Bengal Commercial Bank signed an agreement with Genex Infosys to provide 24/7 'call centre' service to the clients. Tarik Morshed, Managing Director & CEO of Bengal Commercial Bank, and Shahjalal Uddin, Managing Director & CEO (Acting) of Genex Infosys, signed...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd. achieved 'VISA Payment Excellence Awards-2023' in the category of 'Excellence in Debit Cards' among the associated members of VISA Inc. Planning Minister M A Mannan handed over the award to Md Masudur Rahman Shah, Deputy...
Nagad, a popular mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, has come up with an exciting offer for gadget lovers to follow three steps, suggested by star cricketers Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah Riyad on their respective Facebook pages, and win newly...
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A three-day regional tourism fair will begin in the capital city of Dhaka on Thursday with an eye to giving an impetus to the country's tourism sector.The fair styled '10th Asian Tourism Fair and Bangladesh Tourism Development Summit 2023' kicked...
The ekShop, an innovative initiative of Aspire to Innovate (a2i), has won the United Nations (UN) 'SDG Digital GameChangers Award' in recognition of its contribution to bridging the urban-rural gap by extending e-commerce services to remote areas of Bangladesh. The...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh recently completed the first Indian rupee (INR)-denominated transaction for Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC to facilitate refrigerator and freezer exports to India, reports BSS.This milestone is also the first BDT-INR export transaction for Bangladesh's electronics industry, according to...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Reuters): Malaysia is reviewing an existing windfall tax on the palm industry and hopes to complete it next year, plantations and commodities minister Fadillah Yusof said on Monday.Planters in Malaysia, the world's second largest producer of...
Gold was little changed on Monday as investors stayed on the sidelines, positioning for a series of key central bank policy meetings this week, with the US Federal Reserve widely expected to hit pause on interest rate hikes, reports Reuters.Spot...
BEIJING, Sept 18 (Reuters): China's diesel exports in August surged from a year earlier and have nearly tripled so far in 2023 compared to the same time a year ago, data showed on Monday, as refiners take advantage of strong...
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters): Global oil benchmark Brent crude neared $95 a barrel on Monday, with investors focused on the prospect of a widening supply deficit in the fourth quarter after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts.Brent crude futures...
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters): A dispute over agricultural trade created a rift on Monday between Ukraine and some its strongest allies in the European Union after three member states imposed unilateral measures to restrict imports from the war-torn country.Poland, Slovakia...
CUMILLA, Sept 18 (UNB): A Cumilla court on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing a man in 2015.The condemned convict is identified as Azad Mia, 35, son of Bahadur Mia of Homna upazila.Judge of the...
NARSINGDI, Sept 18 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death by his rivals over a land dispute in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi on Monday.The deceased, Dwin Islam, 38, was son of Moselh Uddin of Patuarpar area under the upazila.Police and...
Farmers busy drying paddy in the sun at Dhangora village of Gaibandha district on Monday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, Sept 18 (BSS): Integrated efforts of all the government and non-government organisations concerned and other stakeholders can be the crucial means of preventing sexual abuse and exploitation of children. As the children are the future driving force of the...
A total of four people were killed in separate road accidents in Moulvibazar, Bogura and Chapainawabganj districts on Sunday night, reports BSS.In Moulvibazar, at least two persons were killed and three other injured when a truck collided head on with...
KHULNA, Sept 18 (UNB): Rail communication with the country's second largest seaport Mongla is likely to begin in the last week of October as 98 per cent work of Mongla-Khulna railway has been completed.Officials of the project are optimistic about...
Players of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Football team posing after becoming runners-up in Men's Football in the NSU Inter-University Sports Carnival-2023 at the Dhaka Arena field near Kuril in the city recently
Winners of the 'Bruvana Go-Kart Challenge 2023' posing with the guests after winningmotor racing at Fantasy Kingdom Complex in Ashulia, Savar recently. Fahim Omar secured the top spot with a score of 25.650, followed by Rafid Rahman Chowdhury (25.710), Rafayet...
LONDON, Sept 18 (AFP): Jason Roy fell victim to "the ruthless side of sport" when he was axed from England's World Cup squad on the eve of the tournament, selector Luke Wright said on Monday.The powerful opening batter was named...
PARIS, Sept 18 (AFP): Manchester City begin their defence of the Champions League on Tuesday when the group stage kicks off in the last season in its current format as Europe's elite club competition gets ready for a radical change.Unveiled...
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium is all set to host a Test match after five years, report agencies.This was revealed during a press conference on Monday as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Dutch-Bangla Bank as the title sponsor for the three-match...
US military asks for help findingits lost stealth fighter jetWASHINGTON, Sept 18: A stealth-capable US fighter jet vanished on Sunday-not from prying eyes but rather from the American military, prompting an unusual call to the public to help locate the...
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (AFP): World leaders meet Monday at the United Nations in a bid to salvage ambitious promises to lift the planet's poorest, at a time when vulnerable nations are facing a volley of crises.But the development summit,...
BEIRUT, Sept 18 (AFP): A Syrian Kurdish armed group attacked an area controlled by pro-Turkish fighters in rebel-held northern Syria on Monday, killing at least 14, a war monitor and a factional leader said.The Kurdish Afrin Liberation Forces took advantage...
DOHA, Sept 18 (Reuters): Five U.S. detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the U.S. under a rare deal brokered by Qatar between the arch enemies that also unfroze $6 billion of...
JERUSALEM, Sept 18 (AFP): Israel's restrictions and rising fiscal constraints in the Palestinian territories are severely impacting the economic conditions of Palestinians and hindering their access to timely life-saving healthcare, the World Bank said Monday.In a report titled "Racing Against...
BEIJING, Sept 18 (BBC): China's top diplomat Wang Yi is visiting Russia for security talks, as Moscow seeks continued support for its war on Ukraine. A close ally of Moscow, Beijing is accused of supporting Russia indirectly during the war,...
A mild tremor with an epicentre very close to Dhaka jolted the capital of Bangladesh recently. Another such quake was reported within the 200 kilometre radius of the city just a few days ago. It is true that no major...
Dengue has become endemic to Bangladesh. More and more dengue patients are requiring hospitalisation nowadays. A total of 3,122 new dengue cases were reported in 24 hours on Sunday, the highest number of patients hospitalised in a day with the...
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