The ruling Awami League (AL) will start selling its nomination forms among the aspirant candidates today (Saturday) for the parliamentary elections slated for January 7, reports BSS.The party aspirants can collect and submit the nomination papers from November 18 to...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said all parties will have to demonstrate willingness and sincerity to stop violence, noting that the election-centric violence is in a declining trend, reports UNB. "We will not allow anyone to obstruct the...
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Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said that the Election Commission (EC) had announced the poll schedule to fulfil the government's desires.The top BNP leader had previously voiced rejection of the...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon all political parties of the country, including BNP, to participate in the upcoming national election, saying that BNP should take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls seeking apology...
Global equity funds saw significant inflows in the week ending November 15, buoyed by investor hopes that cooler-than-expected US inflation would prompt the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes, reports Reuters.The MSCI World Equity Index hit a two-month peak...
Retail flows into Eli Lilly spiked to a more than two-year high in November, as small investors rushed to buy the stock after the US pharma major received a highly anticipated approval for its weight-loss drug Zepbound, reports Reuters. Daily...
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The spillover impact of the almost stagnant capital market is taking a heavy toll on Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) as the corporation endured losses of Tk 2.36 billion in the first quarter of FY'24.The lone state-run investment bank had...
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Stocks slipped into the red in the outgoing week after a single-week break, as jittery investors offloaded their holdings to avoid potential losses amid mounting political tensions ahead of national election scheduled for January 7, 2024.The market remained bearish for...
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters): Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by the Court of Justice of the European Union on X.The tough...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (AFP): US President Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific economies of American commitment at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, and said his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would provide stability for the region and the whole...
The Cyclone Midhili flattened standing crops on a field in Bolirpul area of Kamalnagar upazila under Laxmipur district on Friday while crossing the coastal area before weakening — Focus Bangla
NEW DELHI , Nov 17 (AP) : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100...
President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) M Moniruzzaman and Chief Operating Officer Mahbub Ahmed Siddique are seen in a photo session with Chief Executive Officer of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Kevin Dancey and Chief...
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CHATTOGRAM, Nov 17: The High Commission of India, Dhaka and Assistant High Commission of India, Chattogram on Thursday declared relocation of Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC), Chattogram to its new premises at East Nasirabad in the port city. The new...
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Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman Prof Shibli Rubaiyat-ul Islam has accentuated the need for faster settlement of insurance claims for smoother growth of the sector.He said, "If we fail to settle insurance claims promptly and expeditiously, it may...
Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guiltySYDNEY, Nov 17: A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea...
BUDAPEST, Nov 17 (AFP): The Hungarian government launched on Friday a "national consultation" billed as "protecting" the country against alleged European Union policies, including war-torn Ukraine's potential membership of the bloc.Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government has, since 2015, frequently...
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters): Facing a likely choice between Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, many Americans are desperate for younger, less divisive options.A large and potentially consequential market for third-party candidates -...
DARFUR, Nov 17 (BBC): Two rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region say they will fight alongside the army in the country's civil war.This comes after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made major gains in Darfur, where it has been...
Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia, according to a Defence Ministry TV channel broadcast, reports Al Jazeera.President Vladimir Putin announced the Avangard...
GAZA STRIP, Nov 17 (AFP): Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza's main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility.Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he expressed to President Xi Jinping his "serious concerns" about Chinese military activity in the region while demanding that a ban on seafood imports be revoked."I... expressed...
Yangon, Nov 17 (Agencies): Myanmar's military has launched attacks from the air and the sea to recapture a port town on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their...
BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters): The European Commission is proposing to ban imports of Russian diamonds and diamond jewellery from the start of 2024 as part of a new sanctions package to curb Russia's ability to finance its invasion of Ukraine,...
Gold prices climbed to a two-week high on Friday and were set to mark their first weekly rise in three as market expectations that the US Federal Reserve has finished raising rates weighed on the dollar and Treasury yields, reports...
JAKARTA, Nov 17 (Reuters): US oil major Exxon Mobil is planning to invest up to $15 billion in a petrochemical project and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo said in a presidential palace statement on...
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters): Oil prices edged higher on Friday, a day after sinking 5 per cent to a four month-low on growing worries about burgeoning non-OPEC supply and cooling demand.Brent futures rose 80 cents, or about 1 per cent,...
LONDON, Nov 17 (AFP): Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been charged by the Football Association over an explosive VAR rant following his side's controversial defeat against Newcastle.Arteta said the VAR decision not to disallow Anthony Gordon's goal in the 1-0...
NEW DELHI, Nov 17 (AFP): Long-simmering rivalries on and off the pitch divided India and Pakistan once more at the World Cup, but a cricket show run by Pakistani greats of the game has won fans across the border.The Pavilion,...
MONTEVIDEO, Nov 17 (AFP): Uruguay ended Argentina's 14-match unbeaten streak with a 2-0 victory over the world champions in World Cup qualifiers on Thursday as Luis Diaz scored twice to fire Colombia to an emotional 2-1 win over Brazil.Defender Ronald...
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