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DSEX logs biggest single-day fall in 31 months

FE REPORT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00

The benchmark equity index shed 2.36 per cent on Wednesday, registering its biggest single-day fall in the last 31 months, with most stocks experiencing the price erosion.Such a free fall of the market prompted aggrieved investors to stage a demonstration...

US fund association picks new board

2024-10-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 02 (Reuters): The Managed Funds Association, an alternative asset management trade group, announced on Wednesday its new board of directors, as well as its chair Jody Gunderson, managing principal at $16 billion credit investment firm AB CarVal,...

Philippines to tax foreign-based digital service providers

2024-10-03 00:00:00

MANILA, Oct 02 (AFP): Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday signed into law a measure that imposes a 12 per cent value-added tax on foreign-based firms providing digital services in the country.The tax applies to a vast range of products...

UK fines digital bank Starling for ‘shockingly lax’ controls

2024-10-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 02 (AFP): A UK regulator Wednesday said it had fined startup Starling Bank £29 million for "shockingly lax" controls that "left the financial system wide open to criminals and those subject to sanctions".The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined...

Govt revenue evaded thru’ fake travel tax at Benapole customs checkpost

2024-10-03 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Oct 02 (UNB): Government revenue is being evaded at Benapole International Customs Checkpost through the use of fake travel tax receipts, according to customs officials.A broker group operating at the checkpost is reportedly defrauding the government by issuing fraudulent...

France Ambassador Marie Masdupuy called on LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser AF Hasan Arif

2024-10-03 00:00:00

France Ambassador Marie Masdupuy called on Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Cooperatives Adviser AF Hasan Arif at his LGRD office in Dhaka on Tuesday. They discussed issues relating to climate change, safe drinking water, sanitation, etc. at the meeting.

Denmark wants to invest in BD’s port, offshore wind energy

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Denmark has expressed keen interest to invest into Bangladesh's port infrastructure and offshore wind energy as well as support to further development of the pharmaceutical sector, reports BSS.These were revealed while Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller held a...

Union Bank workshop held

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Union Bank Training Institute organised a daylong workshop on 'Shariah Complaint in Banking'. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Union Bank Md. Fariduddin Ahmad inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest. Chairman of the Audit Committee Sheikh Zahidul Islam...

EBFCI seeks to invest in pharma, healthcare, agriculture, HR sectors

2024-10-03 00:00:00

The Bangladeshi expatriate businessmen living in Europe have expressed their keen interest to invest in the country's pharmaceuticals, healthcare, agriculture, processed food, education, technology, services sector and human resources development.The interest was shown when a 26-member delegation of Europe-Bangladesh Federation...

Kacchi Express in Ctg fined Tk 0.11m

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-03 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 02: The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) fined Kacchi Express, a restaurant located at GEC Circle in the port-city, Tk 0.11million (1.10 lakh) for using unauthorised and harmful chemical as well as date expired spices in...

CCCI administrator’s tenure extended

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-03 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 02: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) Administrator and Chattogram Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) Muhammad Anwar Pasha's current tenure has been extended by 90 days to a total of 210 days.The extension was notified in a...

IFIC Bank opens new sub-branch in Sylhet

2024-10-03 00:00:00

IFIC Bank has opened its 1,217th uposhakha or sub-branch at Zindabazar in Sylhet city. President of the Sylhet Press Club Ikramul Kabir inaugurated the sub-branch at Sadar's Sohir Plaza on Tuesday while Sylhet Branch Manager Md Abdul Quayum Chowdhury presided...

Dr. Vijay Prakash MD of BIFPCL

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Dr. Vijay Prakash joined Managing Director of Bangladesh-India Friend-ship Power Company (Pvt.) Limited (BIFPCL) on Tuesday. Prior to taking over this position, he was serving as Executive Director (Safety, Sustainable Development, Environment and Ash Utilization) at NTPC Limited, India, says...

BRAC Bank, MetLife sign agreement for employee insurance

2024-10-03 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has signed an agreement with MetLife Bangladesh to offer its employees and their dependents comprehensive life and medical insurance coverage. This partnership will ensure that more than 22,000 BRAC Bank coworkers and dependents are protected against medical expenses,...

Global rice prices drop after India allows white rice exports

2024-10-03 00:00:00

MUMBAI/HANOI, Oct 2 (Reuters): Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world's No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies,...

