Social Islami Bank launched three week-long foundation training on banking of the newly-joined probationary officers on 29 September at the bank's head office. Maksuda Begum, Vice Chairman & Chairman of EC Committee of Social Islami Bank PLC, inaugurated a three-week...
Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of EBL, inaugurates the 22nd Priority Center of the bank for premium customers at their Upashahar Branch in Sylhet town on Sunday. EBL Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking...
Chhanamukhi, a unique and beloved sweetmeat from Brahmanbaria, has been recognized as a Geographical Indication (GI) product, reports BSS.Assistant Director of the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) Md Majnu Bhuiyan confirmed on Sunday that Bangladesh became one and...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC Chairman Khawaja Shahriar said on Sunday the bank was playing an important role in the country's agriculture, economy, trade, industry and infrastructure development. "We are happy to be a proud partner in the overall development and...
The 24th virtual Annual General Meeting of Union Insurance Co. Ltd. was held on Sunday. The AGM was presided over by Vice Chairman of the Company Mohammed Hasmot Ali. The shareholders approved 10% cash dividend and expressed their satisfaction with...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
The Sammilita Babosayee Parishad has called for significant reforms within the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).They also urged abolition of the current quota and nomination systems in favour of direct elections for all leadership positions.The parishad...
The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of National Housing Finance PLC was held on a virtual platform on Wednesday. In the meeting, the shareholders of the company have approved a 10 per cent cash dividend for the year 2023. The...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), the country's product quality control and certification agency, brought electrolyte drinks under its mandatory standard certification scheme along with 15 other products, bringing their companies under regulatory grip.In addition to electrolyte drinks, the...
KANPUR, India, Sept 29 (AFP): Overnight rain and a wet outfield forced officials to call off the third day's play without a ball being bowled in the weather-hit second Test between India and Bangladesh on Sunday.It was the second successive...
GALLE, Sri Lanka, Sept 29 (Agencies): Sri Lanka stormed to a series victory over New Zealand, securing the two-match test series with a resounding innings and 154-run triumph on the fourth day in Galle on Sunday.This victory, Sri Lanka's most...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept 29 (AP): Lionel Messi moved Inter Miami another step closer to the No. 1 seed for the MLS Cup playoffs.And the MLS single-season points record remains in the club's reach as well.Messi scored in the 67th...
Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan between November 6 and 11, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed on Sunday, reports UNB.The ACB will host this series in the UAE.The venue of this series is to...
Three trophies of 'Ispahani 4th Bangladesh Open Squash 2024' tournament are unveiled at a trophy unveiling ceremony held at the Dutch-Bangla Auditorium of the Olympic Bhaban in the city on Sunday. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports...
LONDON, Sept 29 (AFP): The new government of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reeled from its first resignation Saturday, as lawmaker Rosie Duffield quit the Labour Party, accusing him of "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of free gifts.In a blistering resignation...
BEIRUT, Sept 29 (AFP): Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people were wounded."Twelve pro-Iranian fighters were killed in air strikes...
KATHMANDU, Sept 29 (BBC): Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed more than 148 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.Dozens more were still missing on Sunday after two days of intense rainfall, which has inundated the valley...
MUMBAI, Sept 29 (BBC): If you were in India and had 900,000 rupees ($10,800; £8,000), what would you buy? A car? A trip around the world? Diamond jewellery? Or a Coldplay concert ticket?The British rock band is set to perform...
PUERTO DE LA ESTACA, Sept 29 (AFP): Rescue teams on Sunday resumed searching for at least 48 migrants who went messing the day before when their boat overturned just as it was being rescued off Spain's Canary Islands, killing at...
JERUSALEM, Sept 29 (AFP/BBC/AP): Iran's supreme leader has said the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "will not go unavenged", a day after he was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning...
KIGALI, Sept 29 (BBC): Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced.Sabin Nsanzimana said most of the victims were healthcare workers in the intensive care unit. Twenty cases have been identified...
DINAJPUR, Sept 29 (UNB): Members of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) detained five Bangladeshis including a child on Saturday night when they were attempting to enter India illegally though Birol border in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.The detainees are Shri Panchanan Chandra...
SUMANGANJ, Sept 29 (UNB): Three people died as lightning strikes hit them during a thunderstorm in Sumanganj district on Sunday.In Doarabazar upazila, two men died being struck by lightning when they were fishing in a haor.The victims were Md. Jalal...
KURIGRAM, Sept 29 (UNB): Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream water flow have caused water levels in 16 rivers, including the Dharla, Dudhkumar, Brahmaputra, and Teesta, to rise, leading to widespread flooding across Kurigram.Floodwaters have submerged vast stretches of low-lying areas...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 29: Local betel-nut farmers and traders have got frustrated due to its low price in the district this year.Betel nut, one of the popular items, has a huge demand both in rural and urban areas of the country.In...
Fish and rice are integral to the Bengali diet, and the combination has been part of our cultural heritage for centuries. However, fish in rivers and canals is no longer as common as it once was. One of the primary...
Neil Ray | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
Much as the police's role during the quota reform and anti-discrimination movements may be maligned, it is impossible to dispense with the service---no matter if it is flawed ---of the law enforcement agency. Incapacitated, the force was totally non-functional for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
Dispelling speculations the Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group, Hezbollah, has admitted that their supreme leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in Friday evening in a massive Israeli air attack in Southern Beirut. Israeli Defence Force (IDF) also claimed that in...
Any possible threat to a vital sector of the national economy, agriculture to be precise, raises alarm and great concern. A back-page story of the Financial Express on Saturday shed light on a looming fertiliser crisis that could hit agricultural...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-09-30 00:00:00
The G20, an intergovernmental forum, comprising 19 countries and the European Union is working together to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.Economic analysts, Ian Mitchell and Sam...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-09-29 12:00:00
Another expensive project undertaken by the past government has thrown the state exchequer into a quandary as the cost of power-transmission line from Pyra has more than doubled, insiders said on Saturday.The massive 135-percent cost escalation of the Pyra-Gopalganj-Aminbazar 400kV...
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