IFIC Bank Moulvi Bazar (Dhaka) branch relocatedIFIC Bank's Moulvi Bazar (Dhaka) branch has moved to a new location, aiming to render better customer service on a larger scale. The opening ceremony, held at Chawk Bazar in old Dhaka on Sunday,...
FE ReportChallenges such as traditional gender norms, inadequate childcare, pregnancy issues, limited job security, and age barriers hinder the long-term career prospects of female garment workers, resulting in a gradual decline in their participation in the apparel industry.The male-to-female worker...
BEIJING, Oct 28 (Reuters): China's central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity into the market and support credit flow in the banking system ahead of the expiration of trillions of yuan in loans at...
Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday as tensions eased after Iran played down Israel's strikes on military targets over the weekend, saying the air attack had caused only limited damage, reports Reuters.The strikes bypassed...
FE ReportStakeholders urge the securities regulator to find a 'quick solution' to the problems arising out of negative equity, blaming forced sales in margin accounts for the sharp decline of the index this week.Representatives of the bourses, merchant banks, and...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
Khulna Power Company decided to shut down its remaining two power plants as the government has stopped demanding electricity from it.It had a total of three plants. KPCL Unit I of 110-megawatt capacity was sold a few years ago. After...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
The leading drug makers secured a double-digit year-on-year growth in profit in FY24, driven by higher sales amid stability in the forex market.Based on the profit growth, they declared higher cash dividends for FY24, compared to the previous year."The drug...
BB GOVERNOR HOLDS TALKS WITH CHAIRMAN OF COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, Governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), and Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman, Deputy Governor, held high-level talks with Sharhan Muhseen, Chairman, and Sanath Manatunge, Global Managing Director...
FE REPORTThe shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh is grappling with unprecedented challenges, including a dollar crisis, discrepancies between local and global markets, and unavailability of scrap ships due to rising shipping freight costs.Though there was a slight rise in the number...
A two-day Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2024 was held in New York recently. Dignitaries officially inaugurated the event by cutting a ribbon on October 20, says a statement.Mark Jaf, President of the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce; Sheikh Mohammad Maroof,...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urges Saudi Arabia to invest more in Bangladesh and seeks liquidity support alongside enhanced energy and economic cooperation to boost ties between the two friendly nations.He made the call when Saudi Ambassador in Bangladesh Essa...
SINGAPORE/HAMBURG, Oct 28 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans and corn fell again on Monday as pressure from mounting supplies including an expanding US harvest weighed on the market amid uncertainty over the outcome of the US election.Wheat touched its lowest since mid-September...
Gold prices eased on Monday, weighed down by a firmer dollar and higher Treasury yields while traders await a slew of US economic data for guidance on the US Federal Reserve's interest rate stance, reports Reuters.Spot gold lost 0.5 per...
AGRANI BANK TRAINING BEGINS Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) organised a training programme on 'Credit Operation and Credit Management' that began on Monday. Deputy Managing Director of Agrani Bank PLC Md Abul Bashar inaugurated the event and conducted a session....
Oil prices tumbled by nearly $5 a barrel on Monday after Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran at the weekend bypassed oil and nuclear facilities and did not disrupt energy supplies, reports Reuters.Both Brent and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures...
KHULNA, Oct 28 (bdnews24.com): A court has handed down the death penalty to five men over the 2016 murder of Jahid Hossain in Khulna.Judge Md Jewel Rana delivered the verdict on Monday, according to state prosecutor Arifur Rahman Liton.The convicts...
Over 500 villages under five upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts in Bhabodah and its adjoining have marooned this year due to waterlogging and siltation of riverbeds. The water logging caused immense sufferings to over 0.9 million (nine lakh) people...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Oct 28 (AFP): Pakistan's white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten resigned on Monday after just six months in the job and a week before a tour of Australia begins.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said the former South Africa Test...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan indicated that he is in the dark as far as taking part in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, scheduled at UAE from November 06, reports Cricbuzz.Shakib, who desired to play his last Test...
Bangladesh experienced left-arm spinner Taijul Islam said on Monday that he is fully prepared to take up Test captaincy after playing international cricket for 10 years, reports Cricbuzz.The question was raised after recently revealed that current all format skipper Najmul...
Bangladesh are set to take on South Africa in the second Test on Tuesday in a bid to register a win after losing the series opener in Dhaka, report agencies.This series is a part of the ongoing cycle of the...
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (AFP): A nail-biting US presidential campaign heads into its final week Monday, with polls showing little daylight between the two candidates as they ramp up appeals to their respective bases to turn out and vote.More than 41...
NEW YORK, Oct 28 (Reuters): Canada and the US must get tougher on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for trying to silence dissidents on foreign soil, a controversial Sikh separatist who was the target of an alleged India-led murder...
BEIRUT (Lebanon), Oct 28 (Agencies): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire, as Israel's genocide has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in the northern areas...
CAF Dowlah | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
President Shahabuddin’s conflicting statements regarding Sheikh Hasina’s resignation have ignited a nationwide outcry and demands for his immediate removal, plunging the country into a profound constitutional crisis. The interim government’s muddled response has only deepened the turmoil. One adviser accused...
There are 55 public universities, 115 private universities, and 3 international universities, totalling 173 universities currently operating in our country. The number of public universities is nearly half that of private universities. Education costs are comparatively lower at public universities,...
Dhobaura Upazila, located in Mymensingh district, recently experienced one of the most devastating floods in its history. Approximately 50,000 people across seven unions in the upazila were affected. This 15-day flood severely damaged nearly all paddy fields, fish farms, and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
The report that members of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, in short, Movement, in Khulna will sell essential commodities from non-profit sales centres raises our spirits. That is for the simple reason that it is the same students who took to...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-10-29 00:00:00
Intra-regional trade among the member-countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is still negligible or minimal compared to their total trade volume. Trading between these countries account for only about 5 per cent of their total foreign trade....
The scrapping of 42 power-plant projects including 37 renewable in the pipeline by the interim government could give a wrong message to both investors and the people here but for its evaluation. Now it has made the right choice for...
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