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Export of food-grade recycled plastic goods to come under scrutiny

FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00

Export of recycled food-grade plastic products is set to come under mandatory audit as the European Union (EU) has sought lists of competent authorities from Bangladesh in this regard.The competent authorities will audit the recycling companies that wish to export...

Private-sector foreign debt slides to $12.43 billion in Sept

JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-06 00:00:00

The outstanding balance of short-term external borrowing by private sector came down to US$12.43 billion in September, as businesses jettison their market-expansion plans amid hovering uncertainties both on domestic and global markets.Such ebb tide in capital inflow stokes fears of...

Dry weather likely today------------------------------------------

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...

Scholarship application deadline for higher edn in Russia extended

2023-11-06 00:00:00

The scholarship application deadline for higher education in Russia has been extended until December 15, 2023, reports UNB.The Russian government announced 124 scholarships for Bangladeshi students in Bachelor, Masters and PhD courses for the academic year 2024-2025.The application can be...

Canadian University of Bangladesh hosted its first 'Startup Carnival' on the campus

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Canadian University of Bangladesh hosted its first 'Startup Carnival' on the campus in the city on Sunday to inspire youth innovation and entrepreneurship. Distinguished guests, among others, attended the programme.

BD girl may have killed self over arranged marriage

2023-11-06 00:00:00

ROME, Nov 05 (UNB): A 15-year-old Bangladeshi-Italian girl who committed suicide by jumping out of her family flat's third floor window and dying after three days in hospital may have done so because she feared being pushed into an arranged...

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating a CSD

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating a CSD super shop at Tiger Garden Hotel in Khulna on Sunday — ISPR

Maldives CJ observes trial proceedings at SC

FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00

Maldives Chief Justice Uz Ahmed Muthasim Adnan, who came to attend the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court, on Sunday observed the trial proceedings at the Supreme Court. He observed the proceedings at...

No let-up in port city's gas crisis

2023-11-06 00:00:00

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Nov 04: The residents of Chattogram are suffering acutely due to the severe gas supply shortage prevailing across the port city.The gas supply shortage that ensued here on October 20 last is yet to end. There will be...

Deputy Governor of Madina Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina upon her arrival at

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Deputy Governor of Madina Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina upon her arrival at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madina on Sunday. The Bangladesh premier arrived there on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia...

Call for taking common stand at COP28 to build resilience

2023-11-06 00:00:00

FE REPORTSouth Asia should move forward in unison and take a common stand at the upcoming climate conference (COP28) to ensure mutual benefit and build resilience, climate experts suggested Sunday. One of the important observations is that the actual impact...

HC issues rule on giving EC registration to Labour Party

2023-11-06 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the respondents to explain as to why they should not be directed to give registration to the Labour Party, a component of BNP-led alliance, with the Election Commission (EC). The...

Hartal observed peacefully in Ctg

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Our Correspondent CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05: The daylong hartal enforced by BNP was observed peacefully in the port city of Chattogram on Sunday. There occurred no unwanted incidents in the city and rural areas of Chattogram during the hartal. Chattogram city,...

JCD locks several gates at DU during BNP's blockade

2023-11-06 00:00:00

The activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of BNP, put locks on nine gates of different institutes and faculties of Dhaka University (DU), to support the 48-hour blockade called by BNP and like-minded parties, reports UNB.The locks were put...

BNP leaders Altaf Shahjahan, Saleh arrested

2023-11-06 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has condemned the arrests of the party's vice chairmen Barrister Shahjahan Omar and Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and organising secretary (Mymensingh division) Syed Saleh Ahmed Prince, reports UNB.Of them,...

BNP acts like Taliban, IS, says Hasan

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said BNP is announcing its programmes through online platforms like the Taliban or the Islamic State (IS), reports BSS."In fact, their programme is nothing but attacking the people and burning down public transports...

China pledges to expand market access at annual trade fair

2023-11-06 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Nov 05 (Reuters): China will further expand market access and increase imports, its premier told a trade fair in Shanghai on Sunday, amid criticism from European firms who said they wanted to see more tangible improvement in the country's...