Copper edges higher on China stimulus, Middle East conflict

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Copper prices gained on Wednesday as China's stimulus measures brightened demand prospects, while rising oil prices due to the escalating Middle East conflict also lent support to the market, reports Reuters.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose 0.1per cent...

Indonesia's Sept annual inflation at 1.84 pc, lower than expected

2024-10-03 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Oct 2 (Reuters): Indonesia's annual inflation rate was 1.84 per cent in September, official data showed on Tuesday, easing from 2.12 per cent in August and within the central bank's target range.Analysts polled by Reuters had expected the September...

US factory activity shrinks for sixth straight month: survey

2024-10-03 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (AFP) : US manufacturing activity contracted for a sixth straight month in September, according to survey data released Tuesday, with demand remaining weak and new export orders slumping.The tepid reading reflects uncertainty in the sector ahead of...

Gold rally pauses

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Gold eased on Wednesday, taking a breather after rallying in the last session on an escalation in the Middle East conflict, while traders waited for more clues on US interest rates, reports Reuters. Spot gold was down 0.5 per cent...

Oil prices surge over 3pc as Israel, US vow retaliation for Iran attack

2024-10-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters): Oil prices climbed more than 3 per cent on Wednesday as Israel and the United States vowed retribution over Iran's biggest ever direct attack on its regional adversary, firing more than 180 ballistic missiles.With Israel also...

Biman takes steps to make cargo operation transparent

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced a new monitoring system and launched a dedicated call center to assist exporters with real-time information regarding their shipments as part of its endeavur to increase transparency and accountability in cargo operations, reports BSS.The national...

Train service resumes on Dhaka-Mymensingh route after 8 hrs

2024-10-03 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Oct 02 (UNB): Train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed on Wednesday at 6:00 am after being suspended for over 8 hours due to a derailment.The incident occurred at the Dhala Railway Station in Trishal, Mymensingh.Station Master Rayhan Chowdhury...

One killed in Jatrabari-Bhanga expressway mishap

2024-10-03 00:00:00

MADARIPUR, Oct 02 (BSS): A man was killed and 15 others were injured as a bus hit another bus on the Jatrabari-Bhanga expressway in Shibchar upazila of the district o Wednesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Highway...

Kushtia college student dies after being thrown off four-story hostel

2024-10-03 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, Oct 02 (UNB): A college student was allegedly murdered after being thrown from the rooftop of a four-story dormitory in Kushtia town on Tuesday night.Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle), Abu Russell, confirmed the matter.The deceased was identified as...

Erosion devours Kushiyara banks on Sylhet-Assam border

OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-10-03 00:00:00

Serious erosion has been taking place at various points of Kushiyara riverbanks along Sylhet-Assam frontier for the last few weeks.Due to heavy downpour and incessant rainfalls for the past few days, four roads in Matlab Dakhshin upazila of Chandpur district...

T20 World Cup campaign titled 'Bishwa Cup Ano'

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Toffee, digital entertainment platform, kicked off its T20 World Cup campaign titled 'Bishwa Cup Ano' recently. On the occasion they organised a programme at Tiger's Den in Gulshan-1, Dhaka, on Tuesday. Deputy director of Marketing of Toffee Muhammad Abul Khair...

Alcaraz outlasts Sinner in thriller to win China Open

2024-10-03 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 02 (AFP): Carlos Alcaraz roared back from a set down to beat world number one Jannik Sinner in a thriller and win his first China Open title on Wednesday.The four-time Grand Slam champion from Spain edged a captivating...

Mehidy named among top-five Test all-rounders

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Right-arm Bangladeshi all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has jumped into the top five of the ICC Test all-rounder rankings, his highest career ranking to date, reports UNB.His strong performances with both bat and ball in recent series against Pakistan and India...

Babar Azams steps down as Pakistan white-ball captain

2024-10-03 00:00:00

KARACHI, Oct 02 (AFP): Babar Azam resigned as Pakistan's white-ball skipper on Tuesday, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches, batter said on social media site X."I have decided to resign as captain of...

Is once-in-a-generation chance lost for Tigresses?

2024-10-03 00:00:00

There will be a tinge of regret for Bangladesh's players when the Women's T20 World Cup kicks off today (Thursday), according to BBC Sport.As the host nation, they should have been playing Scotland in the tournament's opening match in front...