FE REPORT | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
The Dhaka bourse on Thursday closed flat following a mixed performance of major sectors.A section of investors took positions in sector specific stocks while others exerted selling pressure, which led to a marginal rise both in daily turnover and the...
BABUL BARMAN | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Two SME stocks --- Himadri and Yousuf Flour Mills -- have become second and third most expensive stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) without any justified reasons. That means the money injected into the stocks would hardly have any...
ZURICH, Aug 31 (Reuters): Switzerland on Wednesday said it had drafted new rules to tighten perceived cracks in its money laundering regulations, holding lawyers and consultants accountable for reporting risks and stepping up oversight of legal entities, such as trusts.The...
Bangladesh House Buil-ding Finance Corporation (BHBFC), a state-owned non-banking financial institution (NBFI), has secured the first position in implementing the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) for financial year 2022-23 among all state-owned banks and NBFIs for the fourth straight time, says...
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 31 (Reuters): Google unveiled a swath of fresh artificial-intelligence technology and partnerships on Tuesday that were geared toward bringing more of the growing technology to large businesses.The batch of announcements from its Google Next conference in San...
Karmasangsthan Bank secured the first position among state-owned specialised banks in implementing the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) in financial year 2022-23, says a press release. In the final assessment by the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, the...
Sonali Bank PLC has secured the first position among the state-owned commercial banks in implementing the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) in fiscal year 2022-23 for the third consecutive year, says a press release. This is announced in a memo dated...
Agrani SME Finance Company Limited, a non-bank financial institution, fully owned by Agrani Bank Limited, has been recognised by Bangladesh Bank as a best sustainable financial institution for 2022. Managing Director of the company Md Rafiqul Islam and Head of...
Nagad, a popular mobile financial service provider, has come up with an exciting offer for its customers to win tickets for 'Jawan' movie starring Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan by doing Add-Money transaction of Tk 2,000 or more to their Nagad...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC announced the names of the five winners of washing machines offered by Instant Cash in the first draw of the Islami Bank-Instant Cash remittance campaign, says a press release. The winners are Jamal Mia, a client...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Thursday Bangladesh would welcome France's proposal to set up a satellite factory in the country, reports UNB."They (France) actually proposed setting up a satellite factory back in 2021. We would welcome it,"...
Gold firmed near one-month highs on Thursday to cap this month's losses as the odds of another US interest rate hike were trimmed by data earlier this week pointing to a slowing labor market, while traders keep their eyes peeled...
Analysts have raised their 2023 oil price forecasts for the first time in four months with OPEC+ output cuts expected to keep supply tight, offsetting risks to demand from a stalling economic recovery in China, a Reuters poll showed on...
PANCHAGARH, Aug 31 (UNB): The country's third tea auction centre in the northern district of Panchagarh is set to be launched on September 2.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi is expected to inaugurate the centre as the chief guest.Bangladesh Tea Board and...
Prigozhin spoke about his securityin newly surfaced videoMOSCOW, Aug 31: A newly released video of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin purports to show him in Africa only days before his death, addressing speculation about his wellbeing and possible threats to...
PERRY, Aug 31 (AP): Hurricane Idalia tore into Florida at the speed of a fast-moving train Wednesday, splitting trees in half, ripping roofs off hotels and turning small cars into boats before sweeping into Georgia and South Carolina as a...
JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (AFP): A Palestinian rammed a truck he was driving into three Israeli soldiers near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one before being shot dead, Israeli officials said.Violence linked to the Israel-Palestinian conflict...
BEIJING, Aug 31 (BBC): China has told India to "stay calm" over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its territory. India protested after Beijing released the map showing north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state and the disputed Aksai...
JAKARTA, Aug 31 (AP): Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia's main island of Java while China's increasing aggression is raising concern.American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire drill since...
PYONGYANG, Aug 31 (BBC): North Korea says it has fired two short-range ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea. State media said the tests were held as a warning against the US deployment of strategic...
Mohammad Saifullah | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
When I started reading the book it appeared to me like reading a story. The author was narrating an incident of the past that occurred in the eighth century. It was about the reign of Mongols, particularly about the reign...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
It was the unwaveringly vocal stance of Kazi Nazrul Islam (May 24, 1899 - Aug 29, 1976) on many sensitive issues of his time in the 1920s to early1940s, which made him a major poet of Bengal. The year was...
Dhaka city and traffic jam are synonymous. Traffic congestion has now become part of our everyday life. Commuters from several parts of the capital city face major difficulties in travelling due to heavy traffic. They often take to social media...
Many now cannot spend a single day without internet. But, the speed of internet is extremely poor in Bangladesh. According to Ookla's latest Speedtest Global Index, the country has ranked as one of the worst nations in the world in...
Zahid Huq | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Public sector development projects often hit newspaper headlines because of irregularities involving them. For a section of people, these projects are simply milch cows. Taxpayers' money is pilfered and wasted through procurement and execution processes right and left. The issue...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
It is only natural that opposing camps would lock in a heated debate over the ramification of non-induction of Bangladesh into the BRICS club. When Ethiopia and Argentina have received the green card as part of expansion of this bloc...
So long, air pollution known to be responsible for various health hazards, has now been found far more sinister in slashing life expectancy of a whole population. Dreadful as it is, the brunt has fallen most heavily on people living...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
'Green Development, Climate Finance & Life' is the priority agenda for the upcoming G20 Summit of the World leaders. The 18th gathering of the G20 leaders is scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10, 2023 in New Delhi,...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Demonizing free markets by politicians and ideologues of the South has mostly been populist and not much else. It was not a thought through idea and they offered no better options in lieu that would suit the South more. Political...
NEW YORK, Aug 31 (AP): Casper Ruud, the 2022 US Open runner-up, was eliminated Wednesday night when Zhang Zhizhen became the first Chinese man to beat a player in the top five of the ATP rankings.Zhang upset the No. 5...
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