Dhaka Bank Visa cardholders have won the first Mega Prize (Euro Tour) worth Tk 1 million, along with three additional mega prizes: an electronics gift voucher worth Tk 500,000, a Jewellery gift voucher worth Tk 300,000, and a smartphone gift...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
CVO Petrochemical Refinery posted an impressive 404 per cent year-on-year growth in profit, reaching Tk 65 million in FY24, driven by increased sales.The private petrochemical refinery's earnings per share (EPS) soared to Tk 2.34 in FY24, up from Tk 0.46...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Equity benchmark index posted a marginal recovery in the outgoing week amid high volatility, ending a two-week losing streak, as bargain hunters opted to take positions in specific trending stocks.Market experts noted that stocks showed signs of recovery due to...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Demand for vegetarian food is on the rise everywhere in the world as people opt for healthy food. Yet, towards beginning of the century, being a vegetarian was a problem anywhere in the world, except in India. One would have...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
The beating of two men to death at two highest seats of learning cannot be passed as mob violence or mob justice which itself goes counter to any civilised norm and legal standard. That it can happen on campuses at...
LONDON: Copper prices hit their highest in two months and aluminium the highest in three on Thursday after the long-awaited interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve weakened the dollar and gave support to growth-dependent metals.Three-month copper on the...
Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe, reports Reuters.Soybeans rose to a three-week high and corn inched up with rising demand for the crops,...
Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a large cut in U.S. interest rates and declining global stockpiles, reports Reuters.Brent futures were down 32 cents, or 0.43 per cent,...
Gold hovered near record levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent oversized interest rate reduction and on signs that further cuts were on the horizon, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.3...
Norway's Casper Ruud of Team Europe serves the ball to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo of Team World during their 2024 Laver Cup men's singles tennis match in Berlin, Germany on Friday — AFP
LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Surrey were crowned English county champions for a third straight season on Friday, with Somerset's defeat against Lancashire guaranteeing them the title.The London-based county crushed Durham by 10 wickets at the Oval on Thursday -- their...
LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Liverpool boss Arne Slot has revealed the club's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker is a doubt for Saturday's Premier League clash with Bournemouth.Alisson aggravated a hamstring injury that had been troubling him for several weeks during Tuesday's...
GALLE, Sept 20 (AFP): Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead of 202 on day three of the first Test against New Zealand on Friday.Sri Lanka were 237-4 at stumps...
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday after suffering an early blow from defender Eric Garcia's dismissal, reports Reuters.Barcelona had a dreadful start at the Stade Louis II stadium...
KARACHI, Sept 20 (AFP): Pakistan's cricket board on Friday announced a revised schedule for a series it will hold against England next month, ending weeks of uncertainty including reports it could be moved abroad.The first two Tests will be held...
The Bangladesh U-20 football team reached the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong on Thursday to participate in the Group A matches of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup' 2025 Qualifiers beginning today (Saturday) at the Lach Tray Stadium here, reports UNB.Bangladesh...
CHENNAI, Sept 20 (AFP): Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said Friday he was basking in the pressure of the Bangladesh series after his counter-attacking century handed India a firm grip over the first Test.Ashwin, who has 516 career wickets and is...
CHENNAI, Sept 20 (AFP): India took command of the first Test against Bangladesh, extending their lead to 308 after fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah helped bundle out the visitors for 149 on Friday.The hosts were 81-3 at stumps in their second...
BRATISLAVA, Sept 20 (AFP): Thousands of people protested in Slovakia on Thursday against recent moves by the country's culture minister, accused by critics of censorship and poor management of public funding."Shame on you," a crowd in Bratislava's main square chanted...
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters): A sheriff in rural Kentucky was arrested on Thursday, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse, officials said.Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines, 43, was taken into custody without...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Sept 20 (AFP): Kamala Harris held a star-studded rally hosted by talk show legend Oprah Winfrey on Thursday, as her US presidential election rival Donald Trump addressed an anti-Semitism event.Hollywood stars including Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts,...
CAIRO, Sept 20 (Agencies): The US has kept an increased military presence in the Middle East throughout much of the past year, with about 40,000 forces, at least a dozen warships and four Air Force fighter jet squadrons spread across...
NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (BBC): India has dismissed a news report claiming the government failed to prevent European buyers from transferring Indian-made artillery shells to Ukraine.In a story published on Thursday, Reuters alleged that artillery shells sold by Indian arms...
ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (Arab News): Militants opened fire on a security post in northwest Pakistan late on Thursday, killing at least six personnel, the military said in a statement on Friday, saying it had foiled an attempt by the attackers...
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters): Tensions brewing in Asia's trade-rich waters top the agenda as US President Joe Biden welcomes leaders from Australia, India and Japan to his Delaware hometown for a diplomatic push to counter China in the waning months...
Bangladesh has recently seen a sharp increase in import bills, primarily due to rising international commodity prices and increased consumption of raw materials. Export earnings have also been affected, particularly due to fluctuations in the global economy and disruptions in...
The Bangabandhu-1 satellite, once hailed as a flagship project of the Awami League government, has become a significant financial burden on the state. Initially estimated at Tk 29.68 billion, the project was approved by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
As public universities are set to reopen for full-fledged academic activities soon, there is an urgent need to repair various damages to the classrooms and dormitories. During the protest movements in July last year, many dormitories and classrooms were damaged...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
There is much hype about the new direct seaborne route between Bangladesh's principal port, Chattogram to Ningbo, China (via Shanghai) and Shekou ports. The excitement is understandable for bulk cargo movers (shipping lines), as it involves a route that promises...
The devastation caused by the mid-August flash floods that struck 11 districts in the eastern, central and south-eastern districts of Bangladesh was in a word immeasurable. In fact, it takes months to come up with an accurate figure about the...
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