Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday reiterated that Nepal can take the advantage of using Bangladesh's Mongla and Chattogram seaports, reports UNB.She said this when a visiting Nepalese parliamentary delegation, headed by Pabitra Niruola Kharel, Chairperson of International Relations Committee...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Prices of chickens, chilli, all kinds of fruits and vegetables witnessed notable increase last week, raising sufferings of the consumers already hit hard by price hike of other essentials. Rice, which had witnessed price hikes multiple times last month, got...
SATTAHIP, Aug 5 (AFP): Thailand's prime minister on Friday ordered an investigation into a massive blaze that tore through a nightclub, killing at least 14 people.The fire broke out around 1:00 am (1800 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B nightspot...
ADNAN HOSSAIN BHUIYAN | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Reconditioned car imports may see a downturn following the opening of LCs (letters of credit) has been in decline, thanks to the government's contractionary measures to save foreign-currency reserves.The opening of LCs to import used cars has dropped by one...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina claps as she congratulates recipients of the Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 on Friday. The prime minister joined the award-distribution ceremony virtually, while State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, on behalf...
'Floor price' brings cheer to stocksStocks rebounded strongly in the week to Thursday, paring two weeks of losses, amid high optimism as the securities regulator reintroduced the 'floor price' for all the equities. Continuous fall of share prices prompted the...
BAGERHAT, Aug 5 (UNB): The first shipment of fuel for the coal-powered Rampal Power Plant in Bagerhat has arrived from Indonesia, paving the way for electricity production from October, officials said on Friday."Bangladesh flag-bearer 'MV Akij Heritage' docked at Chittagong...
SYFUL ISLAM and REZAUL KARIM | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh will push for securing the benefits it enjoys under the SAFTA deal when negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) start with India soon, officials say.As a least developed country (LDC) all but 25 tobacco and alcohol products of...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh's capital market experiences tantrums amid unprecedented capital outflows since April, which many describe as a result of recurrent depreciation of the local currency against the dollar. Bangladesh equity fund withdrawals in June were worth US$ 24.69 million, $10.34 million...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi is scheduled to hit the city in the evening today (Saturday).He will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and hold bilateral talks with his Bangladesh counterpart, AK Abdul Momen, the next day.Later, several memorandums of understanding...
FE Report | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
The government raised prices of all fuel oils on Friday with effect from midnight.Diesel price was raised by Tk 34 to Tk 114 per litre, octane by Tk 46 to Tk 135 and petrol by Tk 44 to Tk 130.The...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showeraccompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 6:00pm today (Saturday), according...
One more dengue patient died, and 40 people were hospitalised with the viral infection in the 24 hours to Friday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh after a few months of low figures, reports UNB.So far, the...
SYLHET, Aug 05 (UNB): A man and his 40-day-old daughter died on Friday as the car carrying them fell into a canal along Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet, police said.The dead are Rubel Ahmed (35) from Shibpur upazila...
Bangladesh has sought more coordinated and proactive support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for persuading Myanmar to create a congenial situation for an early, safe and dignified repatriation of more than 1.1 million Rohingya refugees from the...
Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman, professor at the Department of English and Modern Languages of Independent University, Bangladesh, Prof Fakrul Alam, distinguished poet, and Prof Rashid Askari, former vice chancellor of Islamic University, among others, attend a discussion on a book 'Father of...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-06 00:00:00
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested a man from Shaheenbagh at Savar in Dhaka in connection with killing of his wife and minor daughter nearly 17 years back.The arrestee identified as Jakir Hossain allegedly strangled his wife,...
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has called upon the UK parliamentarians to raise their voice in favour of financing climate vulnerable nations such as Bangladesh, and advocate among G20 parliaments to arrest emissions and global warming, reports UNB.Shirin was delivering her...
Police have arrested two more people on charges of robbing passengers and raping a woman on a bus in Tangail, reports bdnews24.com.The arrested are 26-year-old Nurunnabi and 30-year-old Abdul Awal. They were arrested from Gazipur's Kaliakoir on Thursday, according to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday hoped that the young generation would groom themselves following the ideals, principles, work procedure and directives of freedom fighter Sheikh Kamal to elevate Bangladesh's status further not only at home but also across the...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said valiant freedom fighter Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal was an honest, brave and efficient organizer, reports BSS."Apart from politics, Sheikh Kamal has contributed to the sports and cultural arena. Sheikh Kamal is widely known as a...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 05 (UNB): Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Central Executive Committee expelled Mushfiq Tahmid Tonmoy, organising secretary of its Rajshahi University (RU) unit, for hiring proxy examinees for admission seekers.Tonmoy was expelled from the Awami League's student wing for violating...
The Directorate of Posts on Friday released a commemorative postage stamp of Tk 10, an opening day cover of Tk 10, a data card of Tk 5 and a special seal marking the 73rd birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the...
Samajtantric Shramik Front formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Friday demanding an end to corruption and wastage in the oil-gas-power sector — Focus Bangla
TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, Aug 05 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj.Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary, paid tributes to Bangabandhu by...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP is trying to create unstable and anarchic situation in the country prior to upcoming elections, reports BSS."By carrying out arson attacks, BNP leaders are...
The ruling Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies placed floral wreaths as mark of respect at the grave of noted liberation war organiser Sheikh Kamal, also the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on his 73rd birth anniversary...
Board meetingJanata Insurance Co. Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on August 11, 2022 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, un-audited financial statements of the company for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2022.Trustee...
BENGALURU, Aug 5 (Reuters): Indian shares rose on Friday as rate-sensitive banking stocks climbed, while the rupee and bond yields firmed after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its key policy rate for the third time in the current...
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