JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
Government treasuries traded Sunday on higher bets as policy-rate hike as a measure to tame inflation is pushing up yields on these instruments. Economists think banks may now make a beeline for investing in T-bills and bonds, and the already-raised...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday assured the people that there was nothing to worry about the foreign-exchange reserves as long as Bangladesh has food in stock."Today many say many things about the reserve. I said that there is nothing...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
An entry-level worker in Bangladesh's garment sector should receive a minimum of Tk 17,568 per month, up from the current Tk 8,000, amid rising inflationary pressure, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The leading civil-society...
FE REPOPT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
In a bid to tame the overheated market, the government on Sunday gave five more companies permission to import 50 million eggs.With the latest move, a total of 15 companies have so far got permission for bringing 150 million eggs...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
Customs sleuths get a free hand to assess real worth of goods even after port clearance of imports and exports under new guidelines meant for preventing revenue leaks, officials say. Businesses fear it would further slow production and trade process...
JERUSALEM, Oct 8 (AFP): The death toll surged to almost 1,000 since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its massive surprise attack on Israel with a barrage of rockets and a large-scale ground assault, officials on both sides said Sunday.The conflict's...
KABUL, Oct 8 (Reuters): More than 2,000 people were killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan and more than 9,000 injured, the Taliban administration said on Sunday, in the deadliest tremors to rock the quake-prone mountainous country in years.The Saturday quakes in...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
The Dhaka-visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team on Sunday inquired about government actions for bringing down non-performing loans at the state-owned banks and progress on automated fuel pricing aimed at relieving Bangladesh's subsidy burden. During a meeting with the Financial...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
A Dhaka court Sunday jailed runaway PK Halder for 22 years for amassing ill-gotten wealth and laundering money, with an observation that money-launderers are "enemies of the nation".His 13 associates were also convicted of abetting Proshanta Kumar Halder or PK...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in the country...
An expatriate died in a road accident at Ghorastand area of Chapainawabganj's Sadar upazila on Sunday, reports UNB.The deceased Ramjan Ali, 30, son of Abdul Lotif from Vaggobanpur village of the upazila, was a Saudi Arabia expatriate.Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station...
MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 08 (UNB): The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Meghna River in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj rose to four with the recovery of one more body on Sunday.The floating body of Jannatul Mawa,6, was recovered from...
IPDC Finance organised an awareness workshop on Breast Cancer Prevention at its head office in the city on Sunday. Women customers and women employees of the company participated in the workshop organised in collaboration with Bangladesh Cancer Aid Trust (BANCAT)...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Sunday said that the police will conduct special drives to recover illegal arms before the upcoming national elections, reports UNB. The DMP Commissioner came up with the remark while addressing at the...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
Chief Justice (CJ) Obaidul Hassan on Sunday assured that he will try his best to ensure a corruption-free judiciary. At the same time, the Chief Justice said that he wants the judiciary and the courts not to be politicized in...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
China supports Bangladesh in protecting national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and averting external interference, according to the Chinese envoy in Dhaka, as a veteran Bangladeshi politician talked about preventing "Western meddling" with Beijing's help."A crisis is brewing up in our...
Japan wants dignified return of forcibly displaced Rohingyas, now sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland, Myanmar, reports UNB.Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Masahiro Komura made the statement on Sunday when he called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at...
KURIGRAM, Oct 08 (UNB): Police arrested 19 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami from different parts of Sadar and Ulipur upazilas of Kurigram district on Sunday.President of Jamaat Sramik Kalyan Federation and former president of Kurigram District Ainjibi Samity Advocate Yeasin...
Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Saturday arrested five members, including its Nayab Amir Kabir of banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam from Jatrabari area, reports UNB.The arrested were identified as - Sakhawatul Kabir...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP, after a long time, has realized that no one will put them in power, reports BSS."BNP has realized that no one will put...
The joint IRI and NDI pre-election assessment mission of the US will hold a meeting with a delegation of BNP today (Monday) to talk about the next national election in Bangladesh, reports UNB. The meeting is scheduled to begin at...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) warned on Sunday that the ongoing political stalemate will be settled on the streets as the government doesn't believe in handing over power peacefully through free, fair and participatory elections. BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said since its birth, BNP has been showing mockery to the country's people over democracy and elections, reports BSS.In a statement, he said the talking of democracy and fair elections does...
BEIJING, Oct 8 (Reuters): The Shanghai Stock Exchange said it will probe Zhejiang King Co Ltd after the Chinese maker of air conditioners halted its initial public offering (IPO) amid media reports about alleged issues such as the overpricing of...
FRANKFURT/LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters): Buoyed by positive investor feedback and growing optimism around new stocks, German gearbox supplier Renk was on track to make its Frankfurt market debut in early October.That was until this week, when the company decided to...
HONG KONG, Oct 8 (Reuters): A share sale plan between China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group, the electric-vehicle arm of embattled property developer China Evergrande and US-listed NWTN has been halted, according to a Hong Kong bourse stock filing on...
MUMBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters): Indian government bond yields soared on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year yield posting its biggest single-day jump in 14 months after the Reserve Bank of India surprised markets with its intention to conduct open market sale...
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