BRAC Bank has opened a collection booth at BRAC University's newly developed campus to collect student fees and provide banking information services. Selim R. F. Hussain, managing director & CEO of BRAC Bank, and Professor Syed Mafuzul Aziz, pro-vice chancellor...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Leaking of inside information has been adversely impacting the country's stock market as a whole, said eminent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya.He said this during a speech at a programme organised by Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) at its office in the...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Merchant bank AFC Capital has left the market silently, surrendering its licence, without facing any action against it for bringing controversial IPOs including Ring Shine Textiles, C & A Textiles, and Tung Hai Knitting & Dyeing. Incorporated in 2010, it...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions and at a few places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places until 06:00...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised a graduate research conference for the first time on Tuesday, focusing on interdisciplinary perspectives on social challenges.The Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the Institute of Business Administration jointly organised the conference with...
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh Chairman Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman, along with others, receiving ICAO Trainair Plus Silver certificate at a function on ICAO Global Implementation Support Symposium (GISS)-2024 during his official visit to Dominican Republic recently
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government bodies concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to constitute separate committees in all districts and upazilas to control tree felling...
Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,050,089, according to the report to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has underscored the need for comprehensive reform in international pandemic preparedness and response, reports BSS. "Covid-19 has been a global wake-up call… This pandemic has shown us that we are all connected.None of us can...
SIRAJGANJ, May 07 (UNB): Six people including five presiding officers were arrested on charge of holding a "secret meeting to work for a chairman candidate" in Sirajganj upazila council election to be held today (Wednesday).Canceling the appointment of 10 presiding...
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, arrived in the city on a two-day visit on Tuesday morning in an effort to "strengthen modern economic, security and migration partnership" between Bangladesh and the UK, reports UNB.Director General (North America and...
The BNP on Tuesday urged the voters not to go to the polling stations today (Wednesday) to cast their votes in the first phase of Upazila Council polls, reports UNB."The upazila polls will start today (Wednesday) and will be held...
Chief Election Commi-ssioner Kazi Habibul Awal said on Tuesday said that ministers and member of parliament (MPs) cannot influence the upazila council elections, reports UNB.Election Commission (EC) will monitor centrally whether they (minister, MPs) are trying to control the polls...
Turkish Navy ship TCG Kinaliada arrives at the Chittagong Port in Chattogram on Tuesday on a three-day goodwill visit. — ISPR
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized arms, ammunition, drugs and other contraband items worth Tk 1.34 billion during anti-smuggling drives across the country, especially in bordering areas in the month of April, reports UNB.During this period, the paramilitary force...
Potholes lying unattended on the main road near Merul Badda kitchen market in the capital for about two months, posing danger to road users. The snap was shot on Tuesday. — FE Photo
Gabtoli Bus Terminal will be transformed into a multi-modal station with all kinds of civic facilities, reports UNB.LGRD Minister Tazul Islam said this while replying to a notice raised by ruling Awami League MP Mainul Hossain Khan from Dhaka-14.The minister...
The government started the procurement of Boro paddy and rice across the country on Tuesday.Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder inaugurated the countywide procurement of Boro paddy through a videoconference at the secretariat, reports UNB.Talking the reporters, the minister said this...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 07: Brood fish started to release fertilised eggs in the Halda river, the country's lone natural fish spawning water body, from Tuesday.Earlier on Monday, brood stock released sample eggs in the Halda.Fishermen can collect fertilised eggs from the...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will start its dedicated Hajj flights tomorrow (Thursday) as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Hajj Programme-2024 today. The first flight will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka at 7.00 am on that...
Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy plays a shot during the third Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. BD seal T20 series with nine-run win over Zimbabwe — AFP
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Local toy makers have demanded duty cuts on a number of components used in toy manufacturing, arguing that the high import duty is holding back the potential sub-sector's growth.Despite having duty-free market access, quality goods and low labour cost, Bangladesh...
'World Thalassemia Day' will be observed today (Wednesday) in the country as well as around the world, reports BSS.The day is celebrated every year on May 8 with the goal of raising awareness about this disease globally. In separate messages...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
As many as 12 per cent of the total deaths in the Mediterranean this year were Bangladeshi citizens, said the UN migration agency on Tuesday, revealing a grim picture of Bangladeshi migrant aspirants in Europe.Visiting Director General of the International...
The first phase of the country's sixth Upazila Council Election is scheduled to take place today (Wednesday) in 139 upazilas across 59 districts, reports UNB. Voting will take place from 8:00am to 4:00pm without any break. Some 1630 candidates, including...
A pro-Palestinian activist is carried away by police at the university campus of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday as police forces try to break up a demonstration of activists against Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. —...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the authorities concerned on Tuesday to assess economic possibilities and benefit first before taking any development project, reports BSS."Before taking any development project with huge investment, we should first think that how many people will...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-08 00:00:00
Economic growth data in Bangladesh are like a 'threadless kite' that hardly match up with state of investment, employment and allocations for health and education, says an economist about macroeconomic mismatches he finds.Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre...
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