FE REPORT | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh witnessed a 45 per cent year-on-year decline in profit in the third quarter through September (Q3) this year due to lower sales amid lingering macro-economic challenges.The cement manufacturer's sales dropped 2 per cent year-on-year to Tk 6.27 billion...
SINGAPORE/HAMBURG, Oct 21 (Reuters): Chicago wheat rose on Monday, with bargain buying supporting after prices fell almost 3 per cent on Friday on expectations of improved weather in key growing areas.Soybeans and corn rose, recouping some of Friday's losses."It is...
India is planning to establish a coal exchange which will aim to stabilise prices of the fuel and improve its availability, the country's coal minister G. Kishan Reddy said at an industry event on Monday, reports Reuters."Last week we took...
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Monday, recouping some of last week's more than 7 per cent decline on worries about demand in China, the world's top oil importer, and easing concerns about potential supply disruptions in the...
World Iodine Day 2024 was observed in the country and around the globe on Monday to raise public awareness about iodine deficiency, a significant public health issue, says a statement.To mark the day, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC),...
LONDON, Oct 21 (AFP): Virgil van Dijk said he is in "discussions with the right people" over his Liverpool future as the club captain moves into the final months of his contract.The Dutchman is one of a number of high-profile...
Aryna Sabalenka's return to top spot in the WTA rankings after leapfrogging Iga Swiatek has set up a thrilling end to the season, with next month's WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia likely to prove decisive in the race to end...
Bangladesh A Team need to beat Sri Lanka A team to reach the semifinal from Group A of the eight-nation ACC Men's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup' 2024 today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The last group match between two teams will kick...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Oct 21 (AP): Members of the New Zealand White Ferns cricket team which beat South Africa by 32 runs in the final of the women's Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday will split prize money of...
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-49 on Monday as Bangladesh hit back to leave the first cricket Test against South Africa in parity despite being bowled out for 106 in its first innings on Day 1, report agencies.Thanks to Taijul,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Oct 21: After crossing four kilometres from Chanchra Union Parishad in Jashore, one can see 322-year-old Chanchra Shiva temple adorned with beautiful and nice terracotta tiles.The temple is a special style of architecture in Bengal where a smaller 'chou-chala'...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Oct 21: The only officially sanctioned post of dom, a person whose job is to dissect human bodies in a hospital to find out the actual reasons of deaths, has been lying vacant at the morgue of Rajshahi Medical...
SRINAGAR, Oct 21 (AP): Gunmen fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said on Monday.Police blamed militants who have been fighting against Indian rule for...
CANBERRA, Oct 21 (BBC): King Charles faced shouts of "you are not my King" from an independent senator just after he finished an address at Australia's Parliament House on the second official day of his engagements in the country.Lidia Thorpe,...
JAKARTA, Oct 21 (BBC): Former military general Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia's president, as he announced the country's largest cabinet since the 1960s.The 73-year-old, who had been dogged by allegations of human rights abuse for decades, was...
NEW YORK, Oct 21 (AFP): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of...
BEIRUT, Oct 21 (AFP/ Reuters/ AP): Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Monday the basis of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was a 2006 United Nations resolution but that it would require full implementation.United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701...
NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (BBC): India and China have agreed on patrolling arrangements to de-escalate tensions along their disputed Himalayan border, India's top diplomat has said.Vikram Misri said on Monday that the two sides have agreed on "disengagement and resolution...
The HSC and equivalent exams of 2024 have faced challenges from the outset. Some exams were postponed due to widespread protests. Attempts were made to resume these postponed exams, but the government ultimately cancelled them in response to the demands...
Chittagong University is a beautiful university with a large spacious campus, but beauty does not quench students' hunger. Quality food is essential for satisfying both hunger and thirst. Just as a good environment is important for effective study, nutritious food...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
After assassinating Lebanese Shiite militia leader Hassan Nasrallah on September 27 and the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Palestinian militia group Hamas on October 17, Israel is now in a state of what in military jargon is...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
Over the past few years, Bangladesh has been falling into an inflationary trap with regard to prices of essential commodities during August-October quarter. Agricultural production is hampered during the period for various reasons including floods, cyclones and supply-chain disruptions, and...
Before his exit from the post of president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday, Khandoker Rafiqul Islam claimed that normalcy has returned to the apparel sector but at a huge cost. According to him, the...
CAF Dowlah | 2024-10-22 00:00:00
The interim government, led by Prof. Yunus, has established more than half a dozen commissions, signaling an agenda that goes beyond merely organising free and fair elections. The government appears intent on initiating broad reforms across key sectors, including a...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-21 12:00:00
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) move now gets going, one year after the signing of deal with a Chinese company, to buy four ships with the go-ahead from the interim administration despite allegation of fixing high price by the previous regime.The...
Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir has been placed on a two-day remand on Sunday in connection with the murder of Rafiqul Islam in the city's Jatrabari area, reports BSS.Mahbub Alam, sub-inspector of Jatrabari police station, produced him before...
The closing parade of the 40th BCS (Police) batch supposed to be held at Bangladesh Police Academy, Rajshahi, has been suspended, reports BSS. The chief adviser's press wing said, "The closing parade of the 40th BCS (Police) batch scheduled to...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the interim government could not make any visible efforts to help the flood-affected people.People have still been suffering from the recent floods and waterlogging across the country,...
A Dhaka court has exempted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from the charges in a defamation case, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib passed the order on Sunday.BNP standing committee members Amir...
A group of lawyers brought out a procession on the High Court premises in the capital on Sunday, demanding immediate removal of the 'corrupt and partisan judges associated with the fascist regime' from all the courts as well as ensuring...
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