NEW YORK, Sept 09 (Reuters): Workers at many of the largest US tech companies overwhelmingly back Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to donation data, even as some of the most powerful tech billionaires have thrown their support to Republican...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank introduces credit cardBangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has launched Credit Card service. Managing Director of the bank Md. Shawkat Ali Khan inaugurated the service at the board room of the bank's Head Office on Monday. Deputy Managing Directors...
Trust Bank holds workshop in LamonirhatLamonirhat Branch of Trust Bank, as the lead bank, organised a workshop on ‘Identification of CMSME cluster, improving engagement with cluster and cluster financing’ with the participation of all banks at RDRS auditorium in Lalmonirhat....
Former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim has been appointed as a director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC). The Financial institutions Department of the Ministry of Finance, through a notification issued...
Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SLBCCI) in collaboration with Sri Lanka Association of Bangladesh (SLAB) came forward to partner with It's Humanity Foundation (IHF), an active organisation in emergency response programmes, to reach out the victims of the...
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud has been appointed as the Chairman of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank on Sunday. The Department of Financial Institutions of the Ministry of Finance issued a letter...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 09 (Reuters): Apple on Monday is set to unveil its iPhone 16 lineup, focusing on how its flagship device's features have been infused with artificial intelligence, rather than its usual emphasis on hardware upgrades.The event at the...
BRAC Bank partnered strategically with Apon Bazaar to extend small-ticket digital loans to ready-made garment (RMG) workers in minutes.The joint initiative aims to enhance the lives of RMG workers, providing small-ticket loans without any paperwork, says a press release. This...
Meghna Industrial Eco-nomic Zone (MIEZ) Ltd, a concern of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), has signed a land lease agreement with China Infrastructure Construction BD Co, Ltd on Sunday.MIEZ Director Tanveer Mostafa and China Infrastructure Construction Managing Director Li Yongjiang...
HONG KONG, Sept 9 (AFP): Asian markets retreated Monday after another batch of worse-than-expected US jobs data revived fears of a possible recession in the world's top economy.The big miss in the August non-farm payrolls reading was compounded by heavily...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Eastern Housing's profit dropped 18 per cent year-on-year to Tk 564 million in FY24, as apartment sales plunged for rising costs of building materials amid high registration costs and runaway inflation.The lone listed realtor's earnings per share stood at Tk...
FE REPORT The stock market watchdog has launched an investigation to find out irregularities linked to two open-ended mutual funds and the asset manager and the custodian of the funds.A three-member enquiry committee will have to submit a probe report...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Salman F Rahman was the man behind the stock market's debacle in 1996 and 2010.Two cases were filed against him over scams linked with Shinepukur Holdings and Beximco Pharmaceuticals.Both the cases were quashed by the High Court (HC). The securities...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AFP): Pakistan's dire recent performances in international cricket have sparked debate over the invasion of politics in sport, with claims nepotism at the top is sabotaging success on the field.Pakistan last week fell to eighth, their worst...
Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz stressed upon the requirements of doing well against India in the upcoming away series, citing that they shouldn't disappoint the country's cricket loving people who have now high expectation on them following an epic success...
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan made his debut in Surrey as the club included him in the playing XI in their County Championship match against Somerset at an away ground in Taunton, reports BSS.The allrounder was given his debut cap...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AP): Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan rallied on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad on Sunday, demanding his release. He has been in prison for more than a year in connection...
POKROVSK, Sept 09 (BBC): Fleeing the town she has lived in most of her life, Maria Honcharenko is taking just one small bag, and her two tiny kittens.After stubbornly staying on in the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, the 69-year-old...
OUARZAZATE, Sept 09 (AFP): Moroccan authorities on Sunday told AFP that 11 people died and nine were missing in flooding caused by an "exceptional" climate phenomenon in southern areas.Interior ministry spokesman Rachid Khalfi said authorities recorded an initial "toll of...
JAYAPURA, Sept 09 (AFP): A plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia's remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said, injuring several passengers.The Southeast Asian archipelago has a poor aviation safety record, and Papua is...
DAMASCUS, Sept 09 (AP): The number of people killed in overnight Israeli strikes in Syria has risen to 14 with more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media said Monday morning.Israeli strikes hit several areas in central Syria late Sunday, damaging...
LAGOS, Sept 09 (AFP): A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria's Niger State killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday.Photographs released by the Niger State Emergency Management...
Golam Rasul | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The Interim Government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus was formed on August 8, 2024, following the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina’s government by a student-led popular uprising. Although interim governments are not new in Bangladesh, the current government is different from...
Although various local and international organisations are vocal about the rights of the children, the plight of street children paints a starkly different reality. They face unimaginable hardships as they are denied of basic necessities like food, shelter and education....
The recent traffic congestion across key points in Dhaka, including Farmgate, Bijoy Sarani, Karwan Bazar, Banglamotor, Siddheshwari, and Motijheel, has brought the city's already strained transportation system to a standstill. The combination of ongoing protests, sit-ins, and the reopening of...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
At a time when impacts of climate change caused by human actions including burning of fossil fuels has been wreaking havoc on the life and livelihood of people across the globe, the urgency of finding a viable, cleaner alternative to...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Many constitutional experts opine that the fallen autocrat Sheikh Hasina Wajed has brought the country's constitution to such a ramshackle state by resorting to reckless doctoring that it has now become almost impossible to follow it by letter or spirit....
To say anarchy reigns supreme in the country's pharmaceutical sector involving particularly the pricing of drugs is an understatement. Factory price as represented by Producer Price Index (PPI) is a measure of 'the average change over time in the prices...
CUMILLA, Sept 09 (bdnews24.com): At least 14 upazilas of Cumilla district have been severely affected due to the devastating floods amid an onrush of runoff from India. According to the District Relief and Rehabilitation Office, the flooding has inflicted nearly...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Sept 09: Matarbari Coal-based Thermal Power Plant in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar may fall into a production uncertainty due to unavailability of required quantity of coal. Recently the 1,200 MW power plant comprising two units has...
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