Two more persons died of dengue in the 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 124 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 299 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever,...
Protesters under the banner of 'Bikkhubda Jumma Chhatra-Janata' have staged a rally at Shahbagh intersection in the capital, condemning the 'attacks' on ethnic minorities in Khagrachhari's Dighinala upazila, reports bdnews24.com.Over 100 protesters blocked the road around noon on Friday.The protesters...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
The Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have filed a murder case against eight students after the death of Shamim Ahmed alias Shamim Molla, a former leader of the university's Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) unit.Shamim Molla died after a group of students...
BANDARBAN, Sep 20 (UNB): Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) busted a den of insurgents, recovering a huge amount of arms, ammunition, drones, and advanced technology equipment from a hilly, remote area along the Bandarban border on Thursday.Based on...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
At least 50 persons (musullis/worshippers) were injured following a clash between the followers of the former and current khatibs (the person who delivers prayer sermon) in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque during the Jum'a prayers on Friday.According to eyewitnesses, Mufti...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Anomalies and shoddy workmanship have been found at Science and Technology Complex (STC), constructed by the Sheikh Hasina government, as the building now lies mostly unutilised.Although the 13-storey office building was built at Tk 2.298 billion in June 2019, the...
A Dhaka court has placed police inspector Mazharul Islam on a five-day remand in the case lodged over the murder of Lord Hardinge Fazil Degree Madrasah student Arif in the capital's Jatrabari area on July 19, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
A Dhaka court has placed Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police Mashiur Rahman on seven-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of trader Abdul Wadud in capital's New Market area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement.Dhaka Metropolitan...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Syed Mosharraf Hossain, former organising secretary of Shahbagh thana Awami League, reports UNB.Syed Mosharraf Hossain was arrested from the capital's Adabar area on Friday, said ASP Imran Khan of RAB Headquarters (media wing).He...
COX'S BAZAR, Sep 20 (UNB): Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) with a foreign firearm and 10 bullets from a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya upazila on Thursday...
Former planning minister and Sunamganj-3 MP M A Mannan has been sent to jail after he was arrested from his village home in Sunamganj, reports bdnews24.com.Meanwhile, students have blocked roads demanding the Awami League politician's release.Sunamganj Judicial Magistrate Farhan Sadique...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to start rehabilitation activities for the flood-affected people. Standing committee member of the party Dr AZM Zahid Hossain disclosed it to the media on Friday at a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters...
TOKYO, Sept 20 (AFP): Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) data,...
BEIJING, Sept 20 (Reuters): Some Japanese companies in China have offered to send their staff and their families back home after a 10-year-old Japanese boy was fatally stabbed in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a Japanese executive and employees of...
BENGALURU, Sept 20 (Reuters): State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on Friday pledged to invest 180 billion rupees ($2.16 bln) in equity for renewable capacity expansion by 2030, and announced plans to go public in the next one to...
Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin has stressed the importance of developing a concrete roadmap for multi-sectoral engagements with Argentina.Marcelo Cesa paid a courtesy call on the foreign secretary and emphasised the need for setting strategic priorities, long-term planning, and measurable...
Summit International Power Limited, a Singapore-based power giant, has expressed its intent to significantly increase its investment in Bangladesh, particularly in the power sector and social businesses-a concept pioneered by Nobel Peace laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB.In a letter...
Asia-Pacific markets were higher Friday with Japan's Nikkei 225 leading gains, reports CNBC.Japan's Nikkei 225 added 1.53 per cent to close at 37,723.91, logging weekly gains of over 3 per cent. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 1.27 per...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
An inspection team of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) found two factories of Dominage Steel Building Systems shut during a visit this week.The DSE team visited the company's factory-1 at Aukpara in Ashulia on Tuesday and factory-2 at Palash in...
Dhaka Bank Visa cardholders have won the first Mega Prize (Euro Tour) worth Tk 1 million, along with three additional mega prizes: an electronics gift voucher worth Tk 500,000, a Jewellery gift voucher worth Tk 300,000, and a smartphone gift...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
CVO Petrochemical Refinery posted an impressive 404 per cent year-on-year growth in profit, reaching Tk 65 million in FY24, driven by increased sales.The private petrochemical refinery's earnings per share (EPS) soared to Tk 2.34 in FY24, up from Tk 0.46...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Equity benchmark index posted a marginal recovery in the outgoing week amid high volatility, ending a two-week losing streak, as bargain hunters opted to take positions in specific trending stocks.Market experts noted that stocks showed signs of recovery due to...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
Demand for vegetarian food is on the rise everywhere in the world as people opt for healthy food. Yet, towards beginning of the century, being a vegetarian was a problem anywhere in the world, except in India. One would have...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-09-21 00:00:00
The beating of two men to death at two highest seats of learning cannot be passed as mob violence or mob justice which itself goes counter to any civilised norm and legal standard. That it can happen on campuses at...
LONDON: Copper prices hit their highest in two months and aluminium the highest in three on Thursday after the long-awaited interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve weakened the dollar and gave support to growth-dependent metals.Three-month copper on the...
Chicago wheat rose on Friday, and registered its biggest weekly gain in more than three months on concerns over lower production in Europe, reports Reuters.Soybeans rose to a three-week high and corn inched up with rising demand for the crops,...
Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a large cut in U.S. interest rates and declining global stockpiles, reports Reuters.Brent futures were down 32 cents, or 0.43 per cent,...
Gold hovered near record levels on Friday and was on track for a weekly gain after the U.S. Federal Reserve's recent oversized interest rate reduction and on signs that further cuts were on the horizon, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.3...
Norway's Casper Ruud of Team Europe serves the ball to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo of Team World during their 2024 Laver Cup men's singles tennis match in Berlin, Germany on Friday — AFP
LONDON, Sept 20 (AFP): Surrey were crowned English county champions for a third straight season on Friday, with Somerset's defeat against Lancashire guaranteeing them the title.The London-based county crushed Durham by 10 wickets at the Oval on Thursday -- their...
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