Banglalink has reaffirmed its position as a leader in digital innovation with the launch of AI-powered customer experience chatbot. Available now on the MyBL Super App and RYZE app, this unique chatbot is set to redefine customer experience by delivering...
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Bangladesh has made progress in global mobile internet speed rankings, as revealed by a recent report of Ookla's Speedtest Global Index for November.The country now ranks 88th out of 111 nations, moving up from 89th in October. The report also...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-07 00:00:00
Commerce ministry has formed a high-powered working group on trade service aiming to negotiate talks ahead of signing an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan, according to sources.The group was formed under the purview of the Regional Trade...
BEPZA Executive Chairman Maj Gen Abul Kalam Mohammad Ziaur Rahman submitted the annual report of BEPZA for FY 2023-24 to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office at Tejgaon in Dhaka on Monday. —PID
Gold prices retreated on Monday as US Treasury yields firmed, while investors' attention turned to economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory in 2025 after the central bank flagged a slower pace of rate cuts this...
MUMBAI, Jan 6 (Reuters): Indian wheat prices jumped to a record high on Monday due to dwindling supplies amid robust demand from flour mills that are struggling to secure the grain to operate at full capacity, industry officials told Reuters.The...
US President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most US coastlines, a decision that President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to boost domestic energy production, may find difficult to reverse, reports Reuters.The White House said...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 06: The divisional annual conference of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) was held at Rajshahi University in Rajshahi on Monday.Over 200 officials of the bank participated in the conference, with Chairman of the bank Prof Dr Mohammad Ali...
RIYADH, Jan 6 (Arab News): Saudi Aramco has raised its crude oil prices for Asian customers in February, marking the first increase in three months, according to an official announcement made on Monday.The official selling price for the benchmark Arab...
SYDNEY, Jan 06 (Reuters): Novak Djokovic has admitted to still getting stressed when he gets off a plane at Melbourne airport after he was deported from Australia three years ago.The 24-times Grand Slam champion had his visa cancelled ahead of...
LIVERPOOL, England, Jan 06 (AP): Amad Diallo came back to haunt Liverpool with a late equaliser that secured a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Premier League leader Liverpool on Sunday.The forward turned home Alejandro Garnacho's cross in the 80th...
Australia, England, India and the International Cricket Council's new chair Jay Shah are in talks to split Test cricket into two divisions so the big three nations can play each other more often in series like the just-completed Border-Gavaskar blockbuster,...
Alex Hales hit a century in the first match of the Sylhet phase of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) as the Rangpur Riders beat the Sylhet Strikers by eight wickets on Monday, reports UNB. Sylhet batted first after losing the...
Four people, including three motorbike riders, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Narail, Sumanganj and Madaripur districts, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Dayal Das, 27, son of Naran Das of Jashore's Keshabpur upazila, Amirul...
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SYLHET, Jan 06: Cultivation of winter vegetables has increased extensively in Sylhet division due to their high prices in the markets.As many as 77,375 hectares of land have been brought into vegetable farming this winter in Sylhet division, according to...
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CHANDPUR, Jan 06: A downtrend has been seen in the prices of almost all varieties of winter vegetables in the markets of the district town and on its outskirts for the past few days mainly due to their abundant supply....
N Korea fires ballistic missileas Blinken visits SouthSEOUL, Jan 06: North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul. "North Korea sent unknown ballistic missile towards...
BANGKOK, Jan 06 (AP): China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the Chinese cyber security agency complained Monday of...
MOSCOW, Jan 06 (AFP): Russia said Monday its forces had captured the "important logistics hub" of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine in what would be a key advance after months of steady gains in the area.Russian units "have fully liberated the...
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 06 (AFP): Jailed former Malaysian leader Najib Razak moved closer on Monday to serving the rest of his sentence at home after an appeal court ruled he could use a royal decree supporting his claim.Najib, 71, is serving...
RAIPUR, Jan 06 (AFP): Indian Maoist guerrillas killed nine members of the security forces on Monday by detonating a roadside bomb that tossed their vehicle into the air, police said.Photographs published by Indian media showed a deep crater ripped into...
JAKARTA, Jan 06 (AFP): Indonesia launched an ambitious $4.3 billion free-meal programme on Monday to combat stunted growth due to malnutrition, a key election promise of President Prabowo Subianto.Prabowo has pledged to provide nutritious meals free to tens of millions...
OTTAWA, Jan 06 (BBC): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could announce his resignation within days, according to media reports. He is considering stepping down as leader of the governing Liberal Party, which would also bring to an end his nine...
GAZA, Jan 06 (AFP): A Hamas official said Sunday the group was ready to free 34 hostages in the "first phase" of a potential deal with Israel, after Israel said indirect talks on a truce and hostage release agreement had...
HANOI, Jan 6 (Reuters): Vietnam's economy expanded 7.09 per cent last year to $476.3 billion, faster than the 5.05 per cent expansion in 2023, driven by strong exports and robust foreign investment inflows, government data showed on Monday.Gross domestic product...
RIYADH, Jan 6 (Arab News): A meeting between Saudi Arabia's economy minister and the vice chairman of BlackRock focused on global economic developments, investment opportunities, and the Kingdom's Vision 2030 diversification efforts.During the talks in Riyadh on January 5, Faisal...
The Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in a rejoinder issued on Monday contradicted the content of a news item, published in the January 06 issue of The Financial Express, under the headline, 'DIRD Composite served show-cause notice for failing to clear...
Sonali Bank PLC distributed blankets among poor, helpless and destitute people at Uttara in the capital recently as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities. Deputy Managing Director of the bank Shamim Uddin Ahmed handed over the blankets among...
ONE Bank PLC has officially signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) regarding toll collection for Jamuna Bridge through the collection booth located at the bridge. Md Monzur Mofiz, Managing Director of ONE Bank, and Rashidul Hassan, Executive...
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