GENEVA, June 14 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the international community to invest in social justice in order to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies across the world."We can achieve lasting peace and sustainable development on the...
Power Grid to issue shares State-run Power Grid Company will issue shares to comply with a three-year-old order by the Financial Reporting Council. It will offer 201.08 million ordinary shares at a Tk 10 premium and 7.64 billion preference shares...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
The Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Wednesday urged the government to mitigate the tax burden on the individuals and corporates considering the country’s present economic situation.The trade body made the call at its post-budget conference at...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 14: Another ship, named ‘MV GCL Paradip’, carrying coal berthed at the Matarbari deep-sea port on Wednesday.The Panama flag carrier, loaded with 64,770 tonnes of coal, came from Tarhan port of Indonesia, confirmed Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Captain...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
The country's ICT-industry entrepreneurs demanded reservation of at least one-third ownership of digital banks for ICT businesses. "There should be a requirement for (ensuring) at least one-third of the ownership of each digital bank by the technology-sector organisations or entrepreneurs,"...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
China on Wednesday said that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remarks on US sanctions echo the mind of a large segment of the world community.“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina spoke not just the strong position of the Bangladeshi people, but also...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
Summit Oil and Shipping Co Ltd gets the go-ahead for setting up its second Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) in the bay as Bangladesh increasingly relies on imported gas amid local energy shortages. Officials said the cabinet committee on...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
Now digital bank is emerging in Bangladesh for virtual banking with trade-and-project financing as no-go areas under central bank-set modus operandi, creating scrambles among technology entrepreneurs for booking ownerships. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday approved digital bank guidelines for introducing...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Mild heat wave...
One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 28 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Also, 201 more...
Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 134 fresh cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,453 and caseload to 2,040,815, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Thalas-saemia Hospital through a programme in the city observed the World Blood Donor Day on Wednesday, by acknowledging the contributions of all blood donors.Dr M A Matin, president of Bangladesh Thalassaemia Association and the hospital, chaired the programme while...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin distributes prizes as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the World Environment Day 2023, celebrated with the slogan 'Beat Plastic Pollution' at the Department of Environment on Wednesday.
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday cleared the way for setting up a cattle market in Aftabnaga area of the capital ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.The apex court stayed for four weeks a High Court (HC) order...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
At least 468 people were killed and 769 people were injured in some 496 road accidents in the outgoing month of May, according to a passenger rights organization on Wednesday.At the same time, 43 people were killed and 7 people...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a foot-over bridge adjacent to the East West University (EWU) campus at Aftabnagar in the capital, says a statement.The bridge will connect Aftabnagar with...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
With US$358 million in financing from the World Bank, a dedicated road safety project has been launched to reduce accidents on two national highways connected to five divisions and urban roads. According to officials, the road safety pilot project will...
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a hotel in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday — PID
SYLHET, June 14 (UNB): The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday cancelled the candidacy of a general ward councillor for staging an armed showdown in front of an opponent ahead of the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) election slated for June...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud speaking at a coordination meeting at the conference room of the ministry on Wednesday — PID
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-15 00:00:00
The Jatiyatabadi Shikkhak, Kamrmakarta O Karmachari Forum, an organisation for pro-BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) teachers, officers and employees, formed a human chain on the Jahangirnagar University campus on Wednesday to press for holding the national election under a non-partisan and...
The condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the city, is now stable, said her personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain on Wednesday, reports UNB."Madam's physical condition is now stable and it has improved a little...
CHATTOGRAM, June 14 (UNB): At least five people were injured in a clash between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo Dal activists centering a youth rally organized by BNP's associate bodies on Wednesday.The clash erupted around 3:30 pm near Chattagram...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said on Wednesday that the government didn't bow down to any pressure and even won't do so in future, report agencies.He came up with the remark while...
LONDON/HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters): Vodafone and CK Hutchison finally unveiled the 15 billion pound ($19 billion) merger of their British operations on Wednesday, saying the creation of the country's largest mobile operator would be good for the economy.The long-awaited...
BRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters): Alphabet's Google was charged by EU antitrust regulators with anti-competitive practices in its digital advertising business on Wednesday, which it may now have to sell part of to address their concerns.The stakes are higher for Google...
BEIJING, June 14 (Reuters): Tesla Inc slightly increased the price of its Model Y electric vehicle in the United States on Tuesday, according to its website.The company increased the price of the variant by a mere $250, bringing it to...
UK's main stock indexes were subdued on Wednesday as investors keenly awaited a crucial policy decision by the US Federal Reserve due later in the day, while assessing the growing likelihood of persistent rate hikes by the Bank of England,...
Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in the early trade on Wednesday, tracking higher oil prices, while the major focus was on the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's June policy meeting, reports Reuters.The Fed is widely expected...
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