DU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
The admission test for undergraduate (honours) programmes under the science unit for the academic session 2022-23 of Dhaka University (DU) was held in eight divisional cities on Friday.The test was held from 11am to 12:30pm in the eight divisional cities,...
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are discussing ways to strengthen ties in maritime sector, said State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday, reports UNB. He said this after bilateral talks with Sri Lankan Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Aviation...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Chief Patron of Jatiya Party Raushan Ershad on Thursday called for keeping price of daily essential commodities at tolerable level in the country, reports BSS.In a statement, she made this call saying the...
The government has promoted 114 joint secretaries to the rank of additional secretaries.The Public Administration Ministry on Friday issued a gazette notification to the effect.According to the Public Administration Ministry gazette, the newly promoted officials have been made officers on...
Two Jubo League activists were shot and injured in Rupganj's Golakandail union on Thursday night, police said, reports UNB. The injured were identified as Masum Billah, 26, and Jobair, 24. They are members of the local ward Jubo League. Inspector...
COX'S BAZAR, May 12 (UNB): A Rohingya man was shot dead allegedly by miscreants at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kabir Ahmed (28), son of Abul Hossain of Kutupalong registered camp....
KHULNA, May 12 (UNB): With two days left to buy nomination papers, as many as 222 candidates, including seven for the mayoral post, have so far collected papers to contest in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) elections slated for June...
Visiting Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Friday visited Liberation War Museum in the city's Agargaon area, reports BSS.Prithvirajsing Roopun along with his wife Sayukta Roopun and entourage reached the museum premises at 11.45 pm.Former Cultural Affairs Minister and noted cultural...
BNP will hold a public rally in the city today (Saturday) to protest against the arrest and harassment of party leaders and activists. The party's city south and north units will organise the rally in front of the party's central...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
Tax revenue from the Dhaka bourse grew 14 per cent month on month in April, thanks to increased turnover and higher share sales by sponsor-directors of the listed companies.The government collected tax worth Tk 200 million last month as against...
Wall Street's main indexes struggled to gain on Friday as US consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low, indicating the rapid interest rate hikes were starting to hurt economic growth, while Tesla shares shed their initial gains, reports Reuters.Consumer sentiment...
Global equity funds witnessed a fourth successive weekly outflow in the week ended May 10, hit by deadlock over the US debt ceiling and lingering worries over an economic slowdown, reports Reuters.According to Refinitiv Lipper, global equity funds saw $4.9...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-13 00:00:00
Stocks returned to the green in the outgoing week after a single-week break but ended almost flat, as investors were active on both sides of the trading fence amid a lack of clear direction.The market witnessed volatility due to cautious...
BEIJING, May 12 (AFP) : China's inflation rate edged up 0.1 percent year-on-year in April, the slowest rate recorded since 2021, official figures showed Thursday, signalling a weak recovery after lifting pandemic curbs.Producer prices fell for the seventh consecutive month...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said on Friday Sri Lankan businessmen are interested to increase their investment in Bangladesh, reports BSS."Sri Lankan businessmen want to increase investment in Bangladesh. They are interested in investing in Payra port. A...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Reuters): Stranded without work for months, hundreds of South Asian migrants in Malaysia say they are losing hope after failing to find jobs promised to them by recruitment agents in exchange for thousands of dollars in...
BAGERHAT, May 12 (BSS) : State minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak today said popular international online payment gateway system PayPal will be launched in the country very soon."Prime Minister has taken the initiative in this regard as it...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has urged the European Union to extend the transition period of GSP from the current three years to six years, report UNB.He said the extension would help Bangladesh to prepare...
Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became the leading wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Thursday after he picked up four wickets in their win over the Kolkata Knight Riders, reports Reuters.Chahal was tied for the record with former West...
AS Roma grabbed a 1-0 home victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday thanks to 20-year-old Edoardo Bove's second-half goal.Roma youth product Bove stabbed in the winner on the rebound in the 63rd minute...
The prize money for this year's French Open will total 49.6 million euros ($54.6 million), up 12.3 per cent on 2022, organisers of the claycourt Grand Slam announced on Friday.The amount offered for the Roland Garros singles draws will be...
Runaway leaders Barcelona will have the chance to clinch their 27th La Liga crown with four games to spare when they face city rivals Espanyol on Sunday evening.Victory at RCDE Stadium would give Barca an unassailable lead over Atletico or...
Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Oanh celebrates with her national flag after winning the women's 10,000m final during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on Friday — AFP
NEW DELHI, May 12 (AFP): The chairman of Pakistan's cricket board is demanding his side's World Cup games are moved out of host country India if their arch-rivals refuse to travel to Pakistan for September's Asia Cup, a report said...
Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest fifty in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when he raised his half-century in 13 balls in a nine-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, reports Reuters.Chasing a modest target of...
PARIS, May 12 (AFP): Lionel Messi is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain for Saturday's Ligue 1 game at home to Ajaccio after a club-imposed suspension for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner...
Sri Lanka women's team secured a 44-run victory against Bangladesh in the third and final T20 International to claim the series 2-1 at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on Friday, reports BSS.Bangladesh stunned Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first...
MOSCOW, May 12 (AFP): Russia said Friday it had repelled Ukrainian attacks along a 95-kilometre (60-mile) stretch of the eastern front near the town of Bakhmut, as an anticipated Ukrainian offensive looms.The announcement of the apparent large-scale Ukrainian push on...
JOHANNESBURG, May 12 (AFP): South Africans were left angry and baffled on Friday after the US accused their country of secretly shipping arms to Russia, a charge that triggered both a government rebuke but also the announcement of an inquiry.US...
KHARTOUM, May 12 (AFP): Warplanes roared overhead as explosions rocked Khartoum on Friday, just hours after Sudan's warring parties signed a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict, without a truce in sight.Nearly one month after the outbreak...
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