Work on the country's first metro rail project is progressing well. This photo taken recently shows a stretch of the MRT Line-6 at Motijheel-end in the city. Initially, the metro rail is likely to start operating from Uttara to Agargaon,...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Green chilli price hit Tk240 a kilogram last week registering a Tk50-60 surge in seven days, increasing sufferings of the consumers further.Meanwhile, soybean oil was still selling at its previous high though the government reduced the price.Supply crunch for the...
THE HAGUE, July 22 (AFP): The UN's highest court ruled on Friday that a landmark case accusing military-ruled Myanmar of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims can go ahead.The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague threw out all of...
ISTANBUL/KYIV, July 22 (Reuters): Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis aggravated by the Russian invasion can be eased.The accord crowned two...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh's light-engineering sector is likely to enter the billion-dollar foreign exchange-earning club within a year - enlarging the country's export basket, officials said on Friday.In the last fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, Bangladeshi small- and medium-scale manufacturers made shipments of engineering...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Savings deposits in Bangladesh's banks have ballooned in recent years notwithstanding the pandemic and lower rates of interest, as, economists believe, investment activity slowed. Such deposit accumulation is one of the key sources of banks' funds that grew by 22.59...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.It...
Nat'l Public Service Day today The 'National Public Service Day-2022' will be observed today (Saturday) with an objective to encourage and motivate the public service officials to extend their service for people's welfare. In separate messages on the eve of...
At least 10 people were killed in separate road accidents in four districts on Friday, report agencies.In Feni, An auto-rickshaw driver and a woman were killed when the vehicle was hit by a truck near Panchgachia in the district.The deceased...
FE Report | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) launched Padma Bridge tour package on Wednesday to facilitate travel of holidaymakers centring the country's largest bridge.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali inaugurated the service at a ceremony - held on...
All newspapers owned by the members of Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (Noab) will see a price increase of at least Tk 2 per issue from July 25.This was announced in a statement by Noab received on Thursday. It means...
Dr Ehsan Hoque, founder and honorary executive director of Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) arrived in the city on Thursday to supervise and monitor the US-based non-profit organisation's programmes in Bangladesh. As part of his commitment to protect child...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured the government to provide all sorts of cooperation to help recoup the losses from the recent flood across Bangladesh including Sylhet, reports UNB. Edimon Ginting, country director of ADB, made the assurance during...
Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni with his batch mates started demonstration again outside the Kamalapur Railway Station in the city on Friday to realise their six-point demand, including ridding train service of all types of anomalies. Railway police again prevented...
Speakers at a meeting at Shariatpur district on Friday highlighted the importance of creating mass awareness on the negative aspects of the human trafficking so that everyone is encouraged for safe migration, reports UNB. Local leaders, media, NGOs, Imams, school...
Our Correspondent | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 22: Police arrested general secretary of Chattogram WASA Workers' Union and Sramik League leader Tajul Islam (52) for his alleged involvement in rape. Police arrested him from the Chandgaon area in the port city last night. Tajul Islam,...
CHATTOGRAM, July 22 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP is the main patron of communal evil forces in the country and it always uses the evil fundamentalist forces as tools in politics."To eradicate communalism,...
NARAIL, July 22 (BSS): A team of Awami League-led 14-party alliance today visited Lohagara upazila of the district where religious bigots launched attacks on Hindu minorities following a Facebook post on July 15.During the visit, they handed over Taka 10,000...
KUSHTIA, July 22 (BSS): Joint General Secretary of ruling Awami League Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said those who have trust in people and the ability to join elections, will participate in the upcoming general election."We want all political parties...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the Awami League government has led the country to the brink of a dark abyss, through 'mega' corruption in mega projects, reports UNB. In a statement, he said, "Lower...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday urged Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to work for the welfare of the country and its people amid the ongoing global crisis, reports BSS."To address the crisis ahead, I would like to ask...
SINGAPORE, July 22 (CNBC): Shares in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Friday as investors digest Japan's inflation data.The Nikkei 225 recovered from earlier losses to rise 0.4 per cent and close at 27,914.66 and the Topix index climbed 0.28 per...
Global equity funds recorded their biggest weekly outflow in five weeks in the week to July 20, on investor caution ahead of crucial central bank meetings in which rate hikes are expected to be announced, reports Reuters.According to Refinitiv Lipper,...
Board meetingsPopular Life Insurance Company Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on July 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM to consider, among others, un-audited financial statements of the company for the first quarter period ended March 31,...
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a half-yearly business development conference of its sub-branches at a convention centre in the city on Friday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, addressed the conference as the chief guest.
Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) said on Friday it will team up with the New York Stock Exchange for dual listing of companies on both the bourses, reports Reuters.The two stock exchanges will also explore development of more exchange-traded funds products...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
The ten most-traded companies accounted for nearly one-fourth of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Beximco leading the turnover chart for the second straight week.The total turnover stood at Tk 27.71 billion on the...
BABUL BARMAN | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Stocks tumbled in the week to Thursday, extending the losing streak for a third consecutive week, as jittery investors scrambled to exit the market by selling off their holdings amid growing worries about a potential economic downturn in the coming...
Director General of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Kim Jong-won has encouraged the Korean business executives to reorient their focus and policy priorities toward Bangladesh and seize the opportunity offered by Bangladesh for mutual benefits, reports UNB.The former chief...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-23 00:00:00
Director of Bangladesh Bank Dr. Md Ezazul Islam has been promoted to executive director recently.Dr. Islam is now responsible for monetary policy department of the central bank.He joined the Bangladesh Bank in 1992 as an Assistant Director. He completed BSc...
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