A memorandum of understanding was signed between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and US-based international organisation CLASP on Tuesday. The MoU was signed to develop standards for environmentally friendly and energy-efficient and long-lasting LED lights and to provide advanced...
Electronics brand Walton has launched "Digital Campaign Season-21" across the with "Double Million" offer, reports UNB.In Season-21, customers may get Tk 2.0 million on the purchase of Walton brand fridge, television, washing machine or BLDC fan from any Walton Plaza,...
Entertainment Industry giant Concord Entertainment Co. Ltd. and leading airlines service provider US-Bangla Airlines entered into a strategic cooperation agreement recently, to further enhance tourists' experience in the parks and properties, says a statement.Under the agreement, Concord Entertainment will provide...
Shahira Sarwat, a student in the Department of Architecture at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), has received a Commendation at the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Awards 2024 in the 'CAA Presidents' Awards' category. This category recognises exceptional work by...
The Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) and USAID's Feed the Future Bangladesh Policy LINK Agricultural Policy Activity signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to strengthen agricultural marketing in Bangladesh. This collaboration focuses on developing a Plan of Action...
Pubali Bank was recognised as the "Best Financial Institution 2023" at the 22nd DHL-The Daily Star Bangladesh Business Awards. Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of Pubali Bank, received the crest from Salehuddin Ahmed, finance and commerce advisor, at a...
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Both the stock exchanges have downgraded Runner Automobiles to 'Z' category from 'A' category for the company's failure to pay off cash dividends approved for FY22 within the stipulated time.Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Wednesday confirmed this through separate...
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State-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) encountered a sudden selling pressure on the bourses after two back-to-back fire incidents had destroyed two ships in its fleet. The vessels were bringing in 20 per cent of the revenue by transporting crude oil...
BEIJING, Oct 09 (Reuters): Sales of US automaker Tesla's China-made electric vehicles rose 19.2 per cent in September from a year earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Wednesday.Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y...
MUMBAI, Oct 09 (AFP): India's central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday but left the door open for future cuts, as growth moderates in the world's fifth largest economy.The Reserve Bank of India said the benchmark repo rate-the short-term...
Sony announced its latest home and personal entertainment products at a programme at a city hotel on Wednesday. These products include BRAVIA TVs, ULT Power Sound series and SRS-XV500, a speaker. The new BRAVIA TV models, the ULT TOWER 10,...
The 126th Shari'ah Supervisory Committee meeting of Exim Bank was held in the board room of the bank's head office on Wednesday. Chairman of the committee Dr Abu Noman Md Rafiqur Rahman presided over the meeting. Chairman of Exim Bank...
United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) and Gono Bishwabidyalay have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a range of banking services, including tuition fee collection and other banking facilities. The signing ceremony took place at the Corporate Office of...
Southeast Bank PLC held its "Annual Risk Conference 2024" via hybrid mode at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Wednesday. Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank, inaugurated the conference. In his speech, Hossain emphasised the importance...
FRANKFURT, Oct 09 (Reuters): Several European Central Bank policymakers argued their case on Wednesday for another interest rate cut next week, even if some of their colleagues remained unconvinced as turmoil in the Middle East fuels volatility in energy costs.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Grameenphone has made a significant leap forward in enhancing digital connectivity by launching the country's first-ever speed-based limitless internet packs. The new packs were launched at a function at a city hotel on Tuesday night. These new offerings are designed...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Tapan Chowdhury, former advisor to the caretaker government and CEO of Square Group, has emphasised on the urgent need for ensuring stability in Bangladesh's readymade garment sector as escalating unrest is driving away international buyers. Speaking at a dialogue organised...
VIENTIANE, Oct 09 (AFP): Southeast Asian leaders met for talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a regional summit Wednesday as they try to kickstart faltering diplomatic efforts to broker an end to the country's civil war.The disputed South China...
TAMPA, Oct 09 (AFP): A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.President Joe Biden warned that the Category 5 storm could be...
LONDON, Oct 09 (AFP): A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under pressure to do more to tackle child poverty.The findings...
BEIRUT, Oct 09 (Reuters): Hezbollah officials are no longer demanding a truce in Gaza as a condition for reaching a ceasefire in Lebanon, rowing back from an oft-repeated promise to keep fighting until Israel halts its offensive against Hezbollah's Iran-backed...
KYIV, Oct 09 (AP/AFP): A Ukrainian drone struck an important arms depot inside Russia, the Ukraine military said Wednesday, three weeks after another drone blasted a major Russian armory and three days after a drone smashed into a key oil...
KATHMANDU, Oct 09 (BBC): A Nepalese teenager has broken the world record for the youngest mountaineer to summit Earth's 14 highest peaks. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, stood atop Tibet's Mount Shishapangma at about 06:05 local time on Wednesday.In doing so,...
GAZA, Oct 09 (AP/AFP): A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed and wounded dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with Hamas, Palestinian officials and residents said Wednesday.Heavy fighting...
WELLINGTON, Oct 09 (AFP): New Zealand on Wednesday named prolific batter Kane Williamson in its squad to tour India, despite a lingering groin injury likely ruling him out for at least the first of three Tests.Williamson will delay travelling to...
DUBAI, Oct 09 (AFP): South Africa produced a superb all-round performance to thrash Scotland by 80 runs in their Group B match at the Women's T20 World Cup in Dubai on Wednesday.After winning the toss and choosing to bat first,...
Argentina captain Lionel Messi is ready to return to their line-up when they play Venezuela in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, but midfielder Alexis Mac Allister's availability is in doubt, manager Lionel Scaloni said.Argentina were boosted by the return of...
MULTAN, Pakistan, Oct 09 (AFP): Joe Root went past Alistair Cook as England's highest Test run scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring his team to 492-3 in the first Test in Multan on Wednesday.The 33-year-old overhauled Cook's aggregate...
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal, a regular face in the commentary box during the ongoing India-Bangladesh series, expressed concerns that infrastructural shortcomings are hindering the development of Bangladesh cricket, reports UNB.Tamim gave an interview to the Indian sports magazine, Sportstar,...
Bangladesh will play former champions West Indies in their 3rd Group B match of the 10-team ICC Women's T20 World Cup'2024 today (Thursday), reports UNB.The match will kick off at 8:00 pm Bangladesh time at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in...
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