State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury inaugurated the newly constructed 'Belonia Land Port' at Parshuram upazila in Feni recently. Chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority Md Alamgir was also present.
FRANKFURT, May 24 (AFP): The European Central Bank celebrated its 25th anniversary Wednesday but soaring inflation in the eurozone threatened to put a damper on festivities at the Frankfurt-based financial institution.To mark the occasion, around 200 guests will descend in...
Guardian Life Insurance Limited and WAVE Foundation signed an agreement on group insurance benefits. Under this agreement, all the micro borrowers of WAVE Foundation will enjoy life coverage benefits within the sphere of Guardian Life's protection. Sheikh Rakibul Karim, FCA,...
To align with Bangladesh Bank's initiative to achieve financial inclusion, Citibank NA Bangladesh launched its financial literacy programme recently, says a press release.Designed by the Financial Literacy Wing (FLW) of Citibank NA, Bangladesh, this programme aims to create awareness and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 24: The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), Chattogram unit, has called for a reduction in taxes, VAT, as well as the power and gas tariff for the readymade garment (RMG) sector in the upcoming budget. In...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
The government will buy 11 million litres of soybean oil from the US-based Accentuate Technology Inc for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) that will sell the oil at subsidised rate among the low-income group of people.Each litre of imported...
Kushtia Bidi Sramik Sangram Parishad staged a demonstration on Wednesday to press for their demand that tariffs on bidi be lowered in the upcoming budget.Around 1,000 workers took part in the demonstration in front of the Kushtia Public Library in...
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, driven up by tightening U.S. inventories and a warning from the Saudi energy minister that raised the prospect of further OPEC+ production cuts, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures rose $1.39, or 1.81 per cent, to $78.23...
Gold edged up on Wednesday as the looming debt ceiling deadline prompted some safe-haven flows, while traders waited to scrutinise minutes of the Federal Reserve's recent policy meeting for guidance on US interest rates, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.3...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) held a meeting with the delegates from CPA Australia led by its Executive General Manager Deborah Leung at the CA Bhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday. ICAB President Md Moniruzzaman led the ICAB...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 24: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and Japan Commerce and Industry Association in Dhaka (JCIAD) held a business-to-business meeting on Wednesday.The meeting was held at the Bangabandhu Hall of...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning winner on Tuesday as Al-Nassr came back to beat visitors Al-Shabab 3-2 and put Al-Ittihad's Saudi Pro League title celebrations on hold, reports Reuters.Al-Ittihad remain favourites to clinch the title with two games remaining in...
In a shocking turn of events, the social media account of the late football legend Diego Maradona was reportedly hacked, report agencies.The incident caused a stir among fans and followers worldwide, who were taken aback by the unexpected posts appearing...
JAKARTA, May 24 (Reuters): World Cup winners Argentina will visit Indonesia next month for a friendly against its national team, its top football official said on Wednesday, in a boost for a country that has suffered a succession of recent...
Bangladesh made a good start in the 9th edition of the 10-nation Men's Junior (U-21) Asia Cup Hockey beating their old rivals Oman by 2-0 goal in the first match held in the Omanese city of Salalah on Tuesday night,...
More drone attacks in Russian border regionMOSCOW, May 24 (AFP): A Russian official in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine said Wednesday that the territory was targeted by numerous drones overnight, following an armed incursion into the territory from Ukraine....
MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters): The director of a top Russian science institute, arrested on suspicion of treason along with two other hypersonic missile technology experts, stands accused of betraying secrets to China, two people familiar with the case said.Alexander Shiplyuk,...
SYDNEY, May 24 (BBC): India and Australia have announced a migration deal as they aim to strengthen their economic cooperation. The announcement came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney on Wednesday.The deal aims...
ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters): Pakistan is considering banning former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party for attacking the state, the defence minister said on Wednesday, a decision likely to enrage his supporters and exacerbate his confrontation with the military establishment.The former...
BOGURA, May 24 (UNB): A college teacher died after a bus knocked him down on the Bogura-Rangpur highway at Jhopgari in Sadar upazila of Bogura district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Hafizur Rahman, 50, a teacher of Ghoraghat Government...
GAIBANDHA, May 24 (BSS): Speakers at a function here underscored the need for formulating action plans to speed up the nutrition-related activities in grassroots level in a bid to ensure nutrition for all."As nutrition is an important ingredient for physical...
The photo, snapped on Wednesday, shows plasters falling apart from the ceiling of Khoriala Government Primary School building in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, May 24 (BSS): Collabo-rative efforts of all government and non-government organisations concerned have become crucial to ensure food safety for the greater interest of protecting public health from hazards.All sorts of unsafe food like adulterated and contaminated ones are...
SADIA JAMIR CHOITY | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
Banking Fellows for Leadership Development (BFLD), the representative club of the Banking and Insurance Department at the University of Chittagong, has announced the launch of 'Flair's Pitch,' a regional business idea competition. This event is scheduled from June 03 to...
ROUNAK MARIUM | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
Business case competitions serve as a platform for students to showcase their problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and teamwork abilities and allow them to apply their academic knowledge to real-life scenarios. To gain valuable insights into the secrets of winning such...
Sara Mariam | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
Like many other developing countries in the world, Bangladeshi students are very much interested in pursuing higher education abroad. Despite increased opportunities for higher education in the country, the number of Bangladeshi students going abroad for studies is on the...
This year, the preliminary test of the 45th BCS examination took place recently across the country without any rumour of question paper leak. It is appreciable. Questions on varied sections have been set carefully in order to sort out the...
Deaths from lightning strikes are quite common in Bangladesh. But in recent years, the rate of such deaths has been rising alarmingly. This is why the government declared it a natural disaster in 2016. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department,...
Prices of vegetables and spices have started spiking as Eid-ul-Azha is nearing in Bangladesh. The price of ginger has already seen a record high of Tk 380 a kilogram and green chilli is selling at Tk 220 per kg recently....
Imam Hossain | 2023-05-25 00:00:00
Being a BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) cadre is a dream job in Bangladesh. It is the most prestigious job status one can have in this country, and so is the toughest. Every year, thousands of candidates -- from engineers to...
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