Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Satya Prasad Majumder speaking at discussion on the university campus on Tuesday, marking the Independence and National Day. BUET Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan, Registrar Prof Dr Md Forkan...
Passenger welfare platform 'Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samitiy' (BJKS) on Wednesday demanded extension of the Eid holidays by two days to reduce the suffering of passengers on the roads and prevent road accidents during the upcoming Eid, reports UNB.In a press...
All events centring Pahela Baishakh including those at Ramna park, Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka University, Hatirjheel, and Rabindra Sarobar, must conclude by 06:00 pm, reports UNB.The decision was taken at a meeting on law and order during celebration of Pahela Baishakh...
Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk visiting the Padma Bridge on Wednesday. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat was also present at the moment — PID
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Operation of all kinds of bulkheads and speed boats would be suspended for 11 days to ensure safety of the homebound people on the waterways during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Abdul Alim Mahmud, also head...
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The Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF) has requested the newly elected SCBA President, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan, not to assume his post. Khokan was elected as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for the 2024-2025 sessions from...
President of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Dennis Francis, has said with a well-educated workforce and a dynamic youth population, modern Bangladesh has overcome remarkable odds to become an economic powerhouse in South Asia, reports UNB.Francis made the comment while...
Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury has accused Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of misleading the public by 'inaccurately' claiming to have received an award from UNESCO, reports bdnews24.com.On March 17, a post on Yunus's verified Facebook page announced that he had...
The government has extended the term of a stay order on the prison sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, allowing her to remain out of jail for another six months, reports bdnews24.com.However, the former prime minister will not be able...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday called upon the people, especially the youth, to strengthen their fight for establishing democracy and voting rights, reports UNB.He said this at a discussion meeting organised by BNP on the occasion...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said BNP is making evil efforts to destroy the spirit and values of the great Liberation War as well as the democracy under an orchestrated plan,...
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters): Four Chinese provinces and cities are shutting down their financial asset exchanges as part of efforts to crack down on illegal fundraising and rising risks in local government finances.Local financial regulators in China's provinces of Hunan...
SINGAPORE, March 27 (Reuters): China's yuan is sliding and market participants suspect authorities are deliberately but slowly engineering a light depreciation of the currency, both to complement an easy monetary policy and to support exports.Several signals have stirred that speculation....
AMSTERDAM, March 27 (Reuters): The Netherlands' five largest pension funds on Wednesday said they were willing to invest billions in the country's energy transition and to help support investment in the electricity grid.In a letter, addressed to the political parties...
SAN ANTONIO, Mar 27 (Reuters): Runaway prices at US fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including McDonald's and Wendy's recently said they worry about losing business from those on the...
Different organisations placed wreaths at the portrait of Father of The Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the Independence and National Day on Tuesday. Some other organisations held discussions on the occasion.
HANOI, Mar 27 (AFP): A top Vietnamese luxury property tycoon was sentenced to eight years in prison, state media said Wednesday, after he was accused of cheating thousands of investors in a $355 million bond scam.It is the latest case...
BEIJING, Mar 27 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met with representatives of US businesses Wednesday as Beijing seeks to woo foreign investment and reassure American firms in the face of a slowing economy.Officials are keen to bring in investment to...
ACI Motors organised a 'Lovol Harvester Free Service Campaign' at Rampur Primary School in Shibganj upazila under Thakurgaon district on Sunday. The main objective of this programme was to provide timely service and harvester spare parts at affordable prices to...
Bangladesh Edible Oil Limited has taken an initiative to distribute essential commodities to orphanages. As part of it, the company distributed edible oil and rice to Madrasa Darul Uloom and Orphanage at Mirpur-6 and Jame-ul Uloom Madrasa at Mirpur-14 in...
Water Resources Ministry held a meeting at the Pani Bhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday to review the progress of various ADP projects under the ministry, with State Minister for Water Resources Zaheed Farooque in the chair. Senior secretary of the...
Chinese company Song Shin Leather (BD) Limited will set up a Leather processing industry in Cumilla EPZ, reports UNB.An agreement to this effect was signed between Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and Song Shin Leather (BD) Co Limited at...
Prime Bank has launched Islamic banking services on its mobile banking app MyPrime at an event in the capital. Nazeem A Choudhury, deputy managing director, Wasiul Alam, SEVP and head of Branch Distribution Network, and other senior officials of the...
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 (Reuters): US banks could see a modest hit to their earnings due to the $30 billion settlement to limit credit and debit card fees for merchants by payments networks Visa and Mastercard, Wall Street analysts said.The antitrust...
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The stock market watchdog has fined investor Abul Khayer and his associates Tk 2 million for manipulating the stock price of Genex Infosys.On 28 March 2022, Genex Infosys was traded at Tk 129 per share and then fell to Tk...
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Stocks witnessed another sharp decline, with the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange sinking below 5,800 after three years, as local and foreign investors continued sell-offs to safeguard their investments from further erosion.Market experts say the market faced another...
COLOMBO, Mar 27 (AFP): Sri Lanka's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday as the prime minister visited China seeking a debt restructuring deal crucial to maintaining an IMF bailout.Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawar-dena is in Beijing, the island's biggest...
MADRID, Mar 27 (AFP): Spanish inflation accelerated in March due mainly to higher energy costs, preliminary official data showed Wednesday.Consumer prices rose 3.2 per cent on an annual basis, up from 2.8 per cent in February, national statistics office INE...
TOKYO, Mar 27 (AFP): The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a much-anticipated interest rate hike in a shift away from years of ultra-loose monetary policy.The...
STOCKHOLM, Mar 27 (Reuters): H&M, the world's second-largest listed fashion retailer, reported a stronger than expected first-quarter operating profit, as new CEO Daniel Erver said shoppers liked the brand's spring collections.The Swedish group has struggled to maintain its position in...
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