Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has set an example by showing generosity to avengeful Begum Khaleda Zia, BNP chief, who perpetrated August 21 grenade attack to kill the Bangabandhu's daughter, reports...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Tuesday that the government on the plea of law is depriving its chairperson Khaleda Zia of advanced treatment abroad and is thus pushing her to death."The government is barring Begum Khaleda Zia from enjoying...
COPENHAGEN, Oct 3 (Reuters): The CEO of Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder in drugmaker Novo Nordisk, said on Tuesday he sees the window for initial public offerings (IPOs) opening within 18 months and is encouraging portfolio companies to get ready.Novo...
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters): Global shares fell on Tuesday, crushed by a surge in US bond yields that lifted the dollar after Federal Reserve officials served a reminder that borrowing costs won't drop any time soon.The Fed's outlook has pummelled...
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 03 (Reuters): Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.Called ARCHAX after the...
Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories to roll out a newer version of the Model 3 mass-market sedan forced production halts, reports Reuters.Some analysts believe the upgrades could spark a rebound...
General Motors and Ford Motor on Monday said they are laying off another 500 workers at four Midwestern plants because of the impact on some of the facilities of the United Auto Workers strike in its 18th day, reports Reuters.Separately,...
LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters): The number of instances of greenwashing by banks and financial services companies around the world rose 70 per cent in the past 12 months from the previous 12 months, a report on Tuesday showed.European financial institutions...
Agrani SME Financing Company Limited, a subsidiary of Agrani Bank Limited, has been selected for the 'Sustainability Rating-2022'. MD and CEO of the company Md Rafiqul Islam received the 'Sustainability Rating-2022' award from Economic Relations Division Secretary Sharifa Khan at...
Winners of 'Bangabandhu Industrial Award-2022' pose with President Mohammed Shahabuddin at the award ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka on Tuesday. — PID
Md Abdus Salam, additional managing director of Jamuna Bank Limited and chairman of the bank's Sustainable Finance Committee, received the 'Sustainability Rating - 2022' award at the closing ceremony of a day-long conference titled 'Sustainable Banking and Finance' organised by...
Southeast Bank organised an in-house conference titled "Development of creativity & innovation in organisational service delivery: Successful case study from financial & banking sector in Bangladesh" on Monday. The event featured a keynote by Professor Dr Musleh Uddin Ahmed, former...
Aviva Finance, one of the leading non-bank financial institutions, has appointed M. Mostafiduzzaman as its new Additional Managing Director (AMD) recently. With a proven track record of driving growth and innovation in both banking and NBFI sectors, Mostafiduzzaman brings a...
Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has recently expanded its book-reading programme by distributing books to the students of 14 schools in Chattogram, Chuadanga, Narail and Dinajpur districts. This year, a total of 33,600 books will be distributed among...
The 12th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) for the term of 2022 and 2023 was held at its office in Dhaka on Thursday, with its Chairman Md. Rezaul Karim in the chair, says...
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The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is working to ensure transparency and accountability in the mutual fund sector. "The commission is strict in ensuring compliance with accounting standards to restore investors' confidence in the mutual fund sector," said Dr....
‘IFIC Bank Remittance Road Show’ has been organised in different areas of New York, United States to increase the flow of remittances to Bangladesh through legitimate banking channels. The four-day roadshow was held from September 24 to September 28 in...
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The stock market regulator has conditionally allowed Wise Star Textile Mills and five Singapore-based private companies to take over troubled Ring Shine Textiles.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved of a proposal put forward by Wise Star for transfer...
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The Investors' Protection Fund (IPF) of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will disburse for the first time Tk 250 million to compensate investors, who fell victim to scams committed by four brokers. In a directive signed on Sunday, the Bangladesh...
MOSCOW, Oct 3 (AFP): Russia's currency fell against the dollar on Tuesday, continuing to weaken on signs the country's economy is facing slower growth and higher inflation as the fighting in Ukraine drags on.The ruble crossed the psychological threshold of...
Mohammad Jahangir Alam and Engineer Md Nurul Aktar have recently been elected chairman and vice chairman of Chartered Life Insurance Company Limited respectively. They were elected at the 74th meeting of the board of directors of the company. Mohammad Jahangir...
NRB Bank Limited has signed an agreement with Astra Airways Limited. In presence of Mamoon Mahmood Shah, Managing Director & CEO of NRB Bank Limited, Md. Shaheen Howlader, Deputy Managing Director of the bank, and Mohammad Mozammel Haque Bhuiya, Head...
Dhaka Bank Limited has launched an exclusive co-branded credit cards with Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) in association with Visa. The credit card was jointly unveiled by Mohammad Abu Jafar, Acting Managing Director of Dhaka Bank, and Mohammad Fazle Reza...
COLOMBO, Oct 3 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's economy is expected to grow by 1.7 percent in 2024 after contracting by 3.8 percent in 2023, the World Bank said in its twice-a-year update on Tuesday.The World Bank said that the outlook is...
Towfika Aftab has been unanimously re-elected the chairperson of the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank PLC recently. Mrs. Aftab, born in a respectable Muslim family of Cumilla district, obtained master's degree in political science and LLB from the University...
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Self-motivation, market-driven factors including buyer requirements, and sustaining competitiveness are the key factors that motivate the greening of garment and textile factories in the country, according to a new Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) study. It also found that government...
PARIS/CANBERRA, Oct 3 (Reuters): Chicago soybean futures fell on Tuesday to a new three-month low as improving signs for the US harvest and a brisk start to planting in Brazil created supply pressure.Corn ticked lower as the US harvest also...
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters): Boeing plans to push production of its bestselling 737 narrowbody jet to a record of at least 57 per month by July 2025, reflecting rising orders and the company's recovery after the 737 MAX crisis, according...
Gold prices ticked lower for the seventh straight session on Tuesday, slipping to a seven-month low on a stronger dollar and prospects of a hawkish Federal Reserve stance, while attention turned to US job openings data, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...
TOKYO, Oct 3 (Reuters): Japan's Mitsu-bishi Materials Corp plans to produce 217,002 tonnes of refined copper in the second half of the 2023/24 financial year, it said on Monday, up 34 per cent from the same period a year earlier.The...
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