Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the prices of essential commodities will be brought under control soon through multifaceted measures, reports BSS."If the people face any crisis, it hurts Prime...
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters): The world's largest cruise ship is set for its maiden voyage on Saturday, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel - and other giant cruise liners to follow - will leak...
MADRID, Jan 27 (Reuters): Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced on Friday a plan to close down more than a quarter of its stores and lay off as many as 588 workers in Spain, home of its bigger rival, Zara owner...
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters): The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday said tractor maker Kubota North America Corp will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely labeling some of its replacement parts as being "Made in USA."In addition...
FE REPORT Businesses and entrepreneurs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are interested in investing in Bangladesh and hiring skilled manpower from the country. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, president and CEO of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, made the remark...
Citizens Bank PLC signed a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank for availing refinancing facility under the 'Green Transformation Fund (GTF)' Refinance Scheme at Bangladesh Bank head office recently. Mohammad Masoom, Managing Director and CEO of Citizens Bank, and Chowdhury Liakat...
Dhaka Bank PLC has been awarded by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as one of the highest taxpayers in the banking sector for 2022-23 fiscal year under the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU). Md Mostaque Ahmed, Deputy Managing Director &...
FE REPORTProductivity enhancement, skills development and continuous innovation are vital to the sustainability of the plastic goods-manufacturing sector in the country, speakers told a programme in the capital on Saturday.They also said that all the large or small stakeholders should...
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SYLHET. Jan 26: Hunters are indiscriminately killing and catching birds everyday in the country's largest 'Hakaluki Haor', which has spread in Sylhet and Moulvibazar district, ignoring government ban.Birds in well-known Hail Haor and Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar district have also...
FARIDPUR, Jan 27 (UNB): Police have recovered the body of an unidentified person in locked luggage at the Faridpur Municipal Bus Terminal around 11:00 am on Saturday.According to the police, the locked luggage was lying near the entrance of the...
Chattogram, Jan 27 (UNB): Two students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have been suspended for possessing drugs.The authorities concerned of CUET took the decision at an emergency meeting.Saiful Islam, deputy director of Student's Welfare Department of the...
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COX'S BAZAR, Jan 26: A large whale's skeleton has been exhumed from the sand of the beach in the district nearly three years after its burial.Scientists of the Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute started exhuming the whale skeleton last Monday and...
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BOGURA, Jan 27: The prices of construction materials have increased in the northern region as elsewhere in the country after the 12th parliamentary election.The rod price has gone up by Tk 5,000 to Tk 10,000 per tonne. Cement, sand and...
SYLHET, Jan 27 (UNB): A man was hacked to death by his neighbour in Sylhet's Biswanath upazila on Friday.The deceased was Delwar Hossain (35).Quoting locals, he said an altercation broke out between the members of Delwar's family and his neighbouring...
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JASHORE, Jan 27: Farmer Manjurul Ahsan has attained economic self-sufficiency by producing squash in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore, with the help of the local Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office.By growing a fairly large quantity of winter squash on his...
Photographed recently, unauthorised loggers taking away timber felling a prized tree in the Sundarbans. The wood resources of the world's largest mangrove forest will largely shrink for such unrelenting assault from the plunderers. — bdnews24.com
SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (Reuters): Asian refiners are pinning their 2024 jet fuel demand hopes on continued air travel recovery from China and southeast Asia, with supply movements to be driven by output from a spate of new Middle East capacity,...
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters): Shell will shut down its oil refinery in Wesseling, Germany by 2025 and convert the site to produce lubricant feedstock as part of its drive to reduce its carbon emissions, the company said on Friday.Shell said...
MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters): More than a dozen tankers loaded with 10 million barrels of Russia's Sokol grade crude oil have been stranded off the coast of South Korea for weeks, so far unsold due to US sanctions and payment...
The 48th annual general meeting (AGM) of Jamuna Oil Company Limited was held on a virtual platform on Saturday. ABM Azad, Chairman of Jamuna Oil and also Chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, presided over the meeting. The shareholders of the...
BAT Bangladesh has been recognised as a top taxpayer for 2022-23 fiscal year by the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). BAT Bangladesh's Company Secretary Azizur Rahman, Area Head of Corporate Finance Nashva Bint Hamid...
RIYADH, Jan 27 (Reuters): Real estate loans from Saudi banks reached SR747.2 billion ($199.24 billion) in the third quarter of 2023 - an annual increase of almost 13 per cent.The data, which comes from the Kingdom's central bank, shows the...
The 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) was held at the Fortune Square Convention Hall in the city on Saturday, said a press release.Md Rezaul Karim, Chairman of the SCB, presided over the meeting.In the...
The Managers' Conference-2024 of Bangladesh Development Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Saturday. Shamima Nargis, Chairman, Board of Directors of Bangladesh Development Bank, was present as the chief guest while Managing Director & CEO...
Agrani Bank PLC inaugurated its branch at Raipura in Narshingdi on Saturday. Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, MP, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while Managing Director and CEO of the bank Md Murshedul Kabir was present as the guest of...
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has expressed profound concerns over the escalating disruptions in global trade, particularly stemming geopolitical tensions affecting shipping in the Black Sea, recent attacks on shipping in the Red Sea affecting the...
SHANGHAI, Jan 27 (Reuters): A Shanghai-listed fund that holds US stocks took the unusual step of suspending trading on Friday, saying it was necessary to protect investors after prices hit record levels in a scramble for overseas assets.Trading in the...
Ziaur RahmanZiaur Rahman has been promoted as deputy managing director of Prime Bank.Prior to this new role, he served as senior executive vice president and head of human resources, according to a statement.Mr. Rahman has more than 31 years...
FE REPORTRenata earned 11 per cent less profit in the six months through December of FY24, compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year, while its revenue increased 17 per cent year-on-year during the time. Its earnings per...
The 'Annual Business Summit - 2024' of Mercantile Bank was held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka on Friday. Morshed Alam MP, chairman of the board of directors, was the chief guest while Managing Director & CEO Md. Quamrul Islam...
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