Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said media-friendly Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has played an unprecedented role in the welfare of the journalists and expansion of the mass media, reports BSS."We think that criticisms expedite the advancement...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 02 (UNB): A case was filed accusing 224 people in connection with setting a rod-carrying lorry on fire, owned by Awami League lawmaker Didarul Alam, on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, on Wednesday night.Of them, 24...
Speaking in parliament on Thursday opposition Jatiya Party MPs strongly demanded an increase in the wage for the country's garment workers and protection of their rights, reports UNB.While participating in the discussion on Labour (amendment) Bill, the opposition lawmakers feared...
A Dhaka court on Thursday gave imprisonment of different terms to 10 BNP-Jamaat men in a case lodged over vandalising and hurling petrol-bomb on a police van in 2013, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sheikh Sadi passed the order and...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said there can be no dialogue with BNP, a 'terrorist party'."They (BNP) have returned to their old pattern of sabotage and terrorism. So, there can be no dialogue with terrorists," he said while...
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BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has sought bail from a Dhaka court in connection with a case filed over an attack on the residence of the chief justice at Kakrail on October 28.Lawyer Zainul Abedin Mesbah filed a...
BNP has alleged that its Dhaka North city unit member secretary Aminul Haq and three others were picked up by the Detective Branch (DB) of police from the city's Gulshan area early on Thursday, reports UNB.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General...
The Jail Killing Day will be observed today (Friday) as it is the second disgraceful incident in the country after the brutal assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members on August...
A staff of the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday left an invitation letter addressed to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on a chair at the gate of the party's central office at Nayapaltan which remains locked following October...
TOKYO, Nov 2 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday a stimulus package worth $113 billion aimed at easing the pain from inflation.Voters in the world's third-largest economy have been squeezed by rising prices since the Ukraine war...
FRANKFURT, Nov 02 (Reuters): The euro zone is unlikely to see a new boom in consumption as savings accumulated during the Covid-19 pandemic are largely held by the richest households, the European Central Bank said in a blog posting on...
BENGALURU, Nov 02 (Reuters): Zurich Insurance Group will buy a 51 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank's general insurance arm for about 40.51 billion rupees ($487 million), giving the European insurance giant a foothold in India's fast-growing insurance market.The...
MOSCOW, Nov 02 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for officials to act on high inflation, as he warned the economy faced increased pressure from Western sanctions.Inflation has remained stubbornly high in Russia, ticking upwards as the economy...
RIYADH, Nov 02 (Arab News): The UAE's Ministry of Investment has signed a memorandum of understanding worth $2 billion with Jordan, aimed at establishing a framework for investment cooperation in key areas.The areas of investment covered by the MoU include...
Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) under the STS Group and Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer opportunities for UCB students to pursue internship and training and even earn placements at the bank upon their...
Pubali Bank PLC Managing Director & CEO Mohammad Ali attends as the chief guest the Managers' Conference- 2023 of Chattogram Central, South & North Zones and Agrabad & CDA Corporate Branch of the bank held recently. Mohammad Esha, Deputy Managing...
WASHINGTON, Nov 02 (Reuters): The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday as policymakers struggled to determine whether financial conditions may be tight enough already to control inflation, or whether an economy that continues to outperform expectations may need...
NEW YORK, Nov 02 (Reuters): Uber and Lyft will pay a combined $328 million to settle claims by New York's attorney general that the ride-sharing companies systematically cheated drivers out of pay and benefits.Attorney General Letitia James said Uber will...
RIYADH, Nov 02 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's stc Group, majority owned by the Public Investment Fund, has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with global tech giant Microsoft. To advance innovation across the Kingdom, the companies will unite to...
The 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla) was held at a city hotel recently. Chairman of Petrobangla Zanendra Nath Sarker presided over the meeting. Shareholders...
World Bank Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck meets the leaders of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) in Chattogram on Wednesday with CCCI president Omar Hajjaj in the chair.
A conference on 'Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing against Terrorism' was organised by Mercantile Bank PLC (MBL) for the owners of Agent Outlets of Rajshahi and Rangpur Division at a local hotel in Bogura recently. Md Enayet Ullah,...
Midland Bank Limited (MDB) Board of Directors Chairperson Nilufer Zafarullah presides over the 1st Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the bank on a digital platform recently. Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, was also present in...
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The government has re-appointed Md Sayeed Ahmed as executive director (audit practice review) of the country's Financial Reporting Council (FRC), a regulator for chartered accountants and actuaries.A Finance Division order issued in this connection said that Mr. Ahmed had been...
IFIC Bank, the largest bank in the country with 1300(+) branches and sub-branches, IFIC Bank recently conducted financial literacy programmes at its Pragati Sarani, Narail, Mia Bazar, and Noapara branches to promote economic self-reliance among women through a range of...
Shimanto Bank recently signed an agreement with the Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank for lending under a refinancing package to promote environment-friendly products, projects and initiatives, says a press release. Rafiqul Islam, Managing Director & CEO, Shimanto Bank, and...
The second batch of Nagad distributors left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah on Wednesday night, reports BSS.Some 163 Nagad distributors out of 213 across the country will be able to perform Umrah, according to a...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country's leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company, to announced a new collaboration with the UK government, EY, the SAJIDA Foundation and the British Asian Trust to launch the TRANSFORM Climate Challenge, said a press release. This...
Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) launched three new deposit products considering the needs of common people, namely MTDR with Advance Profit, Mudaraba Sorbochcho Munafa Account, and Mudaraba Oychchik Shonchoy Account on Wednesday at its head office, says a press release....
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CHATTOGRAM, Nov 2: The Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) will host its inaugural international seminar titled "Sustainable Business and Technology Development in Building Smart Bangladesh (ISSBT 2023)" on Saturday.Over fifty researchers, academicians,...
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