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Around 100 RMG units shut amid unrest

FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00

Around a hundred export-oriented garment factories remained closed amid unrest as a section of workers staged demonstrations through Ashulia-Gazipur industrial belts despite security deployment, sources said Monday. They said 85 readymade garment (RMG) factories located in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial...

Light rain likely today,,,

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Day and night...

New office-bearers of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation BD

2024-09-10 00:00:00

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh elected its new office-bearers at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting on Monday, says a statement. Rizwan Bin Farouq has been elected as the chairman, Mirza Salman Ispahani as the honorary secretary, and...

Eminent artist Mustafa Monwar on life support

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Legendary Bangladeshi painter, sculptor and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar, lovingly known as Bangladesh's 'Puppet Man', has been put on life support in a private hospital in the capital, reports UNB.According to family sources of the artist, he has been suffering...

Italy to increase output of processed visa applications

2024-09-10 00:00:00

FE REPORTItaly embassy in Bangladesh has assured that the output of processed visa applications would be increased for Bangladeshi migrant workers.Applicants were also assured that their 'nulla osta' (work permit) would not expire once they submitted an application or requested...

Bribery, corruption must be stopped in prisons: Home Adviser

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said bribery and corruption must be stopped in an attempt to resolving most of the problems in the prisons, reports BSS."Most of the problems inside the prisons could...

Security situation has improved in country

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the main focus of the interim government is the law and order situation, stressing that the security situation has improved in the country, reports UNB.Prof Yunus also said the interim government has...

Army Chief calls on President

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Army Chief general Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday called on President Mohammed Sahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the city, reports UNB.During the meeting, the Army Chief informed the president about the overall activities of the army, President's press secretary Joynal Abedin said.Besides, he...

Badi's nephew ex-Teknaf MP Shahjahan arrested

2024-09-10 00:00:00

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Shahjahan Mia, nephew of former Teknaf Mp Abdur Rahman Badi, from Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Shahjahan was arrested from the Bashundhara Residential Area on Sunday, the media wing of RAB said in a statement.Former Teknaf Sadar...

Joy demands arrest of killers of ex-BCL leader in Rajshahi

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Abdullah Al Masud, a former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University, reports UNB.Masud came under attack at...

2 Swechchhasebak League men stabbed in Sylhet

2024-09-10 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 09 (UNB): A Swechchhasebak League leader and an activist were stabbed by unidentified miscreants in Sylhet city on Sunday night.The injured are Manjur Ahmed, general secretary of ward No-7 unit of the Awami League's voluntary wing Swechasebak League,...

Ex-chief whip ASM Feroz sent to jail in murder case

2024-09-10 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has sent former chief whip ASM Feroz to jail in a case lodged over the killing of a youth in the capital's Bhatara area during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the...

Shamim Osman, family members yet to deposit firearms

2024-09-10 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, Sept 9 (UNB): Despite the Home Ministry's directive to deposit firearms and ammunition by September 03, at least 55 firearms have not been deposited in Narayanganj district.Of them, former member of the parliament of Awami League in Narayanganj-4 constituency...

Indo-Bangla ties should be based on mutual respect: Fakhrul

2024-09-10 00:00:00

FE REPORT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday India-Bangladesh relationship should be based on mutual respect."India wants to keep its hegemony in the region. The India-Bangladesh relationship should be based on mutual respect," he mentioned.Mr Fakhrul...

HSBC facilitates digital collections for Sailor

2024-09-10 00:00:00

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has recently collaborated with Sailor, the flagship fashion brand of Epyllion Group to introduce a seamless cashless payment experience through HSBC's newly launched digital collection solution, Omni Collect. This innovative solution will...

Mercantile Bank Workshop on Offshore Banking

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Mercantile Bank Workshop on Offshore BankingMercantile Bank Training Institute organised a daylong workshop on offshore banking policy and operations on its premises recently. A total of 46 officials participated in the workshop. Mati Ul Hasan, Additional Managing Director & CRO...

ECB to deliver fresh rate cut as inflation cools

2024-09-10 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 09 (AFP): The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates again this week as inflation drifts back down towards its two-per cent target, but policymakers will likely stay tight-lipped on future moves.The ECB began raising...

Anowar Pasha appointed CCCI administrator

2024-09-10 00:00:00

The government has appointed Muhammad Anowar Pasha, additional divisional commissioner (general) of Chattogram, as the administrator for the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), reports BSS.The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification on Monday to this end. Anowar Pasha...

UCB students to benefit from partnership with EBL

2024-09-10 00:00:00

UCB students to benefit from partnership with EBLCountry's pioneering international education provider Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) has partnered with leading private bank Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL) to provide exciting career prospects to UCB students. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has...

Carrefour teams up with Dubai's Apparel Group

2024-09-10 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 09 (Reuters): French multinational retail giant Carrefour is launching a franchise partnership with Dubai-based Apparel Group to establish its presence in India.The partnership will be aimed at North India initially, with further expansion planned across the country and...

IFIC Bank's newly formed board holds first meeting

2024-09-10 00:00:00

IFIC Bank's newly formed board holds first meeting The first meeting of the reconstituted Board of Directors of IFIC Bank PLC (894th Board Meeting) was held on Sunday at the Board Room of the bank's Head Office. Md. Mehmood Husain...

China's consumer prices rise in Aug

2024-09-10 00:00:00

BEIJING, Sept 09 (Reuters): China's consumer inflation accelerated in August to the fastest pace in half a year but the uptick was due more to higher food costs from weather disruptions than a recovery in domestic demand as producer price...

Trade makes global economy more inclusive

2024-09-10 00:00:00

ASJADUL KIBRIAInternational trade has played a crucial role in narrowing the income gap between economies since the formal inception of the World Trade Organization (WTO) three decades ago on January 1, 1995.Again during two and half decades after the establishment...

Gold prices edge up ....

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Gold prices gained on Monday on mounting expectation of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.2 per cent to $2,502.29 per ounce by 9:22 a.m. ET (1322 GMT) and U.S. gold futures were up 0.3...

Oil steadies after week of heavy losses

2024-09-10 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters): Oil futures edged up on Monday as the risk of production disruptions from a potential hurricane approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast helped prices steady after last week's heavy losses.Brent crude was up 16 cents, or 0.23...

Workers at several large US tech cos overwhelmingly back Harris

2024-09-10 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 09 (Reuters): Workers at many of the largest US tech companies overwhelmingly back Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to donation data, even as some of the most powerful tech billionaires have thrown their support to Republican...

Bangladesh Krishi Bank introduces credit card

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krishi Bank introduces credit cardBangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has launched Credit Card service. Managing Director of the bank Md. Shawkat Ali Khan inaugurated the service at the board room of the bank's Head Office on Monday. Deputy Managing Directors...

Trust Bank holds workshop in Lamonirhat

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Trust Bank holds workshop in LamonirhatLamonirhat Branch of Trust Bank, as the lead bank, organised a workshop on ‘Identification of CMSME cluster, improving engagement with cluster and cluster financing’ with the participation of all banks at RDRS auditorium in Lalmonirhat....

Abdul Halim appointed BHBFC Chairman

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim has been appointed as a director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC). The Financial institutions Department of the Ministry of Finance, through a notification issued...

Humanitarian aid for flood victims

2024-09-10 00:00:00

Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SLBCCI) in collaboration with Sri Lanka Association of Bangladesh (SLAB) came forward to partner with It's Humanity Foundation (IHF), an active organisation in emergency response programmes, to reach out the victims of the...