Bangladesh Anjumane Talamije Islamia brought out a procession on the eve of the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (SM) in Sylhet on Saturday — Focus Bangla
The Buddhists will celebrate their second largest religious festival Prabarana Purnima in the city as elsewhere across the country with due solemnity and traditional enthusiasm, reports BSS.The festival is also known as Ashwini Purnima that marks conclusion of the three-month-long...
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Saturday said they will launch the Japanese education method 'Kumon' in 300 'Schools of Future' under the ICT division by next year and all Sheikh Russel Digital Labs by 2025 across the...
Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 and 299 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, reports UNB.The country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,380 with no deaths reported while the new cases raised the country's total caseload to 2,029,...
The United Nations' Military Advisor General Birame Diop in a meeting with a Bangladesh delegation has highly appreciated the skills and dutifulness of Bangladeshi peacekeepers, reports UNB.The Military Advisor has expressed deep grief and condemnation over the death of three...
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Three people died of dengue fever in the past 24 hours until Saturday morning, when a record 712 patients were also hospitalised across the country. Considering the latest daily figures, total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease reached 67 while the...
FE REPORTAt least 76 per cent of the university students in the country are suffering from some sort of depression due to study pressure, addiction to electronic devices, and post-pandemic stress, a survey revealed on Saturday.Such high rate of depression...
BROOKLYN, Oct 08 (AFP): Google is looking to up its smartphone game with the Pixel 7, the latest entrant in a competitive corner of personal electronics where it has traditionally been a bit player.The device was unveiled this week in...
NEW DELHI, Oct 08 (UNB): India's billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani is reportedly setting up a family office in Singapore, joining the rush of the world's ultra-rich opening such entities in the Asian city-state to manage their wealth.Ambani, the owner of...
MUMBAI, Oct 08 (Reuters): India's Hero MotoCorp the world's biggest motorcycle maker by sales, launched its first electric scooter worldwide on Friday as it looks to catch up with newer businesses that have taken the lead in the shift to...
RANGPUR, Oct 08 (BSS): Import and export activities resumed on Saturday through Hili Land Port (HLP) in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur after an eight-day vacation on the occasion of the Durga Puja.General Secretary of the Customs, Clearing and Forwarding Agents...
RIYADH, Oct 08 (Arab News): Total gross written premiums of the insurance sector increased 28.8 per cent to SR12.2 billion ($3.3 billion) in the second quarter from SR9.5 billion in the same period last year, reported Saudi Central Bank, also...
WASHINGTON, Oct 08 (AFP): The world is facing a "fifth wave of debt crisis," World Bank (WB) President David Malpass warned Friday, calling for more support for countries in distress.The pandemic forced many countries to take on more borrowing, and...
Khaleda Sultana's small workshop in Dhaka, where she makes homeware and handicrafts from jute and other plant fibres, is far from the coastal areas of Bangladesh that are struggling to cope with rising seas and powerful storms, reports The Thompson...
SAO PAULO, Oct 8 (Reuters): Shares in Brazilian homebuilder MRV fell on Friday after it announced that plans for a private equity funding process for its US unit Resia were put on hold due to unfavourable market conditions.MRV Engenharia e...
LONDON, Oct 8 (Reuters): A scramble for cash by Britain's pension funds after last week's bond market crash has raised questions about oversight of a 1.6 trillion pound ($1.8 trillion) business that has grown rapidly in recent years.Pension funds had...
Dire forecasts from Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Advanced Micro Devices Inc sent chip-related shares lower on Friday, sparking fears that a slump in demand for semiconductors could be much worse than expected, reports Reuters.AMD, Nvidia Corp, Intel Corp, Qualcomm...
ZURICH, Oct 8 (Reuters): Credit Suisse will buy back up to 3 billion Swiss francs ($3 billion) of debt, an attempt by the Swiss bank to show its financial muscle and reassure investors concerned about the lender's overhaul and how...
NEW YORK, Oct 08 (Reuters): As a painful decline in markets drags on, investors are grappling with a difficult choice: stick with stocks and hope for a turnaround or avoid them until better times arrive.The S&P 500 is down 23...
Board meeting DESCO: The Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd. has informed that a meeting of its Board of Directors will be held on October 13 at 3:00pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year...
Private capital market is set to grow at a 12 per cent annual rate on a compounded basis to $17 trillion in assets under management (AUM) over the next five years, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Friday, reports Reuters.As one...
FE ReportAs many as 159 complaints submitted online by investors have been addressed in the last nine months, according to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) data. The online Customer Complaints Address Module (CCAM) introduced by the securities regulator...
FE REPORTAll entities of the stock market will come under a uniform online communication platform for reporting to the securities regulator on January 1, 2023.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has issued an order to complete developing the platform...
MONTREAL, Oct 8 (AFP): UN aviation agency members on Friday set the year 2050 as their goal for achieving net-zero carbon emissions for air travel-an industry often criticized for its outsized role in climate change.The assembly, which brought together representatives...
KARACHI, Oct 8 (Reuters): Pakistan said on Friday it "strongly contests" a ratings downgrade by agency Moody's, adding that it had adequate liquidity and financing arrangements to meet its external liabilities despite being hit by catastrophic floods.Moody's cut Pakistan's sovereign...
Unilever Bangladesh is launching the 13th edition of BizMaestros, one of the most awaited business case competitions among the country's top graduates, says a press release.To participate in the competition, final year students will have to register on the BizMaestros...
FE REPORTEntrepreneurs have urged the government to provide incentives and tax rebate facilities on the private sector initiatives for innovative, sustainable and smart plastic waste management. They made the call at a seminar, titled 'Enabling Policy for Sustainable Plastic Waste...
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct 08 (AP): Indonesia's president said the country will not face sanctions from soccer's world governing body after the firing of tear gas inside a half-locked stadium caused a crush at the exits, killing 131 people, including 17...
TOKYO, Oct 08 (AFP): Frances Tiafoe battled past unseeded Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea on Saturday in three sets to reach the Japan Open final -- but admitted it was not pretty viewing.The fourth-seeded Tiafoe won 6-2, 0-6, 6-4 and...
Bangladesh failed to bowl well and then fell far short of the target set for them by India in Saturday's Women's Asia Cup match.India beat Bangladesh by 59 runs and cemented their place at the top of the table. They...
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