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Most chemical cos continue to ride a bumpy road

FE REPORT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

Most listed chemical manufacturers are struggling to make profits since the pandemic while lingering macroeconomic challenges, stronger dollar and runaway inflation have continued to adversely affect their business.Among the six organisations listed in the stock market, only Kohinoor Chemicals maintained...

S Lankan procurement team in city to learn about e-GP

2024-06-03 00:00:00

A seven-member delegation from Sri Lanka arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a 3-day experience-sharing visit to learn about and understand how Bangladesh has successfully implemented Government Procurement (e-GP) system, introduced by Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), reports UNB.The delegation...

Russia eases forex sales requirements for contracts in roubles

2024-06-03 00:00:00

MOSCOW, June 02 (Reuters): The Russian government has softened requirements for mandatory sales of foreign currency for exporters if more than half of the value of their contracts is paid in roubles, according to changes to a government decree.President Vladimir...

Marcel fridge buyer gets Tk 1.0m cashback

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Hazrat Ali from Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura has been awarded Tk 1.0 million cashback after he had purchased a Marcel-brand refrigerator. He got the benefit under the local brand's ongoing Digital Campaign Season-20. Marcel's Brand Ambassador film actor Amin Khan,...

Int'l webinar on 'Accounting in the Changing Environment'

2024-06-03 00:00:00

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) co-hosted an international webinar in association with the Asia Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) and the Bangladesh Accounting Association (BAA) under the theme 'Accounting in The Changing Environment' on Saturday....

Upay hosts freelance meetup in Mymensingh

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Country's popular mobile financial service provider upay has organised a freelancer meetup in Mymensingh recently, says a press release. At the event, the freelancers discussed various challenges they face regularly, and the possible ways to overcome them. The session highlighted...

Mercantile Bank marks 25th anniversary

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Mercantile Bank PLC celebrated its 25th anniversary at its head office in the city on Sunday. Chairman of the bank Morshed Alam, MP, inaugurated the event by cutting a cake while Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Managing Director of the bank,...

Kurigram, Gazipur road accidents kill three

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Three people killed in separate road accidents in Kurigram and Gazipur districts, reports UNB.In Kurigram, a Jubo League activist was crushed to death by a sand-laden truck early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Md Islam Bhuttu, 46, a resident of...

RU students busy with govt job-oriented studies

A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, June 02: Rajshahi University (RU) students do not spend time on the subject-oriented studies in the RU Central Library, rather engage themselves in the government job-oriented studies.Students think that they will nothing good through subject-based studies as the...

Cyclone Remal leaves trail of devastation in Chandpur

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, June 02: Cyclone Remal has left a trail of devastation in the agricultural landscape, road and housing infrastructures as well as homesteads in Chandpur district. The storm caused a massive damage to the town protection embankment. Besides, it blew...

Ishtiaque Abedin, speaking at an orientation

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Ishtiaque Abedin, founder member and chairman of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) Board of Trustees, speaking at an orientation of the newly-enrolled students of the university in its city campus on Sunday

Weather (2024-06-03)

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:am today (Monday), according to the...

IFC marks a decade of impact thru 'Partnership for Cleaner Textile' programme in Bangladesh

2024-06-03 00:00:00

To bring systemic, positive change to the textile value chain in Bangladesh, IFC's Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) programme has catalyzed transformative change over the last 10 years, contributing to the sector's competitiveness and environmental sustainability, International Finance Corporation (IFC)...

Advance train ticket sale for Eid begins

2024-06-03 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Railway has launched the sale of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha. The tickets for western zone routes went on sale online at 08:00 am on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.Mohammad Masud Sarwar, manager of Kamalapur Railway Station, said that 9,000...

No Rajuk plan for urban poor, lament experts

FE REPORT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) has no plan for the urban poor, and such a situation would not allow sustainable development, opined experts at a dialogue in the capital on Sunday. Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS), Bangladesh Resource Center...

HC for making monument at Salanga, place of British massacre

2024-06-03 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) has ordered the authorities concerned to construct a monument at the place in Salanga of Sirajganj, where British police massacred more than 4,000 Bangalees on January 27, 1922, reports BSS. A HC bench of Justice Mustafa...

Standing in iron cage part of cursed life: Dr Yunus

FE REPORT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that standing in the iron cage in the courtroom is a memorable event of his life and it's a part of a cursed life. He said this while talking to the...

Benazir will be brought back if found guilty: Quader

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed will be brought home back if he is found guilty, report agencies."The trail of accused Benazir will continue in graft charges even if...

Govt-linked people looting BD: Fakhrul

FE REPORT | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said not only Benazir but other persons having good links with the government were also looting the country.Expressing fear that the country's existence would be jeopardised if this...

Sheikh Hasina watching a one-minute video documentary ‘Amar Chokhe Bangabandhu’

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina watching a one-minute video documentary titled ‘Amar Chokhe Bangabandhu’ at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Sunday — Focus Bangla

Know the Snake?

2024-06-03 00:00:00

With the monsoon approaching, the fear of snakes is increasing. Recently, snake infestations have risen at an alarming rate in the river and sea areas of Bangladesh. In some regions, farmers are unable to harvest crops due to snake's presence....

Sundarbans save us with mother's care

2024-06-03 00:00:00

The Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, is like our mother who endures adversity but protects us. It safeguards the coastal areas, offering protection from Nature's fury. In recent memory, two of the deadliest super cyclones-Sidr in 2007...

Concern about affordability of milk

Neil Ray | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

The World Milk Day observed every year on June 01 celebrates the wholesome benefits of milk as a food, not just a beverage. No other drink has this nourishing quality. The day is observed to promote cow milk as a...

Fight against smartphone addiction among children

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Smartphone addiction among children and youngsters has posed the gravest ever threat to family as a cohesive unit and its place in wider society. Unlike substance abuse, it is performed in the open in full view for all to see....

Judicial quagmire over genocide in Gaza

Muhammad Zamir | 2024-06-03 00:00:00

Judges at the top United Nations Court- the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel on May 24 to immediately halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling in South Africa's case...

India set for wheat imports after six years, to shore up reserves

2024-06-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, June 2. (Reuters): India is poised to begin wheat imports after a six-year gap, to replenish depleted reserves and hold down prices that leaped following three years of disappointing crops, sources say, as the approaching end of general...

France, Germany urge tougher EU checks on biofuel imports in fraud probe

2024-06-03 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, June 2 (Reuters): France and Germany have called on the European Union to adopt stricter checks on overseas suppliers of biofuel as the EU investigates allegations of fraud in imports from Asia.The European biodiesel industry has complained of a...

Fitch lowers Boeing 2024 aircraft delivery, cash flow forecasts

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Fitch Ratings lowered its 2024 forecasts for Boeing's aircraft delivery and free cash flow on Friday as the planemaker grapples with investigations and slumping production of its strongest-selling jet, reports Reuters."The delivery forecasts were affected by the Civil Aviation Administration...

Asia spot LNG prices hold at near 6-month top as heatwave persists

2024-06-03 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices saw a slight decline last week, but still held near a six-month top as hot weather in the region encouraged demand for cooling, and as Northeast Asian buyers focus...

News in Brief-2024-06-03

2024-06-03 00:00:00

Beijing ready to 'forcefully' stop TaiwanIndependence: China defence chief SINGAPORE, June 02: Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun warned Sunday his military is ready to "forcefully" stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States. The remarks at...