Six residential halls of JU officially named The newly-constructed six residential halls at Jahangirnagar University (JU) have been officially named on Thursday evening following a decision made during a syndicate meeting led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Md. Nurul Alam. A...
CHANDPUR, Aug 11 (UNB): The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams will start from August 17 as per the schedule, the only exceptions may be in disaster-hit areas, if any, said Education Minister Dipu Moni on Friday. The...
The utility service agency concerned dug up a road for drainage system installation and kept it wide open for a long time inconveniencing pedestrian movement. The picture was snapped from Bongshal neighborhood of Old Dhaka on Friday — FE Photo
HABIGANJ, Aug 11 (BSS): A female worker was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in front of the gate of Alipur RFL Company under Shaistaganj upazila of the district on Thursday night.The dead is Halema Akhter (24),...
The flood situation in Bandarban has improved further as all the major rivers in the district including Sangu and Matamuhuri are flowing below the danger level, officials said on Friday, report agencies.People have started leaving shelters to return to their...
GAZIPUR, Aug 11 (UNB): Police have detained nine suspects in connection with the attack on a train and snatching valuables from its passengers at Tongi Railway Station of Gazipur on Thursday night.Ferdous Ahmed Biswas, officer-in-charge of Kamalapur Railway thana, confirmed...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen believes it to be a 'good thing' that US representatives are visiting Bangladesh, reports UNB."It is a good thing that they are visiting. They can see for themselves what is going on," he said...
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Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for formulating a 'National Green-Skill Strategy' taking into consideration the domestic and international labour demand in line with the government's Perspective Plan- 2041 and the Eighth Five-Year Plan.TIB came up with an eight-point recommendation...
SYLHET, Aug 11 (BSS): Golapganj police arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case 33 years ago.On secret information, Golapganj Model Police Station conducted a raid in Kargaon area and arrested him on Thursday...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday returned home from Singapore after his routine health check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, reports BSS.He reached Dhaka by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 6.15 pm,...
Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM) and Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) have been registered with the Election Commission as new political parties, reports UNB.The EC has decided to give registration to BNM and BSP and they will be certified soon, said Election...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 11 (BSS): Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Biplab Bijoy Talukder has said none will be allowed to destabilise the existing peaceful situation of the country through repeating arson-terrorism and anarchies."We have full preparations to thwart any sorts of...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Friday said arson attackers are getting united again for hatching conspiracies in the country, reports BSS."It was seen that a bus was set on fire at Savar. Besides, other places were also set on...
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BNP warned the government on Friday to quit power immediately; otherwise it would be forced to resign."Quit power immediately, otherwise you will be forced to resign through mass movement," BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir warned the government from...
The ruling Awami League-led 14-party alliance held a 'peace rally' in the city's Uttara area on Friday — Collected
HANOI, Aug 11 (Reuters): Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said it expects to start trading on the U.S. Nasdaq as soon as next week after its merger into a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC) was approved on Thursday.Shareholders of Hong...
Global money market funds attracted robust inflows in the week to August 9, reflecting investor caution ahead of US inflation readings and as Chinese economic data remained weak, reports Reuters.Investors ploughed $73.17 billion into money market funds in their biggest...
Md Mohon Miah has recently been promoted to Deputy Managing Director of Standard Bank Limited, says a press release. Previously, he was the Head of Business Development, Shari'ah Secretariat, ICCD and Islamic Banking Conversion Project of the bank. Mohon Miah...
Prime Bank, a leading private commercial bank, and Carnival Internet, the largest fiber broadband internet service provider in the country, signed an agreement to provide free internet service with every new subscription for the bank's customers for two months. Under...
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Another publicly traded company, Unique Hotel & Resorts PLC, has decided to become a sponsor shareholder of a proposed digital bank named 'AMAR Digi Bank PLC'.In a board meeting held on Thursday, the owner of The Westin Dhaka, has decided...
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The stock market plummeted for the third week in a row to Thursday, with turnover value shrinking as investors remained reluctant to put fresh bets on stocks amid ongoing volatile market condition.The market has been in bear grip for more...
WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (AFP): US wholesale prices picked up in July on a surge in services costs, according to government data released Friday, although the overall inflation figure remains muted.The bigger-than-expected rise in the July producer price index (PPI) indicates...
NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters): The US Treasury Department will soon propose a rule that would effectively end anonymous luxury-home purchases, closing a loophole that the agency says allows corrupt oligarchs, terrorists and other criminals to hide ill-gotten gains.The long-awaited...
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Thursday urged Non-Resident Bangladeshi investors to invest in a large scale as Bangladesh government has created a congenial and investment-friendly environment, reports UNB. "Investment of non- resident Bangladeshis is limited to small areas like restaurants...
A prototype "brain-like" chip could make artificial intelligence (AI) more energy efficient, its developer, technology giant IBM, has said, reports BBC.Concerns have been raised about emissions associated with warehouses full of computers powering AI systems.IBM said its prototype could lead...
Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCCI) and Jamuna Bank Limited signed an MoU for VISA Signature Credit Card at the bank's head office in Dhaka recently. BCCCI Secretary General Al Mamun Mridha and Deputy Managing Director of Jamuna...
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Chattogram, Aug 11: The trial run of train on Chattogram-Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Gumdhum (CDCG) rail line is expected to begin in September next and if everything goes normal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the project in October this year. Project Director...
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways on Thursday said it intends to purchase up to 32 Airbus A321neo and A320neo aircraft to invest and upgrade its fleet, bringing the carrier's new aircraft deliveries to up to more than 70, reports Reuters."These...
LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters): OPEC+ supply cuts could erode oil inventories in the rest of this year, potentially driving prices even higher, before economic headwinds limit global demand growth in 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.Tighter supply...
BENGALURU, Aug 11 (Reuters): India's Jindal Steel and Power reported a 15 per cent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, hurt by the rise in expenses and fall in steel prices.The New Delhi-based company's consolidated profit after tax fell to...
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