OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 14: Public life in all districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions is grappling with frequent power outages now-a-days.Hours of power outage due to load-shedding have become the order of the day in the two regions.Sources said Northern Electricity...
Aminul Ehsan Anan | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
Model United Nations (MUN), although an idea which has been introduced to the student body of our country almost a decade ago, has been on the rise in popularity among students for its unique approach to developing their understanding of...
Hasib Iqbal | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
The Islamic University of Technology Career and Business Society (IUT CBS), in collaboration with The Attention Network, brought INTERN offline for the first time, marking a significant milestone in the annual business case competition's journey. Previously hosted online, the INTERN...
Bangladesh is a nation brimming with youthful energy standing at a pivotal moment. With around 50 percent of its population under the age of 30, the role of youths in nation-building is crucial. Youths are not only the future leaders...
LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters): Britain has delayed implementing post-Brexit physical checks on so-called "medium risk" fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union for a further six months, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Friday.Britain...
MUMBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters): India has raised the basic import tax on crude and refined edible oils by 20 percentage points, the government said on Friday, as the world's biggest edible oil importer tries to help protect farmers reeling from...
ALMATY, Sept 14 (Reuters): Kazakhstan aims to boost output of metals needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and is issuing hundreds of new exploration licences to attract fresh investment in the sector, the country's industry minister told Reuters.The former Soviet...
WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters): US consumer sentiment rose to a four-month high in September amid expectations that inflation will continue moderating over the next year and household incomes improve, but views on the labor market weakened against the backdrop of...
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (Reuters): Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies colluded with Amazon and Walmart's Flipkart to exclusively launch products on the e-commerce firms' Indian websites in breach of antitrust laws, according to regulatory reports seen by Reuters.Antitrust investigations...
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters): Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the US government for prescriptions that were never dispensed, the Department of Justice said on Friday.The Justice Department said Walgreens violated...
GENEVA (Switzerland), Sept 14 (BSS): The 2024 edition of the WTO's annual public forum has concluded with a focus on the youth perspective regarding trade and inclusiveness.The day's high-level event brought together young entrepreneurs and activists from around the world...
iFarmer, VisionSpring team up to provide eyecare services to farmersiFarmer and VisionSpring Bangladesh Limited have recently signed an agreement to provide eye care services to iFarmer-registered farmers. The signing ceremony was held at the Gulshan office of VisionSpring. Under this...
Sylhet, Sept 14 (UNB): Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume direct flights on Sylhet-Cox's Bazar route from October 31.Shahnewaz Majumdar, Sylhet district manager of the Airlines, confirmed the matter.According to sources, the flight will run on the route on...
Eon Group celebrates 24th Founding anniversary EON Group of Industries, one of the leading agro-based organisations in the country, celebrated its 24th founding anniversary at the EON Convention Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. Chairman and Managing Director of EON Group...
Agriculture and Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that there is sufficient stock of fertilisers in the country until December, and there will be no shortage, reports UNB.Farmers will be able to purchase...
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (BBC): UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer did not signal any decision on allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to hit targets inside Russia after talks with US President Joe Biden in Washington.Sir Keir said the...
NEW DELHI, Sept 14 (AFP): Indian Prime Narendra Modi said "terrorism is on its last legs" in Kashmir while campaigning in the disputed territory on Saturday, a day after two soldiers were killed in a gunfight with suspected militants.Indian-administered Kashmir...
COLOMBO, Sept 14 (AP): When an uprising ousted Sri Lanka's president, many saw it as the end of his powerful family's hold on the island nation after more than 12 years of rule.Now, as Sri Lanka prepares to elect a...
GAZA CITY, Sept 14 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike hit a house in Gaza City on Saturday morning and killed 11 members of a single family, including women and children."We have recovered the bodies of...
DUN & BRADSTREET, MODHUMOTI BANK DISCUSS RISK CONTROLDun & Bradstreet, in collaboration with Modhumoti Bank, conducted a comprehensive knowledge sharing session on Sunday at the bank's learning & development centre. The session focused on two critical topics: trade operations and...
PRIME BANK SIGNS DEAL WITH MIURA BANGLADESHPrime Bank recently signed an agreement with Miura Bangladesh at the bank's corporate office. The bank will extend exclusive benefits to the Japan-based company enabling its employees to receive preferential banking services including credit...
UCB Investment has been once again recognised as the "Best Investment Bank in Bangladesh" by both the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2024 and the Finance Asia Award 2024. This is the second consecutive year the merchant bank achieved these recognitions,...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
The new commission of the securities regulator considers redefining the jurisdiction of the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF) in a way so that it can perform in the best interest of market investors.The Fund has disbursed funds out of investors'...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
In ‘ The Feminism Book’, Lucy Morgan said that for many young feminists born in the late 1960’s, and ‘70s, the Riot Grrl movement of the early 1990s marked the start of the third wave’s (2019). Naomi Woolf was a...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2024-09-15 00:00:00
When the deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka by military helicopter on August 5, there was little doubt about where she was heading for. While her fall marking the end of her despotic rule for 15 years was...
KHULNA, 13 Sept (UNB): The body of a 65-year-old woman has been recovered from her house in Rupsha upazila of Khulna.Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of Rupsha thana, confirmed the matter.The dead is Gulfara Nahar, wife of Shahidul Islam. She had been...
Awami League (AL) has urged its leaders and activists in the country and abroad to stand beside its workers across the country, who have been affected by attacks, looting, arson and vandalism, reports UNB."The most important thing at this time...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested former lawmaker from Jhenaidah-1 constituency Nayeb Ali Jowardar, in connection with an attack, vandalism, and arson that took place in the Jhenaidah Sadar area on August 4, reports UNB.He was arrested from...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Dr A Z M Jahid Hossain has said the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will deliver a new speech for building the country at a rally at Naya Paltan in the capital tomorrow...
BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 13 (UNB): Police arrested four hijackers with domestic weapons in Brahmanbaria in the early hours of Friday.They were arrested from Puniyaut area of Cumilla-Sylhet highway. The arrestees are Alamgir Mia's son Ripon Mia, 22, Akhter Mia's son Mohammad...
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