DUBAI, May 11 (Reuters): Dubai's Emirates Group on Thursday said financial year 2022-23 had been its most profitable so far, reporting an annual profit of 10.9 billion dirhams ($3 billion) and a group revenue increase of 81 per cent to...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The biennial election of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will be held on July 31 this year. The apex trade body circulated its election schedule for the term 2023-2025 to its members on Thursday. As...
Eminent banker Md Shawkat Ali Khan joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) as its managing director on Wednesday, says a press release. Prior to joining BKB, he was the deputy managing director at Rupali Bank Limited where he successfully served in...
Country's leading mobile financial services provider Nagad has so far handed over more than 5,000 gifts -- including nearly 100 motorbikes and refrigerators -- to winners under the ongoing mega campaign, says a press release. The joy of the winners...
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd. (UBL), the country's largest fast moving consumer goods companies, has recently signed an agreement with Orange Corners, an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, to support young entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, says a press...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
A three-day exhibition of products and services related to safe & sustainable construction and building materials, power generation, renewable energy, safe heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) and water management kicked off in the city on Thursday. Savor International...
The shareholders of Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Limited have approved 12 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2022 as proposed by its Board of Directors.The proposal was approved at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held...
Standard Chartered has recently launched the Assurance Credit Card (Assurance Card) in partnership with MetLife and Mastercard, the nation's first-ever card offering to provide customers with an insurance coverage. The newly-introduced co-branded credit card enables users to avail insurance and...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The apex apparel body BGMEA has urged the government for a reduction in source tax at 0.50 per cent from existing 1.0 per cent in the next budget.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) suggests that the proposed rate...
BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters): China's copper imports in April fell 12.5 per cent from the prior year, customs data showed on Tuesday, curbed by weak demand and a jump in domestic production of the metal.Imports of unwrought copper and copper...
Gold eased into a tight range on Thursday as a stronger dollar countered support from weaker-than-expected US economic data, which reinforced bets for a pause in the Federal Reserve's rate hikes and added to wider economic risks, reports Reuters.Spot gold...
Oil prices dropped on Thursday as a political standoff over the US debt ceiling triggered recession jitters in the world's biggest oil consumer, where rising jobless claimed also weighed on sentiment, reports Reuters. Brent crude was down 72 cents, or...
Banga Millers Ltd, a sister concern of PRAN group, has started procuring boro paddy and maize from its contractual farmers of different areas in Dinajpur, says a press release. Advocate Mostafizur Rahman, a lawmaker from Dinajpur-5 constituency, and Naser Ahmed,...
Republicans allege Biden family earned millions from shady dealsWASHINGTON, May 11: Republicans charged Wednesday that President Joe Biden's family has earned more than $10 million from shady business deals crafted while he was vice president. With Biden ramping up his...
KARACHI, May 11 (Reuters): China has delivered two frigates to Pakistan's navy, completing a four-warship deal inked in 2018, Chinese media reported, amid deepening military cooperation between the two nations in one of the world's most complex geopolitical regions.The vessels...
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (AFP): Pakistan's political turmoil intensified late Wednesday with violent nationwide protests swelling and the government deploying the military as former prime minister Imran Khan was remanded in custody for eight days on fresh corruption charges following his...
GAZA, May 11 (Reuters/AFP): Israeli air strikes killed the head of Islamic Jihad's rocket force in Gaza early on Thursday, part of an operation that has killed 25 people including women and children this week and that has been met...
LONDON, May 11 (BBC): The UK has confirmed it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles it requested for its fight against invading Russian forces. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles), according to the...
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters): With the match schedule still under wraps and the main title contenders preoccupied with Test cricket, there is a distinct lack of buzz around the 50-overs World Cup five months out from its expected start...
MILAN, May 11 (AP): Inter Milan overpowered AC Milan early and held on to win the first leg of their Champions League semifinal derby 2-0 on Wednesday, leaving the Nerazzurri on the brink of a return to European soccer's showpiece...
Sri Lanka Women bounced back from their defeat in the first match to beat Bangladesh Women by 7 wickets in the 2nd T20 of the Bangladesh Women's tour of Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on...
In the third Youth ODI of the Pakistan U-19 tour of Bangladesh, Bangladesh U-19 emerged victorious by 4 wickets with a whopping 144 balls remaining at Shaheed A. H. M. Kamaruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Thursday, reports UNB.Rohanat Doullah Borson...
Bangladesh hope the rain to stay away and allow them to play the second game without an interruption as they eye to take a lead in the three-match ODI series, to be held at County Ground, Chelms-ford today (Friday), reports...
GOPALGANJ, May 11 (BSS): A construction worker and electrician died after falling off the rooftop of an under-construction building in Kashiani upazila of the district on Thursday.The dead is Bayjid Sheikh (30), son of Jalil Sheikh, resident of Shukurhata village...
LAXMIPUR, May 11 (BSS): A Laxmipur court has sentenced a man to death for killing his mother in Ramganj upazila of the district in 2022.District and Session Judge Md Rahibul Islam handed down the verdict on Thursday.The convict is Redwan...
RAJSHAHI, May 11 (BSS): Padma river bank along the entire southern part of Rajshahi city have turned into amusement spots as scores of people visit there to enjoy natural scenic beauty everyday.The river bank also get new looks as Rajshahi...
BAGERHAT, May 11 (UNB): As the Cyclonic storm 'Mocha' is brewing over the Bay of Bengal, panic gripped the residents of coastal areas of Bagerhat district due to the vulnerable state of dyke at several points.Residents of Sharankhola, Baleshwar, Pashur...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The word or term ‘development’ is mostly used to refer to a specified state of advancement or economic growth. Development is generally considered a process creating growth, progress or positive change. In a broader perspective, however, the definition development encompasses...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Many ardent admirers of Tagore are not prepared to hear even a distant allusion to the observation that the poet in his later years became a little shaky over the rise of modernists in Bangla poetry. To the former, Rabindranath...
Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Rafat Alam, Helen Mashiyat Preoty and Mashfiq Ahasan Hridoy | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
On the background of geopolitical challenges, the 49th G7 Summit to be held in Japan, will be a major event for developed countries to review their ongoing pursuit to address the global climate crisis and to pave the way for...
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