamuna railway bridge on a trial basis before the structure's formal inauguration.Officials said about 38 trains now running on...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
A devastating fire has burnt down a makeshift courtroom set up at the Alia Madrasa playground in the capital's Bakshibazar area for holding the trial of BDR carnage cases.The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday as the...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged Turkiye to bring their technologies to Bangladesh, invest more, relocate factories and use Bangladesh's youth forces. "You are the leader of the technology; you can build your defence industry here. Let's make...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated a fresh tender and re-issued another to purchase two spot LNG cargoes for February 13-14 and February 06-07 delivery windows respectively.The RPGCL re-issued the tender for one spot LNG cargo over...
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