Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Traffic congestion in Dhaka city is a perennial problem that causes sufferings to the commuters and costs the economy dearly. Much has been said both about the problem and its solution since the early 90s from when the traffic situation...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
Optimism is permeating the nation like the beautiful fragrance flowers emit on misty mornings. The student-led mass revolution that led to the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina regime has united the nation in hope and optimism that was never seen...
The good news is that global youth unemployment rate, according to the International Labour Organisation's report, "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024 (GET for Youth) dropped to 13 per cent in 2023 from 13.8 per cent in the pre-pandemic year...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-08-15 00:00:00
In this era of republics and democracy or aspirations to democracy, it is quite appropriate that people whose interest in history has always been paramount walk back to things that have been and will not be again. Among the realities...
COLOMBO, Aug 13 (AFP): Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the three-match Test series against England.Sri Lanka Cricket said the 42-year-old former right-hand batter was hired to draw on his experience of...
James Anderson says he is "still fit enough" to continue his cricket career and will consider a move into white ball cricket, reports BBC Sports.The 42-year-old, the most prolific fast bowler in Test history, announced his retirement from international cricket...
Iga Swiatek expects a tough return to hardcourt tennis at the Cincinnati Open but the top-ranked Pole said she will not heap pressure on herself and approach the WTA 1000 event like a "practice tournament" before the US Open, reports...
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has underlined how crucial it is to keep up strict security protocols as Pakistan gets ready to host the ICC Champions Trophy in 2025, report agencies.Pakistan will host its first ICC event since co-hosting the...
Aminul Haque, former Bangladesh national football team captain, said that it is important to stop politicization in sports in a bid to protect it from being ruined completely, reports BSS.He said in the last 17 years, they have seen the...
Cricket organisers and coordinators from all over the country on Tuesday staged a protest, calling for major reforms in cricket and the expulsion of "corrupt individuals" in Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), reports UNB. The protest took place in front of...
SHANGHAI, Aug 13 (Reuters): China's long-dated sovereign bonds have surged as investors seek safety from a slowing economy and volatile stock markets.The rally has pushed yields to record lows, however, and authorities have grown uncomfortable and are starting to push...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Aug 13 (Reuters): A global markets sell-off spurred by an unwinding of yen-funded carry trades has turned the spotlight on China's yuan, which is also used widely as a cheap funding currency.While August has seen the yuan rise...
Bank Asia PLC, as part of its corporate social responsibility, encouraged Gulshan Society with Tk 1 million for cleaning and desilting Gulshan Lake. Mr. Sohail RK Hussain, the managing director of Bank Asia, handed over the cheque to Barrister Omar...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
LankaBangla Finance showed a 74 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 25.77 million in the second quarter through June this year as its provision soared by a whopping 1,200 per cent.According to its financial statements, it had kept...
BRAC Bank recently signed a partnership agreement with VisionSpring to extend complimentary eye care through 'Aporajeyo Ami,' the bank's flagship corporate social responsibility initiative dedicated to healthcare.By collaborating with the US-based social enterprise, BRAC Bank aims to screen the vision...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Stocks endured erosion for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as risk-averse investors preferred to bag profits on quick-gaining shares.The market opened sharply lower and the downturn persisted throughout the session as sellers continued their dominance to realize their recent...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Ensuring good governance in the country's capital market is the first priority of newly-appointed Chairman of the securities regulator Dr. M Masrur Reaz."The revolution done by the youths paved the way for ensuring good governance in the market," said Mr...
GENEVA, Aug 13 (AFP): Global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years, the United Nations said Monday, though not all regions have yet recovered from the Covid-19 slump.The number of 15- to 24-year-olds who are not in...
Emirates has announced plans to introduce its newly retrofitted Boeing 777s with its Premium Economy product and newly configured Business Class cabin, to two more cities - Zurich and Riyadh from October 01, 2024, says the airline in a statement.The...
Grameenphone has partnered with Mobileum Inc. ("Mobileum"), a leading global provider of analytics and network solutions. Mobileum will provide a next-generation revenue assurance and fraud management (RAFM) solution, built on its flagship Active Intelligence Platform (AIP) to Grameenphone for its...
BEIJING, Aug 13 (Reuters): Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21 per cent in July, thanks to China's strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in Europe, market research firm Rho Motion...
BEIGING, Aug 13 (Reuters): China's Huawei Technologies is close to introducing a new chip for artificial intelligence use to challenge Nvidia in China amid US sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Huawei's latest processor, Ascend 910C,...
Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited (DMCB) has donated 10 diagnostic machines to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital for better treatment of Kidney Diagnosis patients. On behalf of Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital Shirin Haque, trustee and Dr Abul Qasem Chowdhury, trustee and chairperson in-charge,...
The 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Rupali Insurance Company Limited was held on a digital platform at the Rupali Bima Bhaban in the city on Wednesday. Chairman of the company Mostafa Golam Quddus presided over the meeting. Rupali Insurance...
ASM Waheeduzzaman, chairman of Eastern Insurance Company Limited, presided over the 38th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on a digital platform on July 31. Chief Executive Officer Md Iqbal Mahmud and others including Azmal Hossain, Matiur Rahman, Haider Ahmed Khan and...
Social Islami Bank arranged a business performance review meeting at the bank's head office in the capital on Monday. Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest at the meeting. Deputy Managing Directors...
The government urgently needs to review the deal with India's Adani Group, for the sake of the power sector in the current cash crunch, reports UNB.Most officials of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) strongly believe this, noting that...
Shokti+, a pioneer in providing essential nutrition to Bangladeshi children since 2007, is expanding its mission to adult consumers to meet their daily nutrition need with the launch of their new Fortified Sour Yogurt, says a press release. Available at...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 13: Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman, OSP, NDC, NCC, PSC took charge as Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority CPA) on Sunday.He replaced outgoing CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, OSP, NUP, PPM, PSC. Before joining as CPA Chairman, Rear...
The Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company has found gas at four levels after drilling a well in Noakhali's Sonaimuri Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The flare stack was lit at the well near Wasekpur village in Ambarnagar Union on Monday, according to...
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