TUNIS, Jan 02 (AFP): Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah...
NEW YORK, Jan 02 (BBC): US authorities say they believe multiple people were involved in an attack in New Orleans that killed 15 and wounded dozens on New Year's Day.The driver of a pick-up truck that sped into large crowds...
GAZA STRIP, Jan 02 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said on Thursday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 11 people, including the chief of the territory's now dismantled Hamas police force."Eleven people were martyred, including three children...
DAMASCUS, Jan 02 (AFP): Syria's top diplomat said he hoped to open a "new, bright page" with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) upon arriving in the kingdom Wednesday, the first foreign visit for Syria's new rulers, who seized power last...
NEW DELHI, Jan 02 (AFP): Indian authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world's deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal, media reported Thursday.Communities have for decades blamed a high level...
HARARE, Jan 02 (BBC): An eight-year-old boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants in northern Zimbabwe, according to a member of parliament.The ordeal began when Tinotenda Pudu wandered 23...
SEOUL, Jan 02 (Reuters/AFP): South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec 3...
Gold prices rose on Thursday, buoyed by volatility in equities and fresh positioning while the US Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook remained in focus ahead of trade tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.7 per cent...
LONDON, Jan 2 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of the new year with an optimistic eye on China's economy and fuel demand after a pledge by President Xi Jinping to promote...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Jan 2 (Reuters): Last month, in the waning days of the Biden administration, the SEC set a tight deadline of several days for demanding that Elon Musk pay a settlement or face civil charges relating to alleged securities...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The straggling Standard Ceramic Industries suffered a loss of Tk 47 million in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year, owing to the closure of its factory amid adverse economic conditions.The tableware manufacturer endured a loss of Tk...
BRAC Bank on Wednesday inaugurated a dedicated client service unit to facilitate international trades for its corporate and institutional customers. Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, acting managing director and chief executive officer of BRAC Bank, formally launched the unit at the...
Pubali Bank held a tree plantation event with a science club of Dhaka Residential Model College on the educational institution's premises as part of the bank's corporate social responsibility programme. Mohammad Ali, managing director and chief executive officer of the...
BABUL BARMAN | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
Transactions through the DSE mobile app jumped more than 26 per cent year-on-year to Tk 214.3 billion in 2024, as tech savvy younger generations and professionals prefer to trade remotely.Investors purchased securities worth Tk 108.67 billion and sold shares worth...
What happened on the inaugural day of the 11th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 was shameful and unacceptable. Some cricket fans created barriers to the entry of a bus carrying cricketers. Even the protesters blocked the personal car of Khulna...
Buckwheat or bazra is a traditional robi or winter season crop in Bangladesh. It is considered one of the pseudo cereals. There was a time when a good quantity of buckwheat was cultivated in the northern region of the country....
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The New Year's Eve celebration was unknown to most people in Bangladesh until the early nineties of the last century. It began on a small scale in the seventies when it was confined to the neo-rich class and celebrities in...
The recent restructuring of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) following the August transition signals a significant shift towards freeing the stock market from regulatory interferences. This move aims to allow market forces to determine the course of share...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 12:00:00
Both the bourses have formally launched a smart online information submission system for listed companies to keep investors updated with their financial status. The service, embedded in the websites of stock exchanges, will help investors know whether a listed company...
DAMASCUS, Jan 01 (AFP): Syria's minister of information in the country's transitional government told AFP he is working towards a free press and committed to "freedom of expression", after decades of tight control under the country's former rulers."We are working...
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 01 (AFP): A man "hellbent" on "carnage" drove a pickup truck at high speed into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35.The man,...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
The use of internet in Bangladesh at both household and individual levels is rising significantly as the country is going digital aggressively, official statistics showed on Wednesday.An increase in the number of smartphone users at household level has prompted a...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to develop expertise in promoting carbon trading projects, which can generate a huge amount of funds for the country, experts said.They also suggested gearing up efforts to include private sector and NGOs to improve more access to climate...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
The university's proctorial team, for violating the university administration ban on Wednesday, apprehended nine students, two groups of whom were involved in drug consumption.The students were detained at 12:30 am inside a forested area of the campus.The administration issued a...
Mentioning that there is no reason to be worried if a few more political parties emerge in Bangladesh, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said those who fear the people's verdict are spreading confusion about the next national election, reports...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh will have to depend more on volatile spot market this year to import costly liquefied natural gas (LNG) to feed mounting demands from industries, power plants and other gas-guzzling consumers as domestic natural gas output is on the wane,...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the country's business community and entrepreneurs to come forward to strengthen its export base with more investment in the services sector to boost overall exports on the competitive global market."We need to...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the crawling-peg rate by Tk 2, bringing it from Tk 117 to Tk 119 in a move aimed at managing the dollar exchange rate.According to the central bank, an additional 2.5 per cent may...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh's ties with India do not depend on single issues like extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain told reporters Wednesday, amid prevailing contentions on both sides. "This is just one of several issues...
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