FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
World Bank's funding to Bangladesh this fiscal year is going to be ramped up by over US$2 billion to assist the reform agenda of the post-uprising interim government.The commitment of the lending package came from WB Country Director Abdoulaye Seck...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Government liabilities in import-LC backpay can be cleared over next 5-6 months, aided by remittance rebound that raised Bangladesh's latest foreign-exchange reserves to US$24.30 billion, and fresh aid commitments.Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur assures and urges the...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
In shoring up its standing, the post-uprising interim government bestowed magistracy on commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army for bolstering countrywide operation for the next two months.To this effect, the Ministry of Public Administration issued Tuesday a gazette notification with "immediate...
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have lowered their full-year projections for China's economic growth to 4.7 per cent, after the world's second-largest economy's industrial output slowed to a five-month low in August, reports Reuters.Weak economic activity in August has ramped up...
Dhaka Bank PLC has been recognised as ADB's Leading Partner Bank in Bangladesh at the Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) Awards 2024 organised by Asian Development Bank (ADB). Akhlaqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director, and Sahabub Alam Khan, Executive...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Transformer producers in the country have urged the government to establish a special fund to address their financial difficulties, sources said. They have also requested a 10-year loan rescheduling facility.In a letter, Bangladesh Manufacturers' Association of Transformers and Switchgears (BMATS)...
Chowdhury Mohammed Hanif Shoeb has been unanimously elected as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank PLC in the 3rd Annual General Meeting of the bank held recently, says a statement. Mr. Chowdhury is a renowned businessperson...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
The 11th edition of the Asian Tourism Fair is going to begin in the city on September 19 with a view to boost the tourism industry.This three-day fair will be held at International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka in cooperation...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Saudi Arabia has emerged as an attractive job market for Bangladeshi bikers, driven by a rising demand for online food delivery personnel.To date, around 10,000 Bangladeshi motorcyclists have secured jobs in the food delivery sector in Saudi Arabia. Currently, there...
COLOMBO, Sept 17 (AFP): Sri Lanka's right-wing President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who seeks re-election this week, describes himself as the "designated survivor" capable of salvaging the economically troubled nation.Critics, however, say the 75-year-old six-time prime minister has been the beneficiary of...
OTTAWA, Sept 17 (Reuters): Canada's ruling Liberal Party lost a once-safe seat in a Montreal parliamentary constituency, preliminary results showed on Tuesday, a result likely to put more pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit.Elections Canada said that with...
GENEVA, Sept 17 (AFP): The UN on Tuesday provided accounts of horrifying torture and an overall worsening rights situation in Myanmar, amid intensifying hostilities and the absence of rule of law."Myanmar is plumbing the depths of the human rights abyss,"...
FLORIDA, Sept 17 (BBC): A gunman hid for nearly 12 hours in bushes before Donald Trump played an unscheduled game of golf at his oceanfront club in Florida - leaving locals stunned at what authorities say appears to be the...
NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): The United States is still working with mediators Egypt and Qatar to present a revised proposal for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Monday.Officials have for weeks...
SRINAGAR, Sept 17 (AP): For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule.That may change on Wednesday, when many residents of the Muslim-majority region say they're willing to use their vote in a local...
MANCHESTER, England, Sept 17 (AP): With Erling Haaland on the verge of an extraordinarily quick scoring milestone, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola knows he cannot expect too much more from his star striker.Guardiola doesn't think he'll need to. "The experience...
Fazle Rabbi Moon of Dhaka Tribune earned double crown in the table tennis competition on the first day of the Walton-BSJA Sports Carnival '2024 that began in the city at the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) office premises on Tuesday,...
Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal flew to India amid widespread speculation of his job as a commentator during the India- Bangladesh tour starting tomorrow (Thursday) in Chennai, reports UNB.Tamim had his first day at the commentary box earlier. He is...
COLOMBO, Sept 17 (AFP): New Zealand play Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests at Galle from Wednesday as the visitors look to shake off the frustration of their abandoned match with Afghanistan.On a spin-friendly pitch they face an...
Next month's Women's T20 World Cup will offer a record total of $7.96 million in prize money, organising body the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday, report agencies.The winners of the tournament will receive $2.34 million, more than double...
CHENNAI, India, Sept 17 (AFP): Captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday warned his India team there is "no dress rehearsal" in cricket as they face a Bangladesh side fresh from a historic Test series win over Pakistan.India lead the World Test...
Chandika Hathurusingha, Bangladesh's head coach, is hopeful that his team's maiden Test series win over Pakistan will hold his side in good stead in the upcoming series against India. He feels the added burden of expectation from his side is...
NATORE, Sep 17 (UNB): A farmer was killed, and his wife was injured in an attack during a robbery at their home in Gurudaspur upazila, Natore on Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 4:30 am in the Bri-Chapila village of...
SIRAJGANJ, September 17 (UNB): Erosion has occurred on the Jamuna River embankment in the Old Meghai area of Kazipur Upazila, Sirajganj, causing a 70-meter section of the embankment to collapse. However, the Bangladesh Water Develo-pment Board (BWDB) has reported that...
KUSHTIA, Sept 17 (UNB): Kushtia has experienced unprecedented rainfall over the past two days, with 241 millimetres of rain recorded in just 48 hours, causing widespread public distress.The downpour, driven by a low-pressure system, started with light drizzle on Friday...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-09-18 00:00:00
Patients of Dharmapasha Upazila Health Complex in Sunamganj are being deprived of proper medical services due to a shortage of staff members.Sources said patients are not getting necessary medicare services in the health complex.In another development, the only X-ray machine...
Shares of Apple fell nearly 3 per cent on Monday after some analysts said delivery times for the new iPhone 16 Pro models indicated weaker-than-expected demand, possibly due to the delayed rollout of key artificial intelligence features, reports Reuters.Apple last...
BEIJING, Sept 17 (Reuters): Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said on Monday the EU investigation into Chinese electric vehicles was seriously affecting Chinese car companies' confidence in investing in Italy, as a regional vote on additional tariffs looms.Cooperation between the...
HONG KONG, Sept 17 (AFP): Most Asian markets rose Tuesday but Tokyo sank more than one percent as exporters were hit by a stronger yen with traders gearing up for a bumper US interest rate cut and a key Japanese...
JAKARTA, Sept 17 (Reuters): Indonesia's trade surplus rose to a three-month high in August, topping forecasts, as exports grew much faster than expected, official data showed on Tuesday.The August trade data is among economic indicators the central bank will analyse...
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