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Tk 10m, CI sheet for traders

FE REPORT | 2023-09-24 00:00:00

The government will provide Tk 10 million and 1,000 bundles of corrugated iron (CI) sheet to the devastated traders of Mohammadpur Krishi Market as part of its rehabilitation plan.State minister for disaster management and relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman made...

Ensure proper use of scarce land in development plans

2023-09-24 00:00:00

FE REPORTPrime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has emphasised on ensuring proper utilisation of the country's scarce land while formulating any development plan. There is a need for protection of the agriculture land keeping the country's...

Work for peace, prosperity shunning path of war, PM tells UNGA

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the global leaders to work in unison for peace, welfare of mankind and prosperity by shunning the path of war and confrontation. "My appeal today is to all...

US business activity nears stand-still in Sept: Survey

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): US business activity showed little change in September, with the vast services sector essentially idling at the slowest pace since February, and overall new order activity slipping to the lowest level this year, a survey...

Minister TV's Cricket World Cup offer

2023-09-24 00:00:00

As the world eagerly anticipates the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023, Minister, a popular TV brand, has come up with state-of-the-art visual display screens, says a press release. Minister's televisions are equipped with modern technology, providing high resolution and more...

The annual general meeting (AGM) of The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd.

2023-09-24 00:00:00

DMCB holds AGMThe annual general meeting (AGM) of The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd. (DMCB) for financial year 2022-23 was held in Dhaka on Friday, with its Chairman Khairul Ahmed in the chair. Chief Adviser of the DMCB Group Captain...

Union Bank Limited distributed agricultural investment among farmers in Chattogram on Saturday. Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury,

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Union Bank distributes agri investmentUnion Bank Limited distributed agricultural investment among farmers in Chattogram on Saturday. Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, MP of Chattogram-16, inaugurated the programme as the chief guest. Managing Director & CEO of the bank A. B. M. Mokammel...

JSW Steel slows process to buy stake in Canada Teck coal unit

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Reuters): India's JSW Steel Ltd, is slowing down the process to buy a stake in the steelmaking coal unit of Canada's Teck Resources, a source close to the discussions said, in the first sign that a...

Walton releases new models of single-door all-rounder fridge

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Electronics brand 'Walton' has released new models of single-door all-rounder refrigerator in the domestic market, which are suitable for use in small families, bachelors, pharmacies, hospitals, hotels, resorts, restaurants and shops, says a press release. The local multinational electronics giant...

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has recently held a view-exchange meeting with the stakeholders

2023-09-24 00:00:00

RAKUB HOLDS VIEW-EXCHANGE MEETINGRajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has recently held a view-exchange meeting with the stakeholders at the bank's Rajshahi Branch to discuss ways to implement the National Purity Strategy Action Plan in order to establish good governance. Managing...

S&P 500, Nasdaq notch biggest weekly losses since March

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters): Wall Street see-sawed to a lower close on Friday, capping a tumultuous week during which benchmark Treasury yields hit 16-year highs and investors digested the Federal Reserve's hawkish outlook revisions.All three major US stock indexes...

Arm and Instacart add to losses after lukewarm analyst reports

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Shares of Arm Holdings, and Instacart deepened their recent losses on Friday after analysts gave lukewarm ratings to the two companies that recently held highly anticipated initial public offerings, reports Reuters.Arm was last down 1.7 per cent at $51.23. Earlier...

Financial crimes: Brokers' own capital determines risk clients are exposed to

Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-09-24 00:00:00

Tamha Securities’ paid-up capital was Tk 110 million only when it was caught to have siphoned off Tk 513 million from its clients' funds in November 2021. With such a low investment of its own, the broker had been handling...

Sunak may ban cigarettes in UK

2023-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, The Guardian reported on Friday, citing government sources.Sunak is looking at anti-smoking measures similar...

China gave reassurance after map stirred South China Sea dispute

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Reuters): Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said China had given an assurance that it would continue to negotiate with Southeast Asian countries over disputed territorial claims in the South China Sea, and avoid actions that risked...

