Agrani Equity and Investment Limited, a subsidiary of Agrani Bank, held its 13th Annual General Meeting virtually on Wednesday, with Agrani Bank Chairman Dr Zaid Bakht in the chair. Directors of the bank Kashem Humayun and KMN Manjurul Haq Lablu,...
Gold prices stuck within a narrow range on Wednesday as traders strapped in for US economic data for further guidance on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy stance, reports Reuters.Spot gold was little changed at $1,998.50 an ounce by 1115 GMT...
Oil prices slipped on Wednesday, extending sharp losses from the previous session, even after a report showed that US inventories fell last week, as the market took stock of weak US data that raised fears of recession in the world's...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 26: A Panama flag carrier ship, Owusu Maru, carrying 63,000 MT of coal from Indonesia has berthed at the Matarbari jetty of the deep-sea port.The Owusu Maru, a 229-metre long and 12.5-metre draft ship, arrived on Tuesday afternoon....
NEW YORK, Apr 26 (Reuters): About half of US Democrats say President Joe Biden should not seek re-election next year and that he is too old to run, a worrisome sign for the 80-year-old, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.The three-day opinion...
LONDON, Apr 26 (BBC): A Japanese company hoping to carry out a rare private Moon landing says it is likely its lunar lander crashed on the surface. Communication was lost with Hakuto-R moments before it was due to touch down...
NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (Reuters): Government and think-tank representatives from Myanmar and its neighbours, including India and China, held talks in New Delhi on Tuesday as part of a secretive effort to de-escalate a bloody crisis in the army-run Southeast...
BEIJING, Apr 26 (AP/AFP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping appealed for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, warning "there is no winner in a nuclear war," state media said, in a long-anticipated...
A busting flow of Eid holidaymakers in tourist destination Jaflong of Sylhet district on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
DINAJPUR, Apr 26 (UNB): A man and his nephew were killed when a bus rammed a motorbike on Dinajpur-Phulbari road at Chuniapara in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Babul Hossain, 55, son of Asim...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 26 (BSS): Integrated efforts of all the government and non-government entities concerned can be the best way of protecting the legitimate rights of the domestic workers.In the present social context, many of the solvent families, even some of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 26: 34 Border Guard Battalion (BGB) members recovered crystal meth (ice) worth Tk 1.05 billions weighing 21 kg, from a shelter in the border area of Ukhia Upazila of Cox's Bazar.Three people were arrested in this connection.Drugs...
MAGURA, Apr 26 (UNB): Litchi farmers in Magura are losing hope for bountiful yield of the juicy summer fruit, as they have been facing a drought-like situation due to the scorching heat and lack of rain.Litchis grown in 20 villages,...
Samara Ashrat | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
According to the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI), signing the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India may pose risks for Bangladesh’s domestic industry, revenue and jobs. But signing the deal is crucial for Bangladesh because Bangladesh is going...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
Even in the halcyon days for poverty reduction, beginning from the turn of the century up to Covid-19 outbreak, it was not free from a smidgen of controversy. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), official spokesperson on the subject, found...
Urban areas in Bangladesh reportedly generate more than 25,000 tons of solid waste every day. However, we still do not have a proper waste management system. It results in an unhealthy environment almost everywhere in the country. We often see...
Load-shedding in most parts of Bangladesh is now a common phenomenon. We are now facing power outage every day in sweltering heat. Load-shedding has returned to Dhaka city with rural areas experiencing hours-long unannounced power cuts. In villages, it is...
Ten years have passed since the Rana Plaza tragedy happened. But the survivors and families of deceased workers are yet to get compensation, proper treatment and rehabilitation. On 24 April 2013, a total of 1,134 people were killed and at...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
After much deliberation and confusion, motorcycles were allowed to ply on the Padma Bridge from April 20, a few days ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. This comes after nearly a year of ban for the 2-wheel vehicle after the tragic accidents involving...
writes Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-04-27 00:00:00
Democracy is all about decency and ethics in politics. It is about respect for the norms on which pluralism conducts itself. It is about men and women who come into politics conscious of their responsibilities towards those on whose behalf...
Credit goes to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company for mixing odorant with the natural gas it supplies through its largest network of pipes to households and other establishments. Inhabitants of many areas in the capital city could detect gas...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 25 (UNB): Shahjalal Boli emerged as the champion of the 114th edition of the popular and traditional wrestling competition of Chattagram 'Jabbarer Boli Khela' on Tuesday.Shahjalal Boli from Cumilla defeated defending champion Tariqul Islam Jibon Boli from Chakaria...
Chattogram Port Autho-rity (CPA) on Tuesday observed the 'Port Day' marking the 135th founding anniversary of the country's premier Chattogram Port, reports BSS.In observance of the day, the CPA has taken elaborate programmes including hoisting of the national and CPA...
Russian flag carrier vessel 'MV Yamal Orlan' on Tuesday anchored at Mongla sea port with consignment of machinery products for the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), reports BSS.The ship anchored at the Jetty No. 8 of the port with...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd addressed the capital's gas leakage problem in the early hours of Tuesday, which created panic among the city dwellers in the previous night.Earlier, the panicked dwellers in many parts of the city...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam has said a decision has been made to evacuate Bangladeshi nationals from Sudan with the help of other countries, reports UNB."The Bangladesh Embassy in Khartoum has already started spreading this message among the...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
The prices of chicken and vegetables showed a further hike after the Eid vacation, although the city's kitchen markets and groceries have started opening at a slow pace. Broiler chicken was found selling at Tk 260-270 per kg, while "Sonali"...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Grameen Telecom has categorically denied all the claims raised by some of its former employees for getting 5 per cent of net profit of the company under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006. The organisation, founded by Nobel laureate Professor Dr...
On the first day in office President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday paid tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 1952 language heroes, reports UNB. He first went to the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-04-26 00:00:00
Fund crunch is likely to cause delay in the start of development work of the country's prime Dhaka-Chattogram corridor up to Cox's Bazar.The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has taken on different...
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