RIYADH, Nov 23 (Arab News): Dubai's inflation rate slightly eased to 4.27 per cent in October, compared to 4.5 per cent in the previous year, the official data showed. The report from the Dubai Statistics Centre highlighted a 4.70 per...
STOCKHOLM, Nov 23 (AFP): Sweden's central bank on Thursday left its key rate unchanged at four per cent, after a year and a half of successive hikes aimed at reining in inflation. The Riksbank joins the US Federal Reserve and...
ISTANBUL, Nov 23 (AFP): Turkey's central bank on Thursday surprised the market with a larger-than-expected interest hike as it ramped up its fight against inflation and efforts to support the slumping lira.The bank lifted its policy rate by 5.0 per...
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (AFP): Eurozone business activity fell in November for the sixth straight month, but the rate of decline slowed from October, a closely-watched showed Thursday.S&P Global's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) improved to 47.1 from 46.5 in October, but...
BRUSSELS, Nov 23 (Reuters): Amazon is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot (IRBT.O), three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Antitrust enforcers around the world have stepped up...
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters): The average interest rate on the most popular US home loan fell last week to its lowest level in two months as Treasury market yields, which act as a benchmark for mortgage rates, continued to move...
RIYADH, Nov 23 (Arab News): Trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Thailand is on track to flourish following a new agreement signed by the Saudi EXIM Bank. Inked with its counterpart, the EXIM Bank of Thailand, the memorandum of understanding...
Dhaka Bank PLC. secured the prestigious Data Centre certification with an impressive ANSI/TIA-942-B-2017 rating of 3 on October 20, says the bank in a statement. The certification was presented to Emranul Huq, Managing Director & CEO of Dhaka Bank PLC...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has inaugurated a remittance lounge at the Head Office Complex Corporate Branch, says a press release. The customers can receive better and faster remittance services through this lounge. Remittance lounges will be introduced in all branches...
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The 7th Bangladesh Buildcon, Wood and Electrical International Expo kicked off in Dhaka city on Thursday to showcase construction, wood and electrical products.The hybrid fair with more than 150 exhibitors offers exciting sourcing options with a wide variety on display...
Prime Bank, a leading private commercial bank, recently signed an agreement with MetLife Bangladesh at the Prime Bank head office premises in Dhaka, says the bank in a statement.Under this agreement, customers whose salaries are processed with Prime Bank, will...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-24 00:00:00
Country's trade and investment sectors would get momentum after the upcoming general election, a top central banker has said, expecting that the new administration would help boost investors' confidence. Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md. Nasser made the observation...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the countryThe highest temperature in...
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Progressive student bodies on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus have opposed online classes for first-year students instead of in-person academic activities.To this end, they staged a protest rally in front of the new administrative building of the university on Thursday.On...
Enayetullah Khan, Honorary Consul of Romania in the People's Republic of Bangladesh, has been awarded the "National Order For Merit" in the rank of Knight, reports UNB.He has been honoured with the prestigious award as a sign of high appreciation...
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The government on Thursday alerted both public and private organisations, including critical information infrastructures (CIIs), about a potential cyber-attack. This alert follows the recent identification of critical vulnerabilities in information infrastructure, Sukanta Chakraborty, public relations officer of BGD e-GOV Computer...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday opined that a six-member full bench of the apex court is competent to hold hearing on the review petition filed challenging its earlier verdict that upheld the cancellation of the 16th...
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Speakers at a programme on Thursday called for a year-long anti mosquito activities as mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue, prevail in every season.They said this at the launch of a community-level dengue awareness programme hosted by the National Institute of Preventive...
BARI Director General Dr. Debasish Sarker and scientists from the Biotech Division inaugurated trial with a late blight-resistant variety of potato at the Biotechnology Research Field on Wednesday. Director (Research) Dr. Md. Abdullah Yousuf Akhond, Director (Support & Services) Dr....
Gold prices edged up on Thursday as the US dollar ticked lower, but bullion lacked impetus as investors remained on the sidelines in holiday-thinned trading with uncertainty around the Federal Reserve's rate path, reports Reuters.Spot gold was 0.1 per cent...
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters): Copper prices rose in London on Thursday as the US currency weakened, supporting demand for the dollar-priced metal from buyers using yuan and other currencies.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 increased 0.8 per cent...
Meena Bazaar opened its 31st outlet in Senpara Parbat, Mirpur 10 in the city on Thursday. Meena Bazar is now boasting 31 outlets across Dhaka and Chattogram. Gemcon Group Vice Chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed, MP, Gemcon Group Director Dr Kazi...
Oil prices dipped about 1 per cent on Thursday, extending losses after postponement of an OPEC+ meeting stoked expectations that the group might not deepen output cuts next year, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures were down 90 cents, or about 1.1...
Jatiya Party's Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu, MP, has said there is no division within the party and it remains unified under party Chairman GM Quader's leadership, reports UNB. Chunnu said that Rowshan Ershad is a significant figure for them,...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday that the government has no influence in the denial of bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam, reports UNB. The judiciary is independent and judges take decision after proper scrutiny, he said...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said candidates for the 12th parliamentary election in all 72 constituencies in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions have been finalized, reports UNB. Quader disclosed the information at a press briefing at Dhaka district...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed for six weeks a High Court order that stopped the effectiveness of a notification issued by the Local Government Ministry suspending Dinajpur Municipality Mayor Syed Jahangir Alam. A four-member bench...
In an interview with the UNB former governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Atiur Rahman has explained how the current spate of blockades and burning of vehicles are taking a toll on the economy and suggested ways for reaching a solution.Dr...
RANGPUR, Nov 23 (BSS): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two presumed drug traffickers with 7,310 pieces of Yaba tablets from Domdoma Islampur point on the Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Mithapukur upazila here on Wednesday.On a tip-off, an operational team of RAB-13...
SYLHET, Nov 23 (UNB): Train communication between Sylhet, Dhaka and the rest of the country was restored on Thursday after 13 hours following the derailment of two wagons of an oil-carrying train at Badgaon in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj district.Abul...
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