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Engage with AL to build Smart Bangladesh

2024-06-29 00:00:00

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has called upon the new generation to engage themselves with Awami League (AL) to build a Smart Bangladesh as it is the only party which meets the hopes and aspirations of...

Rohingya man killed in Ukhiya camp

2024-06-29 00:00:00

A Rohingya man has been killed allegedly over establishing supremacy at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar Ukhiya upazila, reports bdnews 24.com.The incident occurred at East Balukhali-8 camp around 11:00 pm on Thursday, said Ukhiya Police Station chief Md Shamim...

Movement soon to oust usurper AL govt: Fakhrul

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party, together with other opposition parties, will launch another round of simultaneous movement soon to oust the current 'usurper' Awami League (AL) government, reports UNB."We'll soon sit with...

Quader urges youth to come forward to defeat evil forces

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has called upon the young generation of the country to come forward to resist all evil forces, reports UNB.Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, made the call while opening a colourful cycle...

As we differ

IG Chowdhury | 2024-06-29 00:00:00

Life today is very different from what it used to be half a century ago. Smoking is literally banned in most of the developed world. Others are not far behind. It was not long ago when we came to think...

Goats will not come to expose Motiurs all the time

Nilratan Halder | 2024-06-29 00:00:00

It has earned the notoriety of chhagalkando (goat affair). A member of parliament of the ruling party has given credit to the goat for exposing Motiur Rahman, an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official alleged to have acquired mountainous proportion of wealth...

After a disastrous T20 World Cup, what's next for Bangladesh cricket?

2024-06-29 00:00:00

One could argue that Bangladesh's three wins in the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies marked their most successful tournament to date. However, their surprising failure to chase a modest total against Afghanistan...

Taskin urges fans to keep faith in them

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed urged the country's people not to see the just minus point as they are trying to get their feet in the T20 format of the cricket, reports BSS."We won three matches in the T20 World...

I prepare my side for the first ever final, says Walter

2024-06-29 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, June 28 (AFP): After years of high profile coaches, it is the relatively unknown Rob Walter who stands on the brink of South African cricket history as he prepares his side for their first ever World Cup final.The Proteas...

Unbeaten India and SA ready to end glory waits in T20 WC final today

2024-06-29 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, June 28 (AFP): Unbeaten throughout almost a month of cricket across the USA and the Caribbean, India and South Africa will face off at the Kensington Oval today (Saturday) in the T20 World Cup final both looking to...

Top 5 Sonali Life execs get show-cause notices

2024-06-29 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe newly appointed administrator of Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited (SLICL) has served show-cause notices on its top five executives, including AMD and DMD, for making written complaints against him.According to sources, the administrator, Brig Gen (retd) SM Ferdous,...

BGIC's profit drops 17pc on sluggish business climate

FE REPORT | 2024-06-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh General Insurance Company (BGIC) reported a 17 per cent drop in profit to Tk 68.6 million for 2023, due to higher claim settlements and lower earnings from the stock market.In 2022, the country's first general insurer made a profit...

DSEX hits one-month high as large-cap stocks surge

FE REPORT | 2024-06-29 00:00:00

Stocks ended sharply higher in the outgoing week, with the benchmark equity index going past the 'psychological' threshold of 5,300 points after a month, largely driven by large-cap stocks.Market experts said the multinational and blue-chip stocks witnessed buying momentum after...

IUB, ICMAB forge partnership

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently, marking a new era of collaboration and opportunity for students and professionals, says a press release.The agreement was...

China announces 1,000 scholarships for Global South

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Beijing, June 28 (UNB): President of China Xi Jinping on Friday announced 1,000 scholarships under the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Scholarship of Excellence and 100,000 training opportunities to Global South countries in the coming five years.He said while delivering...

Union Bank training programme

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Union Bank Training Institute organised the inaugural ceremony of a 21-day long foundation training course on the premises of Union Bank PLC recently, says a press release. Managing Director and CEO of the bank ABM Mokammel Hoque Chowd-hury was present...

