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Japan, UNDP launch project to support BD, Bhutan, Maldives

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a new project to support the national health agencies and other key stakeholders in Bangladesh, Bhutan and the Maldives to establish sustainable solutions for health care waste management. There has...

Tribal artistes performing dance

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Tribal artistes performing dance at a function on the Central Shaheed Minar premises in the city on Tuesday, marking the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2022 — bdnews24.com

A reception organised by Bangladesh Rotary

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque and Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, among others, attended a reception organised by Bangladesh Rotary at the BICC auditorium in the city on Tuesday

Maternal, neonatal deaths rise for skilled-hand shortage

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Manpower crisis in government healthcare facilities is blamed for higher maternal and neonatal deaths, experts observe.They also find most C-section done in Bangladesh hospitals and clinics unnecessary.District hospitals and community clinics trail badly with less than 50-per cent manpower-nurses and...

Samrat to stay in jail as SC rejects plea

2022-08-11 00:00:00

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order cancelling the bail granted to expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat in a graft case, reports UNB.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by...

BFUJ demands 60pc interim allowance

2022-08-11 00:00:00

The apex body of the journalists BFUJ- Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists on Wednesday demanded 60 per cent interim allowance against the basic salary of journalists and employees due to the recent price hike of essential commodities.". . . considering...

Fellows stage protest, threaten strike

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Interns at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) formed a human chain in front of the central Shahid Minar on Wednesday morning protesting the attack on their fellow Dr Sazzad Hossain, reports UNB. Condemning the attack they demanded immediate arrest and...

Students protest fuel price hike

2022-08-11 00:00:00

A group of students from different universities and colleges staged demonstrations at the office of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Wednesday afternoon in protest against the recent fuel price hike, reports UNB.At one stage of the demonstrations, they entered the board...

It's time for BNP to quit politics: Quader

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said it is time for Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to quit politics due to its continuous negative attitude to politics and elections, reports BSS."The BNP's failure plunged Bangladesh into extreme uncertainty...

BNP gears up for 'massive showdown' today

2022-08-11 00:00:00

BNP has planned a 'massive showdown' through a public rally in the capital today (Thursday) in protest against the fresh fuel price hike and power crisis, reports UNB.The party's Dhaka south and north units have already taken necessary preparations to...

Editors' Forum pay homage to Mujib

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh Editors' Forum paid floral tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 10 to mark the anniversary of his tragic demise. A delegation led by Editor of The Daily Observer Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, also former...

Sheikh Hasina presiding over a meeting of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presiding over a meeting of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

European stocks end 1.0pc higher

2022-08-11 00:00:00

European markets staged a rally late Wednesday afternoon after a key US inflation print showed price rises slowing faster than expected, reports CNBC.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up by 1 per cent provisionally, having earlier hovered around the flatline for...

Asia markets slip as China's inflation rises

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Asia-Pacific shares fell on Wednesday as investors digest inflation data from China and look ahead to the US CPI report, reports CNBC.Hong Kong's Hang Seng index fell 1.96 per cent to close at 19,610.84, with the Hang Seng Tech index...

China-based grain producer files for US IPO

2022-08-11 00:00:00

YanGuFang International Group, which produces oat and grain products in China, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 5 to raise up to $23 million in an initial public offering with a goal of meeting current...

9th meeting of the Board of Directors of Takaful Islami Securities held

2022-08-11 00:00:00

The 9th meeting of the Board of Directors of Takaful Islami Securities Limited was held at its Head Office at Motijheel (Fakirapool) in Dhaka on Monday. Chairman of the company Md. Humayun Kabir Patwary presided over the meeting which was...

Yamaha Riders Club raises awareness on highway bike riding

2022-08-11 00:00:00

On August 7 last Yamaha Riders Club celebrated Friendship Day 2022 with the slogan of "Your awareness is my security" in different districts of the country, says a press release. The objective of the event was to reduce road accidents,...

Bengal Commercial Bank awards employees

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Bengal Commercial Bank has awarded its best performer employees for achieving their business targets during the 1st Anniversary Campaign, says a statement of the bank. The award giving ceremony was held on July 28 at the bank's head office in...

10th Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

The Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited in association with the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) launched the 10th Berger Award for Excellence in Architecture (BAEA) through a press conference at Gulshan Club in the capital on Wednesday.On the occasion, Qazi M...

IFIC Bank organised Annual Recovery Meet-2022

2022-08-11 00:00:00

To speed up recovery of non-performing loan, IFIC Bank Limited organised the Annual Recovery Meet-2022 at the IFIC Tower on Monday, with the bank's MD & CEO Shah A Sarwar in the chair.

First Security Islami Bank signed an agreement with Robi Mobile Operator

2022-08-11 00:00:00

First Security Islami Bank signed an agreement with Robi Mobile Operator. Under this agreement, First Security Islami Bank will get corporate SIM connection and bulk SMS services while the users of bank's mobile app 'FSIBL Cloud' will enjoy free internet...

BKB to use ICAB doc verification system to curb fake reporting

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) to use its document verification system (DVS)."From now on, the BKB will be able to authenticate the audit reports...

Global business downturn depresses garment export

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh's apparel export has been on a downturn with utilisation orders showing further fall in latest weeks under an enforced global business crunch, insiders say.Reports of late have it that consumer demand undergoes contraction and some showrooms give a vacant...

IDLC appoints new chief HR officer

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Afreen Huda has been appointed as the Chief Human Resource Officer of IDLC group. Afreen Huda has more than 20 years of extensive experience across industries that included both development and private sectors. Her experience cuts across flagship organisations like...

Mahtabur Rahman re-elected as NRB Bank chairman

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Nasir) CIP has been re-elected as the chairman of the Board of Directors of NRB Bank Limited at its 142nd meeting held recently. Mr. Rahman, a seasoned businessman, hails from Sylhet. Born in 1958, he completed his...

Training course on 'Entrepreneurship Development'

2022-08-11 00:00:00

Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited organised a month-long training course on 'Entrepreneurship Development' under the Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) tranche-3 Project under the supervision of SME & Special Programme Department of Bangladesh Bank. The SME and Agri. Investment Department...

Walton EPS declines 26pc

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, a listed company, saw a 26 per cent decline in EPS (earnings per share) for the year ended on June 30, 2022, compared to the previous year.The company has also reported a negative net operating cash...

Stocks take a tumble as worries mount

FE REPORT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

The benchmark equities index dropped sharply lower on Wednesday, extending the losing streak for a third day in a row, as investors remained on the sidelines amid deepening economic worries.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened the day's session in the...

CCH auction for 69 types of goods Aug 14

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 10: Chattogram Custom House (CCH) has called an auction for 69 kinds of goods to clear the jetties of Chittagong sea port. The auction will be held on August 14 next. Sources said CCH will hold an auction...

A day in cadet college

Sadika Iffat | 2022-08-11 00:00:00

I hear my alarm ringing for the fifth time. Still feeling heavy-eyed, I look at the alarm clock set on my table. It's 5 am. IT'S 5 am! I am still in my dorm and not at the PT fall...