Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed its disappointment over the efforts of two city corporations to prevent dengue in Dhaka, reports UNB.TIB also urged for the formulation and implementation of an integrated roadmap by sending again the 15-point recommendations based...
SAJIBUR RAHMANThe Bangladesh Computer Council's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) has issued an alert to all government and private organisations including the financial sector to remain vigilant for possible growing cyber threats ahead of the national election.Urging...
As many as 299 lives were lost and 544 people were injured in 277 road accidents across the country in 15 days during Eid-ul-Azha travels, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare platform, reports UNB.During...
SHANGHAI, July 8 (Reuters): The China Association of Auto Manufacturers (CAAM), citing antitrust law, on Saturday retracted a pledge to avoid "abnormal pricing" made two days earlier by 16 automakers, including Tesla. Thursday's CAAM-organised pledge by the companies, including Chinese...
NEW DELHI, July 8 (Reuters): An Indian court rejected PepsiCo Inc's appeal against an order that revoked a patent for a potato variety grown exclusively for the New York-based company's popular Lay's potato chips.The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers'...
A half-yearly business review meeting was held with the branch managers of National Bank Limited's Dhaka North Region and Corporate branches at the National Bank Training Center in Dhaka on Saturday. Md. Mehmood Husain, Managing Director & CEO of the...
HONG KONG, July 8 (Reuters): Alibaba Group Holdings and Huawei Technologies Co on Friday showcased new products, including an artificial intelligence (AI) image generator and an AI model upgrade, as Chinese companies jostle for position in the global AI race.Alibaba...
BRUSSELS, July 8 (Reuters): The European Commission proposed revising its rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) last week to loosen some restrictions for plants resulting from newer gene-editing technology.The EU executive said the move would give farmers more resilient crops...
Faruq Mayeenuddin, an independent director of the BRAC Bank Limited, has been elected the vice chairperson of the bank. He was appointed independent director to the Board in December 2021 and also serves as the Chair of the Board Executive...
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, July 8 (Reuters): Amman Mineral Internasional ended 3.5 per cent higher in its stock market debut on Friday after the country's second-largest copper and gold producer raised 10.73 trillion rupiah ($713.43 million) in Indonesia's biggest initial public offering (IPO)...
Social Islami Bank arranged a day-long Half-yearly Business Conference-2023 at the bank's head office on Saturday on a virtual platform. Zafar Alam, managing director & CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest and inaugurated the conference. Mohammad...
NEW YORK, July 8 (Reuters): As second-quarter earnings approach, investors are looking at beaten-down sectors which might gain ground regardless of whether the US economy falls into recession this year.While the benchmark S&P 500 has gained nearly 15 per cent...
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Since losing their 'A' category status, three non-performing companies saw their steep price fall, becoming the top losers of the last week on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Additionally, three other companies that are still in the 'B' category faced the...
DUBAI, July 08 (AFP): Two Saudi women sentenced to decades in prison over social media use have been held arbitrarily and should be released, according to UN expert findings seen Saturday by AFP.The lengthy jail terms handed down last year...
NEW DELHI, July 08 (AP): India's federal crime agency said Friday it has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country's deadliest train accidents, which killed more than 290 people last month.The arrested men have been charged...
THE HAGUE, July 08 (AP): The Dutch government collapsed Friday because of irreconcilable differences within the four-party coalition about how to rein in migration, a divisive issue that has split nations across Europe.The resignation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the...
NEW YORK, July 08 (BBC): US President Joe Biden has defended his "very difficult decision" to give Ukraine cluster bombs, which have a record of killing civilians. The president said it had taken him "a while to be convinced to...
Pakistan's main opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan expressed support for a recently-reached bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after a meeting with officials of the lender on Friday, his party said, repots Reuters.The IMF said...
GENEVA, July 8 (Reuters): Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans' jobs or rebel against us.But, in the world's first human-robot press...
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Speakers at a discussion on Saturday stressed the need for an industry-academia linkage to reduce skill mismatch. They also recommended better collaboration, coordination and synchronisation between the industry and academia to secure the country's future economic development as well as...
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) included Nijat Masood in the upcoming two-match T20 series against Bangladesh in place of injured Naveen-ul-Haq, reports Cricbuzz.Naveen will travel to England for treatment and is expected to undergo a minor surgery under the care of...
Bangladesh women's team want to put India in trouble when they will take on the sub-continent giant in the three-match T20 International series opener at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Sunday), reports BSS. The match will starts...
Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim has scripted yet another milestone as he has become the first Bangladesh player to appear in 250 ODI matches, report agencies.The second ODI against visitors Afghanistan on Saturday marked his milestone. Mushfiqur made his ODI debut...
KUSHTIA, July 08 (UNB): At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups at an arbitration meeting over cattle theft at Charsadipur union in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district on Friday.The injured are Abdul Malek, 35, Kalu...
COX'S BAZAR, July 08 (UNB): The throat-slit body of a Rohingya man was recovered from a canal in a Rohingya camp in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday night.The dead is Sanaullah (40), son of Mohammad Ali of the...
SYLHET, July 08 (UNB): A student of Dhaka Residential Model College who went missing while taking a bath at the Piyain River in Sylhet's Jaflong on Friday, was found dead after two days on Saturday.The dead is Al-waz Arash (15),...
A man went missing after a stone-laden boat capsized in the Dhalai River in Bholaganj zero point area of Sylhet's Companiganj upazila on Friday, reports UNB.According to police and locals, when Afik Mia (43) and three other workers went to...
At least ten persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur, Sylhet and Gaibandha districts on Saturday and Friday, reports BSS. In Rangpur, a man and his son were killed and 20 others injured in a triangular collision between...
Auto rice mills are emitting black fumes and ashes filled with dust particles polluting air much to the detriment of the public health and threatening the local ecosystem. The picture was taken from Ashuganj upazila of Bramanbaria district recently —...
RAJSHAHI, July 08 (BSS): Many of the marginalised households have improved their living conditions through rearing sheep in the region, including its vast Barind tract, during the last couple of years.Abdul Mannan (53) of Mollapara village under Godagari upazila has...
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