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Dengue death toll rises to 48

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Two more dengue patient died in 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 48, reports UNB.During this period, 437 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have...

DNCRP fines 137 business entities Tk 2m

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has fined 137 business entities over Tk two million. A total of 58 officials of central, divisional and district-level DNCRP officials carried out drives against 137 business entities at Chawkbazar, Moulvibazar, New...

Postponed SSC exams under Dinajpur Board from Oct 10-13

2022-09-23 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Sept 22 (UNB): The postponed SSC examinations on four subjects under the Dinajpur Education Board will be held from October 10 to 13.The exams will start at 11:00 am, Professor Kamrul Islam, chairman of the Education Board told the...

TIB refutes Russia embassy statement on wheat, gas deal with Moscow

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Thursday said it has nothing against any country as the source of supply of any product as Russian embassy in Dhaka related the TIB's statement recently about wheat import and gas drilling deals with Russia...

UGC to strengthen monitoring effort

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will enhance the monitoring effort at the country's public universities as most of the development projects made little progress in the implementation phase. The implementation progress of most of the various development projects going on...

Isolated BNP takes path of anarchy, says Hasan

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the isolated BNP has taken the path of creating chaos and anarchies in the country as it did in 2013, 2014 and 2015, reports BSS."The BNP had created anarchies in...

No conspiracy can break unity of JP: Chunnu

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Though GM Quader and Raushon Ershad are apparently at loggerheads over the leadership of the Jatiya Party, its Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Thursday said no conspiracy can break the unity of their party, reports UNB. "The Jatiya Party...

Gayeshwar urges public servants to discharge duties neutrally

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Calling upon the public servants to discharge their duties neutrally, BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Thursday said it is not the responsibility of the administration to help an 'anti-people' government perpetuate power, reports UNB."I would like to say...

BNP's dream of caretaker govt won't be fulfilled: Quader

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the BNP is dreaming of the caretaker government and it will never be fulfilled, reports BSS."BNP is dreaming in broad day light on re-installation of...

Indian shares fall --

2022-09-23 00:00:00

BENGALURU, Sept 22 (Reuters): Indian shares dropped on Thursday, while the rupee hit a record low, after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates and indicated it would raise rate more often than markets had expected.The NSE Nifty 50 index...

BoE to sell 8.7b pounds of government bonds in Q4

2022-09-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters): The Bank of England said on Thursday that it would sell around 8.7 billion pounds of government bonds in the final quarter of 2022, becoming the first major central bank to begin active sales.The BoE's Monetary...

Goldman, Barclays, SG raise Fed rate projections

2022-09-23 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Sept 22 (Reuters): Goldman Sachs, Barclays and a bunch of investment banks raised their estimates for US policy rates on Thursday, following the Federal Reserve's 75 basis point rate rise and hawkish message the previous day.Goldman said in its...

China sends regulators to Hong Kong to assist US audit inspection

2022-09-23 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Sept 22 (Reuters): Beijing has sent a team of regulatory officials to Hong Kong to assist the US audit watchdog with onsite audit inspections involving Chinese companies, four people familiar with the matter said, as part of a...

Global markets tumble again as Fed hikes rates

2022-09-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 22 (AFP): European stocks sank Thursday following sharp losses in Asia and on Wall Street, but the dollar spiked after the Federal Reserve signalled more hefty US interest rate hikes.Equities tanked after the US central bank warned of...

Swiss National Bank exits negative rates era with 0.75pc hike

2022-09-23 00:00:00

ZURICH, Sept 22 (Reuters): Switzerland exited the era of negative interest rates on Thursday when its central bank joined others around the world in tightening monetary policy more aggressively to combat resurgent inflation.The Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised its policy...

Toyota's vehicle output to be weighed down by chip shortage

2022-09-23 00:00:00

TOKYO, Sept 22 (Reuters): Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it plans to produce about 800,000 vehicles worldwide in October, about 100,000 short of its average monthly production plan, due to semiconductor shortages.The reduction could be seen as a worrisome...

