Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Saturday said one point demand of Jatiya Party is a free and fair general election, reports BSS."The government has to take initiative of dialogue for holding a free, fair and acceptable...
SYLHET, July 15 (UNB): Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a public rally at the Registry Ground in Sylhet city on July 21.Sylhet Metropolitan Jamaat Ameer Muhammad Fakhrul Islam announced the programme at a press conference in the city on Saturday afternoon.He said...
The visiting EU Election Exploratory Mission at a meeting with leaders of the BNP, led by its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party will not make any compromise with the government over the next election and force it to resign through their ongoing one-point movement, reports UNB.Speaking at a discussion, he...
The imprisonment day of Awami League (AL) president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be observed in the country today (Sunday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.Sheikh Hasina was arrested from her Sudha Sadan residence at Dhanmondi in the city...
A nine-member team of the ruling party Awami League, headed by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, held a meeting with the visiting EU Election Exploratory Mission at a city hotel on Saturday —...
ZURICH, July 15 (Reuters): A parliamentary investigation into the collapse of Credit Suisse will keep its files closed for 50 years, newspaper Aargauer Zeitung reported, triggering concerns among Swiss historians.The investigating commission will hand over its files, which include witness...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has recently been honoured as the best bank in three distinct categories at the FinanceAsia Awards 2023. The bank was recognised for having the 'Biggest Environmental, Social, and Governance Impact' and 'Most Progressive Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'...
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), a non-bank financial institution under the Economic Relations Division, has been awarded the 'Kalsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards 2023' in the 'Outstanding Sustainable Project Financing' category.The award, given by European Organisation for Sustainable Development (EOSD), aims...
The 7th Bangladesh International Garment & Textile Machinery Expo (BIGTEX) 2023 will be held in Dhaka from October 26 to 28, reports UNB.Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed an agreement with Redcarpet Global Ltd. to be a...
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential items, including rice for the first time, from today (Sunday) at subsidised rates as part of its operation for July, reports BSS.The TCB will sell five kg of rice at Tk...
Skoot Ltd., a startup, and Walton Digi-Tech Industries Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aiming to jointly manufacture electric bikes (e-bikes). The promising startup had received a pre-seed grant from the Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) project...
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Md Shahab Uddin said Bangladesh is seeking financial support from the International Financial Institutions and Development Partners for its adaptation activities, reports UNB."We are keenly interested in participating in financing instruments and structures...
DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters): Standard Chartered said on Friday it has reached an agreement to sell its subsidiaries in five sub-Saharan African countries to Nigeria's Access Bank, putting into motion a plan announced last year to divest those businesses.Standard Chartered...
Smart Electronics Ltd (SONY-SMART), the official distributor of Japanese Sony products, has signed a contract with EERNA Limited, the top ICT retail chain in Bangladesh, on Thursday, making EERNA the power retailer of Sony products, says a press release. From...
The curtain is going to fall on the country's biggest payment campaign as Nagad, a popular mobile financial service in Bangladesh, will give away the much-awaited BMW car to the ultimate winner chosen through public voting.Nagad's brand ambassador and star...
ICAB DELEGATES VISIT KAPLAN OFFICEAn ICAB delegation led by its President Md. Moniruzzaman visited the Kaplan office in London recently and sought guidance and possible support for improvement of quality and effectiveness of ICAB CA coaching classes. The ICAB delegation...
US online sales during Amazon.com's Prime Day shopping event rose 6.1% to $12.7 billion from last year, as inflation-hit Americans hunted for discounts on the e-commerce platform, Adobe Analytics data showed last week, reports Reuters.Shoppers spent $6.3 billion on the...
The Bangladesh Gar-ment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Green Power Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support garment factories in becoming more energy-efficient with green and clean sources of energy, reports UNB.BGMEA President Faruque Hassan and...
BlackRock Inc, the world's biggest asset manager, handily beat second-quarter profit estimates but showed a slowdown in money inflows, sending shares down about 2 per cent, reports Reuters.The company's adjusted profit of $9.28 per share leap-frogged analysts' estimates of $8.46,...
Some of the largest US banks said on Friday they got a profit boost from higher rates and painted a picture of a resilient economy, with sparks of hope in some businesses like deal-making that have been in the dumps...
Toronto's main stock index ended slightly lower on Friday but still posted a solid weekly gain as investors eyed US bank earnings reports for signs of health in the US economy, reports Reuters.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index ended...
LONDON, July 15 (Reuters): Global investors poured a record amount of money into European sovereign bond funds in the second quarter of the year, lured in by high yields and the prospect of interest rate cuts by the European Central...
Emerging market equity funds are outpacing developed market rivals in attracting inflows for the first time in three years, underscoring a relatively more favourable growth outlook and expectations of faster rate cuts in many less developed markets, reports Reuters.Refinitiv Lipper...
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LONDON, July 15 (Reuters): Investors piled into bonds and stocks while shedding cash in the week to Wednesday, according to a report on Friday from Bank of America (BofA) Global Research.The report said this reflected the "end of inflation, end...
A business performance meeting with the branches of zones of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited (AIBL) was held at the head office of the bank on Saturday. Managing Director and CEO Farman R Chowdhury presided over the meeting.
NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters): A handful of massive growth and technology names that have dominated the US stock market in 2023 are set to report earnings in coming weeks, potentially determining the path for this year's equity rally.Lately dubbed...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-07-16 00:00:00
Except for the bank and food sectors, all other major sectors with a large share of the stock market remained almost flat showing no significant growth in value over the last nearly one year. Each of the sectors witnessed 8...
Kadam flower (burflower) blooms during the rainy season. The photo was taken from the Ratargul area in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district — Focus Bangla
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