FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Increased supply as well as intervention by students from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has led to a further reduction in the prices of essential commodities in the city on Friday.Absence of extortionists also helped reduce the prices of vegetables, eggs,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder resigned on Friday afternoon on "personal grounds" .The central bank governor submitted his resignation to the Secretary of the Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance at around 3:00 pm citing personal...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Rejuvenating the slowed-down economy and fixing problems facing the stock market, and banking and financial sectors are priorities for now, said Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed after taking charge on Friday. He also said restoring law and order...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Portfolios of the interim government of Bangladesh were allocated Friday by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, keeping his hold on 27 important ministries and divisions for now. The portfolios were distributed to 13 of the advisers of the post-uprising government...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apex court gave the go-ahead for the interim government and its oath before its formation in the exigent situation stemming from the exit of the previous government, SC sources said. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court gave the...
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (TASS): Natural gas prices in Europe gained 4.8 per cent during the exchange trading session and climbed above $450 per 1,000 cubic meters, renewing the year's high. according to London-based ICE data.September futures at the TTF hub...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Grameenphone, the leading mobile network in the telecom sector, announced on Friday that its customers would have the opportunity to use the internet for two days (Friday and Saturday) without any charge. Customers do not need to recharge or purchase...
Khulna, Aug 9 (UNB): Border guards said on Friday they detained S.M. Amjad Hossain, former chairman of South Bangla Agricultural and Commerce Bank, while trying to illegally cross into India through Satkhira's Bhomra border.Amjad, along with a Barishal city Awami...
BEIJING, Aug 9, AFP: E-commerce tycoon Colin Huang has become China's richest man, an index showed on Friday, capping an ascent for the former Google employee whose shopping site Temu has sucked in consumers with its low prices and all-powerful...
Australia Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ABCCI) has greeted the Interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS. "On behalf of the ABCCI, We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the newly-formed interim government of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
An international report released on Thursday emphasised urgent need for transformative actions to ensure sustainable and healthy diets for all.Co-authored by 41 researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and partner organisations, the 2024 Global Food Policy Report:...
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters): A week of wild market swings has investors looking ahead to inflation data, corporate earnings and presidential polls for signals that could soothe a recent outbreak of turbulence in US stocks.Following months of placid trading,...
Asia-Pacific markets closed higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street after new labor market data boosted investor confidence in the US economy and eased recession concerns following a sharp market sell-off earlier in the week, reports CNBC.Australia's S&P/ASX 200...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
City Bank PLC has posted a 6 per cent growth in second-quarterly profit, riding on higher interest income following removal of the interest rate cap.The private lender earned a consolidated net profit of Tk 1.57 billion in April-June quarter this...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-10 00:00:00
Stocks saw a steep rise in the outgoing week after a three-week fall, with the benchmark equity index surpassing 5,900-mark after four and a half months, as investors rushed into the market riding on renewed optimism.Market experts said spontaneous participation...
Brazil's Barbara Domingos performs with the hoop as she competes in the rhytmic gymnastics' individual all-around final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on Friday — AFP
Sweden's Emilia Nilsson Garip competes in the women's 3m springboard diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Friday — AFP
PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): Sofia Cairo fired Argentina to women's Olympic hockey bronze as they beat Belgium 3-1 in a shootout after a gripping 2-2 draw on Friday.The fired-up Belgians made the breakthrough in the eighth minute when Emma Puvrez...
PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): The former leader of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, has died at the age of 78, his compatriot Samuel Eto'o announced on Friday.Former Barcelona star Eto'o, who is currently the president of the Cameroonian...
MIAMI, Aug 09 (AFP): Matias Rojas scored twice and 10-man defending champion Inter Miami edged Toronto FC 4-3 in a Leagues Cup knockout stage opener on Thursday.The hosts advanced to the last 16 against the winner of a Friday match...
MIAN CHANNU, Pakistan, Aug 09 (AFP): Dozens of villagers gathered in front of the modest home of Pakistan athlete Arshad Nadeem to watch the hulking javelin thrower take part in the Olympic Games final late Thursday.The event was broadcast live...
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone obliterated her own 400 metres hurdles world record with a time of 50.37 seconds to retain her Olympic title on Thursday, reports Reuters.Anna Cockrell made it a US 1-2 in a time of 51.87 and Dutchwoman Femke...
PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): Germany's Lea Friedrich smashed the women's sprint world record on Friday, just minutes after New Zealand's Ellesse Andrews did the same.The 24-year-old blasted round the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines velodrome in 10.029secs during qualifying to lay down a marker...
LE BOURGET, France, Aug 09 (AFP): British teenager Toby Roberts claimed gold in the boulder and lead climbing event at the Paris Olympics on Friday after Japan's Sorato Anraku fell.Roberts, 19, scored 92.1 points on the lead wall, taking his...
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) senior vice president Abdus Salam Murshedy has steppeddown from his post citing personal ground, a BFF press release said.The former star footballer Murshedy, had been the BFF's senior vice president since 2008.He has also resigned from...
Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan has been made the adviser of Youth and Sports Ministry of the Interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS.He was given this responsibility through a gazette notification that was published in...
BEIJING, Aug 9 (AFP): Chinese consumer inflation rose more than expected in July to hit a five-month high, data showed Friday, providing some much-needed positive news on the world's number-two economy.The reading comes as authorities struggle to kickstart activity among...
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (TASS): The price of Bitcoin ticked up by 10.3 per cent during the trading session on Friday and reached $61,128, according to Binance platform trading data.The cryptocurrency slowed down later to $60,708, up 9.56 per cent.Bitcoin is...
Gold prices held steady on Friday after a sharp rise in the previous session, buoyed by a dip in U.S. Treasury yields, as investors grew confident the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in September, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down...
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn futures fell on Thursday, and soybean futures set new life-of-contract lows, as U.S. farmers scramble to sell their bins of old-crop grain and oilseeds into a global market awash in supplies, traders said, reports...
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