WhatsApp Pay India head quits, joins Amazon

2022-09-23 00:00:00

BENGALURU, Sept 22 (Reuters): The head of WhatsApp's India payment business, Manesh Mahatme, has quit after more than a year with the Meta Platforms-owned company to join Amazon India, a source told Reuters on Thursday.Mahatme's exit comes at a critical...

UK watchdog clarifies post-Brexit conditions for share trading licences

2022-09-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters): Britain's financial watchdog set out plans on Thursday to clarify which operators must be licensed to trade stocks and bonds in its latest post-Brexit move to keep London's capital market competitive.Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss...

News Briefs (2022-09-23)

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Disbursement of dividend Bangladesh General Ins Co. Ltd: The company has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Board meetingKDS Accessories Limited: A meeting of the board of directors will be held...

Business review meeting of Karmasangsthan Bank held

2022-09-23 00:00:00

A business review meeting with the participation of regional managers and branch managers under the Rajshahi Division of Karmasangsthan Bank was held on Thursday at Postal Academy, Naodapara, Rajshahi. Managing Director Shirin Akhter was present as the chief guest in...

BGMEA, upay sign deal:

2022-09-23 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and upay, one of the fastest growing mobile financial service providers in the country, entered into an agreement to disburse stipends through upay. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan and upay Managing Director and...

SBAC Bank, ICAB sign MoU:

2022-09-23 00:00:00

South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank Ltd. and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) signed an MoU on Documents Verifications System (DVS). Habibur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO (CC) of SBAC Bank, and Md Shahadat Hossain, President...

Mercantile Bank opens 'Islamic Banking Branch':

2022-09-23 00:00:00

 Mercantile Bank Limited opened Shariah-based complete 'Islamic Banking Branch' at Dilkusha in the capital on Thursday. The bank's Chairman Morshed Alam, MP, inaugurated the branch by cutting a ribbon as the chief guest while Managing Director & CEO Md Quamrul...

Two BD projects win Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Two Bangladesh projects, are amongst six winners of the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA), reports UNB.A monograph that includes essays on issues raised by the Master Jury's selections of the shortlist and the winners for the 2022 Award...

In climate-vulnerable areas, women own 6.89pc of agricultural land

2022-09-23 00:00:00

Women own only 6.89 percent of agricultural land in the climate-vulnerable areas of Bangladesh while men own 93.11 per cent, according to a pilot survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), reports UNB.The findings of the survey on sex,...

101 amendments in Labour Rules-2015 as gazette published

2022-09-23 00:00:00

A total of 101 amendments have been made in the Labour Rules-2015 with the aim of establishing the rights and welfare of the working class people of the country and facilitating the greater enforcement and implementation of the Bangladesh Labour...

Korean consultants submit Bay terminal’s master plan

NAZIMUDDIN SYAMOL | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 22: Korean consulting firms Kunhwa Engineering & Consulting Company Limited and Deyen Yang (DY) Engineering Company Limited on Wednesday submitted the master plan of Bay Terminal to the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), source said. The Republic of Korea...

Eastern Bank gets BSEC nod to issue Tk 5.0b subordinated bond

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The stock market regulator has granted approval to a proposal of Eastern Bank Limited to issue a seven-year non-convertible 3rd subordinated bond worth Tk 5.0 billion for raising 'Tier-II Capital Base' of the bank."Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has...

BSEC to probe into financial statements of Bay Leasing

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

The stock market regulator has formed a three-member committee to investigate the financial statements of Bay Leasing & Investment for the year ended on December 31, 2021 as the company reported a loss for the first time.The three-member committee, led...

Stocks inch up in choppy trading

FE REPORT | 2022-09-23 00:00:00

Stocks ended marginally higher on Thursday, after a two-day correction, as bargain hunters showed their buying interest in selective issues.The market swung between positive and negative territories before closing marginally higher although prices of most stocks remained unchanged.DSEX, the benchmark...