YASIR WARDADScorching heatwaves across the country, coupled with rising fertiliser and agri input costs, have pushed mango prices to an all-time high this summer.Orchard owners say this year's yield is over 40 per cent less compared to the previous season....
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 29 (BSS): Police have arrested two persons in connection with murder of two persons including general secretary of Nayalabhanga union unit of Awami League and also a member of Chapainawabganj Zila Parishad.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Shibganj Thana Md Sajjad...
Opposition Leader and Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said it is unrealistic to think of resolving the ongoing economic crisis by spreading corruption and criminalisation in the economy, reports UNB.He also said there should be an accountability system...
Jatiya Party MP Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Saturday claimed that 90 per cent of government officials and employees are involved in corruption, reports UNB.He said everyone who works in customs has two or three houses in Dhaka city. "Those who...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) warned on Saturday that the government would have to release the party's detained chairperson Khaleda Zia immediately and unconditionally; otherwise they (the government) would have to face dire consequences."We (BNP) demand an immediate and...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said Awami League is the name of going ahead gallantly through long struggle and movement against storm, darkness and autocracy, reports BSS."Awami League had played...
The T20 World Cup is on course to overtake the 50-over World Cup as the "most important" ICC event to players around the world, according to new survey data seen by ESPNcricinfo.The newly-rebranded World Cricketers Association (WCA), formerly FICA, conducts...
Poor form from the batters was the primary reason for Bangladesh's disappointing T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, according to vice captain Taskin Ahmed. He said that almost everything went according to plan except the batting during Bangladesh's 47-day tour of...
NRB BANK HOLDS 11TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGThe 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of NRB Bank Limited was held at a hotel in Dhaka on Thursday. The bank has declared a 10% cash dividend for general shareholders and 6% cash dividend...
FE ReportNagad Digital Bank PLC is set to transform Bangladesh's savings culture as it aims to introduce several easy and flexible options for people, especially in rural areas, to park any amount they want. The country's first full-fledged digital bank...
PRABASHI KALLYAN BANK MARKS WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYPrabashi Kallyan Bank organised a colourful rally in Jashore recently marking the World Environment Day-2024, aiming at raising awareness about the environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation under its Corporate Social Responsibility for...
Titan, one of India's leading lifestyle companies, has decided to set up a factory in Narayanganj through a joint venture with a local enterprise, Rhythm Group. This venture aims to manufacture and market products in Bangladesh under Titan's flagship jewellery...
A high-level delegation team from the German Embassy in Dhaka visited Walton Hi-Tech Park at Chandra in Gazipur on Thursday, says a press release.At a press briefing after the visit, Chargé d'affaires of German Embassy Jan Rolf-Janowski said, "Walton is...
ICB ACHIEVES APA APPRECIATIONMd Abdur Rahman Khan, Secretary of Financial Institutions Division (FID), handed over an appreciation certificate to Md Abul Hossain, Managing Director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), for securing the 3rd position in evaluation of Annual Performance...
Nazimuddin ShyamolCHATTOGRAM, June 29: The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $650 million to help Bangladesh invest in infrastructure for developing the Bay Terminal of Chittagong Port.The allocation will improve Bangladesh's global trade competitiveness and reduce import and...
Eastern Bank hosted a training programme on June 29 in Brahmanbaria on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism for representatives of all scheduled commercial banks operating in the district.
The International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB) identified geopolitical tensions as the biggest risk to the global economy and recommended structural reforms to address those as Bangladesh looks to achieve middle and upper-middle-income status, according to a press release. ICCB...
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Investors of R.N. Spinning Mills and Far Chemical Industries have seen the value of their assets diminish in the last seven months after the listed companies merged with non-listed sister concerns. A Tk 100 investment in R.N. Spinning Mills has...
Indian rice export prices fell last week as demand moderated due to a jump in freight charges, while Thai rates dropped due to more competitive pricing from Vietnam, a major competitor, reports Reuters.Top exporter India's 5 per cent broken parboiled...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has issued a stern warning to its authorised travel agents, saying that stringent actions will be taken against those breaching the rules set by the national flag carrier, reports BSS.In a letter sent to all Passenger Service...
KATHMANDU, June 29 (Reuters): At least nine people, including three children, were killed after heavy monsoon rains in west Nepal triggered landslides, an official said on Saturday.Five members of a family were sleeping when their house was washed away by...
WASHINGTON, June 29 (BBC): US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled concern about his candidacy."I know...
PARIS, June 29 (AFP): Voting got underway in France's overseas territories on Saturday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections, which could change the country's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.Residents of...
NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters): The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of the war in Gaza, said two US...
TEHRAN, June 29 (AFP): The sole reformist in Iran's presidential election, Masoud Pezeshkian, will face the ultraconservative Saeed Jalili in a runoff, authorities said on Saturday, following a vote marred by historically low turnout.Pezeshkian, 69, secured 42.4 percent of the...
Brazil's Vinicius Junior scored twice in his side's 4-1 Copa America victory over Paraguay in a Group D clash in Nevada on Friday, bouncing back from a lacklustre display in his first game of the tournament, reports Reuters.Colombia, who have...
Dhaka- Assam Handball Series (men's and women's) begins today (Sunday) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in the city, reports BSS.Bangladesh Olympic Association former secretary general and Bangladesh Handball Federation former president veteran sports organiser Golam Quddus...
KHULNA, June 29 (BSS): Cyclone 'Remal' has damaged crops on 45,590 hectares of land worth Tk 1.8 billion (180.24 crore) in Khulna agricultural zone, according to the Directorate of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Khulna.The crops covering the areas of 44148.95 hectares...
SUNAMGANJ, June 29 (UNB): Heavy rainfall and hill runoff have inundated vast areas of Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj over the past week, leaving many homes and roads submerged. The flooding has caused extensive damage to property and infrastructure, creating severe...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, June 29: Several hundred people from all walks of life formed a human chain in Haimchar upazila of the district on Friday demanding construction of a permanent dam to stop erosion onslaughts of the Meghna River. They...
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