National Housing Finance, a company with over 25 years of experience in the housing finance sector, expanded its operations on Monday with the launch of a Sharia-based Islamic wing. The inaugural programme was attended by Mahbubur Rahman, chairman of the...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Four companies have already raised funds worth Tk 5.50 billion through initial public offerings (IPOs) in the first three months through March, a sign that public listing regains allure as means for fund collection. Last year, only five firms and...
FRANKFURT, Apr 08 (AFP): German industrial production rose strongly in February for the second straight month, official data showed Monday, offering hope for the beleaguered manufacturing sector in Europe's biggest economy.Output climbed 2.1 per cent month-on-month, federal statistics agency Destatis...
RIYADH, Apr 08 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's industrial sector experienced a 63 per cent increase in new investments in 2023, amounting to a SR15 billion ($3.99 billion) rise compared to the previous year. According to the annual report from the...
RIYADH, Apr 08 (Arab News): A drop in the price of cereals, bread, and vegetables saw Egypt's urban consumer price inflation rate slow to 33.1 per cent in March from 36 per cent in February. Data released from the country's...
BENGALURU, Apr 08 (Reuters): Indian automaker Tata Motors said on Monday its Jaguar Land Rover's fourth-quarter sales rose 11 per cent from a year earlier to 114,038 units, driven by increased production and sustained global demand.Full-year sales for the financial...
FRANKFURT, Apr 08 (AFP): Buoyed by falling inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to keep borrowing costs on hold one last time Thursday while laying the ground for a first interest rate cut in June.The Frankfurt-based institution has...
Gold prices hit a record high for a seventh straight session on Monday, fuelled by central bank purchases and geopolitical tensions, while strong economic data failed to dull bullion's allure, reports Reuters.Spot gold was steady at $2,330.83 per ounce, as...
India's fuel consumption fell 0.6per cent year-on-year in March, but demand for the 2024 financial year was up about 5per cent, primarily driven by higher automotive fuel and naphtha sales, reports Reuters.Total consumption, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 21.09...
Debashish Bhowmik, a jewellery shop worker in Narail, and his team have secured the second plot of land in the country's largest Eid campaign 'Nagad e Jomi' launched by Nagad. Pintu Bhowmik and Shoma Mohammad were the two other members...
A new book titled 'Politiconomy of Bangladesh: Essays and Analysis' has just published. Written by Professor Abduallah A Dewan, the book is a collection of the author's various articles and essays previously published in three English newspapers of the country....
The Premier Bank PLC has signed Bancassurance agreements with two leading insurance companies in Bangladesh -- Life Insurance Corporation of Bangladesh (LIC) and Pragati Insurance Company Limited. Through these partnerships, The Premier Bank's extensive network of branches will now offer...
The sighting of the new moon brings the message of Eid and happiness. New dress, prayer, delicious food, presence of loved ones, and last but not the least exchanging salami fulfil the joy of Eid. Thanks to the advancement of...
Country's largest Alpona festival, titled 'Alponay Boishakh 1431,' is all set to bring the essence of Bengali culture to life with vibrant strokes of colour and artistry. Asiatic Experiential Marketing Limited, Banglalink Digital Communications Limited, and Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited...
BEIJING, Apr 08 (AFP): The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China.Yellen has repeatedly...
LONDON, Apr 8 (Reuters): Copper prices in London hit their highest in more than 14 months on Monday, helped by demand from momentum-following funds, strong German industrial data and a rally in other commodities.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange...
LONDON, Apr 8 (Reuters): Global oil benchmark Brent steadied above $91 a barrel on Monday, reducing early losses prompted by Israel withdrawing more soldiers from Gaza and committing to fresh talks on a potential ceasefire in the Middle East conflict.Brent...
LONDON, Apr 08 (AFP): Everton have been given an additional two-point deduction for a breach of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), it was announced Monday.The decision followed a previous six-point PSR penalty imposed on Everton and left...
LAHORE, Apr 08 (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to appoint Muhammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq as interim head coach and assistant coach, respectively, for the home T20I series against New Zealand later this month. The decision comes as...
MONTE CARLO, Principality of Monaco, Apr 08 (AFP): Felix Auger-Aliassime's reward for a straight-sets opening round win over Luca Nardi at the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday is a showdown with Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.Auger-Aliassime dismissed Nardi 6-2, 6-3 in...
Bangladesh Police SC tasted the first win in their 3rd super league match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey crushing Ajax Sporting Club by 9-1 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city on Monday,...
MAGURA, Apr 08 (UNB): The body of a newborn was recovered from a pond in Sreepur upazila of Magura early this morning, eliciting shock and sorrow from the local community.Officer-in-Charge Rezaul Sheikh Tasmin Alam of the Sreepur Police Station has...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Green chilli prices have hit a record low this year in Khulna, Magura, Sylhet and Lalmohihat districts compared to the last five years.Our Correspondent from Khulna reports: After a recent visit, it was found that green chilli was being sold...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 08: Like every Eid, Silk Para in Rajshahi is drawing an overwhelming crowd of shoppers as the festival is at hand.The factories and showrooms in Silk Para are now passing an unusually busy time. Targeting the Eid sale...
Climate-warming gases 'beingsmuggled into Europe'PARIS, Apr 08: Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)...
CAIRO, Apr 08 (Reuters): A Hamas official told Reuters on Monday that no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by delegations from Israel, Qatar and the United States."There is no change...
Seven years after massacring thousands of Rohingya, Myanmar's military has conscripted at least 100 men from Rakhine State to fight against the Arakan Army insurgent group, the BBC reports.As the beleaguered junta faces what is possibly the biggest insurgency the...
Intelligence is a mental ability. Children are not born with all intelligence. It develops among them with their physical and mental development. All children's intelligence is not the same. A child may have high mathematical intelligence, while another may have...
I am writing to draw everyone's attention to the untapped potential of tourism of Nijhum Dwip, a small island under Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district. Despite its abundant natural resources and rich history, the tourism industry in this region remains...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
In recent years, heatwaves are getting more intense and prolonged. Usually, heatwaves are experienced during the months of March, April and May in Bangladesh. People experienced hot to very hot summers also in the past. But the use of the...
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