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Chapainawabganj road accident leaves one dead

2023-10-09 00:00:00

An expatriate died in a road accident at Ghorastand area of Chapainawabganj's Sadar upazila on Sunday, reports UNB.The deceased Ramjan Ali, 30, son of Abdul Lotif from Vaggobanpur village of the upazila, was a Saudi Arabia expatriate.Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station...

Death toll rises to four, two still missing

2023-10-09 00:00:00

MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 08 (UNB): The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj rose to four with the recovery of one more body on Sunday.The floating body of Jannatul Mawa,6, was recovered from...

IPDC Finance organised an awareness workshop on Breast Cancer Prevention

2023-10-09 00:00:00

IPDC Finance organised an awareness workshop on Breast Cancer Prevention at its head office in the city on Sunday. Women customers and women employees of the company participated in the workshop organised in collaboration with Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust (BANCAT)...

Special drive against illegal firearms before election: DMP commissioner

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Sunday said that the police will conduct special drives to recover illegal arms before the upcoming national elections, reports UNB. The DMP Commissioner came up with the remark while addressing at the...

Judiciary should not be politicised in any way: CJ

FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00

Chief Justice (CJ) Obaidul Hassan on Sunday assured that he will try his best to ensure a corruption-free judiciary. At the same time, the Chief Justice said that he wants the judiciary and the courts not to be politicized in...

China supports BD in opposing external interference: Ambassador

FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00

China supports Bangladesh in protecting national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and averting external interference, according to the Chinese envoy in Dhaka, as a veteran Bangladeshi politician talked about preventing "Western meddling" with Beijing's help."A crisis is brewing up in our...

Tokyo wants dignified return of Rohingya to Myanmar

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Japan wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, now sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland, Myanmar, reports UNB.Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahiro Komura made the statement on Sunday when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at...

19 Jamaat men held in Kurigram

2023-10-09 00:00:00

KURIGRAM, Oct 08 (UNB): Police arrested 19 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of Sadar and Ulipur upazilas of Kurigram district on Sunday.President of Jamaat Sramik Kalyan Federation and former president of Kurigram District Ainjibi Samity Advocate Yeasin...

Five Ansar Al Islam members held in city

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested five members, including its Nayab Amir Kabir of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Jatrabari area, reports UNB.The arrested were identified as - Sakhawatul Kabir...

No one will put BNP in power: Hasan

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP, after a long time, has realized that no one will put them in power, reports BSS."BNP has realized that no one will put...

US pre-election monitoring team meets BNP today

2023-10-09 00:00:00

The joint IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission of the US will hold a meeting with a delegation of BNP today (Monday) to talk about the next national election in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The meeting is scheduled to begin at...

AL won't hand over power peacefully: BNP

FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) warned on Sunday that the ongoing political stalemate will be settled on the streets as the government doesn't believe in handing over power peacefully through free, fair and participatory elections. BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru...

BNP makes mockery over democracy, polls: Quader

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said since its birth, BNP has been showing mockery to the country's people over democracy and elections, reports BSS.In a statement, he said the talking of democracy and fair elections does...

Shanghai stock exchange probes Zhejiang King after its public listing halt

2023-10-09 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters): The Shanghai Stock Exchange said it will probe Zhejiang King Co Ltd after the Chinese maker of air conditioners halted its initial public offering (IPO) amid media reports about alleged issues such as the overpricing of...

European companies confront IPO risks as Renk cancels float

2023-10-09 00:00:00

FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters): Buoyed by positive investor feedback and growing optimism around new stocks, German gearbox supplier Renk was on track to make its Frankfurt market debut in early October.That was until this week, when the company decided to...

Evergrande's $500 m EV share deal suspended, stock to resume trading

2023-10-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Reuters): A share sale plan between China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, the electric-vehicle arm of embattled property developer China Evergrande and US-listed NWTN has been halted, according to a Hong Kong bourse stock filing on...

