SYLHET, Dec 21 (UNB): The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected irregularities in the payroll of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited, a state-owned entity under Petrobangla.ACC officials revealed the information after a raid on the gas fields' administrative office on Thursday afternoon.ACC...
NATORE, Dec 21 (UNB): A one-year-old girl-child tragically lost her life in a fire that broke out at a house in Shimultala, Baraigram upazila of Natore district, early Friday.The deceased was identified as Aliza Khatun, granddaughter of Kayes Mollah of...
SUNAMGANJ, Dec 21 (UNB): Unchecked sand mining from the Chela River has resulted in devastating riverbank erosion, posing a grave threat to agricultural land, educational institutions, markets and forcing many people to move to other places.The river has already devoured...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
PABNA, Dec 21: After the paddy harvest, garlic is being cultivated on the same land without tillage in Chalanbeel and some other places of the district this season.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), a vast tract of land...
SEYED MOSAYEB ALAM | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Starting a new job can feel overwhelming. You're excited to prove yourself, but figuring out how everything works can be tricky in Bangladesh, where relationships and respect for seniority matter, understanding the workplace culture is critical to doing well. If...
FE YOUTH DESK | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
The Network of Young Biotechnologists of Bangladesh has organised the Bangladesh National Biotechnology Thesis Presentation Contest - 2024 for the first time. The final round of the competition took place on December 20, 2024, Friday, at the Central Kochi Kacha...
SAMIHA MAMUN | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is a nation overflowing with several thousands of pet lovers. Astonishingly, about 70 per cent of pet-owners are nurturing a purring companion. They finally witnessed the dawn of a homegrown solution to a long-standing problem regarding quality and affordable...
Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) organised a three-day training workshop on 'Awareness of internal control and compliance' that began on Saturday. Agrani Bank's Chief Executive Officer Md Anwarul Islam inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest and conducted a session....
The 17th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Energyprima Limited (EPL) was held at Chowmuhani 113MW HFO-based Power Plant in Begumganj, Noakhali, recently. The meeting was presided over by Dr Kamaluddin Ahmed, a shareholder of the company. Director Shahadat Hossain, Company...
MetLife Bangladesh has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ocean Paradise Hotels and Resort. Through this MoU, policy-owners of MetLife Bangladesh will benefit from a discount of up to 50 per cent for room rates at the hotel....
First Security Islami Bank PLC Barishal Zone organised a 'Business Review Meeting' at a hotel in Barishal on Friday. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of the bank, was present as the chief guest. Presided over by Md Sirajul Islam, Deputy Managing...
National Bank hosted its Regional Business Conference (Dhaka) at Anchor Tower in Dhaka on Saturday. Abdul Awal Mintoo, Chairman of National Bank, was present as the chief guest. The conference was attended by Moazzam Hossain, Vice Chairman & Sponsor Director;...
PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters): Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and $4,000-and-up cashmere jackets, major marketers of designer and luxury merchandise are broadening their product lines to emphasize scarves, belts, wallets and home...
Haison International, in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) ITPO Tokyo, is set to organise a business mission from Bangladesh to Japan at the end of April 2025.A three-member coordinating team is currently in Tokyo to finalise...
The Bay Terminal project, envisioned to expand Chattogram Port's capacity and transform it into an international-standard facility, has come to a standstill following the fall of the Awami League government.Already delayed by bureaucratic hurdles, the project, initiated a decade ago,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters): The imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House was already shaping global economic policy-making this week as the US Federal Reserve flagged fewer rate cuts and other leading central banks signalled caution over their...
The Principal Branch of Social Islami Bank arranged a 'Client Get-together' in Dhaka on Thursday. Mohammad Forkanullah, Managing Director (Acting) of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Deputy Managing Directors Abdul Hannan Khan and Md Nazmus Saadat...
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, or DMTCL, has begun selling Rapid Pass cards as an alternative to the Mass Rapid Transit, or MRT, pass cards for metro rail travel, citing a supply shortage of the latter, reports bdnews24.com.Previously, MRT...
Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System (JGTDS) and LafargeHolcim Bangladesh (LHB) have agreed, in principle, to extend gas sale agreement (GSA), effective from January 17, 2026.The decision was made at a meeting held at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 21: A ship carrying goods directly from Pakistan has arrived in Bangladesh waters for the second time. The Panama-flagged carrier, Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan, arrived in Chittagong Port waters on Friday and is scheduled to berth at the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Fresh fruits traders have demanded that the assessment value of imported dates be fixed as per international prices aiming to keep supply and prices of such items stable during the fasting month of Ramadan. To this effect, Bangladesh Fresh Fruits...
AB Bank recently organised a 'Business Review Meeting' at their head office in the capital. Syed Mizanur Rahman, managing director and chief executive officer (acting), attended the meeting along with other senior members from the bank's Dhaka and Chattogram regional...
SYDNEY, Dec 21 (Reuters): Dealmakers expect the momentum for new share sales in India, now the world's busiest market for initial public offerings, and Australia in 2025 will cushion the impact of sluggish Chinese deals in the Asia Pacific.The Mumbai-based...
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) in its 48th 'Annual General Meeting' approved 2 per cent cash dividends for the year ended in June this year. The meeting was held on Saturday on a virtual platform. Prof. Abu Ahmed, chairman,...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-12-22 00:00:00
Writing off bad debts behind negative equity partially or fully is the ultimate solution of the problem that has been gnawing away at the market's growth potential for more than a decade. Market intermediaries -- merchant banks and brokerage firms...
LUSAKA, Dec 21 (AFP): Zambian police said they have arrested two men for allegedly trying to "harm" the president of the southern African nation using witchcraft.Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Zambian village chief Leonard Phiri, 43, were arrested...
WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters/AFP): Billionaire Elon Musk, set to join US President-elect Donald Trump's administration as an outside advisor, on Friday called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign in response to a deadly attack at a German Christmas market."Scholz...
MOSCOW, Dec 21 (AFP): Kyiv on Saturday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow's troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.The drones damaged buildings in...
YANGON, Dec 21 (Reuters): A rebel army in Myanmar said it had captured a major military headquarters in the country's west, marking the fall of the junta's second regional command as it faces mounting setbacks against a nationwide armed resistance...
GAZA STRIP, Dec 21 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence rescue agency reported that an Israeli air strike killed 10 members of a family on Friday in the northern part of the territory, including seven children.Violence in the Gaza Strip continues to...
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