LAKSHMIPUR, Sep 30 (UNB): Former Aviation and Tourism Minister and Lakshmipur-3 MP, AKM Shahjahan Kamal and Brahmanbaria-2 MP, Ukil Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan passed away at several hospitals in the city on Saturday.AKM Shahjahan Kamal was 74. Prof ASM Maksud Kamal,...
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 30 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud that the government is sincere enough about the health recovery of Begum Khaleda Zia, but BNP is doing politics over her health issue.The information minister said this while replying...
FE REPORTBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Saturday the nation is now under the rule of the looters and the rights of labourers are being ignored by the present government."The nation is now under the rule of the looters. They...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday castigated BNP's issuance of 48-hour ultimatum saying time has come for BNP politics to go to 'graveyard', reports BSS."BNP gave an ultimatum that it would send Awami League to graveyard within 48...
A critically endangered Russell's viper, a venomous serpent, was caught in a fisherman's net at Char Bhabanipur village in Pabna sadar upazila on Saturday. Later, members of the Snake Rescue Team Bangladesh rescued this rare reptile. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Japan will provide a loan of Japanese Yen (JPY) 217.556 billion (equivalent to approximately US$ 1.5 billion) for the Matarbari Ultra Super Critical Coal-Fired Power Project.An 'Exchange of Notes' and 'Loan Agreement' on the 7th tranche for the project was...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said there were legal complications regarding allowing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to be taken abroad for treatment, reports UNB.The home minister came up with the remark in response to reporters' queries after the opening...
Footpath is intended for use only by pedestrians, but it is vendors who mostly occupy the pavements in many areas of the capital city. Here in this photo taken on Saturday, the footpath close to a commercial building in the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out a return to the repealed caretaker government system as the constitution was amended in line with a higher court verdict, reports UNB."People have the sole right to vote. Whoever is elected by the...
ICB Capital's new product: It is to secure high return tapping into bondsICB Capital Management has designed an investment product, in which individuals, institutions, and registered funds will be able to inject money to get, as it has forecast, an...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
The outgoing month saw the highest deaths due to fever caused by the mosquito-borne dengue virus in the country in 23 years since 2000 as the deadly disease claimed 396 lives in September alone. Deaths caused by dengue continued to...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
The apparel apex body BGMEA has called on the American apparel association AAFA to pursue US brands and retailers to consider a rational price upcharge for orders from next December.It also reiterated a long-pending demand for a unified code of...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Policy inadequacies and lack of right incentives are key constraints on expansion of sustainable financing towards green growth in both banks and the capital market in Bangladesh while the world economy is on fast transition. Bankers and finance experts expressed...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
The government has kept income from IT freelancing tax-free in the new income tax law as was in the previous Income Tax Ordinance-1984, officials said.Tax officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have made it clear that no tax...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Remittance inflow from the United States fell by nearly 49 per cent in July-August period of the current fiscal year from that of the same period of the last FY apparently due to volatility in the local foreign exchange market.Bangladesh...
HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters): HSBC is set to acquire Citigroup's China consumer wealth management business, which manages more than $3 billion in assets, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a major boost to the London-based bank's...
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters): New York has easily remained the world's top financial centre with London still second and gaining some ground, but also facing a tougher fight with Singapore and Hong Kong, the Global Financial Centres index showed on...
PPP AUTHORITY, IFC SIGN DEAL FOR OPERATION OF 3RD HSIA TERMINAL The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for providing transaction advisory services for the project titled 'Operations and Maintenance of the...
Citizens Bank holds 2nd AGM The 2nd Annual General Meeting of Citizens Bank PLC was held at its Head Office on Saturday, with Towfika Aftab, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, in the chair. Among others, Sponsor Shareholder Anisul Huq,...
FE REPORTGold prices fell by around Tk 1,750 per bhori on local market within four days of price adjustment of the pure gold.As per the decision of the Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BJA), 22-carat gold will be sold at Tk 8,420...
SINGAPORE, Sept 30 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose for a third week, gaining $1 to a seven-month high, amid increased demand in Asia and supply concerns in Europe.The average LNG price for November delivery into north-east...
State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel, MP, handing over the winner trophy to Egypt's Karim Al Torke who became champions of the Bangabandhu 3rd International Squash Tournament at a prize giving ceremony at Gulshan Club on Saturday....
It is, in fact, a rather big deal. Saikat, a member of the ICC Emerging panel, was named by the ICC in the 16-man umpiring panel for the quadrennial event, scheduled in India from October 05 to November 19, 2023.Saikat,...
Bangladesh earned its second consecutive victory in Pool A match of the 12-nation 19th Asian Games Men's Hockey, beating Uzbekistan by 4-2 goals at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium in Hangzhou on Saturday, report agencies.Earlier, Bangladesh beat Singapore by...
M Sabbir Hossain | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, economic growth for a society or a nation mostly came at the cost of the environment or without active consideration to preserve nature. The world was largely poor back then; limited capital, technology,...
Saint Martin's is a small island in the Bay of Bengal. It is the only coral island of Bangladesh, located on the southernmost tip of the country. Many of us know how valuable this island is to us for its...
The life expectancy of an average Bangladeshi is cut short by 6.8 years due to fine particle air pollution, according to a recent piece of news. The report has been composed on the basis of the Air Quality Life Index...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
In spite of its spectacular development in many sectors, notably communication, Dhaka still remains plagued with scores of problems. Most of those are too raw and rudimentary to befit the declared goals of this city. Given the state of its...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-10-01 00:00:00
Within five months, World Trade Organization (WTO) members will meet at the highest-level decision-making summit in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It will be the 13th ministerial conference (MC13) of the multilateral trade-rule-making organisation. Preparations...
Despite all the hoopla about how Dhaka city's traffic situation is improving thanks to the introduction of metro rail and projects such as the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, these measures are not truly making a dent in the horrendous traffic jams...
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