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Real Madrid down Juventus 2-0

2022-08-01 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, July 31 (AFP): Karim Benzema converted an early penalty and Marco Asensio added a second-half insurance goal as Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at California's Rose Bowl on Saturday.With his eye on Real Madrid's...

Brazil retain Copa America Feminina title

2022-08-01 00:00:00

BUCARAMANGA, Colombia, July 31, (AFP): Debinha scored the only goal of the game as favorites Brazil retained their Copa America Feminina title with a 1-0 win over hosts Colombia in Bucaramanga on Saturday night.It was Brazil's fourth title in a...

India look to double lead against sloppy Windies

2022-08-01 00:00:00

With a 1-0 lead in West Indies' favoured format, India will travel to St Kitts & Nevis with the upper hand, looking to consolidate on their rather flattering record over the hosts in the shortest format, according to Cricbuzz. It's...

Uttar Baridhara relegated from BPL

2022-08-01 00:00:00

League runners-up Dhaka Abahani Limited forced Uttar Baridhara Club to relegate from the 12-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football crushing them by 5-2 goals in their last league match at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Stadium in Gopalganj on Sunday....

Bangabandhu Olympiad and launch of Premier Shikkhangon Debit Card held

2022-08-01 00:00:00

An event marking opening of Bangabandhu Olympiad and launch of Premier Shikkhangon Debit Card was held at International Mother Language Institute in the city recently. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and high officials of Premier Bank and Shikkhangon.com were present...

India thump Pakistan by 8 wkts

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Smriti Mandhana's attacking 63 not out, following a double-wicket over from Sneh Rana that flipped Pakistan's innings around, propelled India to a thumping eight-wicket win to collect their first points in Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 on Sunday, according to Cricbuzz.In...

Mosaddek, Liton shine as Tigers level T20 series against Zimbabwe

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Mosaddek Hossain Saikat's career-best 5-20 was complemented by Liton Das's fluent 56 as Bangladesh romped to a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second T20 to level the three-match series 1-1 at Harare Sports Club on Sunday, reports BSS.Mosaddek who...

Agreement between NRB Bank and Al Haramain Perfumes

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Mr. Md. Shaheen Howlader, Deputy Managing Director of NRB Bank Limited, and Mr. Syed Sabbir Ahmed, Executive Director of Al Haramain Perfumes Pvt. Ltd, exchanged documents after signing an agreement at Al Haramain Perfumes's Jamuna Future Park Outlet recently for...

Agreement signed with LankaBangla Finance to distribute loans at the entrepreneurial level

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Under the incentive package announced by the government, an agreement was signed with LankaBangla Finance Limited to distribute loans at the entrepreneurial level from the 'revolving fund' made up of discounted funds administrated by Prime Minister in favor of the...

Jamuna Bank Foundation, free medical services

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Under the initiative and funding of Jamuna Bank Foundation, free medical services were provided to poor and deprived people in Khulna's Daulatpur thana. Chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited and Jamuna Bank Foundation Al-Haj Nur Mohammed was present as the chief...

Wall St Week Ahead After steep decline, US small caps tempt investors with cheap valuations

2022-08-01 00:00:00

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters): Shares of smaller US companies are outpacing a rally in the broader equity market as they draw investors looking to scoop up cheaply valued stocks and those betting the group has already priced in an...

Premier Leasing Securities chairman re-elected

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Mr. A S M Feroz Alam was re-elected as Chairman of Premier Leasing Securities Limited in the 67th meeting of the board of directors of the company held recently, said a statement. After completion of graduation, Mr. Alam started his...

First female head of retail banking for HSBC Bangladesh

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Tanmi Haque has been appointed Country Head of Retail Banking, HSBC Bangladesh effective from today (Monday), said a statement. Tanmi is a seasoned professional with more than 20 years' experience across diverse functions of Banking and Development Sector including Strategy,...

News Briefs (2022-08-01)

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Disbursement of dividend SBAC Bank: South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited informed that it has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Marico Bangladesh Ltd: The company has disbursed 1st interim...

