DWASA set to implement Tk 220m pilot project

The Local Government Division (LGD) is moving to introduce a smart metering system in the water supply network, following similar modernisation efforts undertaken in the gas and power sectors.The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) is supposed to implement...

Mortar shell found in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 28 (UNB): A mortar shell was found in an agricultural field in Hati Bandha upazila, Lalmonirhat, on Friday morning.Workers uncovered the object while excavating soil in the middle of Goddimari Adarsha village in Goddimari Union.Local resident Md. Abul...

Three sustain gunshot injuries in B'baria clash

BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 27 (UNB): Three people have sustained gunshot injuries in a dispute over a local dominance in Brahmanbaria.The incident occurred near Kandipara Mor area of Brahmanbaria sadar.The injured are Nazmul Ahmed Tutul( 36), Shihab (30), and Saju Mia.Tutul and...

KUET suspends student over stabbing of fellow

KHULNA, Nov 28 (UNB): Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) authorities have suspended a student for stabbing a fellow student in a dispute over street painting and stall locations for the first-year admission test.The accused, Kazi Sadiq Mahmud, is...

Man stabbed to death by ‘muggers' in Ctg

A man has been killed during a 'late-night mugging' in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred opposite the Chattogram District Council building in the port city's Kotwali thana on Thursday night.The victim is Md Ismail (30). He hailed from Lakshmipur, but...

14 crime suspects held in city

Police arrested 14 suspected criminals during a day-long special operation in the Mohammadpur area of the capital on Thursday, reports BSS.Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad Talebur Rahman said the operation was carried out...

Detainee dies from beating injuries in Jamalpur jail

A detainee has been beaten to death inside Jamalpur District Jail, reports bdnews24.com.Jail Superintendent Golam Dastagir said the detainee, Pagla Hazrat (25), was bludgeoned on the head while asleep early Thursday. He died on Friday morning at Dhaka Medical College...

BNP slams Jamaat for attack on partymen in Pabna

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has strongly condemned a planned attack by armed Jamaat-e-Islami activists on its leaders, activists and civilians during an election campaign in Pabna's Ishwardi on Thursday afternoon, repors UNB.In a statement signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary...

Over 75,000 NRBs register since Nov 18

Over 75,000 non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB) voters registered for postal voting, through a hybrid platform developed by the Election Commission (EC), ahead of the upcoming national election.According to the latest data on the Out-of-Country Voting (OCV) portal, a total of 75,377...

Empower unions, avoid political ties to safeguard rights

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged journalists to strengthen their own unions and avoid alignment with any political party, saying this is the only way to protect their professional rights and ensure true media freedom, report agencies.Speaking...

India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom

NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (AFP): India's economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter, official data showed Friday, but the impact from US tariffs is expected to bite in the rest of the financial year.Gross domestic product rose 8.2...

Govt to finalise 25-yr master plan to modernise agri by Dec

The government is in the final stages of formulating a 25-year master plan to transform Bangladesh's agriculture into a modern, sustainable, and export-driven sector, aiming to boost productivity, reduce import dependency, and meet growing global market demand."The integrated plan, which...

Canada's Q3 annualised GDP surprises with growth of 2.6pc

OTTAWA, Nov 28 (Reuters): Canada's economy grew at a much faster pace than expected in the third quarter as crude oil exports and government spending boosted economic activity, data showed on Friday, even as business investments and household consumption disappointed...

S Arabia may reduce January oil prices to Asia to five-year low

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is expected to lower its January crude price for Asian buyers for a second month to its lowest level for five years, tracking the decline in spot benchmark prices,...

Asian LNG spot prices at 8-week low on high inventories, weak demand

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices hit their lowest level in eight weeks on continued muted demand and high inventories, tracking a drop in European gas prices on hopes of a Ukraine peace deal.The average LNG...

Gold prices head for fourth monthly gain

SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters): Spot gold rose 1 per cent to a two-week high on Friday, as expectations that the Federal Reserve will trim interest rates next month lifted demand for the non-yielding asset, while silver hit a fresh record...

Several proposals not reflected in amended labour law

A number of proposals of the Tripartite Consultative Committee (TCC) and workers' representatives, especially in the areas of freedom of association and collective bargaining, have not incorporated in the latest amendments to the labour law, which might provide uneven advantages...

NRBC Bank-DRU Scholarship Awarded to Children of Deceased Journalists

NRBC Bank, in collaboration with Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), has awarded scholarships to the children of journalists who died while in service, says a press release. Under the bank's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Fund, the children of 33 deceased DRU...

Master plan to propose 500-900 tourists on St. Martin's per day

The draft "Master Plan of Saint Martin's Island" has proposed limiting tourism to about 500 to 900 visitors per day within designated areas in the country's lone coral island aiming to prevent ecological degradation there, reports BSS.It also suggested restricting...

Pubali Bank signs deal with BPC to migrate to SmartVista Card Management System

Pubali Bank PLC has signed an agreement with BPC, global payments solutions provider, to migrate from its legacy stack to the next-generation SmartVista Card Management System as part of a strategic programme to enhance its digital footprint and modernise banking...

Workers strike on Black Friday at Amazon warehouses

LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters): Workers went on strike at Amazon warehouses in Germany on Black Friday aiming to disrupt operations on a key sales day as they push for a collective bargaining agreement, with separate protests also planned outside Zara...

Ex-Padma Bank chairman Nafis Sharafat, three others sued

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a money laundering case against former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafis Sharafat and three others for allegedly misappropriating over Tk 16.13 billion (1,613.68 crore).The case was filed with Gulshan Police Station on November...

S Korean team inspects Chandpur suspension bridge project

CHANDPUR, Nov 28 (BSS): The implementation of the long-anticipated Chandpur-Munshiganj District connecting Matlab-Gajaria Suspension Bridge Project is finally moving forward.This bridge is slated to be the country's only long suspension bridge.The site of the project, which has already received approval...

Global futures reopen after exchange operator CME hit by hours-long outage

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters): Global futures markets were thrown into chaos for several hours on Friday after CME Group, the world's largest exchange operator, suffered one of its longest outages in years, halting trading across stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies.By...

Nasir Uddin re-elected as CSE director

Md Nasir Uddin Chowdhury has been re-elected as a director of Chittagong Stock Exchange PLC (CSE), says a press statement.According to the Companies Act, one director's position is scheduled to fall vacant at CSE's upcoming Annual General Meeting on December...

Asian markets struggle to build on week's rally

HONG KONG, Nov 28 (AFP): Markets fluctuated Friday at the end of a strong week for equities fuelled by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.Traders took silence from New York's Thanksgiving break as...

DSE grants FIX certification to nine more brokerage firms

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has awarded FIX (financial information exchange) certification to nine more brokerage firms as part of its initiative to introduce in-house order management systems (OMS) through API connectivity in all brokerage houses.Mohammad Asadur Rahman, acting managing...

Stocks extend gains on ICB fund boost

The benchmark equity index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced for a second consecutive week, buoyed largely by fresh liquidity support from the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB).The state-run investment bank began deploying funds into the market this week...

Empowering the disabled

We commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on the third of December every year, a day dedicated to acknowledging the struggles, achievements, and contributions of individuals with disabilities worldwide. This day serves as a platform to raise awareness,...

Panic reaction to earthquake is no way of facing the calamity

Panic has gripped Dhakaites as an earthquake shook their residences violently on Friday, November 21. Another tremor, thought to be the aftershock of the Friday's one, jolted the capital and other areas the next day. This was followed by three...