American Express (Amex) and CityMaxx cards have now been added to bKash's Add Money service, enabling customers to add money to their bKash accounts from any Amex, CityMaxx credit, debit and pre-paid cards issued in Bangladesh. As a result, Amex...
iFarmer Limited and Winrock International signed an agreement at the iFarmer's headquarters recently. Both the parties expressed commitment to working closely on a range of initiatives through the B-PEMS AugroJatra Climate Change Project, funded by the US Department of State,...
BANGLADESH KRISHI BANK AWARDS ITS 10 BRANCHESBangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has awarded top 10 branches of the bank for collecting highest remittance for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23. Chairman of the Board of Directors Md Nasiruzzaman and Managing Director Md...
AGRANI BANK HOLDS VIEW-EXCHANGE MEETINGTop officials of Agrani Bank PLC held a view-exchange meeting with the heads of the Region and Corporate Branch and branch managers under the Chattogram Circle at the World Trade Centre in the port city on...
IPDC Finance Limited has ensured special benefits for its female employees with the unique idea of celebrating Mother's Day every month. Female employees of IPDC, who are mothers with children up to 5 years old will have the opportunity to...
WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters): Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft's Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent.The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial...
NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters): Oil prices fell by nearly $1 a barrel on Friday as comments from US central bank officials indicated higher-for-longer interest rates, which could hinder demand from the world's largest crude consumers.Brent crude futures settled at...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 11: A delegation of Abu Dhabi Ports Group will visit Chittagong Port on Monday with an intention to invest in the construction of Bay Terminal.Official sources have said foreign investors are showing interest in constructing Bay Terminal under...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
Ispahani, the leading tea brand of the country, has introduced three new flavours to cater to the diverse preferences of tea lovers.Ispahani's popular brand, Blender's Choice, has launched world-class green tea in three unique flavours: Lemon, Ginger & Lemon, and...
CITY BANK SIGNS BANCASSURANCE DEAL WITH DELTA LIFE City Bank has signed a Bancassurance agreement with Delta Life Insurance Company Limited. The signing ceremony was held recently at the City Bank PLC Head Office. This agreement will enable City Bank...
FE Report | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has called for reforms to the country's public audit system, advocating the changes aligning with international standards and meeting the expectations of development partners."More efficient audits will ensure effective use of government financial resources,"...
Yeasin Arafat Limon and Afsara Tasnim Ayshi | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
The saying "A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people" highlights how important culture is to a country and its citizens. It suggests that to truly understand who we are as a nation, we...
FE Youth Desk | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
Interactive Cares, a Dhaka-based startup dedicated to educational technology, recently secured a significant boost for its innovative endeavours. The company has been awarded a generous grant of US $100,000 from the esteemed Open Campus Accelerator, marking a milestone achievement in...
Sheikh Hasin Abrar | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
The Notre Dame Eco and Space Club is set to host the highly anticipated 7th National Earth and Space Summit starting from May 16 up to May 18. This festival, aimed at igniting young minds in astronomy and ecology, promises...
Hisham KhanWhen Autonu Kumar Sen made the audacious leap to Brazil as a student, he was at the beginning of his freelancing journey from Bangladesh. In 2016, his Upwork earnings barely scratched US$ 30,000. Yet, driven by a thirst for...
Bangladesh spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed, former Pakistan leg spinner, offering tips to a selected group of 16 leg spinners who have been picked from a nationwide hunting programme organised by the BCB's Game Development Department, in the city on...
West Indies will host Bangladesh, South Africa and England in 2024, the cricket board announced, reports Cricbuzz. The home season caps off for West Indies with a visit by Bangladesh in November-December, against whom they will play 2 Tests in...
Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe for the fifth and final T20 International with an aim to sweep the series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Sunday), reports BSS. The match will start at 10 am and will...
A total of eleven people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Faridpur, Cumilla, Gazipur, Dinajpur, Narsingdi, Chattogram and Sylhet districts on Saturday morning and Friday night, reports UNB.In Faridpur, two people died in separate road accidents...
RAJSHAHI, May 11 (bdnews24.com): This year, mangoes from the Rajshahi region will cross the Padma Bridge to arrive in Dhaka as the Bangladesh Railway runs a 'special mango train' from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka via Rajshahi from June 10.Rail Minister Zillul...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, May 11: At least 5,000 farmers of Kotalipara Upazila in the district have changed their fate by cultivating melon (bungai).Official sources have said local farmers earn about Tk 15 crore every season by cultivating melon.This year, a total of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 11: Litchi, a juicy fruit that ripens in Bangla month of Jyestha, has started appearing in local market, but its price is high.Traders say the litchi price will remain high this year as its production has fallen drastically...
PANAMA CITY, May 11 (AP): Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border.President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration...
UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (AFP/AP): The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday to grant the Palestinians additional rights in the global body and backed their drive for full membership, which is blocked by the United States.Israel's UN ambassador Gilad Erdan...
CAPE CANAVERAL, May 11 (AP): An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when...
MUMBAI, May 11 (Reuters): India's foreign exchange reserves halted a three-week losing streak and stood at $641.59 billion as of May 3, coming off seven-week lows, data from the central bank showed on Friday.The reserves rose by $3.7 billion in...
NEW ORLEANS, May 11 (Reuters): Debate over whether US interest rates are high enough deepened among Federal Reserve officials this week, and may be stoked further after a key survey showed a jump in consumers' inflation expectations."There are ... important...
IFIC Bank launches campaign to celebrate mothersIFIC Bank announced the launch of 'Jananir Jonno Bhalobasha' festival, a heartfelt tribute to mothers. The month-long celebration, inaugurated on Thursday at the bank's head office in Purana Paltan, commenced with a symbolic cake-cutting...
UCB subsidiaries introduce loyalty cards Three subsidiaries of United Commercial Bank (UCB) - UCB Stock Brokerage Limited, UCB Investment Limited & UCB Asset Management Limited - have recently introduced loyalty cards named UCB Stock Elite, UCB Investment Royale, and UCB...
Afzlul Haq | 2024-05-12 00:00:00
In the backdrop of expansion of Islamic banking operators in the country, recently this scribe attended few seminars on Islamic banking. In most cases, he observed debates on two different methods of 'profit distribution' to the Mudaraba depositors. For the...
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