Coming from behind, defending champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC reached the final of the Federation Cup Football Tournament for the 2nd consecutive time eliminating Bangladesh Police FC by 2-1 goal in the first semifinal at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur...
CHATTOGRAM, May 07 (AFP): Bangladesh survived a late onslaught from Faraz Akram to beat Zimbabwe by nine runs in the third Twenty20 international and seal the five-match series 3-0 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday.Playing his...
JOYPURHAT, May 07 (UNB): A Joypurhat court sentenced on Tuesday three people to death over killing a van driver in 2005.Judge Md. Nurul Islam of Joypurhat Additional Sessions Judge's Court-1 handed down the verdict on Tuesday, said Public Prosecutor of...
DINAJPUR, May 07 (bdnews24.com): The persistent heat in Dinajpur discrict is threatening this season's litchi crops.Farmers say litchi trees were filled with buds at the start of the season, but the heat has caused litchi to fall while they are...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, May 07: Winter cabbage is now being cultivated in the scorching summer heat in Gaibandha.Sources said instead of the traditional seasonal cultivation of rice, wheat and jute, this is the first time farmers have experimentally cultivated summer cabbage in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
BOGURA, May 07: Local farmers are worried about vegetable farming as they fail to recoup their vegetable production costs even after getting bumper production of their produce due to lack of sufficient storage facilities.Agriculture office sources say disappointment grows among...
The reliance of various industries on rooftop solar systems is steadily increasing, as this low-cost power production project enjoys easy access to investment at low-interest rates.Adequate supply of electricity stands as a crucial prerequisite for uninterrupted factory operations, pivotal for...
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as weakness in the physical market and concerns about sticky US inflation countered fears of escalation in the Middle East as Israel stepped up attacks in southern Gaza while a ceasefire...
The Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industry Research (BCSIR) organised a workshop on 'The role of energy research for ensuring socio-economic development in building Smart Bangladesh' for the stakeholdedrs in the capital on Monday. BCSIR Chairman Prof Dr. Md Aftab...
An awareness and motivational workshop on the 'Universal Pension Scheme' was held at the Walton Hi-Tech Park at Chandra in Gazipur on Monday.Gazipur district administration organised the workshop, aiming to encourage Walton's officers and employees to participate in the universal...
GPH ispat Ltd hosted a seminar titled 'Country's only high-strength and high-performing steel GPH Quantum B600C-R & B600D-R: Improving earthquake resilience' for structural engineers at the Kushiara International Convention Hall in Sylhet recently, says a press release.The seminar covered a...
The 39th Annual General Meeting of the United Insurance Company Limited was held virtually. At the meeting, the shareholders approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the year 2023. Prof. Dr. Wahiuddin Mahmood, Chairman of the Board, and other directors,...
Jamuna Bank PLC inaugurated its 168th branch named 'Chandina Branch' in Cumilla, affirming its commitment to delivering efficient and modern banking services to the community. Md. Saidul Islam, Chairman of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Directors...
M Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking, Eastern Bank PLC (EBL); and TD. Packir, Chief Executive Officer, Lavender Convenience Store; signed a payroll banking agreement at the bank's head office in Dhaka recently. Under...
To promote and enhance the practice of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the country, the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) held a two-day training on 'Arbitration in procurement disputes and implementation of BIAC rules' on the BIAC premises on May 6-7,...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
A three-day trade show will kick off tomorrow (Thursday) aiming to promote the US-based businesses' products in Bangladesh as well as enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.The annual event titled '29th US Trade Show' will be held at a...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Deputy Managing Director of Cosmos Group, Masud Khan, has said the updated Bangladesh Offshore Model Production Sharing Contract (PSC) should attract international oil companies to explore the country's offshore areas. Though the updated Model PSC has created some challenges for...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
The government plans to add more items to the list of essential commodities available under the TCB's subsidised sales programme in the near future. In addition, it has decided to maintain a buffer stock of these commodities in order to...
LONDON, May 7 (Reuters): Global shares traded around one-month highs on Tuesday, boosted by renewed confidence in US interest rate cuts, while a weaker yen and small dip in the Australian dollar kept the dollar steady.Last week saw a dramatic...
An event was held at the head office of ICB on Tuesday for handing over a dividend warrant for 60 per cent interm dividend declared by ICB Asset Management Company Ltd. Chief Executive Officer of the company Mahmuda Akhter handed...
A skill development training, organised by United Commercial Bank (UCB) under the agricultural support scheme titled 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala', was held at the RDF Auditorium in Barguna on Tuesday. ATM Tahmiduzzaman, additional managing director and company secretary, UCB, was present...
IFIC Bank and the Bangladesh Diabetic Association have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the capital recently to tackle the challenges posed by diabetes in Bangladesh. Under the project titled 'Country changing diabetes and mobile diabetes care', the initiative...
BRAC Bank has opened a collection booth at BRAC University's newly developed campus to collect student fees and provide banking information services. Selim R. F. Hussain, managing director & CEO of BRAC Bank, and Professor Syed Mafuzul Aziz, pro-vice chancellor...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Leaking of inside information has been adversely impacting the country's stock market as a whole, said eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.He said this during a speech at a programme organised by Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) at its office in the...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Merchant bank AFC Capital has left the market silently, surrendering its licence, without facing any action against it for bringing controversial IPOs including Ring Shine Textiles, C & A Textiles, and Tung Hai Knitting & Dyeing. Incorporated in 2010, it...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions and at a few places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places until 06:00...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised a graduate research conference for the first time on Tuesday, focusing on interdisciplinary perspectives on social challenges.The Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the Institute of Business Administration jointly organised the conference with...
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, along with others, receiving ICAO Trainair Plus Silver certificate at a function on ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS)-2024 during his official visit to Dominican Republic recently
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government bodies concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to constitute separate committees in all districts and upazilas to control tree felling...
Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,050,089, according to the report to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official...
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