FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Tourism Board has been working under a 'Tourism Recovery Plan' in a bid to recover the Covid-induced losses in the tourism sector, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali.The board has prepared 20 guidelines under the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Mobile phone operators will compensate three pulses each 30-second talktime for first and second on-net call drops to mobile users.According to a new guideline revealed at a press conference on Monday, there will be four pulses each 40 seconds for...
Six more Covid-linked deaths and 718 fresh cases were recorded in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Monday morning, reports UNB. With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,359 while the total caseload to 2,022,408, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
The Government of Japan and WFP on Monday signed an exchange of notes to provide food and nutrition assistance and to help develop agricultural infrastructure in Bangladesh. The contribution of USD 4.3 million will be used for critical food assistance...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Hybrid rice varieties have posted falling productivity in the last five years in Bangladesh, raising concern for policymakers as the government now largely depends on technology for future food security.Although total Boro hybrid acreage increased to over 25 per cent,...
Stocks flat as investors take to sidelines Stocks posted a slight fall on Monday after the previous day's major correction, with turnover dropping sharply, as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach ahead of corporate declarations. The market opened on a slow...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
China will discuss the issue of conflicts along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border with Myanmar government, as Dhaka sought Beijing's help to prevent further deterioration of the Rohingya crisis. "We have informed the Chinese envoy about our concern over the conflict along...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh's top bankers decide on uniform rates in foreign-exchange dealings with Tk 107.50 cap per dollar for inward remittances, to complement government bid for stabilizing wayward forex market.Under the decisions, effective from next month, all the authorised dealer (AD) banks...
A ferryboat crammed with Durga puja's mahalaya devotees sank in the Karatoa river in Bangladesh's northern frontier-district Panchagarh on Sunday afternoon. Among the dead were mostly women and children, who hardly knew how to swim to safety, the sources said....
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Russia wants Bangladesh to repay in ruble the loans taken for building Rooppur nuclear power plant, sources say, as Moscow introduces its currency as an alternative to the US dollar to skirt western sanctions. However, Bangladesh wouldn't like to pay...
Light to moderate rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.The...
Ekushey Padak winning journalist and columnist Ranesh Maitra passed away in a city hospital early Monday. He was 90, reports UNB.Ranesh Maitra left behind his wife Purabi Maitra, two sons, three daughters and a host of relatives and well-wishers to...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) conducted a drive at the capital's Gulshan-2 on Monday.Assistant Director of the directorate's Dhaka office Md Abdul Jabbar Mondal led the drive that raided different business establishments in the area. It fined...
Three more dengue patients died in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 53, reports UNB.During this period, 482 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Monday said well-off individuals as well as journalists and police are also involved in drug trade, and they too face justice without exception, reports UNB.The minister made the remark while speaking at a roundtable...
An Award Centre Sub-Licence signing ceremony was held between the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh and the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka in the city on Sunday, says a press release. William J O'Hearn III, Head of Academy of the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has started formulating a policy regarding the commencement of educational programmes after the establishment of new public universities.A committee of five members has already been formed by convening UGC member Prof Muhammad Alamgir. The committee...
The by-election to Faridpur-2 constituency that fell vacant after the death of Awami League presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury will be held on November 5 this year, reports BSS.
The sixth death anniversary of former BNP standing committee member ASM Hannan Shah will be observed today (Tuesday), reports UNB.BNP and ASM Hannan Shah Smriti Parishad have chalked out various programmes, including discussion and rally, to mark the day.Local BNP...
DU Correspondent | 2022-09-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has suspended all activities of its Eden Mohila College unit and expelled 16 leaders of the unit permanently over a factional clash that took place on Sunday night.The decision of the BCL was announced in a...
The activists of BNP and the ruling party Awami League locked in a chase and counter-chase in the city's Hazaribagh area over holding rallies, leaving at least 25 people injured on Monday, reports UNB.Awami League also called a rally at...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Awami League (AL) is a party of staging movements on streets and no one will be found if the leaders and activists of the party have been asked to take to...
Euro zone government bond yields jumped to multi-year highs amid expectations that central banks will keep tightening their monetary policy despite recession risks and a new sell-off in British gilts, reports Reuters.Meanwhile, the spread between Italian and German yields widened...
FRANKFURT, Sept 26 (AFP): Luxury sports carmaker Porsche will this week race onto the Frankfurt stock exchange in what is set to be one of Europe's biggest listings in years, seeking to defy recent market turbulence.While the listing comes at...
Shares in the Asia-Pacific mostly fell sharply on Monday as negative sentiment continues to weigh in on markets, reports CNBC.The Nikkei 225 in Japan dropped 2.66 per cent to 26,431.55, and the Topix also slipped 2.71 per cent to 1,864.28....
Board meetingeGeneration Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on October 04 at 4:00 pm to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year ended June 30, 2022.Query responseUnique Hotel & Resorts: In...
RIYADH, Sept 26 (Arab News): Egypt is planning to raise $6.0 billion by June 2023 through selling stakes in government companies as the nation tries to revive an economy badly affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Bloomberg, citing Egypt's planning...
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) has signed a "participation agreement" with Bangladesh Bank (BB) to participate in a refinancing scheme of Tk 10 billion (1,000 crore) to increase the production of wheat and maize under the chairmanship of AKM Sajedur...
Agrani Bank Limited Managing Director and CEO Md Murshedul Kabir and Bangladesh Bank Agriculture Credit Department Director Md Abul Kalam Azad exchanging documents after signing the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at Bangladesh Bank conference room on Sunday....
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