Three more persons died from dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year, reports UNB.During the period, nine more patients were hospitalised with viral...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN, back from Gaibandha | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's largest solar power facility Teesta Solar Ltd has transmitted around 443.8 million units of electricity to the national grid in the past 15 months. The 200-megawatt (MW) plant, spanning 650 acres on the banks of Teesta River in Gaibandha's...
A meeting of the ruling Awami League (AL) Parliamentary Nomination Board will be held today (Saturday) at 7pm at the Prime Minister's official residence Ganobhaban in the city."Awami League President and Parliamentary Nomination Board President Sheikh Hasina will chair it,"...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday that those who will contest the upcoming upazila elections defying party directives were traitors and wayward. "One-person rule has been established in the country after the...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP now itself remains in pressure as they wanted to mount stress on the government through hatching various conspiracies, reports BSS."Those who wanted to keep us under pressure are now remaining...
MUMBAI, May 3 (Reuters): India's markets regulator has sent notices of regulatory violations to seven companies of the Adani conglomerate, including its flagship Adani Enterprises, the group said in stock exchange filings.The regulator began probing the Adani group, led by...
Global equity funds experienced renewed interest from investors in the seven days through May 1, buoyed by a surge in inflows to Asia amid optimism about an economic recovery in the region, particularly in China, reports Reuters.Investors secured a net...
City Bank has signed an agreement with Pioneer Insurance Company Limited to commence the sale of non-life insurance policies under Bancassurance. From now on, City Bank will offer insurance policy to its customer, issued by Pioneer Insurance Company as per...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Wata Chemicals reported a 32 per cent decline in profit for third quarter (January-March), compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, largely due to lower sales coupled with escalating finance expenses.Wata Chemicals, a producer and seller of a...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Stocks rebounded this week from a three-year low in the previous week, boosted by higher-than-expected earnings reports that lifted the investor sentiment in this earnings season.The large-cap stocks led this week's rebound as investors hope that the earnings will renew...
MADRID, May 3 (AFP): World number three Carlos Alcaraz on Friday withdrew from next week's ATP Italian Open due to ongoing pain in his right forearm, an injury that sidelined him in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.The blow comes weeks away...
Australia have replaced India as the No. 1 Test team in the ICC men's rankings after the annual update. India, though, have retained the top spot in the ODI and T20I rankings, reports espncricinfo.In this cycle, the matches played only...
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat who led the side in absence of Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his List A career-best 101 ball-133 as Abahani Limited edged old rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club past by nine runs in a tense Dhaka Premier League (DPL)...
Video streaming platform Bongo has announced a partnership with Cricket star Shakib Al Hasan, reports UNB.As part of the partnership, Bongo's logo will be prominently displayed on Shakib's bat for two years including during the upcoming Zimbabwe series, which kicks...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the team of match officials who will oversee the highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, which will take place in the United States and West Indies from June 1st to 29th,...
Federation Cup champions Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) dropped valuable points with Chattogram Abahani Ltd as their Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2023-24 match ended in 1-1 draw at the Bir Shreshtha Fl. Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj...
In his return to international cricket, Mohammad Saifuddin bagged three crucial wickets, while Taskin Ahmed also contributed with three scalps as Bangladesh restricted Zimbabwe to a modest 124 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series at Chattogram on...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. These are Biblical words defining ethical behaviour. But how they relate to life today? In this context I recall an experience of my younger years when I was working...
Ali Tasjad | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
The country's local market is filled with hundreds if not thousands of e-commerce, retail and f-commerce brands in similar categories like T-shirts, shirts, pants, or punjabis. Only a few people do anything beyond that as it is easier to follow...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Women live longer because they don't have a wife. Sarcasm at its worst from the point of male chauvinism! Well, that is likely to be the case but the underbelly punch in the light statement is unmissed. Sarcasm apart, the...
NAPERVILLE, Illinois, May 3 (Reuters): Global wheat prices earlier this week retreated from multi-month highs as Russia's parched crop was finally due for some rain, but those rains were somewhat dismal and the forecast is dry again, threatening to curb...
LONDON, May 3 (Reuters): Oil prices edged higher on Friday yet remained on course for their steepest weekly loss in three months weighed by concerns about demand and high interest rates.Brent crude futures for July rose 43 cents, or 0.5%,...
NEW DELHI, May 03 (Reuters): Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region...
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, May 03 (AFP): Hamas says it is considering in a "positive spirit" a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding the devastated Palestinian territory would require efforts not seen since World War II.After months of...
BEIJING, May 03 (AFP): Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China's "no limits" alliance with Russia, first to key Ukraine backer France, then to Serbia and Hungary, which have close ties to the Kremlin.The world's second-biggest economy...
Bangladesh is undoubtedly an overpopulated country. Once, a large portion of the population was engaged in cultivation and farming in the countryside. However, now people have the option to choose their professions, and they are not confined to agriculture. With...
The banking sector is intricately tied to financial transactions and it's impossible to envision financial activities without it. Banks play a pivotal role in keeping the economy running through various transactions. To cope with the growing demand for banking service,...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Two similar events occurred in two neighbouring countries within two weeks. In India, the Bombay High Court issued an order in the third week of April that unauthorised hawkers cannot permanently take over Mumbai footpaths and public roads. Again, last...
At a time when the digital age has further advanced into one of artificial intelligence (AI), talking of the importance of adopting information and communication technology (ICT), in short, IT, for overall economic growth is a no-brainer. The issue should...
Md. Tuhin Ahmed | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
The term 'Economic governance' refers to the policies and regulatory structures implemented by governments to manage the economy. It covers two main aspects of public policy-- management of the overall economy, known as macroeconomic management, and the management of individual...
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