RAJSHAHI, June 23 (BSS): Both wholesale and retail mango markets in Rajshahi and its adjacent districts particularly Chapainawabganj and Naogaon are seen bustling with all varieties of mangoes during the current peak season of the delicious fruit. Huge supply of...
The Padma Bridge has created a frenzy of excitement among travellers, but there is uncertainty about how southern river routes will cope with the unknown future, reports bdnews24.com.Of the 107 water routes across the country, 43 connect Dhaka's Sadarghat river...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
SYLHET, June, 23: A portion of the embankment along the Dholai riverbanks in Komolganj upazila of Moulvibazar has collapsed due to heavy rain and upstream water.At least seven points of the embankment went under water.Authority of Moulvibazar Water Development Board...
BRUSSELS, June 23 (AP): The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday proposed setting legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and a ban on all pesticide use in areas such public parks, playgrounds...
LONDON, June 23 (AP): The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week, while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly pandemic report...
PARIS, June 23 (AFP): Antibody therapies are offering promising treatment breakthroughs for cancer and other illnesses, generating greater investor interest more than 20 years after they were first commercialised.Antibodies are proteins that recognise foreign substances, known as antigens, attaching themselves...
KYIV, June 23 (BBC/AP): A key advisor to Ukraine's president has said the battle for the eastern cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has reached a "fearsome climax".Oleksiy Arestovych said Russian forces could soon encircle the twin cities and cut them...
LONDON, June 23 (AFP): Voters head to the polls on Thursday in two closely watched UK by-elections that risk renewing pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson following months of scandals and setbacks.His ruling Conservatives are tipped to lose both...
GAYAN, June 23 (AP/BBC): Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to...
COLOMBO, June 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's parliament has cancelled its remaining sittings for the week to save fuel, officials said Thursday, with a disastrous economic crisis rapidly depleting the island nation's already scarce petrol supplies.A critical shortage of foreign currency...
SEOUL, June 23 (AP): North Korea discussed assigning additional duties to its frontline army units at a key military meeting, state media said Thursday, a suggestion the country may want to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons targeting South Korea along the...
BENGALURU, June 23 (Reuters): Indian shares bucked a broader downturn on Thursday as weak metal and oil prices drove beaten-down automakers to their best day since April 2020.The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.93 per cent to 15,556.65, while the...
Disbursement of dividend United Finance Limited: The company has informed that it has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Suspension of tradingPremier Bank Perpetual Bond: Trading of the units of Premier Bank...
Abu Taher from Fazilpur, Feni, receiving a Singer refrigerator with 100 per cent discount through scratch card at Feni Shop recently. SINGER Bangladesh launched the campaign titled "SINGER Boro Eid Boro Offer" targeting the upcoming Eid. Nearly 100 refrigerator and...
A tea seller of Feni Sadar Upazila, got Tk. 2.0 million cashback on the purchase of a Walton brand refrigerator under the company's ongoing Digital Campaign Season-15 which is being conducted on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Feni Municipality Mayor Nazrul...
The 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank Limited was held through online platform on Thursday. Abdul Kadir Molla, Chairman of SBAC Bank, presided over the meeting. Bank's Vice Chairman Al-Haj Mizanur Rahman and...
Pubali Bank Limited recently organised "Celebrating Partnership for Core Banking Infrastructure", a special event at the bank's head office to commemorate their long-standing relationship with Oracle. Monzurur Rahman, Chairman, Board of Directors of Pubali Bank, Saiful Alam Khan Chowdhury, Managing...
Community Bank signed an agreement with City Bank Capital and Community Bank Investment on the issuance of Subordinated Bond for an amount of BDT 3,000 million, said a statement. Under this agreement, subject to the regulatory approvals, Community Bank will...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
Malek Spinning Mills, a listed company, has planned to raise Tk 2.90 billion through a zero-coupon bond to finance its business expansion and reduce existing debts.The bond issue is subject to approval of the Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission, the...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
The stock market edged up for the second straight session on Thursday as investors put their funds on selective stocks cautiously amid lack of confidence.The market opened on an upbeat note and the key index soared 52 points within the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
Since the devastating floods of 1987 and 1988, Bangladesh hasn't seen any great deluge. Those who were born later have little idea about what a massive flood is. The 1974 flood was of a lesser degree, though it swamped vast...
In many countries in the world, people hardly can get away with crimes committed within the range of CCTV (close-circuit television) cameras. Following them, it was long expected that Dhaka city would go under video surveillance. However, bringing the entire...
Covid cases are gradually increasing again. The positivity rate has reportedly jumped over 13 per cent on Wednesday after a low prevalence for almost three months. The Directorate General of Health Services reported new 1,135 infections as well. We should...
It feels good to think that finally we will be able to cross the Padma River by direct transport services once the bridge opens to traffic. With this, a long saga of southern district people's sufferings and hassles is going...
Zahid Huq | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
The budgetary proposal to allow repatriation of laundered money from abroad against the payment of tax at nominal rates has stirred up a hornet's nest. The criticism has subsided a little, as most attention is now concentrated on issues such...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
In the Ease of Living Index, Bangalore officially Bengaluru ranked number one in 2020 and 2021 among the Indian cities with a population of over 1.0 million. There may be other contenders with sparse population, where people go for a...
Children have now spoken out in favour of more government spending to address their most vital needs like education and healthcare. Children's view about issues as serious as what the government's priorities should be regarding its allocation in the national...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2022-06-24 00:00:00
It was but a foregone conclusion that there could be flood onslaughts on the north. And the foreboding became a stark reality. A sudden spell of cataclysmic monsoon flood in Bangladesh's northern and north-eastern parts drowned vast swathes in Sylhet,...
Important progress has been made in talks between the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan to revive the country's bailout programme, the lender's resident representative in Islamabad said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.The statement comes as Pakistan's economy teeters on the brink...
NEW DELHI, June 22 (UNB): India's opposition parties on Tuesday named Yashwant Sinha, a former Finance Minister, as their joint candidate for the presidential polls slated for next month."In the forthcoming Presidential elections, we have decided to elect a common...
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