SINGAPORE, May 24 (Reuters): Gold prices rose on Friday, but were headed for their first weekly fall in three as expectations for interest rate cuts began to fade following the hawkish tone adopted in the US Federal Reserve's latest minutes.Spot...
MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters): India and Egypt were the top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in April, traders said and LSEG data showed.In total, Russian fuel oil and VGO seaborne exports fell in April...
SEOUL, May 24 (Reuters): Singapore Airlines has changed its in-flight seatbelt rules and altered at least one flight route after a turbulence incident this week killed one person and left dozens critically injured, according to the airline and flight data.The...
LONDON, May 24 (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Friday but poised to show a weekly loss under pressure from lingering concerns that sticky inflation could prolong higher interest rates and curb fuel demand.Brent crude futures fell by 25 cents,...
Smart investment services held the key to building a developed Bangladesh, stated Lokman Hossain Miah, Executive Chairman (Senior Secretary) of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), at a day-long workshop organised by BIDA under the chairmanship of Chattogram Divisional Commissioner...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) has been awarded the first prize for best innovative idea, namely 'The Smart Home Loan (SHL)', says a press release. The digital loan service delivery system of the organisation won this recognition of excellence...
I am writing to express my strong support for the recent statement by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the theft and online sale of citizens' confidential information. The alarming nature of this data breach, which involves the misuse of IDs...
There are 55 public universities in the country, including four medical universities and five pure engineering universities. Most of these universities have a business administration department that offers BBA and MBA programmes, from which thousands of students graduate. However, as...
Ever since private universities have started mushrooming, they have been making news - often for wrong reasons. That they receive media attention is primarily because a good number of them face multifarious problems, some concerning financial and others management issues....
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-05-25 00:00:00
Budget-eve is perhaps the most relevant time to think about the Achilles heel that underlies most of the macro-economic woes of Bangladesh economy. It is a generic name that has been downplayed through the use of various names representing its...
Learner-driver cars are parked illegally in a lane of the road in front of Motijheel Govt Boys' High School, near Rajarbagh intersection in Dhaka, on Thursday. Dhaka is often ranked the slowest city in the world in international studies, partly...
SAO PAULO, May 23 (AFP): A 16-year-old Brazilian boy upset over having his cell phone taken away shot and killed his parents and sister in the family's home, police said Wednesday.The triple homicide took place Friday in Sao Paulo, but...
WASHINGTON, May 23 (AFP): A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an outbreak of the disease circulates widely among dairy cows.Both...
LONDON, May 23 (AFP): UK political parties began jostling for position on Thursday, setting out their electoral battle plans after embattled Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election for July 4.Sunak ended months of speculation about the date of...
TEHRAN, May 23 (Agencies): Iran's late President, Ebrahim Raisi, was being buried in his home city of Mashhad, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash.The 63-year-old hard-line cleric was being laid to rest in the holy shrine...
The national flag flies at half-mast at the TCB Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, as Bangladesh observed a day of mourning on the day over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Experts at a seminar on Thursday emphasised the critical need to prioritise budget allocation for the agriculture sector, especially during this ongoing austerity, to boost food-crop production.The seminar, titled 'The Political Economy of Agrarian Future of Bangladesh', organised by the...
The low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a well-marked low and may gather more strength to transform into a depression, reports bdnews24.com.The system moved slightly northeastwards and was lying over west-central Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay,...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has augmented re-gasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its full capacity recently to meet mounting demand for the fuel in the power plants amid ongoing heat waves. The re-gasification of the imported energy reached its highest-ever level at...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the government authorities concerned to seize assets involving 83 deeds of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.It also asked them to freeze a total of 33 accounts in different banks.Metropolitan Sessions Judge...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Banking sector drifts like a ship sans radar amid governance deficiencies as the central bank cannot exercise its autonomy, experts said Thursday and pinpointed a lack of accountability and transparency in operations. At a CPD meet held here to reveal...
Palestinian Territories, May 23 (AFP): Israel launched devastating air strikes on Gaza early Thursday while also saying it is ready to resume stalled talks on a truce and hostage release deal with Hamas to pause the war raging since October...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Police believe the murder of Jhenidah MP Anwarul Azim Anar was planned two to three months ago. According to them, the crime was plotted during several meetings held at two residences in Dhaka's Gulshan and Bashundhara areas.Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
In ten years' time till last December, the volume of non-performing loans or NPLs more than tripled to Tk1.45 trillion in Bangladesh and exacerbated the cash crunch in banks. If another chunk of banks' liquid asset stuck up as rescheduled...
Rain/Thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06.00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Mild heat wave may...
Rohingya teenager dies from clash injuriesA Rohingya teenager has died from injuries suffered in a clash between two armed groups fighting in a 'power struggle' at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya. He died on Wednesday while under hospital...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Officials of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department (CIID) on Thursday seized 46 gold bars worth around Tk 50.15 million, and arrested two Chinese nationals at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka. The gold was hidden inside the...
The 41st death anniversary of Bengali Language Movement veteran and freedom fighter Barrister Syed Kamrul Islam Mohammed Salehuddin will be observed today (Friday), says a statement. Barrister Salehuddin was born in Kashiani upazila of Gopalgonj district. In 1963, he went...
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