Mahdia Binte Zaman | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
What if your only surviving parent comes to you one day and says, with an earnest plea, "I want to move to an old age home." Not because of any neglect on your part but because of something far more...
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors assessed US President Donald Trump's plans to apply new tariffs later than expected while boosting oil and gas production in the United States.Brent crude futures were down $1.37, or...
RFL, a leading business conglomerate of the country, is displaying its wide range of products in the largest pavilion of the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF). At RFL's pavilion, customers can find a wide range of household products, furniture, bicycles,...
Gold prices surged to over a two-month high on Tuesday as the US dollar weakened, with the precious metal also supported by buying amid uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump's trade policies, reports Reuters.Spot gold climbed 0.4 per cent to $2,719.52 per...
FE REPORTSummit Alliance Port Limited's (SAPORTL) share price soared 14.36 per cent in two days as its subsidiary is to get foreign investment.Share price of the off-dock service provider & inland water container terminal operator went up to Tk 23.10...
MERCANTILE BANK HOLDS ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING WORKSHOPMercantile Bank Training Institute recently organised a day-long workshop on "Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating Financing against Terrorism". Officials from various branches and divisions participated in the workshop. Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of the...
MTB JOINS DHAKA TRAVEL MART 2025 AS BANKING PARTNERMutual Trust Bank joined the 20th international tourism fair -- Dhaka Travel Mart 2025 -- as the banking partner. The Bangladesh Monitor organised the three-day fair. Md. Rozar Ibna Azad, head of...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
CVO Petrochemical Refinery secured a 47 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 26.68 million in the second quarter (Q2) of FY25, driven by higher sales.The private petrochemical refinery's earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk 0.96 for the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
The stock market extended a winning streak for the third day in a row on Tuesday, with the key index of the Dhaka bourse crossing 5,200 mark after three weeks amid renewed optimism.The market rally was largely supported by fundamentally-strong...
MEHERPUR, Jan 21 (BSS): National Gold Cup Football tournament (U-17 boys' and girls') has been inaugurated in Meherpur district on the occasion of Festival of Youth at the District Stadium on Tuesday.Meherpur deputy commissioner Sifat Mehnaz formally inaugurated the meet...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 21 (BSS): Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar believes his side has all the ingredients to do well in the upcoming Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan and the UAE next month.Soumya's confidence stemmed from Bangladesh's excellent outing...
The 10th edition of the Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament kicked off on Monday with 7,000 students from different schools participating in the event, reports BSS.This year, a total of 351 schools from 64 districts will vie for the...
Rahmatganj MFS and Dhaka Abahani Limited maintained all-win run to reach the qualifiers stage of the Federation Cup Football 2024-25 from Group B with one match to spare outplaying their respective rivals at two separate venues across the country on...
KABUL, Jan 21 (Reuters/AFP): The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, among the strongest public rebukes of a policy that has contributed to the international isolation of its rulers.Sher Mohammad...
BEIJING, Jan 21 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday held a video call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Beijing's state media reported.Xi and Putin "held a video meeting at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on the afternoon...
GAZA, Jan 21 (Reuters/AP/AFP): On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, shocked by complete destruction.The truce...
ANKARA, Jan 21 (AP): A fire at a hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey's Interior Minister said. Ali Yerlikaya said at least 51 other people were injured in the...
We are now living in a digital world where our children grow up surrounded by technology and the internet. One of the biggest differences in the way that children live today is that they don't get as much exercise as...
Road accidents claim lives daily, often due to ignorance and recklessness of both drivers and pedestrians. Many pedestrians, in their rush to save time, cross roads haphazardly ignoring foot overbridges. Some are preoccupied with mobile phones, further jeopardising their safety....
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
While it is a sacred duty of society to develop children as worthy citizens with knowledge and excellent human qualities, many of them are made to meet the end of their life prematurely because of wrong academic targets set before...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
In today's business landscape, where stakeholders demand transparency and accountability on sustainable practices, social audits are proving increasingly crucial. They help businesses to demonstrate ethical business practices in their own operations and their supply chains. However, it is being reported...
Foreign adviser Mr Touhid Hossain's ongoing four-day visit to China, the first-ever bilateral meeting between the incumbent interim government and that country, bears special significance for Bangladesh. This is more so because the meeting is taking place on the eve...
PATUAKHALI, Jan 21 (UNB): A 50-year-old woman has been killed during a robbery at her home in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.The incident happened at the home of retired army personnel Abul Kalam Azad in Salimpur village of the Nilganj union...
NATORE, Jan 21 (UNB): Three teenagers were killed in a collision between a truck and a motorbike at Sheikhchilan in Lalpur upazila of Natore on Tuesday.Lalpur police station Officer-in-Charge Md Nuruzzaman said the motorbike crashed into the truck after the...
KHULNA, Jan 21 (BSS): Plastic pollution has been posing a serious threat to both the ecosystem and biodiversity of the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, for the last couple of decades. Prof Abdullah Harun Chowdhury of the...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Jan 21: The much-hyped dredging project in the Surma River aiming to protect the Sylhet city and neighbouring areas from flooding could not bring any significant results for various reasons. On the other hand, environmental activists and locals...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Community governance and peace-building are vital for fostering social harmony, promoting sustainable development, and ensuring resilience in Bangladesh's diverse society. A nation with a history of cultural richness, yet fraught with challenges like political polarisation, economic disparity, and environmental vulnerability,...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-21 12:00:00
Businesses, academicians, and experts on Monday opined that the country's Tk 300 billion furniture industry needs proper policy support to have a strong presence in the global market.They recommended bond facilities, reduction in duty on raw materials, training, and testing...
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (AFP): Donald Trump pronounced the start of a "golden age" in the United States after taking the oath for a historic second term as president on Monday, using his inaugural speech to lash out at what he...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-21 00:00:00
Health ministry will scrutinise the certificates of 193 applicants who passed the medical admission test for the 2024-25 academic year, keeping their enrolment process on hold until the process ended.The Directorate General of Medical Education made the disclosure in a...
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