Nine more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 453 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,565 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, DGHS...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
Production in the big industrial sector experienced stagnation, as the index for large-scale industries remained nearly unchanged in April of the previous fiscal year.The index of industrial production for large-scale manufacturing in April (July-April) grew by merely 0.021 per cent...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
A World Bank (WB) proposal for Bangladesh to receive single-currency loans, alongside the usual credits taken through special drawing rights (SDR), a basket of five currencies, is under government consideration.Officials say Bangladesh, being a lower-middle-income country, is one of the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
Quick-gain 91-day treasury bills become hotcakes now as banks seem inclined to invest in short-term securities under a cautious banking approach as they do pre-election risk calculations.Sources say the switch is also prompted by a discovery that these shorter-duration government...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions over the...
Scared of the persistent dengue outbreak, rickshaw van pullers are sleeping on their vehicles hanging mosquito nets to protect themselves against the Aedes mosquito. The picture was taken from the city's Banglabazar in th early hours of Friday — FE...
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Munshiganj, Barguna and Satkhira on Friday, report agencies. In Munshiganj, a man was killed and his son was injured when a bus hit their motorcycle from behind near the Chanbari area...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has written a letter to US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, expressing his deep sadness over the loss of lives and destruction of property caused by a catastrophic wildfire in the Hawaiian Island of...
Prof ABM Faroque, general secretary of Bangabandhu Parishad and Prof Dr Md Kismatul Ahsan, chairman of the board of directors of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, among others, attend a discussion organised by ICB in the city, marking the 48th martyrdom...
India has conveyed to the US that the way various steps are being taken by the US to destabilise the Hasina government is not positive for the overall security of India as a neighboring country and South Asia as a...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
Micro and small entrepreneurs in different parts of the country will gradually get access to technology-based manufacturing as an autonomous body mulls over installing common facility centres there.This was disclosed at the opening ceremony of the first common facility centre...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
The city authorities across the country need to strengthen their capacity as well as conduct drive immediately to avoid further deteriorating of the present dengue outbreak, as a growing number of cases are now reported outside Dhaka.Entomologists and health specialists...
The Rapid Action Battalion arrested a suspected war criminal, who went into hiding after the International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant for him.Iradat Molla, 85, was apprehended in a neighbourhood under the jurisdiction of Jashore's Kotwali Police Station on...
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday said through the murder of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the killers wanted to erase the history of Bangladesh, reports BSS."Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid on Friday said there is no alternative to Awami League (AL) government to take country forward, reports BSS."We have to maintain the continuation of the present government to build a beautiful, safe, happy...
While the two main political camps are locked in frenzied wrangling over the oversight mechanism, the Election Commission is going ahead full throttle on organising the 12th parliamentary polls.Tenders have been issued to procure 11 types of items needed for...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the Awami League government is trying to defame late President Ziaur Rahman and to erase him from history by 'falsely' involving him in the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 18 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today came down heavily on a section of civil society and BNP for their reluctance in appreciating the universal pension scheme introduced by the government for building a social-welfare...
LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters): Global shares were stuck around two-month lows on Friday as Wall Street opened lower, capping a week that saw US yields soar to near 16-year peaks as investors prepped for interest rates to remain higher for...
VinFast shares slumped for a third straight session on Friday, with the Vietnamese electric automaker losing nearly half of its market value over the past two days after a blowout Nasdaq listing this week, reports Reuters.The stock was down 23...
Social Islami Bank opened six agent banking outlets through virtual platform at its head office on Wednesday. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO, inaugurated the outlets as the chief guest while Mohammad Forkanullah, Deputy Managing Director, presided over the event.
FE REPORT | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
Genex Infosys and Navana Pharmaceuticals have become the latest listed companies to join the queue for investing in a digital bank as the country looks to expedite financial inclusion through technology.The board of directors of Genex Infosys decided to invest...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-19 00:00:00
The stock market witnessed yet another bearish week, extending the losing streak for the fourth week in a row, as jittery investors dumped their holdings to safeguard their capital from further erosion in the sliding market.The market has been in...
Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast, which made a splash this week when its shares debuted on the Nasdaq, has stirred a mix of caution and interest among dealers with a recent change in how it will distribute its cars in the...
MANILA, Aug 18 (Reuters): The Philippine Department of Agriculture is recommending that private traders import an additional 500,000 metric tonnes of rice to cover possible crop losses caused by the El Nino dry weather phenomenon, a senior official said on...
Walmart Inc raised its full-year forecasts and beat second-quarter sales and profit estimates on Thursday, citing strong demand for its low-priced groceries and health and wellness products, reports Reuters."The earnings report from the world's largest retailer certainly checked all the...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Reuters): Malaysia's economic growth hit the lowest in nearly two years in the second quarter due to sliding exports and a global slowdown, prompting the central bank on Friday to warn that full-year growth will come...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has organised a day-long training for BAMLCOs and officers of different banks on 'Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism' in Tangail recently, with NCC Bank as the lead bank. Md Mostakur Rahman,...
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