Midland Bank Limited (MDB), under an intermediary agreement with Society for Family Happiness and Prosperity (FHP), an NGO, disbursed loans directly to farmers at 4 per cent interest rate under Bangladesh Bank Refinancing Scheme for the agricultural sector to ensure...
Md. Nasiruzzaman, former secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) as its chairman for a second term on Monday, says a statement. Earlier, he served as the chairman of the bank from December 14, 2020 to...
LAUNCESTON, Australia, Jan 8 (Reuters): Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal rose to a record high in December as top buyer China sucked up cargoes amid peak winter demand.But the robust demand did little to move prices as Indonesia and...
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) has congratulated the Awami League on its winning the national election for a fourth consecutive term. "This resounding victory is a reflection of the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh, who have...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08: The gas crisis that gripped the port city since October 20 last year due to a shortage of supply is likely to be resolved after March this year, sources said.The port city has been facing the gas...
Pakistan Cricket Board Monday appointed wicket-keeper and batter Muhammad Rizwan as the T20 team's vice-captain, according to Pakistan Tv channel Geo Tv.The board announced the development on X, formerly known as Twitter."@iMRizwanPak has been appointed vice-captain of Pakistan's T20I team,"...
MEXICO CITY, Jan 08 (Reuters): Dorival Junior has quit as coach of Brazilian side Sao Paulo to take charge of Brazil's National team, the club said in a statement on Sunday.The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced on Friday that Fernando...
South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from red ball cricket despite the country's Test coach Shukri Conrad suggesting he would form part of his plans in 2024, reports Reuters.Powerful middle order hitter Klaasen has become a mainstay of the...
LONDON, Jan 0 (Reuters): An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend's headline FA Cup third round tie as the hosts' dismal form...
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam got his maiden nomination for the ICC Player of Month award for his stellar performance in December, reports BSS.He will battle with Australian captain Pat Cummins and New Zealand batter Glenn Phillips for the accolade.Taijul's...
Bangladesh's star batter, Tamim Iqbal, has commenced preparations for the upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). He was spotted practicing at the indoor facility at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the city on Monday, reports UNB.It...
A day after being elected as the Member of Parliament for the first time, Shakib Al Hasan turned up at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the city as he gears up for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL),...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08 (UNB): Two people were injured when a shuttle train of Chittagong University (CU) hit a human hauler at No 2 Rail Gate level crossing in Panchlaish area of Chattogram port city on Monday.The injured were identified as...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 08 (UNB): A fishing trawler with 13 fishermen has been missing for the last five days since it went fishing in the Bay of Bengal from Anwara upazila of Chattogram.In the meantime, another trawler was sent from the...
MANIKGANJ, Jan 08 (UNB): Three people including two members of a family were killed and two others injured as a speeding truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Hemayetpur regional road in Singair upazila of Manikganj on Monday.The deceased were...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Jan 08: A bridge built over Sundari canal in Kochua Upazila of the district has not had approach roads on its two ends yet despite its construction long before, much to the sufferings of the local residents.The authorities constructed...
Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PMMALE (Maldives), Jan 08: The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India's prime minister, an official said on Sunday, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour. Malsha Shareef,...
BERLIN, Jan 08 (AFP): Furious farmers opposed to Berlin's plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture used tractors to block roads across Germany on Monday, kicking off a series of crippling strikes sinking the country deeper into a winter of...
NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (Reuters): India's top court on Monday quashed the release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in...
MOSCOW, Jan 08: Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said.Two people were killed in the western...
PESHAWAR (Pakistan), Jan 08 (AFP): At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan.Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took...
ABU DHABI/CAIRO, Jan 08 (Reuters): The United States and its allies in the Group of Seven are seeking a quick way out of the military phase of the Gaza conflict, Italy said on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded at 29.6 degrees...
A 26-year-old woman gave birth to five children at once at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday, reports UNB.Ruma Akter, hailed from Sadar upazila of Chandpur district and wife of Shahid Molla, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi, gave birth...
Visiting international observers on Monday described the just-held 12th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh as "free, fair and safe.""Considering the overall situation, all the observers present here agree that the 12th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh was held peacefully and...
NARSINGDI, Jan 08 (UNB): Six members of a family, including children and a woman, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak in Narsingdi's Madhabdi early Monday.The injured are Shamim Mia, 40, his wife Akalima Begum,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
The apex court on Monday deferred until January 15 its hearing on a petition filed seeking stay on a High Court order that instructed to investigate allegations against the owner of S Alam Group.S Alam Group's owner Mohammad Saiful Alam...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Nurul Amin, a salesman at a pharmacy in Dhaka's New Eskaton area, has witnessed a sharp rise in vitamin D supplement sales these days, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Having worked at the pharmacy for a decade, he mentions a...
A joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) with Dhaka city south, north and Dhaka district AL as well as its associate bodies presidents and general secretaries will be held at Dhaka District AL office in the city's Tejgaon at...
President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed has said the actual voter turnout in Sunday's election was not more than 7-10 per cent as people boycotted the one-sided polls, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at his party's Moghbazar...
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