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Delta Air Lines resumes dividend suspended in 2020

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would pay a quarterly dividend, resuming a payout that the carrier had suspended in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Reuters.The dividend, of $0.10 per share, will be paid on Aug 7...

Gold firms on weaker dollar, yet limited by Fed rate hike path

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Gold rose on Friday as the dollar hovered near a month's low, but expectations of more US interest rate hikes this year capped gains, reports Reuters. Spot gold gained 0.5 per cent to $1,967.29 per ounce by 1217 GMT, en...

Oil heads for weekly gain as supply cuts balance demand concerns

2023-06-17 00:00:00

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters): Oil steadied on Friday, on course for a weekly gain, as a market outlook tightened by higher Chinese demand and OPEC+ supply cuts was balanced by expected weakness in the global economy with the prospect of...

Changes As They Happen

IG Chowdhury | 2023-06-17 00:00:00

Sixties were a wonderful time to be in Dhaka. The roads were quiet. Most areas had plenty of trees to make the air pleasantly scented. In spring the area around Ramna Park was ablaze with the red colour of Krishnachura....

Spreading Love

Promila Devi Arora | 2023-06-17 00:00:00

Dr Abu Ishahaq Hossain, a bilingual writer, poet, researcher, translator, lyricist and television programme presenter of Bangladesh, has twenty five books to his credit. While reading his anthologies 'Sense Off Sense' and 'Poet Prophet Lover' one feels going through a...

From Brikkho Mela to a greener city

Nilratan Halder | 2023-06-17 00:00:00

The month-long Brikkho Mela (tree fair) got off to a promising start with arboriculture and enthusiasm for plant life --- by extension Nature --- of the urban people finding a meeting place in the capital's Agargaon. While nurseries and arboreal...

Mbappe says PSG 'my only option for now'

2023-06-17 00:00:00

FARO, Portugal, June 16 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe on Thursday said staying at Paris Saint-Germain was his "only option for now" after the France superstar told the club he would not be extending his contract beyond 2024."I've already answered this question,...

Bangladesh to host India women's team for ODI, T20 series next month

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh will host the Indian women's team for a white-ball series in July. Shafiul Alam Chowdhury Nadel, Bangladesh Cricket Board's women's wing chairman, confirmed the development to the online sports portal Cricbuzz.It will be the first time in 11 years...

Joselu sends Spain to Nations League final

2023-06-17 00:00:00

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, June 16 (AP): Midfielder Rodri's goal in Istanbul secured Manchester City's first Champions League title on Saturday played another key role as Spain beat European champion Italy 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the Nations League final against...

10 teams compete for two spots at ICC World Cup 2023

2023-06-17 00:00:00

PARIS, June 16 (Agencies): Two-time champions West Indies and 1996 winners Sri Lanka are among 10 teams competing for the final two spots at this year's Cricket World Cup in India.The 10 teams will now have to compete in the...

Tigers eye big win as Afghans face uphill battle in one-off Test

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Afghanistan lost two quick wickets Friday, trailing Bangladesh by 616 runs at stumps after centuries from Najmul Hossain and Mominul Haque gave the hosts a third straight day of dominance in their one-off Test.Bangladesh declared their second innings at 425-4...

Ensure pedestrians' safe movement

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Dhaka city dwellers do not seem to be keen on using foot over-bridges. Rather, they are often seen crossing busy roads risking their lives. There are many fully functional foot-bridges in the capital. But pedestrians' reluctance to use over-bridges is...

What is hybrid banking?

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Most bank customers are nowadays young in age. So they are tech-savvy, too. They seek both convenience and safety from banks spending a minimal amount of time. As these customers are more adapted to technology, they seek digitalisation in banking....

Contextualising VAT management software

Sudip Adhikary | 2023-06-17 00:00:00

It was June 02, 1991, when one of the most important sources of tax revenue in Bangladesh - Value Added Tax- was introduced, as a replacement of Sales Tax. Since then, business organisations had to manually submit hard copies of...

Need for all-out drive against dengue virus

2023-06-17 00:00:00

Amid all the available indications that the dengue situation in the coming months might become worse, Health Minister Zahid Maleque, while speaking at a function organised to mark the World Malaria Day on Thursday in Dhaka, found the efforts of...

