The 34th Board Meeting of Sonali Intellect Limited, a technology solution provider of Sonali Bank PLC, was held at a hotel in Chennai, India, on Monday. Sonali Bank CEO & Managing Director Md. Afzal Karim, Members of Sonali Intellect Board...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Two chamber bodies will work together to help send skilled workers to Malaysia, one of the largest job markets for Bangladeshi workers.The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI)...
Perfetti Van Melle, a leading name in producing and distributing candies and chewing gums globally, recently penned a contract with MetLife to provide insurance facilities for its employees in Bangladesh, says a press release. As part of this contract, over...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Bangladeshi-branded denim begins losing its shine -- after having reigned supreme on the global market in 2022 -- amid production-cost escalation for costly inputs. Industry sources say Bangladesh is losing out competitive edge to its competitors like Turkey, Mexico and...
Gold held near a two-week peak on Tuesday, helped by a pullback in the dollar, although prices were stuck in a narrow range as focus turned to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting for updates on the interest rate outlook and...
PARIS/SINGAPORE, Sept 19 (Reuters): Chicago corn slipped on Tuesday to remain at its lowest levels since December 2020 as an advancing US harvest kept attention on ample international supply following a record Brazilian crop.Wheat futures extended losses from Monday as...
As a part of the social marketing activities of the Skills for Employment Investment Programme (SEIP), an orientation workshop on skill development and gender mainstreaming was held on Tuesday at the conference room of Chattogram District Commissioner. Anarul Kabir, Assistant...
Oil prices jumped more than $1 on Tuesday, signalling a fourth consecutive session of gains as weak US shale output compounded supply concerns from extended production cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia, reports Reuters.Global benchmark Brent crude futures were up...
NILPHAMARI, Sept 19 (BSS): A mobile court in a drive has fined four middlemen Tk 80,000 for selling vegetables at higher prices in Jaldhaka of the district.Executive Magistrate Moinul Islam, who is also the Upazila Nirbahi Officer, led the drive...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) is hosting a four-day recitation festival titled 'Kabi Mohammad Rafiq Abritti Utsab-2023'. This festival is organized by 'Dhwani', a recital organization based at the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) of the university.The festival began on Monday with a joyous...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Sept 19: Due to various technologies including Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, IMO, WhatsApp, the exchange of letters has decreased by half in Rajshahi. At present, the postal department is dependent on government letters. In the last 5 years, the postal...
In the absence of the regular coach Chandika Hathurusingha, Bangladesh's assistant coach, Nic Pothas, will assume the role of head coach for the team, reports UNB.Bangladesh team has just returned home from the Asia Cup played across Sri Lanka and...
Former Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain was charged along with seven players, officials and team owners for breaching various counts of the Anti Corruption Code (ACC) during the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League, reports BSS.The ICC revealed it on behalf of...
Bangladeshi cricketer Tanzim Hasan Sakib has had to apologise to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for a number of offensive Facebook posts from the past, which resurfaced after his international debut at the Asia Cup last week, report agencies. Some...
DUBAI, Sept 19 (Agencies): Brazil star Neymar made his first start for Al-Hilal on Monday night but the Brazilian found himself hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons once again.The former Barcelona and PSG man had an evening to forget...
A suicidal goal by defender Hasan Murad forced Bangladesh men's football team to start their 19th Asian Games Men's Football campaign with a 0-1 goal defeat to neighbouring Myanmar in Group A opener at the Xiaoshan Sports Center Stadium in...
Heaviest rains in century bring floods to Caspian Sea coastTEHRAN, Sept 19: Flash floods have injured 20 people in northern Iran, after what officials described as the region's heaviest rains in a century, Iranian media reported. The rains have battered...
MOSCOW, Sept 19 (TASS): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping may hold talks in Beijing this October, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said."We expect that substantive bilateral talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President...
YANGON, Sept 19 (AFP): A boat carrying around a hundred passengers sank on a river in northern Myanmar on Tuesday morning, local media reported, with dozens feared missing.The vessel sank around 10:00 am (0330 GMT) on the Chindwin river in...
KAPP LINNE, Sept 19 (AFP): Norway has installed solar panels in its Svalbard archipelago, a region plunged in round-the-clock darkness all winter, in a pilot project that could help remote Arctic communities transition to green energy.Neatly lined up in six...
GENEVA, Sept 19 (AFP): Over 1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May, while thousands of newborns are likely to die across the war-torn country by year-end, the UN said Tuesday.The United Nations sounded the alarm over the...
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (AFP): The Thai king's son has called for open discussion of the country's tough laws against insulting the royal family, a sensitive topic that has seen hundreds of people prosecuted in recent years.Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second son...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Hair loss, be it for males or females, is embarrassing. It is not painful, but it does have the ability to impact the quality of life. In medical terms, it is known as androgenic alopecia, but for general people, it...
FIRUZ NAWER | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
The growing age difference between parents and their children has become a regular aspect of modern life. It refers to generational disparities in opinions, values, attitudes, and lifestyles, notably between parents and their offspring. This disparity is a natural result...
The words we use in our everyday life are very important. They can build and lift, comfort and calm as well as teach and inspire. Contrarily, words can destroy and demolish, incite and enrage as well as embarrass and demean....
Cyber bullying is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. People of all ages, especially women and children are becoming victims of cyber crimes on social media. Citing a survey conducted in several Asian countries, including Bangladesh, the BBC reports that...
At a time when Dhaka city dwellers are severely affected by traffic jams, we welcome the opening of the elevated expressway and metro rail. This development should relieve congestions in some areas, reduce travel time and significantly improve the capital's...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Last year, the country took a hard loan from the Jeddah-based International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to cover mounting oil-import bills worth about US$1.4 billion. The loan carried a steep interest rate of 7.06 per cent that had to...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Controversy centring around the non-government organisations (NGOs), on their mode of operation and scores of other related matters, has for long attracted public attention. As a breeding ground of NGOs since the inception of the country, Bangladesh has over the...
Widening of Bangladesh's export basket further has now become an imperative given that its present export is overwhelmingly dependent on Readymade Garment (RMG) products. Hence is the call for diversification of its exports. An example will suffice to explain the...
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