NRBC Bank PLC has opened two new sub-branches at Siddheshwari and Kaptan Bazar in Dhaka. Chairman of the bank SM Parvez Tamal inaugurated the Kaptan Bazar sub-branch's operations on Sunday while Mohammed Adnan Imam, Director and Chairman of the bank's...
Meghna Bank PLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ship International Hospital at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka recently. Ship International Hospital, a multi-specialised private hospital, has been working under Japanese management since the beginning. Under this agreement,...
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters): The United Arab Emirates and several charities at the U.N. climate summit on Sunday offered $777 million in financing for eradicating neglected tropical diseases that are expected to worsen as temperatures climb.Climate-related factors "have become one...
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters): U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sought to claim the mantle of global climate leadership for the United States on Saturday in a speech to the COP28 summit, listing a slew of initiatives to cut emissions and...
DUBAI, Dec 3 (Reuters): Ten of the world's top development banks pledged to step up their climate efforts at the COP28 summit, yet failed to say anything about halting financing for fossil fuel projects, a document seen by Reuters showed.In...
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CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03: The Chinese onion is replacing the Indian and Myanmar varieties of onion in the wholesale markets of Khatunganj, Asadganj and Chaktai in Chattogram. As the price of Chinese onion is lower than the Indian and Myanmar ones,...
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A consortium of three private submarine cable companies is set to invest $110 million to set up a separate submarine cable network in a boost to the country's internet connectivity.The consortium comprising Summit Communications, CdNet Communications and Metacore Subcom Ltd....
LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters): A global securities watchdog proposed 21 safety measures on Sunday to improve integrity, transparency and enforcement in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) in a sector of growing importance to efforts to combat climate change.IOSCO, which groups market...
BEIJING, Dec 3 (Reuters): A key Chinese financial regulator said on Sunday it would accelerate reform of small and midsize financial institutions as it steps up its oversight of the sector.The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) will collaborate with the...
NEW DELHI, Dec 03 (Reuters): India will step up imports of coking coal, a key material in steel manufacturing, from Russia, as cargoes from top supplier Australia drop and steel mills struggle with rising prices, three government sources and an...
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters): The US, EU and UK are pressuring Liberia, the Marshall Islands and Panama to increase oversight of ships carrying their flags to ensure they do not transport Russian oil sold above the price cap, a source...
HANOI, Dec 3 (AFP): Vietnam has laid out a $15.5 billion dollar blueprint to transition away from coal power, but environmentalists warned Sunday the plan fell far short of what was needed.The communist nation has committed to reaching net-zero carbon...
United Development Initiatives for Programmed Actions (UDDIPAN) has launched a specialised Simulation & Hitech Lab in Dhaka to upskill workforces for entering in UK, European & Commonwealth markets, reports UNB.British MP & Shadow Minister for Transport and Shadow Parliamentary Private...
The Dhaka North and South divisional branch managers' conference of Janata Bank PLC was held on a virtual platform on Saturday. Managing Director & CEO of the bank Md Abdul Jabbar spoke as the chief guest while DMDs Md Golam...
KHULNA, Dec 3 (UNB): A month after joint inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Khulna-Mongla rail line still awaits commencement of train operations.The 65 km route from Khulna to Mongla port in Bagerhat...
SYDNEY, Dec 03 (AP): David Warner has been handed the chance of a hoped-for Sydney Cricket Ground farewell after being named in Australia's squad for the first of three home Tests against Pakistan.The squad named Sunday, which includes the 37-year-old...
The Girls in Green shined after claiming victory against New Zealand in the first T20I match by seven wickets at the University of Otago Oval, Dunedin, according to Pakistani TV channel Geo Tv.Fatima Sana, with her smooth bowling prowess, alongside...
NEWCASTLE, England, Dec 03 (Agencies): Anthony Gordon scored for the fourth straight home game for Newcastle to earn a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday.The winger tapped in from close range from Kieran Trippier's...
Evince Group emerged as the champion in the BGMEA Cup 2023, securing a 3-1 victory against Mosharraf Apparels Ltd in the final match, says a press release.The competition took place at the Bangladesh Army Stadium in the city recently.Faruque Hassan,...
BANGKOK, Dec 03 (AFP): Star French striker Kylian Mbappe can win the Ballon d'Or in "any team", Ronaldinho told AFP Sunday, but the Brazilian would like him to win it with Paris Saint-Germain, "a big club"."A great player like him...
Hosts Bangladesh Women's team needed just a draw against touring Singapore women's team to win the two-match FIFA Tier-1 Women's International Friendly Football Series in the city today (Monday), reports UNB.The 2nd and last match of the series between 130th...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad on Sunday for the ACC Men's Asia Cup 2023. The upcoming U-19 Asia Cup is scheduled to be held in the UAE, reports UNB.Eight teams are set to partake in this year's...
GAIBANDHA, Dec 03 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong function here on Sunday said the marriage registrars' role is very crucial in preventing child marriage to build an early marriage free society."As the marriage registrars can play a very important role...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 03 (BSS): Restricting indiscriminate extraction of groundwater can be the crucial means of water resource protection in the region, particularly in its water-stressed high Barind tract, for the greater interest of protecting the living and livelihood conditions. An...
A worker busy drying fish under the sun at a village in Satkhira district — Focus Bangla
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 03 (UNB): The bodies of two people including a woman were recovered from Laboni Point beach in Cox's Bazar on Sunday.Tourist police and sea lifeguards retrieved the bodies after they were washed ashore by tidal water at...
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bagerhat and Jamalpur district on Sunday, reports UNB.In Bagerhat, two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a bus and a motorcycle at Baitpur of Sadar upazila...
KHULNA, Dec 03 (UNB): A month after joint inauguration by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Khulna-Mongla rail line still awaits commencement of train operations.The 65 km route from Khulna to Mongla port in Bagerhat...
Russia eases attacks in eastern UkraineKYIV, Dec 03: Russian forces eased attacks on the beleaguered eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka on Saturday and unofficial reports from the region suggested they had failed to capture the devastated town of Maryinka to...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 03 (Reuters): Gunmen attacked a bus near the town of Chilas in northern Pakistan on Saturday, killing nine passengers and injuring at least 15, district and regional officials said.Muhammad Ali Johar, a spokesman for the regional government, said...
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