Bangladesh and India have signed the first contract under $500 Line of Credit (LoC) which India finds an "important first step" in strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries, reports UNB."I think the first contract under the defence Line of...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh raises the retail rates of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for September although this fuel prices on the international market decreased, thus further inflating households' rising expenses.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Wednesday announced the hike in prices of the cooking...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
A technical team led by the DNCRP is set to visit the leading FMCG companies as prices of many personal-care items and toiletries witnessed 25-50-per cent increase in recent months, said officials.The team, comprising representatives of the Directorate of National...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) sign a memorandum of understanding in presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at ITC Maurya hotel in New Delhi on Wednesday — PID
Stocks gain steam, as major sectors soar Stocks notched sharp gains on Wednesday, with turnover surpassing Tk 22 billion mark again, as the investors continued their buying spree amif high optimism, buoyed by regulatory measures. The market opened higher and...
This is a multi-storey steel structure with tin walls around it spotted at Alambagh in Dhaka's Postogola area on Wednesday. A good number of people live there, risking their lives. In the worst case scenario, if an electric short-circuit occurs,...
About 11 proposals including contract extension of four rental power plants and import of 200,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar received the nod of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday, reports UNB.Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque presided...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
Lower-denomination coins, stretching from Poisha 01 to Poisha 50, which are in vogue but already driven out from the market, are equivalent to around Tk 570 million.Officially they are valid and legal tenders as the government has yet to demonetize...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a digital system to verify the authenticity of tax-return submission and expedite service delivery by the authorities concerned.Its income-tax wing officially opened up the 'tax return verification module' on August 21 last,...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
The central bank seeks explanation from six more banks over their alleged involvement in bagging windfalls from 'unethical' dollar dealings, which hit all in knock-on impact, officials said Wednesday.The managing directors (MD) and chief executive officers (CEOs) of five private...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
India has agreed to sell surplus fuels to Bangladesh to help it stabilise domestic energy prices under package deals nodded to during just-held summit talks between the two next-door neighbours. Joint statement issued Wednesday unveiled a long list of desires...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the...
Bangladesh reported zero Covid-linked death and 282 cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,329 while the caseload rose to 2,013,689, according to the Directorate General of Health...
Today (Thursday) is the fifth death anniversary of Shaafi Hossain Chisty Yousha, says a statement. Shaafi was the only son of Sajjad Hossain Chisty, Business Editor of risingbd.com, an onlinenews portal. Quran Khwani, food distribution among unprivileged people and prayer...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
River conservationists on Wednesday announced hosting "Buriganga River Carnival" on September 10 to promote conservation efforts to make the country's rivers free of pollution.Waterkeepers Bangladesh Consortium in collaboration with Buriganga Nadi Morcha (Buriganga River Coalition) will organise the event titled...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court (HC) verdict, which earlier ruled that sending anyone to jail in cheque-dishonour cases is contrary to the Article 32 of the Constitution. Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Chamber...
The buses of Nagar Paribahan will be launched on two new routes on October 13, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said Tuesday, reports UNB.The decision was taken at the 24th committee meeting of the Bus...
Another 279 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.Of them, 196 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 83 outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).A total of 889 dengue...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
An alarming presence of emerging pollutants (EPs) in surface water becomes a new threat to the environment and health for incapacity to treat industrial and household sewage waste in Dhaka.Bangladesh is suffering from excessive environmental pollution due to increased anthropogenic...
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the hall room of the residence where the PM was staying officially in India on Wednesday. At the time, the PM presented the Nobel laureate with a crest...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-08 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has expunged its earlier order and observations delivered in a verdict saying the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot issue repeated notice upon any person for submitting wealth statement and this is a malafide act...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said India has given all that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought to the neighbouring country for the welfare of the people and address the ongoing global crisis, reports BSS."India has given all...
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the government is harshly suppressing opposition politicians by attacking their peaceful programmes against the price hike of fuel and essential items, reports UNB. "Our programmes are on across the country protesting the increase in the...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP believes that it could go to power relying on the strength of gun, foreigners and conspiracy, reports BSS."Awami League believes in the strength of people and this is the...
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activists staged a rally in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city on Wednesday to protest against the killing of Jubo Dal activist Shaon in Narayanganj — FE Photo
NEW DELHI, Sept 7 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the youth of Bangladesh and India to interact more closely and work in close collaboration like their leaders did in the past. "We feel, youths of both the...
GENEVA, Sept 7 (Reuters): Luxury goods group Richemont successfully batted away proposals from activist investor Bluebell Capital at an annual shareholder meeting Wednesday in which tensions flared.An overwhelming majority of the Cartier maker's shareholders rejected Bluebell's candidate Francesco Trapani, a...
LONDON, Sept 7 (Reuters): Broker Howden Group said it has helped create the world's first insurance against fraud and negligence in voluntary carbon-market credits, part of efforts to scale up the nascent industry.Carbon credits - which stem from practices such...
HONG KONG, Sept 7 (Reuters): State-owned companies of the Chinese northestern city of Shenyang bought China Evergrande Group's shareholding in Shengjing Bank in an auction for 7.3 billion yuan ($1.05 billion), Alibaba auction platform showed on Wednesday.In July, Evergrande, the...
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