GOPALGANJ, Aug 19 (UNB): Leaders of Bangabandhu Foundation on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj.Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, president of Bangabandhu Foundation, along with other leaders...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 19 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud urged the people from all walks of life to remain vigilant about communal instigators so that none can destroy the country's communal harmony."Bangladesh was born as a non-communal state...
PIROJPUR, Aug 19 (BSS): Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Friday said Sheikh Hasina is the safe haven for all religious people as the Prime Minister ensured their rights through an amendment to the constitution."Once upon a time,...
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 19: BNP standing committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said they cannot oust the incumbent Awami League government by delivering their speeches, but people can topple the government through their movement. "Nothing will happen even...
Questioning whether the Awami League government has been in power at the 'mercy' of India, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday demanded an explanation on the foreign minister's recent statement on seeking India's backing to keep PM...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Awami League has never requested India to provide the party with support to stay in power, reports UNB."The Awami League has never requested India to provide support to us to...
European mkts close lower European markets closed lower Friday, tracking global uncertainty as investors chart the course for monetary policy and continue to digest corporate earnings reports. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended 0.8% lower, with travel and leisure stocks...
The Indian equities indices ended over 1 per cent lower on Friday weighed by a fall in market heavyweight Reliance Industries (RIL) and financial stocks, reports indianexpress.com. The S&P BSE Sensex crashed 651.85 points (1.08 per cent) to end at...
Asia-Pacific markets were mostly flat on Friday against an also muted Wall Street looking to revive its recent market rally, reports CNBC.It was largely negative territory for mainland China markets. The Shanghai Composite fell 0.59 per cent to 3,258.08 while...
SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters): Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co will start public trading next Monday, the company said, after raising roughly $1.6 billion in the biggest initial public offering (IPO) on Shanghai's tech-focused STAR Market so far this year.The Chinese...
In a first in Bangladesh banking industry, BRAC Bank has introduced an automated system where the customers can confirm clearing cheque through Interactive Voice Response (IVR), says a statement.This will make clearing cheque confirmation easy, fast and hassle-free with just...
FE REPORTThe ten most-traded companies accounted for 30 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Beximco dominating the turnover chart for the sixth straight week.Beximco -- the flagship company of Beximco Group...
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The market rebounded this week to Wednesday, paring some losses from the previous week, as investors put fresh funds on stocks amid optimism following the central bank's move to stabilise the foreign exchange rates.All three trading days of the week...
ALMATY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The world's biggest uranium miner, Kazatomprom, has raised its 2024 output target, it said on Friday, citing growing demand for nuclear fuel amid global energy security concerns and the war in Ukraine.Kazakhstan-based Kazatomprom will boost...
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (XINHUA): A recession for the United States will be "long" and "severe," and could bring financial distress "across the board," Bloomberg on Monday cited Nouriel Roubini, an economist known for his bearish tendencies."We are in a...
SHANGHAI, Aug 19 (Reuters): China's Xiaomi Corp posted a steep drop in second quarter revenue on Friday as the world's biggest smartphone market shrank, hit by strict COVID restrictions.Sales fell 20 per cent year on year to 70.17 billion yuan...
Bitcoin on Friday fell to its lowest level in more than three weeks, dipping below $22,000 amid a sudden crypto sell-off in early European trading, reports CNBC. Bitcoin plunged from $22,738 to below $21,427.59 at 10:20 am ET, according to...
Md. Akram Hossain has resigned as Independent Director of Simtex Industries Limited,says a press release.Major General (retd) Md. Sarwar Hossain has been appointed as the new Independent Director of the company with effect from August 17. The Board of Directors...
TOKYO, Aug 19 (AFP): Japan's core consumer prices for items excluding fresh products rose 2.4 percent on-year in July, the highest in more than seven years and marking four straight monthly gains of more than two percent, government data showed...
Sonali Bank Limited CEO and Managing Director Md. Ataur Rahman Pradhan along with his family members places a wreath at the grave of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Thursday marking three years...
Prime Minister's Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has encouraged the US companies for oil and gas exploration in Bangladesh's offshore areas and to look at the prospects of nuclear power modular reactors in Bangladesh, reports...
Organisers have sold 2.45 million tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar, world football governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sales period from July 5-16.FIFA said the...
World number one Iga Swiatek and reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu were both knocked out of the Cincinnati Open on Thursday, while second seed Anett Kontaveit also had her preparations for Flushing Meadows cut short in the round of...
Mike Dean, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, said on Thursday he made the wrong call when Spurs' Cristian Romero pulled Marc Cucurella's hair.The foul was not given by on-field referee...
In the second unofficial one-day match, Bangladesh A beat their West Indian counterparts by 44 runs at the Gros Islet on Thursday. Opener Mohammad Naim hit a hundred in the match. He made a great comeback after he was dismissed...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has hired ex-Indian cricketer Sridharan Sriram as the technical consultant to the team for T20Is ahead of the Asia Cup starting on August 27 in the UAE, reports UNB. Nazmul Hasan, the president of BCB,...
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters): Copper prices rose on Friday but were set to end the week slightly lower as traders balanced hopes for solid demand in China with pessimism about the global economy.Inflation data in Germany and Japan on Friday...
PARIS/SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters): Chicago wheat consolidated on Friday near a six-month low struck a day earlier as the market remained capped by sluggish U.S. exports and scope for increased Black Sea shipments.Corn and soybeans edged lower as forecasts pointing...
Gold slipped to a three-week low on Friday and was en route for its first weekly drop in a month, pressured by a stronger dollar and rising U.S. bond yields, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell for a fifth straight session, down...
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters): Oil prices were broadly stable on Friday, retracing earlier losses, but were headed for weekly losses as concerns about a global economic slowdown weighed amid soaring inflation rates.Brent crude futures were down 13 cents, or 0.1...
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