Bangladesh has recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,043,499, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,463 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data...
Educators at privately-run secondary schools plan to lock classrooms today (Saturday) and stage sit-in protests in Dhaka to press home their demand for the nationalisation of those institutions, reports bdnews24.com.They will continue demonstrating 'peacefully' until their demands are met, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The government has asked all deputy commissioners (DCs) to go all out to materialise the sales drive of 5.0-kg rice packs for 10-million low-income cardholders.The state-backed Trade Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is going to sell rice alongside three essential items...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The overheated commodity market shows no signs of abating as tomato prices increased to Tk 320 a kg on Friday, making this nutrition-rich vegetable beyond the reach of low-income groups.A halt in the supply of local tomato and lower import...
Highlighting growing relations between Bangladesh and France, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy has said the two countries are eager to maintain independence in decision making processes when it comes to relations with other states or groups of states as both the...
Bulbul Mahalanobis, a celebrated singer from the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, and Ashfaqur Rahman Khan, an organiser for the radio station, died within hours of each other, reports bdnews24.com.Bulbul was one of the artists who took part in the song...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud handing over certificates to the trainees of a computer science course on the Asian University for Women (AUW) campus in Chattogram on Friday — Focus Bangla
The number of children killed in road crashes in Bangladesh has increased by 16.6 per cent in the second quarter (April-June) of this year compared to the first three months, according to a media organisation report released on Friday, reports...
BRAHMANBARIA, July 14 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMinister Anisul Huq on Friday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave us a constitution after the independence of the country and the next general election will be held...
KHULNA, July 14 (UNB): BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed said that the countdown for the downfall of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has begun."Various pro-democracy parties have joined forces to make the ongoing one-point movement successful....
Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman has said relationship between Bangladesh and the United States (US) has improved due to bilateral meetings among senior officials of both friendly nations, reports BSS."There were some misunderstandings between Bangladesh...
US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has urged the political parties in Bangladesh to reject violence and support a genuinely peaceful democratic process that allows the people of Bangladesh to choose their own leaders."Well,...
CHATTOGRAM, July 14 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the BNP expected that the visiting foreign representatives would talk about a non-party caretaker government (CG) and the resignation of the present government but none raised...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the resignation of the government, saying that their time in power is up, reports UNB."There is no more time. Their time is up. I have made it clear before, and I...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP has been trying to blame the government and AL for their internal chaos and anarchy, reports BSS."BNP's main objective is to foil the upcoming national elections and gain sympathy...
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters): World stocks extended their gains on Friday, while the dollar held near 15-month lows, after US inflation data earlier in the week unleashed a wave of investor optimism that the US Federal Reserve was nearing the...
JBS Foods, the world's largest meatpacking company, is pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, planning to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) by the end of 2023.The parent company of the Brazil-based...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
The ten most-traded firms accounted for 30 per cent of the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Fu-Wang Food dominating the chart for the second straight week.Fu-Wang Food, a small-cap company, continued to dominate...
Asia-Pacific markets rose on Friday after more inflation data out from the US came in softer than expected, raising optimism that inflation could come down without weakening the labor market, reports CNBC.The US producer price index rose in June less...
US bond funds attracted money inflows for a second consecutive week in the seven days ended July 12, on diminishing investor fears over higher inflation and expectations that the Federal Reserve will be less aggressive in hiking interest rates, reports...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Stocks posted a moderate gain in the outgoing week, snapping a single-week break, as bargain hunters renewed their buying appetite for rumor-based stocks in anticipation of quick gain.This week featured five trading days. Of them, four sessions posted gains while...
TORONTO, July 14 (Reuters): Canadian home sales rose in June as more homes became available for sale, but the pace of sales growth cooled compared to recent months as the Bank of Canada restarted its interest rate hiking campaign.Home sales...
HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters): China's financial regulators have invited some of the world's biggest investors to a rare symposium next week, three sources said, seeking to encourage foreigners to keep investing in the world's second-largest economy despite its recent...
BHUBANESWAR, India, July 14 (Reuters): The world's major accounting firms are stepping up investments in new Indian facilities away from bigger cities as global demand for cheaper back office operations grows and smaller towns move up the economic value chain.For...
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters): Wind and solar projects are on track to account for more than a third of the world's electricity by 2030, signalling that the energy sector can achieve the change needed to meet global climate goals, a...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Russia for the second time this year has proposed to sell its food products to Bangladesh in an effort to diversify its export market amid sanctions imposed by the West over its invasion of Ukraine.The Russian Embassy in Bangladesh sent...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-07-15 00:00:00
Even in a country where there are unnatural deaths galore and human lives seem to be as cheap as shreds, such an end to budding lives are sure to cause bleeding to hearts. But when a seventh grader falls victim...
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, July 14 (AFP): Barcelona and Manchester United were among the clubs fined by UEFA on Friday for breaches of financial fair play (FFP) regulations during the 2022/23 season.United were fined 300,000 euros ($335,000) for failing to meet...
DALLAS, July 14 (AFP): Major League Cricket got underway in Texas on Thursday, and the most serious attempt yet to establish a domestic competition in the United States provided all the ingredients of a modern Twenty20 league.Fans at the purpose...
MELBOURNE, July 14 (AFP): Manchester City striker Mary Fowler scored the only goal as Australia warmed up for the Women's World Cup by beating fifth-ranked France 1-0 Friday in front of more than 50,000 fans.It ensured the tournament co-hosts head...
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