India confiscates properties of top Sikh separatist

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (AFP): India's top investigation agency confiscated on Saturday the properties of a prominent Sikh separatist and close ally of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, whose killing has sparked a diplomatic row between India and Canada.Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a...

US to give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 23 (BBC): US President Joe Biden plans to give Ukraine advanced long-range missiles to help Kyiv with its ongoing counter-offensive, US media report.They quote US officials familiar with the issue as saying Ukraine will get some ATACMS missiles...

Injuries to key players threaten to ruin grand spectacle

2023-09-24 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Agencies): The World Cup is only a few days away, but injuries to key players are threatening to ruin the grand spectacle.Several players have picked up last-minute injuries, forcing teams to press the panic button. While...

2023 Men's ODI World Cup champions to bag $4m prize

2023-09-24 00:00:00

DUBAI, Sept 23 (IANS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that winners of the upcoming 2023 Men's ODI World Cup will see them earn $4 million, apart from lifting the trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November...

Nasir barred from domestic cricket for ICC's graft allegations

2023-09-24 00:00:00

All-rounder Nasir Hossain has been temporarily prohibited from participating in domestic cricket following allegations of corruption by the International Cricket Council (ICC), reports UNB.Sources within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have confirmed that Nasir must await ICC clearance before resuming...

Shakib, Tamim shift franchises as BPL auction looms

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh senior players Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal are set to represent new teams in the next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the auction of which shall be held today (Sunday), reports Cricbuzz. Shakib is set to...

First big grain ship leaves Ukraine's Black Sea port

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Sept 23 (Reuters): The first big ship carrying grain from a Ukrainian Black Sea port has set sail since Moscow quit a deal in July to allow exports, a Ukrainian deputy prime minister said on Friday, part of Kyiv's...

Australia faces wheat losses as September heat dents yields

2023-09-24 00:00:00

CANBERRA/SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters): Australia's wheat production is likely to decline further as hot and dry weather in September, a crucial month for crop development, curbs yields, threatening to tighten global supplies.Analysts have cut their forecasts for Australia's wheat harvest...

Travel boom not enough to drive profits at US budget airlines Frontier, Spirit

2023-09-24 00:00:00

CHICAGO, Sept 23 (Reuters): Travel boom has delivered bumper earnings for US carriers, but no-frills airlines such as Frontier and Spirit are struggling to return to sustainable profitability.That has made some of them weigh premium-price offerings, including first-class seats, customer...

China, India lead Asia's biggest hydropower crunch in decades

2023-09-24 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters): Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil...

An old farmer cleaning weeds at his summer tomato garden. The photo was taken

2023-09-24 00:00:00

An old farmer cleaning weeds at his summer tomato garden. The photo was taken from a village in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district — Focus Bangla

Prices of essentials in Khulna markets remain far from stable

2023-09-24 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 23 (UNB): Prices of essentials in Khulna remain far from stable despite ongoing drives. Reports of unscrupulous practices among traders, such as hoarding stocks in warehouses, selling goods at exorbitant prices, and conducting business without the necessary licences...

Jamuna River bank was devoured by erosion threatening houses and standing crops

2023-09-24 00:00:00

Jamuna River bank was devoured by erosion threatening houses and standing crops at Charaimari village in Bakshiganj upazila of Jamalpur district — Focus Bangla

Book fair begins in Mymensingh--

2023-09-24 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Sept 23 (BSS): A seven-day long divisional book fair was inaugurated in the town yesterday.State Minister for Cultural Affairs K M Khalid inaugurated the fair at a function held on the Town Hall premises in the afternoon.In his speech...

44,270 farmers to get incentive for Rabi crops cultivation in Jashore

2023-09-24 00:00:00

JASHORE, Sept 23 (BSS): A total of 44, 270 small and marginal farmers in eight upazilas of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agriculture incentive for the cultivation of Rabi crops, including wheat, maize, mustard,...