Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has been awarded the 'Super-Samakal Earthquake and Fire Preparedness Award-2023'. Walton received the award for ensuring fire safety and earthquake preparedness and maintaining compliance at its workplace. Walton Hi-Tech Industries' Additional Managing Director SM Shoyeb Hossain...
Jamuna Bank and Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata, signed an agreement at the bank's head office in Dhaka recently. Managing Director and CEO Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed and Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Hospitals (Eastern Region) Rana Dasgupta signed the agreement....
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has arranged a Syndicated Murabaha Financing Facility of $40 million for Prime Bank Limited, says a press release. The financing facility will support the...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is launching its Dhaka-Narita (Tokyo) direct flight from September 01, 2023, Shafiul Azim, managing director and CEO of the national flag carrier, told the UNB.The Biman CEO said that the inaugural flight will take off from Dhaka's...
With a view to implement the vision of the Prime Minister's SMART Bangladesh, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organised a Multi stakeholders' roundtable on strengthening business-agency collaboration at DCCI in the city on Wednesday, reports BSS.Mayor of Dhaka...
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The mobile phone subscribers and netizens increased for the seventh consecutive month in July 2023 with 1.38 million new mobile phone users and 1.54 million new internet users, according to latest data released Wednesday.In the first seven months of this...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for expanding bilateral cooperation in the aviation sector, reports UNB.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md. Mahbub Ali and President of Saudi General...
KYIV, Aug 23 (Reuters): The European Commi-ssion's decision to compensate for the costs of delivering Ukrainian grain to European seaports will improve the ability to export Ukrainian food without interruption, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday.Ukraine is a major...
SINGAPORE, Aug 23 (Reuters): Shell is considering a sale of its Singapore refining and petrochemical plants as part of a broader strategic review and has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to explore a potential deal, said several sources close to...
Gold extended gains above $1,900 on Wednesday, drawing support from a retreat in U.S. bond yields as investors positioned for guidance from monetary policymakers at the Jackson Hole symposium, reports Reuters.Spot gold firmed 0.3 per cent to $1,903.60 an ounce...
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) held an orientation programme for the students of 52nd batch of Chartered Secretary (CS) course on Tuesday, says a press release.As many as 90 students attended the programme on the ICSB premises....
BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters): Ryanair expects traffic in August to "slightly" surpass the record 18.7 million passengers it flew in July, with bookings for September and October so far coming in exactly as expected, a senior executive told Reuters.The Irish...
LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters): Oil prices slid almost 2 per cent on Wednesday as gloomy global manufacturing data grabbed attention ahead of an annual meeting of central bankers at Jackson Hole in the United States, with interest rates high on...
Afghanistan's relations with regionalcountries improving: Acting FMKABUL, Aug 23: The relations of the Afghan caretaker government with regional countries are on the track of strengthening, state media quoted Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi as saying. According to the...
LONDON, Aug 23 (BBC): One of the children stuck in a cable car above a ravine in Pakistan has described the ordeal, saying he thought "it was my last day and it was over for me"."When the chairlift was halfway...
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (AFP): Just three weeks old, a giraffe in the southern US state of Tennessee is already making headlines for its unique characteristics, or rather lack thereof: it has no spots.Described by Bright's Zoo director David Bright as...
NEW YORK, Aug 23 (BBC): Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, according to a court filing.Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in legal...
SAIRANG, Aug 23 (Reuters): A railway bridge being built in India collapsed on Wednesday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, police said, as the state-run railway authority opened an investigation.The accident happened in Sairang town in the northeastern...
BANGKOK, Aug 23 (AFP): Thailand's new prime minister took office on Wednesday with the endorsement of the king, heading a controversial coalition including pro-military parties linked to former coup-makers.The appointment of former property mogul Srettha Thavisin-of the Pheu Thai party...
KYIV, Aug 23 (AFP): A Russian drone attack hit grain infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on Wednesday, the local governor said, the latest strike since the collapse of a deal allowing safe shipments from the Black Sea."There are hits...
BEIRUT, Aug 23 (AP): Angry protesters raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province Wednesday, as protests intensified against the country's government during a severe economic and financial crisis battering the war-torn country.Opposition activists...
WELLINGTON, Aug 23 (Agencies): New Zealand Cricket said Wednesday that former English internationals Ian Bell and James Foster will help coach the Black Caps on their white-ball tour of England which starts next week.New Zealand performance manager Simon Insley said...
MIAMI, Aug 23 (AFP): Serena Williams has given birth to her second daughter, her husband announced Tuesday, adding that both were "happy & healthy" after the difficult birth of the tennis star's first child left her fighting for her life."I'm...
RIYADH, Aug 23 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr qualified for the Asian Champions League group stage after it secured an injury-time victory against Shabab Al Ahli in Riyadh on Tuesday.The Saudi Pro League side came from behind to triumph 4-2...
BUDAPEST, Aug 23 (AFP): Sha'Carri Richardson coasted into the 200m semi-finals on Wednesday as she bids to become only the fourth woman and first American to achieve the sprint double at the World Athletics ChampionshipsRichardson will have her work cut...
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak is confirmed alive by former Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga after rumours of his death circulated on the internet, reports Reuters.The cricket world mourned the loss of Streak earlier on Wednesday, but they soon learned that...
All-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad has joined a practice session with a group of backup players who have been training for the past few days, reports UNB.The group is not part of the national team, but it has been formed to provide...
CHANDPUR, Aug 23 (UNB): The price of hilsa, a treat Bengalis look forward to during the monsoon, is still high despite ample supply in the wholesale markets of Chandpur district.The national fish of Bangladesh is still out of reach of...
CUMILLA, Aug 23 (BSS): Farmers of the district are benefiting from the use of the organic fertilisers on their land. They are happy as crop production has increased due to the use of organic fertilisers.Organic fertilisers are made from fungi....
FARIDPUR, Aug 23 (UNB): Over 500 residents of Madhumati River banks in Alphadanga upazila of the district have been passing sleepless nights amid fear of losing homesteads as erosion by the river has taken a serious turn.Many have been compelled...
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