FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Search for foreign funding worth US$3.04 billion begins for another megaproject styled Southern Corridor designed to link Bangladesh's southern-most seashore with the UN-sponsored Asian Highway, officials said. Government's Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken up the massive programme to...
Cargo ship sinks near Mongla PortA cargo ship carrying 800 tonnes of coal has sunk in the Pasur River near Mongla Port in Bagerhat amid rough weather caused by Cyclone Midhili. MV Prince of Ghashiakhali suffered a hull breach in...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 17 (UNB): Four members of a family were killed in a mud wall collapse in Hnila union of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila, police said.The accident took place at Moulvibazar area of the Hnila union of the upazila at...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 17: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has suspended loading and unloading activities of cargos at the seaport following instruction to raise danger signal number 7 for the cyclonic storm "Midhili".The Bay of Bengal is now very rough due...
Four people were killed in separate road accidents in two districts on Friday, reports UNBIn Faridpur, two policemen were killed when a CNG auto-rickshaw carrying them overturned on the Faridpur-Barishal highway Friday morning. The accident took place around 4:30 am...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Current spells of political strikes unfold an unusual street view due to less traffic, but Dhaka's typical daily chaos provides little respite for city commuters, despite some major infrastructure developments.The recent infrastructure developments have contributed somewhat to easing Dhaka's road...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members on Thursday raided the house of Haque Group Chairman Adam Tamizi Haque on Road No. 111 in Gulshan area of the capital, reports UNB.RAB said that Tamizi Haque is threatening to commit suicide if he...
Trinamool Bangladesh National Party (Trinamool BNP) will start selling its nomination papers today (Saturday) among aspirant candidates for the upcoming general elections, reports BSS.Trinamool BNP's nomination form sale will begin at 11 am at its Topkhana road office in the...
The ruling Awami League (AL) has made the party's Presidium Member Kazi Zafar Ullah as co-chairman of its election conducting committee constituted for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election, reports BSS.Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also chief of the election conducting...
Prime Minister's ICT Adviser and CRI Chairman Sajeeb Wazed Joy will announce the Joy Bangla Youth Award 2023 winners at a ceremony in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, today (Saturday), reports BSS.The country's biggest youth award giving ceremony,...
The ruling Awami League (AL) will start selling its nomination forms among the aspirant candidates today (Saturday) for the parliamentary elections slated for January 7, reports BSS.The party aspirants can collect and submit the nomination papers from November 18 to...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said all parties will have to demonstrate willingness and sincerity to stop violence, noting that the election-centric violence is in a declining trend, reports UNB. "We will not allow anyone to obstruct the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Senior Joint Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said that the Election Commission (EC) had announced the poll schedule to fulfil the government's desires.The top BNP leader had previously voiced rejection of the...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon all political parties of the country, including BNP, to participate in the upcoming national election, saying that BNP should take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls seeking apology...
Global equity funds saw significant inflows in the week ending November 15, buoyed by investor hopes that cooler-than-expected US inflation would prompt the Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes, reports Reuters.The MSCI World Equity Index hit a two-month peak...
Retail flows into Eli Lilly spiked to a more than two-year high in November, as small investors rushed to buy the stock after the US pharma major received a highly anticipated approval for its weight-loss drug Zepbound, reports Reuters. Daily...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
The spillover impact of the almost stagnant capital market is taking a heavy toll on Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) as the corporation endured losses of Tk 2.36 billion in the first quarter of FY'24.The lone state-run investment bank had...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Stocks slipped into the red in the outgoing week after a single-week break, as jittery investors offloaded their holdings to avoid potential losses amid mounting political tensions ahead of national election scheduled for January 7, 2024.The market remained bearish for...
LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters): Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by the Court of Justice of the European Union on X.The tough...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (AFP): US President Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific economies of American commitment at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, and said his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would provide stability for the region and the whole...
The Cyclone Midhili flattened standing crops on a field in Bolirpul area of Kamalnagar upazila under Laxmipur district on Friday while crossing the coastal area before weakening — Focus Bangla
NEW DELHI , Nov 17 (AP) : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100...
President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) M Moniruzzaman and Chief Operating Officer Mahbub Ahmed Siddique are seen in a photo session with Chief Executive Officer of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Kevin Dancey and Chief...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 17: The High Commission of India, Dhaka and Assistant High Commission of India, Chattogram on Thursday declared relocation of Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC), Chattogram to its new premises at East Nasirabad in the port city. The new...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman Prof Shibli Rubaiyat-ul Islam has accentuated the need for faster settlement of insurance claims for smoother growth of the sector.He said, "If we fail to settle insurance claims promptly and expeditiously, it may...
Australian war crimes whistleblower pleads guiltySYDNEY, Nov 17: A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to leaking classified information. David McBride was due to face trial next week, but changed his plea...
BUDAPEST, Nov 17 (AFP): The Hungarian government launched on Friday a "national consultation" billed as "protecting" the country against alleged European Union policies, including war-torn Ukraine's potential membership of the bloc.Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist government has, since 2015, frequently...
NEW YORK, Nov 17 (Reuters): Facing a likely choice between Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, many Americans are desperate for younger, less divisive options.A large and potentially consequential market for third-party candidates -...
DARFUR, Nov 17 (BBC): Two rebel groups from Sudan's Darfur region say they will fight alongside the army in the country's civil war.This comes after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) made major gains in Darfur, where it has been...
Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia, according to a Defence Ministry TV channel broadcast, reports Al Jazeera.President Vladimir Putin announced the Avangard...
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