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BRTC launches bus service on Dhaka Elevated Expressway

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) launched its bus service on the Uttara-Farmgate route via Dhaka Elevated Expressway on Monday, reports UNB.Road Transport and Highways Division secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri inaugurated the bus service at Manik Mia Avenue in the...

Dengue: 17 more die, huge cases outside Dhaka

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

The death toll from the mosquito-borne dengue fever rose by 17, including 10 from Dhaka, in 24 hours to Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the additional deaths, the casualties rose to 839 including 574...

Source tax soars despite lower deposit growth

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

Deposit gains of nontaxable low-income people are even being taxed for enforcement puzzles of the new law that yield revenue growth and depress savings.Kulsum Banu, a part-time domestic help in Dhaka's Shantinagar area, is one who gets in the toils...

Govt approves import of 40m eggs

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

After around one and a half months of egg prices surging to a record high of Tk 15 per piece, the commerce ministry on Sunday approved the import of 40 million eggs, a day's consumption in the country.Bangladesh's daily demand...

Businesses deplore bank interest rise, dollar dearth

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh's apex chamber seeks central bank's intervention to check rise in bank-loan interest, under the current cap-free lending regime, as businesses count rising cost of doing business.Sources said leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)...

Weather (2023-09-19)

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.The...

One to die for murder in Cumilla -

2023-09-19 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Sept 18 (UNB): A Cumilla court on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a man in 2015.The condemned convict is identified as Azad Mia, 35, son of Bahadur Mia of Homna upazila.Judge of the...

Rajshahi gets new American Corner

2023-09-19 00:00:00

US Ambassador Peter Haas has inaugurated a new American Corner in Rajshahi city, reports UNB. This initiative is a joint effort between the Embassy of the United States of America and Varendra University, that aims to foster knowledge exchange, promote...

Two more die in Sylhet CNG filling station explosion

2023-09-19 00:00:00

SYLHET, Sept 18 (UNB): Two more people, who were undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in Dhaka with burn injuries, died on Monday, raising the death toll from an explosion at a Sylhet...

Dr Abdul Malek along with Information Commissioners Shahidul Alam Jhinuk and Masuda Bhatti paying tributes

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Chief Information Commissioner Dr Abdul Malek along with Information Commissioners Shahidul Alam Jhinuk and Masuda Bhatti paying tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after placing wreath at his Mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Monday

General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating the newly-constructed establishments

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating the newly-constructed establishments at Sheikh Hasina Cantonment in Barishal on Monday — ISPR

Writ seeks HC order to probe against Gulf Air

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court on Monday seeking its order on the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) to probe the role of Gulf Air authorities in connection with the death of its pilot Captain...

BJSA protests European Parliament's proposal

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA), a platform of the lower court judges, has protested the condemnation of the Judiciary of Bangladesh by the European Parliament regarding the jail sentence of rights body Odhikar's Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and its Director...

Outbound workers to non-traditional markets up notably

ARAFAT ARA | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

The number of outbound Bangladeshi workers going with jobs to the non-traditional countries, like the United Kingdom (UK) and Italy, increased significantly in the recent months. It happened, as these countries need foreign workers in different sectors during the post-Covid...

AL infighting leaves one dead in Cumilla

2023-09-19 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Sept 18 (UNB): A man was killed and 10 others were injured in a clash between two factions of Awami League (AL) at Chalibhanga village in Meghna upazila of Cumilla on Monday morning.The dead is Nizam Sarkar, a leader...

Khaleda under close observation, says physician

2023-09-19 00:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been kept under close observation of physicians at Evercare Hospital in the city for various ailments, according to her personal physician Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, reports UNB."Madam Khaleda Zia is undergoing treatment at Evercare...

AL govt won't be ousted thru movement: Razzaque

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Dr Abdur Razzaque on Monday again reminded the BNP that the government won't be ousted through any movement, fight, demonstration, blockade or sit-in programme, reports UNB. "You (BNP) didn't succeed in the movement of ousting...

AL launches initiative to spread message of dev door to door ahead of polls

2023-09-19 00:00:00

The Awami League (AL) has undertaken a special initiative to disseminate the message of the government's development programmes and future plans to every voter's doorstep ahead of the next national election, reports UNB.As part of this initiative, the party will...

BNP to hold 15-day prog starting today

FE REPORT | 2023-09-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced a 15-day programme, including five road marches, as part of their ongoing one point-movement demanding resignation of the government at a press briefing at the party chairperson's Gulshan office...

Indian stocks slip as IT weighs; cenbank meetings eyed

2023-09-19 00:00:00

India's benchmark stock indexes fell on Monday, taking a breather from a record-setting run, as investors digested economic developments in China and looked ahead to policy decisions from top central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.The Nifty 50...

Stocks, dollar drift lower in central bank-packed week

2023-09-19 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters): World shares and the dollar slipped on Monday as growth concerns tested investor nerves at the start of a week of central bank meetings from the United States and Japan to Scandinavia, Switzerland and Britain.The pan...

Foxconn aims to double jobs, investment in India

2023-09-19 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters): Apple supplier Foxconn aims to double its workforce and investment in India by next year, a company executive said on Sunday.Taiwan-based Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, has rapidly expanded its presence in India...

Citigroup starts layoff talks after management overhaul

2023-09-19 00:00:00

As Citigroup embarks on a sweeping reorganisation, support staff in compliance and risk management are among the most likely to lose their jobs, say sources close to the situation, reports The Express Tribune.Technology staff working on overlapping functions are also...

Wall Street banks shed jobs to ease cost pressures

2023-09-19 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters): Banking heavyweights including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have announced a string of layoffs this year as part of a cost-cutting spree to better position themselves for a murky economic climate.Others, like Citigroup, are preparing...

Saudi firms dominate venture investment activity

2023-09-19 00:00:00

CAIRO, Sept 18 (Arab News): Saudi firms have taken the venture ecosystem by storm with startup activity dominating activity in recent weeks.Saudi Aramco's $500 million venture capital subsidiary Wa'ed Venture made global headlines as it co-led a $52 million series...

France to allow loss-making petrol sales to bust fuel inflation

2023-09-19 00:00:00

PARIS, Sept 18 (AFP): France will lift a ban on below-cost sales to bring down fuel prices, Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday, hoping to soothe consumers' inflation anxieties.With a draft law set for debate in October,...

860th meeting of the Executive Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank held

2023-09-19 00:00:00

The 860th meeting of the Executive Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited was held recently at its corporate head office in Dhaka. The meeting was presided over by the committee Chairman Akkas Uddin Mollah. The committee Vice-Chairman Fakir Akhtaruzzaman, member...

Dr ATM Tariquzzaman along with others places a wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Newly appointed Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Dr ATM Tariquzzaman along with others places a wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi in the city on Sunday.

Branch managers' conference of Jashore of Janata Bank held

2023-09-19 00:00:00

The branch managers' conference of Jashore of Janata Bank Limited was held at a local hotel in Jashore recently. Janata Bank Managing Director and CEO Md Abdul Jabbar addressed the conference as the chief guest while DMD Md Romzan Bahar...

Premier Bank signed Participating Financial Institution agreement with Bangladesh Bank

2023-09-19 00:00:00

Premier Bank has signed a Participating Financial Institution (PFI) agreement with the Bangladesh Bank to avail a readymade garment pre-financing scheme. Abu Farah Md Nasser, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank was the chief guest at the ceremony. Moni Shankar Kundu,...