Shares of Nvidia rallied to a record high on Thursday, making the chipmaker the first company in history to surpass a stock market value of $3.6 trillion as Wall Street extended a rally sparked by Donald Trump's return to the...
Bank Asia signed an agreement with Rancon Motors, distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Bangladesh. The bank's Additional Managing Director ANM Mahfuz and Rancon Motors' Divisional Director Imran Zaman Khan signed the deal at Rangs Babylonia, Tejgaon, in the capital on Wednesday....
The bKash has once again awarded five publishing houses in three categories for selling the highest number of books through bKash payment at the Ekushey Book Fair 2024. The prizes were handed over recently at the head office of bKash...
First Security Islami Bank PLC inaugurated a three-day training programme on 'Managerial Functions and Leadership' on Wednesday at the bank's Training Institute. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of the bank, inaugurated the programme as chief guest. Abu Reza Md Yeahia, Additional...
Petrobangla is going to make a fresh list of international spot market LNG supply companies through an open tender by next week."The tender is ready for circulation in the media and hopefully the notice will be published in the first...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has arranged a special stretcher service with an attendant for student uprising victim Nabil Ahmed, facilitating his travel to Bangkok for advanced treatment.On November 7, he was flown to Bangkok by a Biman flight, when special arrangements...
Members of the BRAC Bank Reading Café recently delved into George Orwell's iconic novel '1984', discussing its compelling narrative and the powerful critique it offers on totalitarian regimes. While members noted the story's initially slow pace, they agreed that, as...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 08: The Shipping Ministry will review the mega project of "Bay Terminal of Chittagong Port" for further action plan this month.Shipping Adviser Brigadier General M Shakhawat Hossain, also a retired brigadier general, is scheduled to hold a meeting...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
Is modern politics predominantly marked by a hubris syndrome? The Bangalees do not have to be in high position to demonstrate an overdose of hubristic trait. Or, how do you explain a man on the street of no consequence yelling...
Bangladesh aspires for rapid economic growth and it has rising demand for energy, necessitating an immediate diversification of its energy sources and lessening of its reliance on fossil fuels. The renewable energy sector offers a viable option for sustainable development,...
Despite its inauguration around 20 years ago, the central bus terminal of Thakurgaon district remains underutilised. Transport owners and workers continue to avoid it, citing a lack of essential facilities, such as power connection and a drainage system. With the...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
It is now Hemanta kal in Bangladesh, the fourth of the six traditional seasons in this part of the world. Kartik and Agrahayan are two Bangla months that comprise the season and spans between mid-October and mid-December. The uniqueness of...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
Like rice, potato is a mainstay for the average consumer in everyday meals. So, when potato prices go beyond the reach of consumers, it is highly concerning. However, if past experience is anything to go by, the plight of retail...
It is common knowledge that the major obstacles to doing business in Bangladesh have perennially been bureaucratic foot-dragging, corruption, policy inconsistencies, poor infrastructures, to name but a few. However, there had never been any dearth of criticisms of and complaints...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-11-09 00:00:00
Migration is a defining feature of modern economies, particularly in developing nations like Bangladesh, where young people are increasingly moving from rural areas to urban centres. This trend, driven by various social, economic, and environmental factors, profoundly reshapes rural economies...
Bishakha Devnath | 2024-11-08 12:00:00
Books are one of the best means to gain and spread knowledge. We know that but most of us feel intimidated when asked to read a book to understand complex subjects.The fear is heightened when we, adults, are given the...
Akhtar Husain Khan | 2024-11-08 12:00:00
Two travel books, one in English titled Travels of My Life by Sajjad Hussain and the other in Bengali named Himalaye Himabahe (In the glaciers of the Himalayas) by Iftekharul Islam came to my hand very recently and must be...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-08 12:00:00
Given the popular appeal for flamboyancy, craze for cheap entertainment and making of heroes out of hollow personalities, Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election cannot be considered a surprise. His return to power has earned America a dubious...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Night and day temperature may rise slightly over the country.The highest temperature...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-08 00:00:00
A fire broke out at a residential building at Shahjadpur in the capital's Badda area on Thursday. However, there was no report of casualties. An official at the central fire service and civil defence office told The Financial Express the...
A transport worker trying to replace the tyre of a ramshackle bus after it went out of order on the Mogbazar-Mouchak Flyover on Thursday. Risky plying of such unfit vehicles has long been going on unabated across the capital, creating...
Power Division's additional secretary Md Razwanur Rahman has been appointed as director general (DG) of Islamic Foundation, reports UNB.The ministry of public administration issued a notification signed by its Senior Assistant Secretary Mohammad Mamun Shibly in this regard on Thursday.Razwanur...
Police have arrested three people in connection with the snatching of two auto-rickshaws after killing the drivers in Dhaka's Gendaria area in September and October, reports UNB. The arrestees were Jalal Sardar alias Michael, 21, Fazle Rabbi alias Kala, 25...
Dr Peyar Ahmed, a professor from the mathematics department of Jagannath University, has been appointed as the new vice chancellor of Chandpur Science and Technology University (CSTU), reports UNB.An official notice was issued in this regard by the Ministry of...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday granted leave to appeal in a review prayer on second-time viva-voce of 27th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), reports BSS.Appellate Division of the SC led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has seized all bank accounts of former national cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan, reports UNB.The BFIU confirmed this to journalists on Wednesday night.On October 2, the agency had summoned all the bank account information...
A case has been initiated following an attack on joint security forces in Chattogram's Hazari Goli, a Hindu-dominated area, after a Facebook post about a religious organisation sparked riots, reports bdnews24.com.The case was registered on Wednesday night by Sub-Inspector Mizanur...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-08 00:00:00
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed an amendment to the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project to ensure funding for providing uninterrupted high-speed broadband connections to universities' residential halls.It has also proposed scholarships for meritorious students who are...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-08 00:00:00
The government has cancelled allocation of 'khas land' to Surer Dhara, a music school founded by eminent musician Rezwana Choudhury Bannya.The decision was disclosed through a letter signed by Md Aminur Rahman, deputy secretary of the Khas Land-1 Branch under...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman presenting a memento to visiting Deputy Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd in the capital on Thursday. — ISPR
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