JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-07-18 00:00:00
Contractual employees of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday started a sit-in strike on the campus demanding a permanent employment. They said that they will continue this programme until they receive a written assurance of their permanent employment.The sit-in strike began...
Physicians enrolled in postgraduate programmes at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) and Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) have once again taken to the streets to demand a higher monthly allowance after rejecting a Tk 5,000 increase to...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Monday received Kalabati sarees and handicrafts made from banana plant fibre, reports UNB.Bandarban Deputy Commissioner Yasmin Parveen Tibriji handed over three such sarees and two jewellery boxes to the PM at the cabinet room...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-18 00:00:00
The government has doubled the permissible level of particulate matters in the air in order to portray low air pollution in Bangladesh, environmental experts alleged on Monday.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reduced the standard level of air to 5.0...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said it is very usual of low turnout of votes in a by-poll, reports BSS.The Dhaka-17 by-polls were held just five months ahead of the national election. "Voter turnout is always low...
KHULNA, Jul 17 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday the attack on Hero Alam, an independent candidate in the by-election to Dhaka-17 constituency, was a mockery of democracy, saying that it has demonstrated how Awami...
Presiding and polling officers sitting idle amid thin presence of voters in the by-polls to Dhaka-17 constituency held on Monday. The picture was taken from T&T Adarsha Girls High School centre in the city's Mohakhali — FE photo
A cryptocurrency developer's landmark legal victory against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will galvanize Coinbase and other companies to resist the agency's attempt to assert its jurisdiction over the industry, experts said, reports Reuters.Thursday's ruling that Ripple Labs...
US stock index futures edged lower on Monday after last week's strong gains, as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of quarterly results from industry heavyweights through the week, reports Reuters.Second-quarter earnings are gathering momentum, with Tesla due to report...
BENGALURU, July 17 (Reuters): Indian shares rose to fresh all-time highs, led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries ahead of the demerger of the financial services unit, while HDFC Bank powered financials after strong June quarter results.The Nifty 50 index closed...
Major stock markets in the Gulf were subdued in early trade on Monday tracking oil prices lower, with the Dubai index on course to snap five sessions of gains, reports Reuters.Oil prices - a key catalyst for the Gulf's financial...
HONG KONG, July 17 (Reuters): China Evergrande Group, the world's most indebted property developer, is expected to post on Monday significant losses in its long overdue results for 2021 and 2022 - numbers the market will scour for updates on...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Global shares and commodities slipped on Monday after data showed the Chinese economy is growing a lot more slowly than expected, while the dollar eased as traders ramped up their bets for an imminent end to...
MANILA, July 17 (Xinhua): Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos reached 2.78 billion US dollars in May, up 2.9 per cent year-on-year, the Philippine central bank said on Monday.The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the remittances in the first five...
RIYADH, July 17 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives on Monday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during a three-country Gulf tour as he looks to attract foreign investment in his country's ailing economy.Erdogan is scheduled to land...
ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters): UBS's emergency takeover of Credit Suisse may lead to thousands of job losses, departures of key staff and a risky integration challenge, but for many UBS investors it increasingly looks like a good deal for Switzerland's...
RIYADH, July 17 (Arab News): Residents in Saudi Arabia have been benefiting from the availability of more housing options as the number of residential rental deals surged 137 per cent in June compared to the same month in 2022. The...
NEW DELHI, July 17 (Reuters): China's BYD Co has submitted a $1 billion investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters.BYD and...
RIYADH, July 17 (Arab News): UAE banks' external assets rose 3.1 per cent in 2022 amid a significant increase in cross-border exposure, according to the country's central bank.The institution's Financial Stability Report for last year showed that such holdings accounted...
BRAC Bank has recently signed an Employee Banking agreement with The Westin Dhaka and Sheraton Dhaka. Under this agreement, the employees of the companies will enjoy a convenient and delightful banking experience, including salary account, multi-currency debit card, credit cards,...
Food and grocery delivery platform Foodpanda Bangladesh has introduced its in-person store pickup service through pandamart, its own grocery delivery dark store in the capital's Gulshan-2 recently, reports UNB.Following the model of food pickups from restaurants, this new service will...
EDOTCO Bangladesh has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ActionAid International Bangladesh Society aiming to empower 50 'Shishu Bikash Kendra' (child development centres) by providing free solar energy, reports UNB.The collaborative initiative, named "Empowering Shishu Bikash Kendra" by ActionAid,...
ONE Bank Limited celebrated its 24th founding anniversary. A.S.M. Shahidullah Khan, chairman of the bank's board of directors, cut a cake at the corporate headquarters to mark the occasion. Director Shawket Jaman, Independent Director and former Chief of Naval Staff...
Southeast Bank Limited recently organised Chattogram Divisional "Southeast Bank Agent Banking Half Yearly Conference 2023". Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, managing director of Southeast Bank, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest.
FE REPORT | 2023-07-18 00:00:00
Robi Axiata is going to borrow $55 million from its owner Axiata Group Berhad for future investments.The board of directors has decided to receive the "shareholder loan facility" for three years, said the telecom operator in a regulatory filing on...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-18 00:00:00
Prime Bank has registered a 51 per cent growth in profit year-on-year in the April-June quarter this year, thanks to an increase in net interest income and higher income from government securities.The private lender has reported a consolidated profit of...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-07-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is set to approve the draft rules of the country's maiden commodity exchange (CX) this month to fast track the launching of the exchange.The final approval will, however, come from the regulator on...
LONDON/SYDNEY, July 17 (Reuters): The dollar edged lower on Monday against a basket of currencies after suffering its biggest weekly drop of the year as traders waited on economic data and policy decisions before selling it down any further.The euro...
ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters): Luxury group Richemont reported a 14 per cent increase in first-quarter sales on Monday, boosted by a strong rebound in Asia and demand for its high-end jewellery.But the owner of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Britain has added a number of construction roles to its "shortage occupation list", allowing the building industry to bring in staff from abroad more easily to help employers struggling to fill positions.Bricklayers, masons, roofers, roof tilers,...
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