BERLIN, July 06 (AFP): Turkey face the Netherlands in a Euro 2024 quarter-final on Saturday (Sunday morning as per BST) whose lead-up has been dominated by a diplomatic row between the Turks and Germany. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will...
Shathira Jakir Jesy became the first Bangladeshi female umpire to officiate matches in Women's Asia Cup to be held in Sri Lanka on July, reports BSS.Jesy herself revealed the matter in her verified Facebook page, saying that officiating matches in...
Basking in the victory of T20 World Cup 2024, the Indian nation seems to be eager to watch more of their team playing electrifying international clashes as ticket sales from India for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series increased by record...
AGRANI BANK TRAINING COURSE BEGINS Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) has organised a 30-day Banking Foundation Training Course. The CEO of Agrani Bank PLC, Md Murshedul Kabir, inaugurated the course on Saturday as the chief guest and conducted a session....
HYDERABAD, July 06 (Reuters): India's pharmaceutical companies are hoping for tax incentives and financial assistance for research on innovative drugs as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government readies a federal finance budget likely to be presented in July.The upcoming budget would...
ISLAMI BANK FOUNDATION HOLDS VIEW-EXCHANGE MEETING WITH PHYSICIANSIslami Bank Foundation organised a view-exchange meeting with physicians and other delegates at a hotel in Chattogram recently to highlight cutting-edge medical services provided by the Islami Bank Hospital and Cardiac Center at...
M. A. Khan Belal has been elected as the chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors of Mecantile Bank in its 443rd board meeting held at the bank's head office recently, said a statement. Prior to this...
Prime Bank signs MoU with National Pension AuthorityPrime Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Pension Authority (NPA) recently. Kabirul Ezdani Khan, executive chairman of National Pension Authority, and Hassan O Rashid, chief executive officer (CEO) of...
SHANGHAI, July 6 (Reuters): China's securities regulator vowed on Friday to clamp down harder on financial fraud, saying it is pushing for harsher punishment against lawbreakers as it seeks to revive confidence in the country's struggling stock markets.The China Securities...
DHAKA BANK CELEBRATES 29TH ANNIVERSARYDhaka Bank has observed 29 years of banking excellence with the slogan, "Maintaining Steady Growth with Excellence'. A 'dua-mahfil' was arranged for improvement of the bank, its better contribution to the economy and good health for...
LONDON, July 6 (Reuters): Big investors are warming to Britain after a landslide election win for its new Labour government but remain wary of placing long term bets until Prime Minister Keir Starmer can convince them his economic growth plans...
Farhan Fardaus | 2024-07-07 00:00:00
It is worrisome that 15 out of 36 listed banks are trading below the face value of Tk 10 per share but what is more troubling is that some of them still have a P/E ratio higher than the industry's....
KHULNA, July 06 (UNB): Eighteen years ago Newton Mondal left his job in a jute factory and took up arum farming as an alternative for livelihood. It brought him fortune as he achieved solvency through its cultivation. Newton, 32, a...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSATKHIRA, July 06: Satkhira's various sweets including Sandesh, Swarpuri, Pera Sandesh and curd have a good reputation across the country for their uniqueness in taste as well as quality. When talking about sweets here, the names of Fakir Mistanna...
SIRAJGANJ, July 06 (BSS): Two friends drowned and another was injured when a boat capsized in Baral river at Potazia Charmatha area under Shahjadpur upazila of the district today.The deceased were identified as Sajal, 16, son of Shah Alam of...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rajbari, Bagerhat, Joypurhat, Dinajpur districts on Saturday, report agencies.In Rajbari, two people have died after a truck rammed a parked, fruit-laden truck at Kalukhali upazila in Rajbari district...
Low-lying areas of 40 villages in Sherpur Sadar and Nalitabari upazilas have been flooded by mountain runoff. However, the flooding in Jhenaigati upazila near the border has improved slightly. Meanwhile, the flood situation in Kurigram district has worsened, with rising...
Gold prices extended gains on Friday to their highest level in over a month following key US jobs data that showed the labor market was softening, lifting expectations around a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September, reporta Reuters.Spot gold...
The Sri Lankan government has decided to restructure rather than privatise SriLankan Airlines after none of the entities that expressed interest in it were deemed suitable.A media statement on the Sri Lankan government website on July 3 confirmed the change...
Cotton contracts slipped to their lowest in more than two weeks on Friday on expectations of good weather boosting supplies from key growing regions, reports Reuters.Cotton contract for December fell 1.38 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to 70.90 cents per...
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, July 6 (Reuters): Germany said on Friday it will launch the first tender for the construction and modernisation of 12.5 gigawatts (GW) of gas power plants that can switch to hydrogen by the end of 2024 or early next...
NEW YORK, July 06 (Reuters): The cost of an Air Force programme to replace aging nuclear missiles has ballooned to about $160 billion from $95.8 billion, three people familiar with the matter said, threatening to slash funding for other key...
LONDON, July 06 (AFP): Newly elected Labour prime minister Keir Starmer will kickstart his plan to "rebuild Britain" on his first full day in charge Saturday, after his party's landslide election win ended 14 years of Conservative rule.Starmer spent his...
GAZA, July 06 (Reuters/AP): Hamas has accepted a US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source...
Rounak Marium | 2024-07-07 00:00:00
Mir Tamiz Ahmed Shezan left a stable banking career to venture into the seafood market, co-founding Motsho with Mahir Abrar Nikhat and Tasin Ishmam Ahmed. Their mission is to provide world-class export-grade seafood to Bangladesh's local market. Despite the country's...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2024-07-07 00:00:00
The total number of Palestinians dead now exceeds 38,000, of which more than 15,000 are children. The number of casualties is well above 120,000 with most of the 2.3 million Gaza population displaced. According to a statement issued on June...
Monsoon drizzle is a delight for many, but in Bangladeshi cities, it has become a source of public suffering due to water-logging. Even a brief spell of heavy rain submerges roads and areas with water rising up to two to...
From January to May 2024, 201 women and children were raped, including 50 who have been gang-raped. Tragically, 9 victims died as a result, and 2 committed suicide. Additionally, 44 people were victims of attempted-rape and 17 boys were also...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-07-07 00:00:00
A recent study by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) and International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) titled 'Persistent Threat: PFAS in textiles and water in Bangladesh' sheds light on a critical issue that demands immediate attention from policymakers and...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-07-07 00:00:00
Last Monday, a new fiscal year started in Bangladesh, carrying the burden of high inflation along with the official expectation that the excessive inflationary pressure will be moderated by the end of the year. On a day before or the...
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