DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Solidarity processions were brought out by the general students in different educational institutions across the country on Monday extending their support to the American students who have been persecuted for demanding independent Palestine.The largest solidarity procession was brought out on...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Casting wide tax net and bolstering it base would be prime concern in the next national budget to ramp up the tax-GDP ratio, said speakers at a meet here Monday. Mentioning that the budget is in a 'difficult time', they...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh has decided to hire a law firm in India to fight a legal battle to retrieve the geographical indication (GI) tag of Tangail sari that India has already registered as its own.Industries ministry on Monday apprised the High Court...
Israel's military carried out airstrikes in Rafah on Monday, residents said, hours after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate parts of the southern Gaza city where more than a million people uprooted by the war have been sheltering, report Reuters.Fears are...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Crisis-ridden National Bank's new board changes course of merger with a plan to breathe new life into the first-generation bank within a year by injecting fresh funds.Sharing the bank's change of heart for not going for merger with any other...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh's net international foreign-exchange reserves target for June has been bent to around $18 billion by an IMF loan-appraisal mission in view of the country's replenishment prospects. Sources said the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team agreed to lower the...
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, social media has emerged as a powerful force in shaping marketing strategies. From small businesses to multinational corporations, organisations are leveraging social media platforms to connect with their audience, build brand awareness, and drive growth....
Initially, Human Resource (HR) was centered around hiring, training, processing payrolls, and policy making. In today's scenario, HR departments in organisations are dealing with more than just people management. The evolution of HR departments is now more focused on improving...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The fire service department, forest guards, the Navy, Air Force, members of the Coast Guard and local volunteers who fought together to bring the latest fire in the Amurbania area of Chandpai range in the Eastern Zone of the Sundarbans...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Global markets are undergoing turbulence and none can say how long they will last or if they will become the way future markets play. The same syndrome applies to Bangladesh as well including the IT sector.Information technology exports from Bangladesh...
At a time when journalism as a profession is facing multifarious challenges the world over, the observance of the World Press Freedom Day demands a thorough review of the global as well as country-specific regimes for upholding journalistic integrity. The...
M A Taslim | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The current economic crisis has developed steadily over the last several years mainly because our aggregate spending far exceeded the national incomeA major manifestation of the current crisis is the high inflation which has imposed great hardship on the ordinary...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-06 12:00:00
Some 22 business entities on Sunday received ISO certifications from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) for ensuring quality management.BSTI Director General SM Ferdous Alam handed over the certificates to the representatives of the business organisations at a ceremony...
While there are established rules and procedures for legal immigration, some individuals opt to cross dangerous routes to enter developed countries without adhering to these regulations, in the hope of securing a better life. This behaviour constitutes a legally punishable...
Bangabandhu Avenue Corporate Branch of Rupali Bank PLC has achieved a milestone by opening 1,000 bank accounts in the last three months. Mohammad Jahangir, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, celebrated this success by cutting a ribbon and a...
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a member institution of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, at the IsDB Group Private Sector Forum (PSF)-2024 held...
United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) organised a daylong training programme for agricultural entrepreneurs at Barun High School in Kapasia, Gazipur, on Friday. The programme was held under the agricultural support scheme, titled 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala', which is being implemented as...
The first "NeXTor" (Next Investor) 2024 Inter-University Capital Market Investment Competition ended with a prize-giving ceremony on Sunday, says a press release.The Investment and Finance Club of East-West University (EWU) organised the competition, which lasted for three months and saw...
BRAC Bank has retained the country's highest credit rating 'AAA' for three years on the trot from Bangladesh's most prominent agency -- Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) -- manifesting its solid financial strength and stability, says a press release....
Tbilisi (Georgia), May 5 (UNB): Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali has called upon the Asian Development Bank to make its climate financing concessional while placing five specific proposals regarding measures for tackling immediate economic concerns of the developing member countries...
Janata Bank PLC has relocated its Rayer Bazar Branch to Dream Kohinur Vila (1st floor), Road No- 8/A, West Dhanmondi. The bank's DMD Md Golam Mortuza inaugurated the new office of the branch on Sunday.
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose last week on forecasts for higher cooling demand this summer and tracking a rally in European gas prices underpinned by supply concerns due to Middle East tensions and...
US-Bangla Airlines, the country's largest private carrier, is going to launch daily flights from Dhaka to Jeddah, one of the popular destinations in the Middle East region, from August 2024, reports BSS. The airline has decided to operate flights to...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has been awarded the title of 'Best Bank in CMSME Financing Bangladesh 2024' by the International Business Magazine, according to a statement.The award recognises MTB's exceptional support for the Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CMSME)...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-06 00:00:00
The Dhaka bourse closed the week's first session, with an enthusiastic recovery mood, and extended the gaining steak for the third consecutive session as most stocks experienced price appreciation. Although small-cap companies made it to the gainers' list, the blue...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-05-06 00:00:00
More than half of the listed banks posted a double-digit profit growth in 2023 as their net interest income surged up to 92 per cent, owing to the removal of the interest rate cap.The foreign exchange gain was not as...
CHITTAGONG, May 5 (Agencies): Bangladesh secured a dominant win in the second Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday. In response to Zimbabwe's 138 for 7,...
A fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday afternoon is now under control, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, reports UNB.The fire did not spread...
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