Saudi insurance premiums rise in Q2, medical inflation catches eye

2023-11-06 00:00:00

RIYADH, Nov 05 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's insurance sector surged 24 per cent in gross written premiums to SR15.12 billion ($4.03 billion) in the second quarter compared to SR12.17 billion in the year-ago period.According to the Saudi Central Bank, also...

US grocery coffee sales fall below pre-pandemic levels

2023-11-06 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters): Sales of coffee at grocery stores in the United States, the world's largest consumer of the beverage, fell to below pre-pandemic levels in the year to end-September, according to data from NIQ, as prices continued...

Javed Kaiser Ally, an eminent industrialist, has been elected the chairman of the Executive Committee of

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Meghna Bank gets new Executive Committee Chairman Javed Kaiser Ally, an eminent industrialist, has been elected the chairman of the Executive Committee of Meghna Bank in the 162nd meeting of the bank's Board of Directors, says a press release. Mr...

Managing Director and CEO of Uttara Bank Mohammed Rabiul Hossain virtually inaugurated the 31st Sub-

2023-11-06 00:00:00

UTTARA BANK OPENS 31ST SUB-BRANCH Managing Director and CEO of Uttara Bank Mohammed Rabiul Hossain virtually inaugurated the 31st Sub-Branch of the bank, namely Nazipur Sub-Branch', in Naogaon on Sunday. Deputy Managing Directors Maksudul Hasan, Md. Abul Hashem, and Md....

Midland Bank Limited (MDB) signed an MoU with AMZ Hospital Limited, a specialized hospital at North Badda,

2023-11-06 00:00:00

MIDLAND BANK AND AMZ HOSPITAL SIGN MOU Midland Bank Limited (MDB) signed an MoU with AMZ Hospital Limited, a specialized hospital at North Badda, Dhaka. Under the MoU, all MDB cardholders (Debit, Credit and Prepaid) as well as all employees...

DCCI urges S Arabia to hire more workers from Bangladesh

2023-11-06 00:00:00

FE REPORT The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to recruit more skilled workers from Bangladesh.The trade body made the request during a meeting with the Al Madina Al Munwara Chamber...

BRAC Bank PLC is taking part in the month-long 'Income Tax Service Month' to provide smooth online payment

2023-11-06 00:00:00

BRAC BANK TAKES PART IN INCOME TAX SERVICE MONTH BRAC Bank PLC is taking part in the month-long 'Income Tax Service Month' to provide smooth online payment service for people submitting tax returns. The bank has set up a booth...

Canada recalls Bangladeshi apparel from market

FE Report | 2023-11-06 00:00:00

Health Canada -- the Canadian government department responsible for national health policy -- has recalled some 216,595 units of George Brand sleepers made in Bangladesh due to choking and ingestion hazards.In a notification issued on October 4, the Canadian authorities...

India to extend free food grains programme by five years

2023-11-06 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Nov 05 (Reuters): India is planning to extend its free food grains programme by five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, as the government tries to shield consumers from rising prices of cereals ahead of a general...

Foxconn sticks to strong end-of-year sales outlook

2023-11-06 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Nov 05 (Reuters): Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and a major Apple supplier, on Sunday stuck to its previous outlook of strong year-end holiday sales, and said customers were buying well in China and the United...

Research and Professional Development Centre (RPDC) of Brac Business School (BBS) organised the closing

2023-11-06 00:00:00

'Uddami Ami Cohort 4' ENDSResearch and Professional Development Centre (RPDC) of Brac Business School (BBS) organised the closing ceremony for Cohort-4 of "Uddami Ami" training programme in partnership with Brac Bank Limited on Saturday. A total of 26 women entrepreneurs...

The 62nd meeting of the Risk Management Committee (RMC) of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank

2023-11-06 00:00:00

Shahjalal Islami Bank holds Risk Management meeting The 62nd meeting of the Risk Management Committee (RMC) of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIBL) was held at its corporate head office in the city recently. Engineer Md...

Saudi fund injects $2.9b into Omani economy over 46 years

2023-11-06 00:00:00

RIYADH, Nov 05 (Arab News): The Saudi Fund for Development has contributed over SR11 billion ($2.9 billion) to Oman's economy since initiating financing for projects in the sultanate 46 years ago. According to the fund's CEO Sultan Al-Marshad, the Saudi...