India 10-year yield sees biggest jump in 14 months after RBI's bond sale shock

2023-10-09 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters): Indian government bond yields soared on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield posting its biggest single-day jump in 14 months after the Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with its intention to conduct open market sale...

Dubai index tracks global shares higher, Abu Dhabi falls

2023-10-09 00:00:00

LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters): The rout in the fixed-income market is causing the "greatest bond bear market of all time", Bank of America Global Research said in a note on Friday, as the peak-to-trough loss in the US 30-year yield...

Oman's Islamic banking sector sees 13pc asset growth

2023-10-09 00:00:00

RIYADH, Oct 08 (Arab News): Oman's banking sector has experienced significant growth, with the combined assets of banks and Islamic windows rising annually, rising 13 per cent to about 7 billion Omani rials ($18.28 billion) in July, reported its central...

Tesla’s China-made EV sales volume falls 10.9pc

2023-10-09 00:00:00

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Oct 08 (Reuters): US automaker Tesla sold 74,073 China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in September, a 10.9 per cent decrease from a year earlier, showed data from the China Passenger Car Association on Sunday.Sales of China-made Model 3 and Model...

Surging Treasury yields upend stock market's ‘bond proxies’

2023-10-09 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters): Soaring Treasury yields have stunned the US equity market in recent weeks, with some of the worst fallout hitting a group of stocks expected to have bond-like qualities.The S&P 500 is down about 4 per...

TAKAFUL ISLAMI INS HOLDS BUSINESS REVIEW MEETING

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Takaful Islami Insurance Ltd. held its Dhaka Branch Managers' Business Review Meeting in Dhaka recently. Chief Executive Officer (C.C) Abul Kalam Azad presided over the meeting attended by Tahmina Afroz, Chairman of the company, as the chief guest and Executive...

FOOD FESTIVAL AT DHAKA REGENCY

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has organised a food festival titled 'The Local Culinary Heritage of Bangladesh 2023' that began on Thursday and will continue until October 30. The festival will showcase authentic local delicacies from all divisions of the...

ZENITH ISLAMI LIFE INS HOLDS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2023-10-09 00:00:00

The Annual Conference-2023 of Zenith Islami Life Insurance Limited was held at a hotel in Cox's Bazar on Saturday. Chairman of the company and former MP Faridunnahar Laily was present as the chief guest at the conference while its Vice...

Union Bank Holds Business Review Meeting

2023-10-09 00:00:00

ABM Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank Limited, inaugurated the Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet, Mymensingh Division & Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur and Chandpur District 3rd Quarterly Business Review Meeting 2023 as the chief guest at the...

STANDARD BANK WORKSHOP ON REMITTANCE SERVICES

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Shari'ah-based Standard Bank organised a virtual workshop on 'Excellence in Remittance Services' recently. Md Habibur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO, inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest while Md Siddiqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director &COO, presided over the event.

City Bank, in collaboration with Heifer International Bangladesh, distributed 600 tonnes of poultry and fish feed

2023-10-09 00:00:00

City Bank, in collaboration with Heifer International Bangladesh, recently distributed 600 tonnes of poultry and fish feed among more than 400 marginal farmers in Rajshahi as part of its corporate social responsibility. City Bank additional managing directors Sheikh Mohammad Maroof...

Exim Bank arranged a business development conference --

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Exim Bank arranged a business development conference with all branch managers, executives and officials of Sylhet region in Sylhet on Friday. Managing Director and CEO of Exim Bank Mohammad Feroz Hossain was present as the chief guest while Sylhet Regional...

Saudi Arabia pioneers the next era of food security innovation

2023-10-09 00:00:00

RIYADH, Oct 08 (Arab News): As the global population surges, securing a stable supply of food and water has become paramount for a sustainable future. Saudi Arabia, ever at the forefront of change, places this challenger at the centre of...

Walton to join Canton Fair

2023-10-09 00:00:00

Electronics brand Walton, for the third time, is going to take part in the world's largest trade 'China Import and Export Fair,' popularly known as 'Canton Fair', beginning on October 15 in Guangzhou, China, says a press release. Walton is...