ONE Bank PLC opened its 112th Branch at Solimganj, Brahmanbaria recently. Shabbir Ahmed, Additional Managing Director of ONE Bank, formally inaugurated the branch.
Aramit PLC, a unit of Aramit Group, a leading industrial conglomerate based in Chattogram, held its 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on a digital platform on Monday. The shareholders of the company approved 20% final cash dividend for the year...
Social Islami Bank held its 92nd Shari'ah Supervisory Committee meeting at the bank's head office in Dhaka on Monday. Vice Chairman of the committee Mufti Abdullah Masum presided over the meeting. Members of the committee Prof Dr Md Shamsul Alam,...
The 388th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held at Corporate Head Office of the bank on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by Chairman A. K. Azad. The Board approved a number of...
IFIC Bank has inaugurated its Jagannathpur Branch in Sunamganj. With this new branch, the total number of IFIC Bank's branches and sub-branches reached 189 and 1,221 respectively. The new branch, located at Mojaffar Market, was inaugurated on Sunday by IFIC...
TOKYO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity shrank at a slower pace in December as declines in production and new orders eased, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, edging closer to stabilisation after recent falls.The final au Jibun Bank...
Dr Ruhul Amin, a professor at the Institute of Food and Nutrition at Dhaka University, said that the highest levels of pesticide use in Bangladesh are found in fruits and vegetables, reports UNB.Dr Amin came up with the findings at...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital (IIEI&H) have partnered to set up 71 comprehensive Eye Health Camps for adult beneficiaries and 1,667 Student Sight Testing Programmes (SSTP) for school-going children, reports UNB.The initiative will reach 10,000...
A delegation of Korean experts visited the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) recently to engage in discussions about a new project funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). This collaborative initiative aims to foster sustainable development in rural...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin called on Russia to increase the intake of skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh and simplify visa procedure, reports UNB.The President made this request during a meeting with newly-appointed Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin who presented...
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The 13th three-day International Poultry Show is set to begin at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal on February 20, which organisers believe, will help double the production of eggs, milk, and poultry.On the other hand, the two-day 13th...
Bangladesh's gold market has witnessed serious volatility in 2024, with gold prices fluctuating 62 times throughout the year, reports UNB.Of these fluctuations, the price has increased 35 times and decreased 27 times.The first price of gold this year was fixed...
The first double-line dual gauge railway bridge over the river Jamuna is expected to open in late January."We've completed construction of the main bridge while overall progress of the work is over 98 per cent," Project Director of Bangabandhu Sheikh...
MUMBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters): Indian companies' fundraising through corporate bonds hit a record high in 2024, aided by declining yields and stronger appetite for long-term notes, and investors expect issuances to remain robust in 2025.Indian firms raised 10.67 trillion rupees...
TOKYO, Dec 30 (AFP): Asia stocks mostly fell Monday in jittery holiday trade ahead of a potentially tumultuous 2025 when Donald Trump returns to the White House.With volumes thin, US and European equity futures were also pointing lower after losses...
Mercantile Bank on Monday inaugurated a new sub branch (under Chuadanga branch) in Meherpur's Kasari Para. Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of the bank, launched the sub branch as the chief guest. Md. Zakir Hossain, Adil Raihan, Shamim Ahmed, Ashim...
Midland Bank PLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with "Easy to Europe" and "TripZik Limited" at the Boardroom of the Head Office of the bank on Sunday. Under the MoU, Easy to Europe and TripZik Limited will use the...
Pubali Bank recently inaugurated Kalabagan sub branch in the capital. Mohammad Ali, managing director and chief executive officer of the bank, formally inaugurated the sub branch as the chief guest. Abu Laich Md. Samsujjaman, general manager of the bank's 'Dhaka...
Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman of the board of directors of Dhaka Bank, has been re-elected as the chairman of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) while Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of the board of directors of First Security Islami Bank,...
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The year 2024 was tough for stock investors, with the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) losing 16.5 per cent, the biggest annual fall in four years.The outgoing year is an eventful year for the country's capital market...
China-US relationship 'one of the mostimportant' in world, Xi tells BidenBEIJING, Dec 30: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday told US President Joe Biden the relationship between their two countries was "one of the most important" in the world, state...
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (AFP): Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.Talk of the possible stationing of foreign troops in...
SEOUL, Dec 30 (Reuters): South Korea's joint investigation unit has requested an arrest warrant for suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law earlier this month, an official said on Monday.Yoon has failed to respond to...
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Dec 30 (AFP): Crucial wickets to Jacob Duffy and a rollicking cameo with the bat by Mitchell Hay saw New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to wrap up their Twenty20 series with a game to spare at...
Hundreds of fans clashed in front of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Monday, the opening day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), because they could not buy tickets at the designated branches of a private bank,...
MELBOURNE, Dec 30 (AFP): Australia ripped out seven Indian wickets in the final session of a dramatic fourth Test in Melbourne on Monday to win a thriller by 184 runs and go 2-1 up in the five-match series.India crumbled to...
Fortune Barishal, the defending champions, defeated Durbar Rajshahi by four wickets in the opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday, reports UNB.Mahmudullah Riyad and Faheem Ashraf's 88-run seventh-wicket partnership was instrumental in securing the win. To chase...
KHULNA, Dec 30 (UNB): The innovative 'Relay farming method' has breathed new life into 40 hectares of previously abandoned land in Dighalia upazila of Khulna, offering fresh opportunities for local farmers.This year, 30 bighas of land in Brakkagati Block have...
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GAIBANDHA, Dec 30: The prices of winter vegetables have come down in recent days as their production and supplies have gone up in the district.Local wholesale markets are witnessing various types of vegetables this winter season, the correspondent found during...
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SYLHET, Dec 30: Suspended for long, the much-talked about work on the reestablishment of the Kulaura-Shahbajpur railway section has resumed recently but the fate of the project has remained uncertain.As the 5th time extension of the long-desired project ended on...
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