NEW YORK, July 01 (BBC): Democratic President Joe Biden's family has urged him to ignore calls to step aside following his disastrous debate against Republican Donald Trump.He spent Sunday with relatives at a presidential retreat where they encouraged him to...
PARIS, July 01 (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were on Monday beginning a week of intense campaigning ahead of the second round of legislative elections to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control...
PARIS, July 01 (Reuters): Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election, but the final outcome will depend on days of alliance-building before next week's run-off vote.The RN...
KURIGRAM, July 01 (UNB): Three people including a father and his son died after being electrocuted in Ulipur and Rajarhat upazilas respectively of Kurigram on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 55, and his son Rasel Mia, 17, of...
BOGURA, July 01 (BSS): Two people, including a child, were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Ranobagha area on the Bogura-Natore highway in Nandigram upazila of the district on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as Shahidul...
NARAIL, July 01 (UNB): Three people were killed and another was injured by lightning strike in Narail Sadar upazila on Sunday midnight.The deceased were identified as Ratan Roy of Jashore's Monirampur upazila, Milton Roy of Khulna's Nijgram and Nanda Dali...
SUNAMGANJ, July 01 (bdnews24.com): After a week's gap, the water in Sunamganj's rivers and streams is rising once again amid heavy rain and hill runoff. The water has already entered the district's low-lying areas.The Surma and Jadukata rivers were flowing...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, July 01: A band of officials and mechanics of the carriage department of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) Lalmonirhat Division have made a turntable for turning the railway locomotives and coaches.During the British regime, turntables were built in Lalmonirhat, Chattogram,...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) does not create original knowledge in the form of texts, images, or videos. Instead, it compiles existing bits and pieces of knowledge from numerous websites and recasts them as revenue-generating new products. As a result,...
Corruption is a longstanding issue in Bangladesh, considered a major barrier to the country's development and progress. Despite various measures, laws, and awareness campaigns by the government, corruption remains deeply entrenched at various levels of our lives. However, the question...
Banks must take concerted action to prevent the persistent issue of money laundering. Good governance within banks is essential, and central bank supervision must be increased to ensure compliance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, especially in the field...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
Is far right politics going to take over Europe? Is the nightmare of the first half of the 20th century that saw the rise of fascism in Europe returning? After Mary Le Pen's far-right National Rally (formerly National Front) trumped...
Shamsul Huq Zahid | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
Yet another budget was approved by the lawmakers in the national parliament on Sunday. As a matter of tradition, the budget for the current financial year (FY) 2024-25 is bigger, in terms of total outlay, than that of the immediate...
In her budget speech, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the Jatiyo Sangsad that her government has started a tough anti-corruption drive that will spare none irrespective of positions. If the freezing of several dozens of bank accounts and all the...
GLENDALE, Arizona, July 01 (Agencies): Ecuador secured a place in the Copa America quarter-finals on Sunday after grinding out a 0-0 draw with Mexico, who bowed out of the tournament after finishing third in Group B.Ecuador, who are looking to...
The players' draft of the 11th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is likely to be held in September this year, reports BSS.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will finalise the timeframe of the BPL in their 'board of directors'...
CHARTERED LIFE SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH THAI HOSPITAL An agreement has been signed between Chartered Life Insurance Company Limited and Phyathai Phaholyothin Hospital, Thailand. S M Ziaul Hoque, FLMI, Chief Executive Officer of Chartered Life, and International Marketing Manager of Phyathai...
FRANKFURT, July 01 (AFP): Germany's inflation rate slowed more than expected in June, official data showed Monday, in welcome news for the European Central Bank following last month's first interest rate cut since 2019.Inflation in Europe's biggest economy edged back...
Sonali Bank holds Shariah supervisory committee meetingThe Shariah Supervisory Committee of Sonali Bank PLC held its 27th meeting at the bank's head office board room on Thursday. Chairman of the committee Dr Mohammad Abdur Rashid presided over the meeting. Among...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) proudly announces that Syed Mahbubur Rahman, our managing director and CEO, has been honored with the "Most Influential Banking Leader, Lifetime Achievement Award-Bangladesh" by Business Tabloid Magazine. This prestigious accolade underscores Rahman's decisive leadership and strategic...
Nilufer Zafarullah and Md. Shamsuzzaman have been re-elected chairman and vice chairman of Midland Bank for the next two years. The board of directors in its 155th meeting held on June 30, 2024 made the decision, according to a p[press...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
Islamic Finance & Investment Limited (IFIL) reported a loss for the first time for 2023 of Tk 230.23 million since inception, as borrowers, battered in sluggish business environment, have failed to pay back. Non-performing loans rose to an all-time high...
Babul Barman | 2024-07-02 00:00:00
The SME market index soared almost 13 per cent year-on-year in the just concluded financial year as it drew a significant number of investors at a time when the main market endured persistent price erosion.Substantial price hikes of most SME...
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters): Iron ore futures prices rose on Monday to their highest levels in nearly two weeks, helped by better-than-expected factory data in top consumer China and hopes of more stimulus measures in the world's second-largest economy later...
SEOUL, July 1 (Reuters): Boeing has restarted wide-body jet deliveries to China that were halted in recent weeks due to a Chinese regulatory review which also stalled new narrow-body deliveries by the US planemaker, according to flight tracking data and...
CVO Petro-Chemical Refinery bade farewell to outgoing Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Krishna Pada Ray on Monday. Chairman of the company Shamsul Alam Shamim presented a bouquet to the outgoing CMP Commissioner at his office. Additional Commissioner A S...
Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar softened, while investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data that could shed light on the Federal Reserve's potential rate cut trajectory, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $2,335.40 per...
Oil prices rose on Monday, helped by expected peak summer consumption and OPEC+ production cuts, though gains were capped by rising output from other producers and caution over potential market volatility ahead of pending elections, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures rose...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-07-01 12:00:00
Freedom of information is an extension of freedom of speech, a fundamental human right recognised in international law, which is understood more generally as freedom of expression in any medium-- be it orally, in writing, print, through the internet or...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanges pleasantries with guests during a post-budget dinner at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on Sunday. — Photo Focus Bangla
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