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PM returns home tomorrow

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to return home early hours of tomorrow (Tuesday) wrapping up her 18-day official visit to the UK and the USA, reports UNB.A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and...

Cos yet to refund Tk 3.0 billion

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

The scam-hit e-commerce companies like Evaly, Eorange and Sirajganj Shop are yet to pay around Tk 3.0 billion back to their respective customers, sources said.The volume of customers' stuck-up funds with 27 such online shopping platforms is around Tk 5.25...

Cashless E-mutation draws huge response

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Cashless e-mutation of the land ministry has drawn good attention from recipients of the digital payment services. A total of Tk 7.7 million was deposited to the government's exchequer in the first 39 hours of the introduction of the services...

Productivity in govt factories low for lack of skilled labour

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Productivity in the country's government-run factories is unsatisfactory for lack of skilled labour, accountability as well as transparency, speakers observed at a seminar on Sunday.On the eve of the National Productivity Day- 2022, National Productivity Organisation (NPO) under the industries...

Briefing 2022-10-03

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Stocks begin month on positive noteThe stock market began the month of October on a plus side, extending the gaining streak for a third consecutive session on Sunday amid mixed performance of major sectors. The turnover of Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Prayer Timings (2022-10-03)

2022-10-03 00:00:00

CAB, FBCCI oppose move, propose alternatives

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Tariffs of bulk electricity are set to be raised shortly as the country's energy regulator has almost completed necessary spadework to make the announcement, adding to shocks from inflation."We are working to announce the new bulk electricity tariffs by October...

LPG retail price drops by 2.83pc for Oct

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

The BERC slashed the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for October by 2.83 per cent on Sunday in line with the downtrend trend of fuel prices in the international market.The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) decreased the price...

125 dead in Indonesia soccer stadium stampede

2022-10-03 00:00:00

MALANG, (Indonesia), Oct 2 (Reuters): A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed at least 125 people and injured more than 320 after police sought to quell violence on the pitch, authorities said on Sunday, in one of...

Export, remittance both record fall

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Export earnings and remittance inflow both recorded substantial fall in September in tandem with a slide for months, which could stoke stress on Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves, sources say. Official data show export earnings marked a 6.25-percent negative growth year on...

Weather (2022-10-03)

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00pm today (Monday), according to Met office.Day temperature may fall...

Both the driver and passenger fell off the ride-sharing bike

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Both the driver and passenger fell off the ride-sharing bike as the vehicle skidded off in a reckless attempt to overtake a car on a road in the capital's Karwan Bazar area on Sunday — FE photo by KAZ Sumon

Woman killed in city road crash -

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

An unidentified woman was killed in a road accident in the city's Paltan area on Sunday.An official of Paltan thana said the incident occurred around 12:00 noon when a running bus hit her near Dhaka Trade Centre in the capital's...

Two more dengue patients die

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Two more dengue patient died in 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 58, reports UNB.Besides, 568 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases keep rising, according to...

RAB arrests four busting airport-based fraud gang

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested four persons including the ringleader of a fraud gang based at Dhaka airport for their alleged involvement in looting valuables from Bangladeshi expatriates after their arrival.Over the past 15 years, the gang members have...

BGB seized smuggled goods worth Tk 1.2b in Sept

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled goods, arms, ammunition and drugs worth Tk 1.21 billion across the country in September, reports UNB.The seized drugs include 8,31,594 Yaba pills, 3.141 kg crystal meth, 19,797 bottles of phensidyl, 15,202 bottles of...

Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman,

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, principal staff officer of Armed Forces Division and chairman of Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, presiding over the 19th general meeting in Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday — ISPR

Another shipment of Metro Rail coaches arrives at Mongla port

2022-10-03 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Oct 02 (UNB): Another shipment of eight coaches and four locomotives for the country's first-ever metro rail service has arrived at Mongla port from Japan.'MV Venus Triumph' vessel, carrying eight coaches, four locomotives and other machinery weighing 440 tonnes,...

BD losing $6.0b for lower labour productivity

FE REPORT | 2022-10-03 00:00:00

Experts have suggested taking prudent steps to control pollution and accelerate efforts to mitigate climate change (CC) impacts, as a recent global report said Bangladesh is losing about US$6.0 billion due to lower labour productivity.A US-based organisation - The Adrienne...

Uttaran celebrates PM's birthday tomorrow

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Uttaran, the official mouthpiece of Bangladesh Awami League (AL), will celebrate the birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through various programmes tomorrow (Tuesday), reports BSS.Under the theme 'Sobar Aponjon', Uttaran, a monthly publication of AL, will arrange speeches, songs, poetry...

Govt won't tolerate any conspiracy by communal forces, says Amu

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) Advisory Council Member and 14-party alliance spokesperson Amir Hossain Amu on Sunday said the government will not tolerate any conspiracy by communal forces that might hamper the peaceful environment centring the Durga Puja festival, reports BSS.Greeting the...

AL, not BNP, always stands by people during any disaster, says Hasan

2022-10-03 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Oct 02 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said Awami League as the party of commoners always stands by the countrymen during any disaster but BNP does not do so."BNP doesn't stand by the people during...

GM Quader joins breakfast meet with EU envoy

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader met European Union Ambassador in Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Sunday morning, reports UNB.The EU envoy invited Quader for breakfast meeting at his residence in city's Gulshan.Meanwhile, the EU Ambassador tweeted, "European Union (EU) Heads of...

Quader urges all to stay alert during Durga Puja

2022-10-03 00:00:00

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday urged all concerned to remain alert to maintain peace and harmony during the Durja Puja, reports BSS."A vested quarter wants to shift the responsibly to the...

BNP begins 2nd-phase talks on anti-govt movement

2022-10-03 00:00:00

BNP on Sunday reached a consensus with Kalyan Party to wage a 'simultaneous' movement by giving priority to bring back a caretaker government to oversee the next general elections, reports UNB.As part of its move to launch a united anti-government...

Amazon rolls out live-stream shopping to drive festive season sales

2022-10-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 02 (Reuters): Amazon.com Inc on Friday rolled out a live-streaming video feature for promoting products on its shopping platform in India, employing a format already popular in China to drive sales in Asia’s third largest economy.The company...

India’s Reliance Jio to offer 4G low-cost laptop at $184

2022-10-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Oct 02 (Reuters): Reliance Jio will launch a budget laptop priced at $184 (15,000 Indian rupees) with an embedded 4G sim card, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost JioPhone in India's highly price-sensitive market, two sources...

China's new home prices fall for third straight month

2022-10-03 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 02 (Reuters): New home prices in China fell for the third straight month in September as a mortgage boycott across the country and a slowing economy discouraged potential home buyers, a private survey showed on Saturday.China's property market...

Credit Suisse has strong capital base and liquidity

2022-10-03 00:00:00

ZURICH, Oct 02 (Reuters): Credit Suisse has solid capital and liquidity, Chief Executive Ulrich Koerner told staff in a memo seen by Reuters on Friday and confirmed by a spokesperson for the Swiss bank that is due to announce the...

Axa might invest $98m in Italy’s MPS

2022-10-03 00:00:00

MILAN, Oct 02 (Reuters): French insurer Axa is considering investing at least 100 million euros ($97.99 million) in a new share sale by Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) without any changes to its joint venture with the Tuscan bank,...