Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) in collaboration with Kewkradong Bangladesh (KB) conducted a coastal cleanup at St. Martin's Island. A team of 350 volunteers removed 1,500 kilograms of marine debris from the island's beach, ensuring its safe disposal on the mainland....
The Annual Distributors Conference-2024 for Walton and Safe brands' electrical appliances was held in Cox's Bazar.The event brought together more than 1,000 distributors, along with members of the Board of Directors, sales executives, and senior officials of both brands, says...
The 11th cycle of the Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture concluded with an award ceremony at a city hotel on Tuesday. At the event, six outstanding architectural projects were recognised for their excellence. These projects were selected from a...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) has urged the government to raise the exchange rate for US dollars for processed frozen shrimp and fish exports from Tk 118.90 to Tk 125.50.In a letter submitted to the finance ministry on Tuesday,...
The National Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank and Visa recently signed a strategic partnership deal. M. Shamsul Arefin, managing director of NCC Bank, and Sabbir Ahmed, country manager for Visa in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, inked the deal. Under this...
Southeast Bank held the 72nd meeting of its Shariah Supervisory Committee. The meeting was presided over by Mufti Shah Mohammad Habibullah Mahmud Quasemi, chairman of the Shariah Supervisory Committee. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, managing director of Southeast Bank, participated in...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has launched an investigation into the operations of three brokerage firms this month to dig up irregularities involving BO accounts with negative equity.The firms under regulatory scrutiny are PFI Securities Limited, Premier Bank...
Kazi Md Wahidul Islam has officially joined Rupali Bank PLC as its Managing Director on Tuesday, says a statement.Wahidul Islam was appointed as the Managing Director for three years through a notification issued by the Financial Institutions Division on December...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
Energypac Power Generation (EPGL) is at risk of going out of business with its finance cost persistently going up and revenue shrinking. It bore half of its revenue as finance cost last year. Finance cost grew even further in FY25....
DINAJPUR, Dec 25 (UNB): A truck driver and his helper were killed early Wednesday when a truck crashed into a stationary truck on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway in Dinajpur's Ghoraghat upazila.The deceased were Ismail Hossain, 60, a resident of Sherpur in...
At least 57 houses were gutted in a fire in two colonies in the Konabari Ambagan area of Gazipur late Tuesday, according to the Fire Service, reports UNB.Mohammad Mamun, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD),...
Like other parts of Bangladesh, the winter is getting more intense in Shariatpur. Drizzling rain alongside the typical winter fog has lowered temperatures while cases of diarrhoea have shot up in the district, reports bdnews24.com.Children are most affected by the...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
SYLHET (Gopalganj), Dec 25: Aman paddy harvesting is continuing amid avid enthusiasm among farmers in Sylhet division as well as Gopalganj district with already 38 per cent and 57 per cent crops reportedly yielded respectively. Sources said farmers in Syhet...
SEOUL, Dec 25 (AFP): South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol refused a summons to appear for questioning on Christmas Day, the second time he has defied investigators' demands in a week.Investigators probing Yoon had ordered him to appear for...
MAPUTO, Dec 25 (AFP): At least 21 people, including two police officers, have been killed in Mozambique in the last 24 hours, the government said, in post-election violence that erupted after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent...
DAMASCUS, Dec 25 (AFP): Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry.Absent from the meeting were representatives of the US-backed, Kurdish-led forces that...
BEIJING, Dec 25 (AP): Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with top Chinese leaders Wednesday during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month, in an effort...
GAZA CITY, Dec 25 (AFP): Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church on Tuesday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory.Gone were the sparkling lights, the festive decorations,...
KABUL, Dec 25 (Reuters): Bombardment by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, said the Afghan Taliban, vowing to retaliate against their neighbour.The bombing occurred...
The whole country rejoices at the good news. A report published in a British newspaper on 21 December carried the headline, "Bangladesh, the Best Country of the year 2024." According to the influential magazine The Economist, Bangladesh has been named...
Bangladesh, after toppling a despot and taking steps towards a more liberal government, is facing a worrying rise in criminal activities. Weak law enforcement has led to an increase in crimes such as mugging, robbery, killing, and vandalism, which are...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The recent move to reopen six state-owned sugar mills in phases, following the recommendations of a task force, has sparked hope among thousands of workers and sugarcane growers. For years, these individuals struggled to make ends meet after the abrupt...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway, which this country inherited from the British colonial era, is more than 160 years old. It is the pioneer of land transportation in the country. Even in this age of style and speed, the railway has not lost...
Even the very nomenclature, 'climate bank' that is, is innovative and highly appealing. Much as the public and private commercial banks may find themselves pitted against overwhelming odds---some of those in an intractable imbroglio, this unique idea of a green...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The issue is one of the contributions political appointees to diplomatic positions are able to make. Or do such appointments fail to raise a nation's standards where a projection of foreign policy is concerned? Should there be phases in a...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 12:00:00
Two new sets of trains were launched on Tuesday for daily operation on Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka-Benapole routes through the Padma Bridge and Bhanga to Kashiani junctions, saving travel time and fares.With these trains - Jahanabad Express and Ruposhi Bangla -...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-12-25 12:00:00
Many farmers are being benefited from cultivating gourd in Pabna and Gopalganj districts throughout the year.Our correspondent from Pabna said most of the families in Atgharia upazila are benefiting financially from growing gourd. Some farmers have cultivated different other vegetables,...
Sylhet, Dec 23 (UNB)- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has detained 13 Bangladeshi nationals near the Tamabil Sonatila border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district, locals say.According to local sources, the Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended on Sunday night and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: The detailed design of a project to upgrade the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway from four lanes is expected to be completed by 2025. The work will begin in June 2026, officials of the Road and Highway Department (RHD) said....
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
A group of retired government employees, representing individuals who had surrendered full pension benefits, on Tuesday urged the government to reinstate pension facilities after 10 years of surrender.Retired government employees surrendered their pension in the past to access urgent financial...
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