A Dhaka court has sent to jail former law minister Anisul Huq in a case lodged over rigging of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls in 2019, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed the order on Friday as police...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former Barishal-3 lawmaker Golam Kibria Tipu in a case lodged for attacking motorcade of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 2018 in the capital, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Terming Awami League (AL) as a retreating political force, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said there is no logic behind AL’s claim to be pro liberation force."The leaders of Awami League crossed the...
Gono Songhoti Andolon organised a meeting in front of the National Museum at Shahbag in the capital on Friday to commemorate the 48th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. — Focus Bangla
JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (AFP): A senior Hamas official said Friday that the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza and urged US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel to "end the aggression"."Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in...
LONDON, Nov 15 (AFP): UK jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said on Friday.Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Bear-F aircraft as it...
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AP): Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms.Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6,...
SEOUL, Nov 15 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of attack drones, state media reported Friday, as concerns mount over the country's deepening military cooperation with Russia.Pyongyang first unveiled its attack drones in August,...
NEW YORK, Nov 15 (AFP): Elon Musk, the tech billionaire closely allied with US President-elect Donald Trump, met Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in a bid to defuse tensions between Tehran and Washington, The New York Times reported Thursday.The...
PALM BEACH, United States, Nov 15 (AFP) : US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a "strong military", as he repeated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.Trump, who campaigned on an "America First" foreign policy, has...
LIMA, Nov 15 (AFP): US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend the first day of an Asia-Pacific leaders' summit Friday ahead of a face-to-face meeting under a cloud of diplomatic uncertainty cast by Donald Trump's election...
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov 15 (AP): Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines observations and artificial intelligence.Nations at U.N. climate talks...
Agrani Bank PLC has been awarded the Best Corporate Award in the State-Owned Bank category by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) at a ceremony in the city on Thursday. Md. Anwarul Islam, Chief Executive Officer...
The Institiute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has recognized Sonali Bank PLC with 'Best Corporate Award-2023' in the gold category.Sonali Bank PLC achieved the award for its remarkable improvement of performances in every index of 2023 under...
The government will continue food distribution under the Open Market Sale (OMS) to ensure food security of all people throughout the country, reports BSS.At the instruction of the interim government, the food ministry has undertaken a three-month action plan from...
James Goldman, the British Deputy High Commissioner and British Development Director in Bangladesh, said on Friday that the British government was eager to invest further in the education of young people in Bangladesh, reports UNB.He made the remarks at the...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Domestic credit card spending in Bangladesh registered a robust growth rate of 14.42 per cent in September 2024, reaching Tk 26.68 billion, according to data from the Bangladesh Bank.This surge reflects increased consumer activity compared to Tk 23.32 billion in...
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) over the last 100 days of the interim government witnessed a new wave of reform and renovation, promising a fresh chapter of dream for both local travellers and expatriates, reports BSS.With a special focus on...
Asia markets were mixed Friday as Wall Street fell after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank was in no rush to cut rates, with investors also assessing China and Japan economic data, reports CNBC.Hong Kong's Hang...
SHANGHAI, Nov 15 (Reuters): China's Ant Group reported a 192.9 per cent rise in net profit to 7.59 billion yuan ($1.05 billion) in the three months to March 31, according to Reuters calculations based on Alibaba Group Holdings' earnings released...
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there was no need to rush interest-rate cuts, pushing up U.S. Treasury yields and pressuring equities.In a speech on Thursday, Powell pointed to ongoing economic growth,...
Foreign investors sold out of emerging market stocks in October by the most since the COVID-19 market sell-off in early 2020, but inflows to EM bonds and debt more than offset the outflow, data from a banking trade group showed...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
GPH Ispat Ltd. posted a profit of nearly Tk 66 million in the first quarter (Q1) of FY25, bouncing back from losses in the same period last year, driven by higher sales and a significant reduction in foreign currency losses.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
The benchmark equity index maintained its upward momentum this week, extending its winning streak for a third consecutive week, as regulatory measures helped ease investor concerns amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.The market rally was largely driven by fundamentally strong stocks, supported...
Subbir Sikder | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
The advent of the new millennium has brought about a new reality and dynamism in the socio-economic perspective in least developed and developing countries. The access to information through Internet and mobile phone has helped the common people understand more...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Few people were aware of 4B Movement before it got going following Donald Trump's election as the 47th US President. Neither is it American homegrown. It has its origin in South Korea way back in the mid-2010s before the #Me...
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka attends the 2024 GQ Men Of The Year party at Bar Marmont in Los Angeles on Friday — AFP
SYDNEY, Nov 15 (AFP): Australian cricket slapped a 10-year ban on Sri Lankan Test player Dulip Samaraweera on Friday for alleged "inappropriate behaviour" -- to run concurrently with a 20-year suspension he is already servingThe 52-year-old, who played seven Tests...
WELLINGTON, Nov 15 (AFP): Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee said Friday the team's upcoming Test series with England would be his last, with the 35-year-old set to finish up at his home ground in Hamilton.The irrepressible seam bowler made...
PARIS, Nov 15 (AFP) : Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city's police chief said on Friday the huge security operation had "worked very well". The Nations League game...
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