IMF lauds BD’s efforts to take forward forex reserves

2024-06-29 00:00:00

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Bangladesh for recent introduction of the Crawling Peg Mid-Rate (CPMR) system which is helping foreign exchange reserves going forward, reports BSS."The transition to a crawling peg with the band exchange rate arrangement is...

Denmark launches Tk 254m dairy project in Bangladesh

2024-06-29 00:00:00

Danida Green Business Partnership (DGBP) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has launched an innovative dairy project in Bangladesh. Titled 'Green Dairy Partnership in Bangladesh,' the scheme is aimed at creating a sustainable and productive dairy value chain...

US drone flights over Black Sea risk direct clash

2024-06-29 00:00:00

MOSCOW, June 28 (AFP): Russia warned the United States on Friday its reconnaissance drone flights over the Black Sea risked leading to a "direct" military clash, issuing the threat days after angrily blaming Washington for a missile strike on Crimea.Ukraine's...

Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza

2024-06-29 00:00:00

CAIRO, June 28 (Reuters): Israeli forces deepened their incursion into two northern and southern areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, and Palestinian health officials said tank shelling in Rafah killed at least 11 people.Residents and Hamas media said tanks...

Former Cameroon international Nguemo dies in car crash

2024-06-29 00:00:00

YAOUNDE, June 28 (AFP): Landry Nguemo, the 38-year-old former Cameroon international, died in a traffic accident on Thursday, the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) said on its Facebook page."Fecafoot has just learned the news of the death of the former Indomitable...

Chess Championship FM Neer takes solo lead

2024-06-29 00:00:00

FIDE Master Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh Navy took solo lead in the points table with four points after the fifth round of SAIF Powertec 48th Chess Championship held at Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall room on Thursday, reports BSS.GM Ziaur...

Tragic deaths & Hajj management

Tanim Asjad | 2024-06-29 00:00:00

During the Hajj this year, the death of more than a thousand pilgrims was a shocking incident that also sparked criticism across the world. Death during the Hajj is not unusual, as a few pilgrims die every year due to...

Chairman and CEO of Korea Export-Import Bank YOON,

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Chairman and CEO of Korea Export-Import Bank YOON, Hee Sung called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Sangsad Bhaban office on Thursday. —Focus Bangla

Bangladesh wins award for movie 'Mujib: the Making of a Nation'

2024-06-28 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 (BSS): Bangladesh has won the 'Best Activities Award' for the screening of the movie 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation' at the International Expo (iExpo) held at the renowned Multimedia University of Malaysia (MMU), Cyberjaya, Selangor.Khalid...

Inflation to nudge 8.0pc in FY ’25: MEI

FE REPORT | 2024-06-28 00:00:00

Bangladesh's inflation rate may rise to 9.80 per cent at the end of June but decline to 8.0 per cent in fiscal year (FY) 2025, forecasts the Mastercard Economics Institute.It also projects that the country's GDP (gross domestic product) growth,...

42 dengue patients hospitalised

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Forty-two people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till Thursday morning. Of them, 18 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB....

A door on a Biman flight was left unlocked before take-off. What happened?

2024-06-28 00:00:00

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was en route from Dhaka to Qatar's Doha via Chattogram on Wednesday afternoon when it suddenly slowed down on the runway and returned to the hangar.After the incident on Wednesday afternoon, authorities announced that the...

DMP's 'Quick Response Team' to help HSC examinees

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will be ready to help the examinees during their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Md Munibur Rahman shared the information at...

Petition seeks ACC inquiry into assets of ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman Mia

FE REPORT | 2024-06-28 00:00:00

A petition has been filed seeking Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) inquiry into the allegations of accumulating illegal assets by former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia and his family members. Salah Uddin Reagan, a Supreme Court lawyer, submitted the petition...