Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) , the state marketing agency, will import 33 million (3.30 crore) litres of soybean oil from two companies, one from United Arab Emirates and another from Canada, through direct purchase method (DPM) without any tender...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has stressed the need for holding regular trade exhibitions, in order to help local businesses flourish. The apex trade body came up with the observation during its first standing committee...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's fisheries export, which mainly depends on shrimp industry, started witnessing a steady decline from the financial year 2013-14 with drastic fall in shipment which persisted until the FY'21.Though exports showed a 24 per cent revival in the just ended...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh has allowed India to use a part of its road network in Sylhet region to facilitate transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and petroleum oil (POL) between their two northeastern states of Assam and Tripura.Officials said the permission was...
LONDON, Aug 03 (AFP): English Premier League football players said Wednesday they will no longer take the knee before every match in the upcoming season, following criticism that the anti-racism gesture was losing its impact.In a Premier League statement, club...
BIRMINGHAM, England, United Kingdom: Silver medallist Jack Hitila Opeloge (L), Gold medallist Cameroon's Junior Periclex Ngadja Nyabeyeu (C) and Bronze medallist India's Singh Lovepreet pose with their medals during the medal presentation ceremony for the Men's 109kg weightlifting event on...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Aug 03 (AFP): Katarina Johnson-Thompson is within sight of her first heptathlon title since being crowned world champion in 2019 going into Wednesday's evening session at the Commonwealth Games.The 29-year-old, who has struggled with injuries, takes a...
LONDON, Aug 03 (AFP): Erik ten Hag said it was "unacceptable" for Cristiano Ronaldo and other Manchester United players to leave Old Trafford before the end of Sunday's friendly against Rayo Vallecano.After taking a strong team to Oslo to face...
India captain Rohit Sharma is optimistic he will be fit for Saturday's fourth Twenty20 International against West Indies after suffering a back spasm in their seven-wicket victory in Basseterre on Tuesday, reports Reauters.Rohit retired hurt on 11 in the second...
There is a petition circulating to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the US Open but the Serbian appears likely to miss the entire North American hardcourt swing barring a sudden change in COVID-19 protocols in the United States and...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Aug 03 (AFP): World record holder Ariarne Titmus qualified comfortably for the women's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday as Australia seek to end the swimming competition in style.The powerhouse nation have dominated events...
Uncapped white-ball pacer Naseem Shah has been included in Pakistan's 16-member One-Day International squad for the Netherlands tour as well as the 15-member T20I squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, replacing the out of form Hasan Ali. The 19-year-old pacer...
BIRMINGHAM (UK), Aug 03 (BSS): Bangladesh's Hossain Ali was eliminated from the round of sixteen after losing 5-0 points to Wayne Isaac Kibira of Uganda in the Commonwealth Games boxing event held Wednesday.Hussain Ali faced Kibira in the men's welterweight...
COLOMBO, Aug 03 (AFP): Sri Lanka faces a "great danger" with fuel shortages sparked by its unprecedented economic crisis set to continue at least till the year's end, President Ranil Wickremesinghe warned Wednesday.The 73-year-old, who was propelled to power last...
FRANKFURT, Aug 03 (AFP): German exports increased for the third month in a row, data published Wednesday showed, despite fears that Europe's largest economy could soon pitch into recession.Germany exported 134.3 billion euros ($136.8 billion) worth of goods in June,...
NEW DELHI, Aug 03 (Reuters): Uber Technologies on Wednesday sold its 7.8 per cent stake in Indian food delivery firm Zomato Ltd for $392 million via a block trade on local exchanges, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The...
ROME, Aug 03 (Reuters): The Italian parliament has given its final approval to a highly contested bill to promote competition in product and services markets, required to help secure a new tranche worth 19 billion euros ($19.4 billion) of post-pandemic...
Mostafa Golam Quddus, Chairman of Rupali Insurance Company, presided over the Annual General Meeting of the company in the city on Tuesday. Directors K. M. Farookh, Quazi Moniruzzaman, Fazlutun Nessa, Mostafa Quamrus Sobhan, Abu Hena, Shaon Ahmed, Tasnia Quamrun Anika,...
Chinese company Ms KPST Shoes (BD) Co Limited is going to establish a shoes accessories manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ), reports BSS.This fully foreign owned company will invest $8.07 million where 2650 Bangladeshi nationals will get employment...
Sherpur farmer killed by wild elephant A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Patrachhila Mayaghasi hill...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 03 (UNB): A 26-year-old tourist was found dead in a hotel room at Kolatoli in Cox's Bazar municipality on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.The dead is Kawsar, son of Mofazzal Hossain of Joypurhat district.Selim Uddin, officer-in-charge...
CHUADANGA, August 03, (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized $80,000 from Fulbari border in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district Wednesday morning while those were being smuggled to India.However, BGB couldn't detain the suspected smuggler who was carrying the foreign...
BOGURA, Aug 03 (UNB): A 24-year-old student of North South University (NSU) was found dead in a hotel room in Bogura. Police suspect he committed suicide.The dead is Tanvirul Islam alias Aqib, a 4th-year student of the university. He was...
KERANIGANJ, Aug 03 (UNB): The body of a boatman was recovered from the Buriganga river at Bashpatti in Keraniganj in the early hours of Wednesday, nearly four hours after he went missing, said police.The dead is Md Sohrab.Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge...
Four children drowned in separate incidents in Thakurgaon, Chandpur and Cumilla districts on Tuesday and Wednesday, report agencies. In Thakurgaon, a 15-year-old boy drowned in a pond in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon on Tuesday afternoon, officials said on Wednesday.The dead...
BARISHAL, Aug 03 (UNB): More than 400 passengers have been rescued from a ferry that ran aground on a shoal in the Meghna river in Chandpur district, officials said on Wednesday. The passengers of the Barishal-bound 'Sundarban-11' were finally rescued...
KHULNA, Aug 03 (BSS): The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive has arrested five people for their alleged involvement in kidnapping a businessmen in Khulna city.The arrested are Razu Sheikh, Saiful Islam Molla, Hozaifa Al Bari, Rana Beg and...
SYLHET, Aug 03 (UNB): The interns at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital (SOMCH) continued their strike for the 2nd consecutive day on Wednesday protesting the attack on two of their fellows by the relatives of a patient.They took...
NARAIL, Aug 03 (UNB): Swapan Kumar Biswas, acting principal of Mirzapur United College in Narail, returned to work on Wednesday, 45 days after he was humiliated following a rumour over a Facebook post by a student.The teachers and students welcomed...
LALMONIRHAT, Aug 03 (UNB): Ten government primary schools along the Teesta river in Lalmonirhat district have been closed due to flash flood.The low-lying areas by the river have been flooded as the water level is rising, rendering 15,000 families of...
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