Five people were killed and another 37 critically injured due to electrocution during the Rath Yatra of the Hindu community in Seujgari area of Bogura town Sunday afternoon, report agencies.Four of the deceased are Alok Sarkar, 40, Atashi Rani, 40,...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Overall inflation in Bangladesh seemingly eases a bit, with the rate down by 0.17 percentage points to 9.72 per cent in June on a point-to-point basis, according to BBS count.But food inflation remained over 10 per cent for three consecutive...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Economic cooperation with focus on infrastructure development in southern Bangladesh under a megaproject, FTA, trade support and geopolitical affairs like ties with India and the US may dominate the scheduled bilateral meeting between Bangladesh and China in Beijing on Wednesday.Prime...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Large corporates paid 11.31-percent higher taxes in the just-concluded financial year due to some fiscal measures and some banks' higher operating profits, yet taxmen failed their annual target.The large taxpayers' unit (LTU) under the income-tax wing of the revenue board...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.It also...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 07: The Proctorial Body of the University of Chittagong (CU) detained 30 individuals in a day-long raid on the campus on Saturday and recovered a large quantity of cannabis from their possession. Of the detained, eight are students...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) announced its budget of Tk 55.94 billion for the fiscal year 2024-25 on Sunday. The budget was approved at a meeting held at the Nagar Bhabhan in Gulshan-2.The meeting also approved the amendment of...
Prime MInister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has transformed every part of the armed forces into three-dimensional, reports UNB."We actually made every force as a three-dimensional one so that they can always stay ready for all times,"...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday said NRB leaders should encourage expatriate Bangladeshis so that all of them send remittances to the country through legitimate channels, reports UNB.The president said this when a delegation of NRB World, an organisation of non-resident...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 07: The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is going to implement a project at a cost of Tk 260 crore to modernise the street lighting system in the port city.The project will be implemented with the loan assistance from...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan adorning Air Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan with the Air Chief Marshal rank-badge, in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at a ceremony at Ganobhaban in...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
TikTok, a short video-sharing platform, has removed 7,171,832 videos for breaching the community guidelines in Bangladesh during the first quarter of 2024.An official statement says 94.0 per cent of videos were being removed within 24 hours of posting. The proactive...
The chairmen of Panchgaon Union Parishad (UP) in Munshiganj and Sarappur UP in Khulna have been shot dead allegedly by enemy and unknown assailants respectively, reports UNB. In Munshiganj, the chairman of Panchgaon Union Parishad (UP) was shot dead allegedly...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud speaking at a press briefing on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital on Sunday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced new committees for its four metropolitan city units, including Dhaka, to revitalise the party's ongoing anti-government movement. BNP declared the new committees through a circular, issued by its senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir...
As public university campuses have become heated with separate movements by teachers and students, the BNP is readying to heat up the political landscape with a series of anti-government street programmes focusing on three specific issues, reports UNB.The BNP policymakers...
The government is closely monitoring the ongoing movements of the university teachers against a new pension scheme and the students against quota in government jobs respectively, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, report agencies.Quader, also the road transports and...
India's equity markets will take cues from global trends and trading activity of foreign investors, while in the latter part of the week the first quarter earnings from IT majors TCS and HCL Technologies would guide investor sentiments, analysts said....
NEW YORK, July 7 (Reuters): A recalibration of how the US presidential election plays out is causing bond investors to bet yields stay higher for longer as November approaches.Yields have risen sharply after President Joe Biden's stumbling performance against Republican...
Amazon.com has said it would discontinue its security robot, Astro for Business, for small- and medium-sized businesses as it shifts its focus to household robots, reports Reuters.The e-commerce giant initially launched the canine-like robot for household use in 2021. Astro...
Janata Bank PLC Managing Director & CEO Md Abdul Zabbar inaugurated a 30-day foundation course for officers organised by Janata Bank Staff College, Dhaka (JBSC) in the capital recently. Some 50 senior officers participated at the training course. JBSC DGM...
A 14-day 'Foundation Training' for 26 newly recruited senior officers, assistant programmers, officers and librarian of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) began at the training center of ICB on Sunday. Chairman of the board of directors of ICB Prof Dr....
RAJSHAHI, July 7 (BSS): Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said Bangladesh will export rice in the future instead of importing."In the last two consecutive years, our government didn't import rice and there is also no need of importing rice...
Sheraton Dhaka has announced the launch of Sip & Save Card at Toastina (lobby level), a unique opportunity for coffee lovers to experience the most luxurious coffee culture with the hotel's exclusive rewards programme. This card offers benefits and rewards...
Some 31 more winners have received exciting gifts by participating in the country's biggest transactions campaign initiated by Nagad, a popular mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh. Under this Tk 200 million campaign named 'Nagad e Jomi', four winning teams...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Tanners and traders have demanded that the government arrange cold storage facilities at the grassroots level to ensure the optimum preservation of rawhides of the sacrificial animals.They observed that it was easily possible to preserve the rawhides by modernising the...
Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of EBL receives the 'Best Climate Focus Bank' award from Lutfor Rahman, executive director of GreenTech Foundation, at the bank's head office in Dhaka. AQM Kibria, advisor, and Imrul Karim, director of finance of Greentech...
The 28th annual general meeting of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited was held virtually on Sunday, July 07, 2024. Syed Nasim Manzur, chairman of the company presided over the meeting. In 2023, the company earned a premium of Tk 305.50 crore...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has been honoured with the prestigious "Excellence in Consumer Financing Bangladesh 2024" award by Global Business Magazine, according to a press release. This prestigious accolade recognises MTB's commitment to providing innovative and inclusive financial solutions tailored...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-08 00:00:00
Stocks stayed upbeat for the fourth straight session on Sunday, with turnover crossing Tk 9 billion after nearly two months, as buoyant investors kept their buying spree in lucrative shares.Investor sentiment remained optimistic as institutional investors, including Investment Corporation of...
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