As a part of HSBC's initiatives for sustainability and to act on responsibilities as individuals and corporates, HSBC Bangladesh organised the first of the climate series events titled- Together for Climate with support from DNCC Monday, said a statement.This programme...
FE REPORTThe ten most-traded companies accounted for 24 per cent of transactions on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) in the outgoing week, with Beximco leading the turnover chart for a third straight week.Market insiders said Beximco -- the flagship company...
The '50th Board of Directors and 69th Bi-monthly meeting of Primary Dealers Bangladesh Limited (PDBL)', organised by Mercantile Bank Limited, was held at a city hotel on Thursday. Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan, Chairman of PDBL, and also CEO & Managing...
BABUL BARMANStocks continued their downtrend, tumbling for the fourth consecutive week to Thursday as growing concerns over an economic slowdown sapped investor sentiment.Market operators said panic-stricken investors resorted to relentless sell-offs as they apprehend that the market might fall further...
LEEDS, July 29 (AFP): British Conservatives Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss Thursday underwent their first grilling in front of party members as they wage a bitter duel to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson.The hustings in Leeds, northern England, was the...
ISLAMABAD, July 29 (Xinhua): At least 357 people were killed and over 400 were injured as heavy monsoon rains continued to batter Pakistan for more than five weeks, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said Thursday.Besides human loss, infrastructure, road...
RAMALLAH, July 29 (AFP): A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.Amjad Nashaat Abu Alia, 16, "died of critical wounds sustained by live bullets in...
KYIV, July 29 (AP/AFP): Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks Thursday and pounded the northern Chernihiv region as well, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the...
Tareq Ahmed Robin | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
With the country's leading sector, Ready-Made Garment (RMG), our manufacturing industries have been on an upward trend over the last decade. The success in pharmaceutical, footwear, packaging, food processing, and petrochemical products have also contributed to our industries. It could...
Students should have the right to take action in favour of their education system. Voice needs to be raised against any violent crime or discrimination that happens in educational institutions. They need to take steps to protect their rights. Instead...
Online harassment is a form of stalking or sending inappropriate and offensive photographs or messages in a pervasive way. It is a nuisance faced mainly by women and girls. Such harassment impedes their freedom and basic human rights. According to...
The first drug policy of Bangladesh, adopted in 1982, made it mandatory for the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to fix retail prices of essential drugs. The policy got some amendments in 2005 and 2016. The latest policy made...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
Loss of lives in several road accidents daily is a cause for serious concern. Besides fatalities, the extent of physical injuries, although unreported in most cases, is quite high. Data compiled by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh showed that...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-07-30 00:00:00
The government's effort to save electricity through rationing has come up against its plans to accelerate industrialisation and thereby lift the economy onto a higher growth path. And the power rationing is also negatively impacting agriculture, not to speak of...
Floods and downpour in tandem with drought during the June-July period have adversely impacted the farming of Aman and Aus crops this year. The unprecedented floods have damaged Aman farming in 11 districts including those of Sylhet division, some areas...
LONDON, July 28 (AFP): Sea levels are increasing around Britain at a far faster rate than a century ago while the country is warming slightly more than the global average, leading meteorologists said Thursday.The annual study-the State of the UK...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2022-07-29 12:00:00
Global warming, through emission of GREEN House Gases (GHG), has steadily deteriorated over the past three decades since the first Earth Summit was held in Rio in 1992. Beginning from 1995 in Berlin, 26 summits of heads of state and...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government has kept the population low in the country in the just-published '6th Population and Housing Census 2022' only to show high per capita income, reports UNB." The...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
Local jewellers have revised the price of premium-quality gold upwards by Tk 2,741 per bhori (11.664 grams).The new price of the precious metal will come into effect from today (Friday), says a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
The central bank has set Tk 309.11 billion agriculture credit-disbursement target for all the scheduled banks in the current fiscal year (FY), 2022-23.The amount is nearly 9.0 per cent higher than that of the last FY, according to officials.The Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
The capital, Dhaka, witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday evening.City-dwellers, especially returnees from offices, had to face troubles due to rain that started at around 5:00 pm and lasted till 6:30 pm.Many took shelter at roadside markets, shopping malls, shops and...
Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-19-linked deaths with 618 new cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB.With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities reached 29,284 while the caseload 2,004,188, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday underlined the need for focusing on export to earn foreign currencies instead of depending on remittance, report agencies."We have to more focus on export to earn foreign currencies instead of only depending on remittance," she...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
Proper linkage of mass rapid transit (MRT) and bus rapid transit (BRT) routes with six active corridors will be the key to making the transportation system of Dhaka sustainable, experts said at a workshop on Thursday. Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, Dhaka-Sylhet Highway,...
BSEC imposes floor prices againThe securities regulator has further imposed floor prices to contain free fall of listed securities after the key index dropped below 6000-point mark on Thursday amid investors' lower participations. In an order issued on Thursday, the...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a warning on Thursday that legal action would be taken if anyone hoards US dollar considering the prevailing situation.Additional Police Commissioner, DB, DMP Harun-Or- Rashid disclosed it to the media...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
Insurance companies operating in Bangladesh prepare financial statements as per two outmoded laws that are not fully compliant with set international standards, thus leaving investors virtually in the dark. Experts in a stocktaking session on the vital financial sector Thursday...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apex trade body Thursday urged the central bank to take stern action against those involved in dollar-price manipulation, as the local currency keeps losing its exchange value.Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) made...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
The exchange rate of cash dollar against taka on the open market, known as kerb market, remained mostly unchanged on Thursday as the regulatory drive on money changers continues.Market operators say cash dollar was traded ranging between Tk 108 and...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-07-29 00:00:00
The government gives Tk 20 billion from gas development fund (GDF), meant for extracting the domestic fossil fuel, to Petrobangla to spend on LNG imports from the volatile international market. Sources said there were instructions from the country's energy regulator...
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