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Bogura Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh organised a webinar

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Bogura Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a webinar on 'Compliance of Shari'ah in Banking Operations' on Saturday on a virtual platform. Md. Khurshid-Ul-Alam, director of the bank, addressed the webinar as chief guest and Md. Omar Faruk Khan,...

Standard Chartered adjudged CSR market leader in BD

2022-08-23 00:00:00

The Standard Chartered Bangladesh was recently named the Market Leader in Bangladesh for CSR under the Euromoney Market Leaders survey, says the bank in a statement. The survey is an independent assessment conducted by Euromoney, a leading global financial publication....

Nagad brings 10-taka mobile recharge offer

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Along with other services, Nagad, the popular mobile financial service, has launched an exclusive 10-taka recharge offer to provide users with more profits on mobile recharge, says a statement. Under the campaign, customers who have not recharged after December 31,...

Pubali Bank launches online Islamic Banking

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Pubali Bank Limited has launched Shariah-based Islamic Banking Services online in all of its 491 branches and 93 sub-branches, says a press release. Safiul Alam Khan Chowdhury, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, was present as the Chief Guest...

Tea workers divided over strike

2022-08-23 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 22 (UNB): The general tea garden workers and union leaders are now divided over continuing their indefinite strike for a hike in their daily wage to Tk 300 from Tk 120, after the leaders signed a deal with...

Qatar to hire more workers from BD

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Qatar is going to take more workers from Bangladesh in the field of nursing, hospitality, construction, service and IT sectors, reports UNB.Qatari Labour Minister Dr Ali bin Saeed bin Al Samikh Al Marri said this during his meetings with Expatriates'...

Govt plans to send 0.81m workers abroad this fiscal

2022-08-23 00:00:00

The government has worked out a plan to send 0.81 million Bangladeshi workers abroad and provide skills development training to 0.52 million ones in the current fiscal year(2022-23), reports UNB.Besides, to train up more workers for meeting the demands overseas...

India overcome Raza scare to seal 3-0 win

2022-08-23 00:00:00

HARARE, Aug 22 (Agencies): Sikandar Raza's valiant knock of 115 failed to take Zimbabwe home as India edged past them by 13 runs in the third and final ODI at the Harare Sports Club on Monday to clean sweep the...

Mbappe scores fastest goal for 30 years

2022-08-23 00:00:00

PARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters): Kylian Mbappe scored the fastest Ligue 1 goal for 30 years to set champions Paris St Germain on their way to a runaway 7-1 victory at Lille on Sunday as they kept up their 100 per...

Shakib seeks gradual progress to Tigers' T20 fortunes

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh T20 captain Shakib Al Hasan has asked the Bangladesh cricket community not to expect big things at the Asia Cup, starting August 27 in the UAE, reports UNB.Playing down his team's chances at the tournament, the all-rounder said Bangladesh...

BCB brings in split coaching

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh stripped head coach Russell Domingo of his role overseeing the Twenty20 side and told him to focus on Test and one-day international (ODI) cricket, just days before the Asia Cup, reports AFP.Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said...

Unchanged temperature likely today

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...

Cabinet clears laws to establish two varsities in Meherpur, Naogaon

2022-08-23 00:00:00

The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft laws for setting up two public varsities --'Mujibnagar University' in Meherpur and 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman University' in Naogaon, reports UNB.The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

BD reports another Covid death

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh reported another death from Covid-19 and 178 new cases in the 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,316 while the caseload to 20,10,148, according to the Directorate General of...

PM seeks Qatar's investment in SEZ

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged Qatar's businesspeople and entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh's Special Economic Zones (SEZ). She also sought more cooperation of Qatar in importing LNGs and fertiliser from the Gulf country, reports UNB. The premier...

DMTCL readies 1.0m single-use cards for metro-rail users

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-08-23 00:00:00

After completing all necessary arrangements to use smart-cards in multi mass transport systems - including metro-rail - four years ago, the metro-rail company has prepared single-use cards - only for its passengers.As the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) plans...

