FE DESKBRAC Bank has introduced yoga classes for its employees as part of its wellness drive across the company. The bank has welcomed Yogi Shameem Mahbub, an 89-year-old experienced yoga practitioner, to teach the classes, said a statement.Shameem Mahbub has...
Apple's stock surged nearly almost 5 per cent on Friday, hitting a nine-month high and on track for its biggest one-day gain since November after the iPhone maker's quarterly results cheered investors worried about a potential recession, reports Reuters.The rally...
Mohammad MufazzalCement makers seemed alarmed when they revealed in March that the month that usually records highest demand in a year saw a 14 per cent drop in sales compared to the same month of the previous year. They termed...
FE REPORTThe apex apparel body BGMEA has teamed up with the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) to boost capacity of the domestic ready-made garment (RMG) industry.The institute will collaborate in the areas of product development, especially manufacturing high-end products of...
GPH Ispat and Apollo Imperial Hospitals Chattogram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently to provide medical services to GPH employees and their dependents, says a press release.Chief Corporate Relations Officer of GPH Ispat Shobhon Mahbub Shahabuddin Raj and Chief...
HANOI, May 6 (Reuters): Vietnam's mined output of rare earths soared tenfold last year, US data showed, as global firms have flocked to the Southeast Asian country with the world's second largest estimated deposits to reduce reliance on China for...
Oil prices rose on Friday but fell for the third straight week after a sharp fall earlier this week ahead of benchmark interest rate rises and on concern that the US banking crisis will slow the economy and sap fuel...
KARACHI, May 06 (Geo Tv): Pakistan has achieved the number one position in the ICC ODI rankings for the first time since the introduction of ICC's official team ranking system in 2005 after a comfortable win in the fourth ODI...
Pakistan U-19 cruised to a comfortable 9-wicket victory over Bangladesh U-19 in the first one-day of the five-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday, reports UNB.Bangladesh lost the toss and batted first but struggled to get...
Lower-than-expected growth in international TV rights and a 10 per cent drop in shirt sales are two possible negative effects on Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) coffers if Lionel Messi's departure is confirmed this summer, according to sports marketing experts consulted by...
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is set to host the much-anticipated India vs Pakistan match in the International Cricket Council (ICC) 50-over World Cup this October-November, according to Pakistani news channel Geo Tv. This will be the first time...
Former champions Sheikh Russel KC advanced to the 3rd slot in the eleven -team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2022-23 beating Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 2-1 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla on Saturday, reports UNB.After a...
ISLAMABAD, May 06 (AFP): The foreign minister of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which is not recognised by any other nation, were set to hold talks Saturday with his counterparts from Pakistan and China during a rare visit abroad.Amir Khan Muttaqi is...
KYIV, May 06 (AP/BBC): Ukraine's air force claimed Saturday to have downed a Russian hypersonic missile over Kyiv using newly acquired American Patriot defense systems, the first known time the country has been able to intercept one of Moscow's most...
KHARTOUM, May 06 (AFP): Air strikes battered Sudan's capital on Saturday, as fighting entered a fourth week only hours before the warring parties were set to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks. Hundreds of people have been...
RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 06 (AP): Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during a military raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. A local armed group said the pair were militants.The deadly raid in...
CHATTOGRAM, May 06 (BSS): Two children drowned in a pond near their house at Musapur village under Sandwip upazila of the district on Friday evening.The victims were identified as Md Naim, 06, and his cousin Mahia, 06.Officer-in-charge of Sandwip Police...
MANIKGANJ, May 06 (BSS): The harvesting of onion, the main cash crop of three upazilas of the district, has already been completed with excellent production during the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.The onion cultivation exceeded the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-07 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 06: The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) is facing a dire situation as its Burn and Plastic Surgery Department experiences a shortfall of manpower and beds, disrupting medical services for patients. With an average of more than 40...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-05-06 12:00:00
Two contrasting developments in the two city corporations! While the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has taken up a programme of planting 200,000 saplings in two years, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is felling trees on the Satmasjid road...
BERLIN, May 5 (AFP): Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Friday presented plans to cap the price of electricity used by energy-intensive industries to insulate the sector against sharp cost increases, but the proposal immediately sparked criticism.The cap, which would...
WASHINGTON, May 5 (AFP) : President Joe Biden's national security advisor said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia at the weekend for talks with Saudi leaders as well as Indian and Emirati officials."This weekend I will be in...
GUWAHATI, May 5 (Reuters): Authorities in India's northeastern state of Manipur have evacuated some 20,000 people to camps under army protection to prevent escalation of ethnic violence just days after clashes between tribal and non-tribal groups.There have been incidents of...
PARIS, May 5 (AFP): Major financial firms that publicly support efforts to limit global warming have billions invested in the world's largest oil and gas companies -- including in some of their products marketed as green -- a new report...
MOSCOW, May 5 (AFP) : A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia on Friday, a day after authorities confirmed a drone attack, Russian state-run news agencies reported.Agencies gave conflicting reports about the cause of Friday's blaze...
LONDON, May 5 (Reuters): COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Friday, a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-06 00:00:00
Three more workers succumbed to their burn injuries on Friday in an incident of boiler blast that took place inside a steel factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district. With the latest count, the death figure has reached four as...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-05-06 00:00:00
Over 650 Bangladeshis are reportedly passing hard times in the Port of Sudan, as the authorities concerned have allegedly failed to arrange ships in three days to shift them to Jeddah.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said non-cooperation of a...
COX'S BAZAR, May 5 (UNB): A 27-member delegation including 20 Rohingyas left for Myanmar's Rakhine on Friday morning to monitor the arrangements made by the Myanmar government ahead of a planned repatriation of Rohingya refugees.The delegation left Cox's Bazar's Teknaf...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-06 00:00:00
Global rice prices increased further in April, indicating a meagre chance of a decline in domestic markets amid higher import costs. According to the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) under the UN, the prices of Indica...
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