A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed October 19 for submitting the investigation report against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.ACC filed the...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Wednesday bemoaned that the atmosphere for doing politics in Bangladesh has now become limited, reports UNB."There's no politics in the country… the people's freedom of expression has also been squeezed. It is a great...
BHOLA, Aug 03 (UNB): Bhola unit BNP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Thursday protesting the death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) district unit president Nure Alam in a clash between police and BNP men, reports UNB.The...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said the government is eagerly waiting to welcome UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet which will give her an opportunity to see the progress and challenges in Bangladesh on the rights front,...
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 03: Two expelled students of Chattogram University (CU) attended the second-year honours final examination on Wednesday, violating the rules.On 16 September 2021, sources said, the CU expelled four students, who were also Chhatra League leaders, for one year...
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General Secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (M-L) and Chairman of Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum Dilip Barua on Wednesday condemned Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan.Terming Taiwan an 'inalienable part' of China's territory and the Taiwan question purely an 'internal...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan inaugurates Louhajang and Tongibari fire stations in Munshiganj district on Tuesday
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of their talks with Gono Odhikar Parishad as they reached a consensus on waging a simultaneous movement for ousting the current regime and ensuring the next...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said if BNP again chooses the path of arson attack in the name of taking to the streets, it will be handled with an iron hand,...
PARIS, Aug 03 (Reuters): Airbus has revoked its entire outstanding order from Qatar Airways for A350 jets, severing all new jetliner business with the Gulf carrier in a dramatic new twist to a dispute clouding World Cup preparations, two industry...
SINGAPORE, Aug 03 (Reuters): Global wheat consumption is headed for its biggest annual decline in decades as record inflation forces consumers and companies to use less and replace the grain with cheaper alternatives, amid growing food insecurity. Consumers may face...
The Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (IDCOL) has been awarded Certificate of Appreciation by the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for being the highest taxpayer in the non-bank financial institution category for the fiscal year...
NEW DELHI, Aug 03 (Reuters): Gold prices advanced on Wednesday as the dollar fell and US-China tensions rose, although firmer US Treasury yields capped gains in the non-yielding asset to hold it below a one-month high hit in the last...
NEW YORK, Aug 3 (AFP): Wall Street stocks bounced early Wednesday after two down sessions following another round of earnings that included good results from Starbucks and CVS Health.Shares of both companies rose following the reports, with Starbucks reporting record...
PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters): French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback programme as it posted a 3 per cent rise in first-half net profit, driving up its stock price.AXA, Europe's second-biggest insurer behind Germany's Allianz , said it would...
NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters): Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz has laid out a new debt payment freeze plan, a week after becoming the first government entity to default since the start of the Russian invasion in late February.The energy...
L'ATTITUDE Ventures on Wednesday closed its first institutional fund raising over $100 million with an anchor investment from Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase and initial investments from Trujillo Group and Bank of America, reports Reuters.The fund which intends to invest...
MUMBAI, Aug 3 (Reuters): India's Tata Capital Housing Finance plans to raise funds through sale of a two-part bond issue, three merchant bankers said.The housing finance company plans to raise at least 500 million rupees ($6.35 million) through three-year bonds...
Emerging Asian equities ex-China saw monthly foreign inflows in July, after six months of capital withdrawals, as investors bet that the size of US interest rate hikes would ease, and that a recent drop in commodity prices would temper surging...
Sadharan Bima Corporation Managing Director Syed Shahriar Ahsan receiving two cheques — one for Tk 52,05,000 on account of 13% cash dividend from investment in the IDLC Growth Fund and another for Tk 74,05,000 on account of 18.5% cash dividend...
The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has honoured different banks and other institutions as top taxpayers for the fiscal year 2021-22 in different categories in the city recently:
Disbursement of dividend EXIM Bank Limited: The company has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Board meetingSunlife Insurance Company Ltd: A board meeting of the company will be held on 10 August...
BRAC Bank has opened a branch at Progoti Shoroni and a sub-branch at Nikunja in Dhaka to provide the most modern banking services to the customers of the locality. Selim R.F. Hussain, Managing Director & CEO, BRAC Bank, formally inaugurated...
Mrs Mazeda Khatun has been promoted to the post of General Manager and assigned to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through a notification of the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, says a press release. Prior to...
The Board of Directors of AB Bank Limited has elected director Khairul Alam Choudhury as the bank's Chairman with effect from August 02, 2022. Khairul Alam Choudhury, Barrister-at-Law, joined AB Bank as Director in 2018. He is a practicing lawyer...
Grameenphone has received The Digital Nation Award from the GSMA for democratizing connectivity and digitally empowering communities, says the company in a statement.The company's efforts to minimize the digital divide through vast, high-speed, affordable, accessible internet penetration and to empower...
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The share prices of some low-performing non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) dominated the gainers' list on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday - following news that the securities regulator was going to restructure their boards.Professor Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, chairman of the...
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Dhaka stocks witnessed another bullish session on Wednesday, with the turnover hitting nearly Tk 12 billion, as buoyant investors continued their buying spree - anticipating further positive momentum ahead.The market skyrocketed at the beginning of the session, riding on the...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday conditioned the approval of the $1.2 billion loan tranche in late August with Pakistan's ability to timely secure 'adequate assurances' from friendly countries for more loans to bridge financing gap, exposing Islamabad to...
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (AFP): The United States and the European Union can avoid recession and achieve a soft landing by bringing inflation down to an acceptable level, a US central bank official said Tuesday."A soft landing is feasible in the...
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