SIBL arranged a business review meeting

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) arranged a business review meeting with the branches and sub-branches of the southern region recently at the Khulna Zonal office of the bank. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, was present as...

22nd AGM of Pragati Life Insurance held

2022-08-01 00:00:00

The 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Pragati Life Insurance Limited was held on a digital platform on Sunday. Chairman of the company Khalilur Rahman presided over the meeting. CEO Md. Jalalul Azim was also present at the AGM. The...

Jatrabari branch of AB Bank relocated at Mona Tower

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Jatrabari branch of AB Bank Limited was relocated at Mona Tower, Shaheed Faruque Road, North Jatrabari. Tarique Afzal, President & Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the new premises on Sunday.

Dr. Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar) handed over a cheque for Tk 5.0 million to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Dr. Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar), Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and Chairman, Community Bank Bangladesh Limited, handed over a cheque for Tk 5.0 million to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office as a donation to PM's Education Assistance Trust...

Core index jumps 153 points as BSEC sets floor price

FE REPORT | 2022-08-01 00:00:00

Stocks rebounded strongly in a gaining streak Sunday, with all three indices of the prime bourse rising more than 2.0 per cent each, as the securities regulator reintroduced the 'floor price' on all securities.Continuous fall of share prices forced the...

Two to die for killing businessman in Ctg

2022-08-01 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, July 31 (UNB): A Chattogram court has sentenced two people to death and two others to life in imprisonment for killing a businessperson in 2016. Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions Court-4 Judge Shariful Bhuiya handed down the verdict on Sunday....

Wife ‘killed’ by husband for dowry in Satkhira

2022-08-01 00:00:00

SATKHIRA, July 31 (UNB): A housewife was allegedly beaten and strangled to death by her husband over dowry at Sanka village in Sadar upazila of Satkhira district in the early hours of Saturday.The dead is Halima Khatun (23), wife of...

Trees dying for wrongly built embankment in Khulna

2022-08-01 00:00:00

KHULNA, July 31 (UNB): Hundreds of trees of an afforestation project in Shibsha char area in Paikgachha upazila have been dying due to stagnant rainwater caused by the construction of a town protection embankment in an unplanned way three months...

Broken culvert a death trap in Chandpur

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-01 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, July 31: A collapsed culvert over a narrow canal at Sahapur village in Paikpara Dakkhin union of Faridganj upazila has turned into a death trap for the past few months for thousands of people who are using it every...

Chinese rocket falls to Earth

2022-08-01 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters): A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth on Saturday over the Indian Ocean but NASA said Beijing had not shared the "specific trajectory information" needed to know where possible debris might fall.US Space Command saidthe Long...

Philippine ex-president Fidel Ramos dies

2022-08-01 00:00:00

MANILA, July 31 (AFP): Former Philippine president Fidel Ramos, who oversaw a rare period of steady growth and peace that won him the reputation as one of the country's most effective leaders ever, has died aged 94, officials said Sunday.Known...

Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave suspected in six death

2022-08-01 00:00:00

BOISE, July 31 (AP): Authorities in the Portland, Oregon region said they would keep cooling shelters open through Sunday night as a likely record-breaking heat wave brought scorching weather to the normally temperate region.At least six people are suspected to...

Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions

2022-08-01 00:00:00

SAN DIEGO, Jul 31 (AP): Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday, while an Idaho blaze was spreading.In California's Klamath...

Pak military chief seeks US help on release of $1.7b IMF loan

2022-08-01 00:00:00

Pakistan's powerful army chief has contacted Washington, seeking US help in securing an early release of a crucial USD 1.7 billion instalment from the International Monetary Fund to his country, struggling with a deepening economic crisis, Pakistani officials said, reports...

Putin says US is main threat to Russia

2022-08-01 00:00:00

ST PETERSBURG (Russia), July 31 (Reuters): President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States (US) as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime ambitions for crucial areas such as the Arctic...

A pioneer of business journalism in Bangladesh

Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-08-01 00:00:00

It has been four years since A.H.M. Moazzem Hossain - editor of The Financial Express and a pioneer of business journalism in Bangladesh - left this earthly abode. But even today, a wall of sadness engulfs me whenever I recall...