MONTEVIDEO, Nov 15 (AFP): World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big guns struggled in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Thursday.It started well for...
GROS-ISLET, Saint Lucia, Nov 15 (AFP): England beat West Indies by three wickets in their T20 international in Saint Lucia on Thursday to take an insurmountable 3-0 lead in their five-match series.West Indies recovered from 37-5 to make 145-8 largely...
JAKARTA, Nov 15 (AFP): Japan hammered a hapless Indonesia side 4-0 on Friday, extending their lead at the top of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and edging them closer to an eighth consecutive spot at football's premier spectacle.Despite several...
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan (BKSP) Green team beat Khulna Mohammedan Academy by 3-0 goals in the inaugural match of the BKSP Cup Football Tournament on Friday at BKSP ground in Savar, re4ports BSS.BKSP Director General (DG) Brigadier General Md Munirul...
Indian players Virat Kohli (R), Rishabah Pant (L) and Jasprit Bumrah look on during the internal practice match between India and India A cricket teams at the WACA in Perth on Friday — AFP
After losing the first match, Bangladesh looking forward to restore its lost pride in its second match against visiting Maldives today (Saturday) at Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital, reports BSS.Private Satellite Channel T-Sports will telecast the match of two-match...
In the age of social media, TikTok has become one of the most widely used short-video streaming platforms, with billions of active users. While these engaging, bite-sized videos entertain us, they may also be decreasing our attention spans. This constant...
Financial literacy has become more essential than ever as economic opportunities expand and financial products become increasingly accessible. For Bangladeshis, financial literacy enables informed decisions regarding saving, spending, investing, and managing debt.A strong foundation in financial basics helps individuals navigate...
A career is an individual's journey of lifelong learning, extensive training, and skill development. Simply put, a career is what one does for a living. At various stages of life, everyone must decide what they want to achieve. This choice...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
At least 2,606 Bangladeshi citizens have surrendered the country's citizenship formally in the last eight years. Most of them availed of citizenship in Germany during the period under review. This is quite intriguing. What prompted these people to leave the...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
President Aliyev has described the country's rich deposits of natural resources including oil and gas as the "Gift from God". Azerbaijan is rich in both of these fossil fuels. Under his presidency, the country has been roaring ahead with development,...
Given the highly pollutant nature of the textile and fashion industry, the Western importers of textile products from developing nations including Bangladesh want to see that waste generated by the industry is managed efficiently and sustainably. In the textile industry,...
Manzur Ahmed | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Protecting the Intellectual Property Right (IPR) is critical for international trade and foreign investment. Bangladesh is struggling to improve the country's IPR regime for long despite being part of a number of major international bodies and agreements for the protection...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 12:00:00
Quick-rental power producers' functions now can be challenged as the High Court rescinded the contentious legal impunity given to them during the past regime. The High Court Thursday passed its orders declaring illegal two impugned provisions of the 'Quick Enhancement...
Southeast Bank PLC accorded a reception to the unbeaten SAFF Women's Champions Bangladesh Football team at its head office in the city on Thursday, reports UNB.The bank rewarded Tk 300,000 to each of the 23 booters of the team and...
Gold prices steadied near the previous session's two-month lows on Friday and were poised for their worst weekly performance in over three years as a rallying US dollar and expectations of less aggressive interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve...
LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters): Oil prices were steady on Friday, heading for a weekly loss, as investors mulled waning Chinese demand and a possible slowing of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate cut path.Brent crude futures dropped 30 cents, or...
Five people have died of dengue, while 1,107 more patients been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease throughout Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com.The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as...
Md Abdullah, a college student who was shot during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests on Aug 5, has died at a hospital in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.He died at 7:30am on Thursday while undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Combined Military Hospital,...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party, if returns to power, will build Bangladesh in such a way that no one, not even the prime minister, can abuse power or emerge as an autocrat, reports UNB.He came up...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
The prices of edible oils, potatos, and eggs increased further last week, while that of vegetables showed a decline.Loose soybean-oil prices increased to Tk 170-172 a litre, and super palm oil to Tk 164-165 a litre.Traders said oil prices had...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
A local shipping company, which has been on trial for a direct shipping route between Karachi and Chattogram, now plans to offer weekly services for an increased cargo demand on this line.Previously, this vessel used to ply the Dubai-Chattogram route.It...
BAKU, Nov 14 (Reuters): Pay now to help poorer countries cope with climate change or pay more later, negotiators were warned on Thursday as experts said poor states need at least $1 trillion per year by the end of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) on Thursday recognised 46 listed and non-listed organisations in 17 categories for their best corporate practices based on financial parameters and non-financial indicators. Winners of the ICMAB Best Corporate award...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
The interim government has asked ministries to halt fund allocations for infrastructure development, car purchase, land acquisition and foreign tours by public servants as part of revising down the current national budget.To this end, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Seven banks have so far received Tk 65.85 billion in liquidity support from 10 affluent banks and the cash feeding under the regulator-underwritten guarantee scheme will continue, officials said. "Such liquidity support will be continued in the coming days," spokesperson...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Days after restoring tax incentives for renewable energy-based power producers for 10 years to attract potential investors, the government is now set to extend the tax-breaks for five more years to 15 years.Top government officials in a meeting Thursday decided...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN FROM BAKU, AZERBAIJAN | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Azerbaijan is interested in investing in Bangladesh and is exploring the possibility of opening a resident embassy in Dhaka, as both nations see growing opportunities for trade, commerce, and international cooperation.This interest was expressed by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev during...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh has expressed sheer annoyance at deposed premier Sheikh Hasina's frequent political statements from India, urging the Narendra Modi government to restrain her from doing so anymore.Toufique Hasan, director-general of the public diplomacy wing and also spokesperson for foreign ministry,...
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