Can Bangladesh reduce "failed migration" cases?

Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-06-17 00:00:00

Migration as reported in Bangladesh media is all about bringing home dollars. Since dollars went short remittance is what it's all about. However, there is a global cloud hanging over migration as many countries are becoming less interested in the...

Himadri flying on SME board since listing on CSE

FE REPORT | 2023-06-16 12:00:00

Himadri Ltd, which operates six potato cold storage facilities in northern Bangladesh, has been flying high on the SME board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange without any valid reason.The little-known SME stock skyrocketed 783 per cent in just seven weeks...

Venomous snake washes up on Cox's Bazar beach

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-16 12:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, June 15: A yellow-bellied snake has washed up ashore at Sugandha Point of Cox's Bazar beach. With yellow colour belly, upper part of the creature's body is black while its rest part is also yellow. The snake was...

Stop cheating in exam halls -

2023-06-16 12:00:00

The performance in an examination may not be the true reflection of a student's ability. But it is the closest indicator to evaluate him/her. It also measures competence in a particular topic, and helps predict one's future success. Therefore, we...

Dangerous drift into nuclear rivalry

Nilratan Halder | 2023-06-16 12:00:00

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has currently been holding its biggest ever airpower showdown, dubbed "Air Defender 23" since its inception 74 years ago. Starting on June 12, the air exercise will conclude on June 23, surprisingly with Germany...

Interbank dollar exchange rate jumps to Tk 109

2023-06-16 00:00:00

The interbank exchange rate of the US dollar jumped to the highest ever Tk 109 in the banking channel amid the scarcity of foreign currency, reports UNB.Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday revealed the data that interbank transactions occurred at Tk...

2 physicians arrested over death of newborn baby

2023-06-16 00:00:00

Police arrested two physicians of a private hospital in a case over the death of a newborn baby and critical condition of its mother due to an alleged wrong treatment in the capital's Dhanmondi area, reports UNB.The arrestees-Dr Shahjadi and...

Not aware of six Congressmen's letter to Biden on BD: US spokesperson

2023-06-16 00:00:00

The US Department of State has said they are not familiar with the letters sent by six Congressmen to US President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken but noted that they usually respond back confidentially, reports UNB."I'm not...

Intellectual corruption taking place in some cases

FE REPORT | 2023-06-16 00:00:00

Justice Md Nuruzzaman, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), in a speech given on his last working day on Thursday, said that intellectual corruption is taking place in some lawsuits. He gave the speech at...

100 children were in hold: Survivors

2023-06-16 00:00:00

ATHENS, June 15 (BBC): Survivors from a fishing boat that sank off southern Greece in one of Europe's worst migrant disasters say up to 100 children may have been on board.At least 78 people have already been confirmed dead in...

HC angry over BCIC's failure to submit report

FE REPORT | 2023-06-16 00:00:00

The High Court on Thursday expressed its displeasure at the authorities of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) as they fail to submit a report over an allegation against Poton Traders, a contracting firm, of embezzling 72,000 tonnes of imported...

Minister sees 'gaps' in efforts to tackle mosquito menace

2023-06-16 00:00:00

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has flagged shortcomings in the efforts by Dhaka's bifurcated city corporations to exterminate the dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes amid a rampant spread of the virus in the city, reports bdnews24.com.As hospitalisations continued to surge in June, the...

Police intercept at Shahbagh physically-challenged people

2023-06-16 00:00:00

Police intercept at Shahbagh in Dhaka on Thursday the physically-challenged people as they march towards the national parliament under the banner of 'Sangkhubdho Protibondhi Nagorik Samaj' to press home their 11-point demand, including increasing their monthly allowance to minimum Tk...

12 cattle markets in Ctg for Eid-ul-Azha

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-06-16 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, June 15: Chattogram District Administration has given permission to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) for setting up nine temporary cattle markets for the upcoming Eid-Ul-Azha in Chattogram. There are three regular cattle markets in Bibirhat, Sagarika and Postarpar areas of...

Govt to build 42.5MW waste-to-energy plant

2023-06-16 00:00:00

The government expects to generate 42.5 megawatts of electricity per day from mixed waste at the Aminbazar landfill, once a planned project is implemented at the site, report agencies.Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam disclosed this...