Suspended GCC mayor Zahangir gets HC bail in seven cases

FE REPORT | 2022-08-23 00:00:00

The High Court has granted anticipatory bail to suspended Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor Mohammad Zahangir Alam for six weeks in seven cases filed against him for his controversial comments on Bangabandhu and Liberation War martyrs. The High Court bench...

Main reason behind energy crisis is graft, alleges BNP

2022-08-23 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the Awami League government has been using the energy sector as a weapon to plunder public money, reports UNB."The main reason behind the current energy crisis is corruption. It (energy)...

Samrat gets bail in money laundering case

2022-08-23 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has granted bail to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a money laundering case, reports UNB.Judge Asad Md Asifuzzaman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 granted him bail until September 19 considering his poor health...

Khaleda Zia returns home after health check-up

2022-08-23 00:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned home on Monday evening after going to Evercare Hospital in the capital for health check-ups, reports UNB.She reached the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 4:45pm and underwent some medical tests as per the advice...

BNP was at the root of all crises after Bangabandhu’s killing: Quader

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said BNP is the main patron of killing, coup, conspiracy, corruption, criminalisation, terrorism and militancy in the country, reports BSS."Continuing their long-practiced politics of falsehood, the BNP leaders are involved in multifaceted plots...

Bol TV anchor 'arrested' in Karachi

2022-08-23 00:00:00

Whereabouts of Bol TV anchor and popular YouTuber Jameel Farooqui remained unknown on Monday as Islamabad police said he had been arrested in Karachi for falsely accusing the law enforcement agency of physically and sexually assaulting PTI leader Shahbaz Gill...

Ukraine killed Putin ally's daughter: Russia

2022-08-23 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (BBC): Russia has accused Ukrainian special services of killing the daughter of one of Vladimir Putin's close allies.Journalist Darya Dugina, aged 29, died on Saturday when a car she was driving exploded near Moscow.Her father, Alexander Dugin,...

US delaying revival of 2015 deal, says Iran

2022-08-23 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (Reuters): Iran accused the United States on Monday of "procrastinating" in indirect talks aimed at reinstating Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal, and said a prisoner swap with Washington was not linked to the negotiations.After 16 months of fitful,...

They protested going months without pay

2022-08-23 00:00:00

DUBAI, Aug 22 (AP): Qatar recently arrested at least 60 foreign workers who protested going months without pay and deported some of them, an advocacy group said, just three months before Doha hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup.The move comes...

Area around Ukraine N plant hit again

2022-08-23 00:00:00

NIKOPOL, Aug 22 (AP): Only hours after the latest international pleas to spare the area around Ukraine's main nuclear plant from attacks, there were new claims of Russian shelling close to the Zaporizhzhya facilities early Monday.Nikopol, on the the opposite...

US, South Korea open biggest drills

2022-08-23 00:00:00

SEOUL, Aug 22 (AP): The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military training in years Monday as they heighten their defense posture against the growing North Korean nuclear threat.The drills could draw an angry response from North...

Turkey doubles Russian oil imports, filling EU void

2022-08-23 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (Reuters): Turkey doubled its imports of Russian oil this year, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Monday, as the two countries are set for broader cooperation in business and especially energy trade in the face of western sanctions...

Ryanair cancels more flights in Spain as strike resumes

2022-08-23 00:00:00

MADRID, Aug 22 (AFP): Irish low-cost airline Ryanair cancelled six flights in Spain on Monday as cabin crew began a new four-day strike over pay and working conditions, union officials said.Coming at the peak summer tourist season, the new Ryanair...

Gold price remains unchanged, silver falls

2022-08-23 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Aug 22 (Hindustan Times): Gold prices remained unchanged on Monday with 10 gram of the yellow metal (24-carat) trading at Rs 52,150. The price of silver, meanwhile, fell Rs 100 to Rs 55,500 per kg. Ten gram of 22-carat...