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National Life Insurance Company paid insurance claim worth Tk 43.20 million

2022-06-09 00:00:00

National Life Insurance Company Limited paid insurance claim worth Tk 43.20 million at Chittagong Press Club recently. Chief Executive Officer of the company Md Kazim Uddin distributed cheques among the recipients as the chief guest.

Midland Bank in collaboration with USHA Foundation disbursed loans

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Midland Bank Limited (MDB), in collaboration with USHA Foundation, an NGO, disbursed loans directly to the customers of Jamdani Cluster, Narayanganj, under cluster based financing in the CMSME sector. The bank disbursed Tk.10 million among 40 entrepreneurs through an Open...

Exim Bank provided 100 mattresses for the Hajj pilgrims

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Exim Bank has provided 100 mattresses for the Hajj pilgrims staying at Ashkona Hajj Camp during Hajj season. Joint Director of Ministry of Religious Affairs and Director of Hajj Office Md. Saiful Islam received the mattresses from Exim Bank's Managing...

MTB Foundation, with a view to commemorating the World Environment Day 2022

2022-06-09 00:00:00

MTB Foundation, with a view to commemorating the World Environment Day 2022 and its theme - 'Only One Earth', recently signed an agreement with Association of Voluntary Actions for Society (AVAS) for a project titled "Alternative Livelihood through Environment-friendly Initiative...

Stocks snap losing streak on budgetary hopes

FE REPORT | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

Stocks bounced back on Wednesday, snapping a two-day losing streak, as bargain hunters put fresh bets on selective stocks riding on positive expectations from the upcoming national budget.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is set to unveil the national budget for...

Mahbubur Rahman re-elected chairman of National Housing

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Mr. Mahbubur Rahman has been re-elected as Chairman of National Housing Finance And Investments Limited at its 237th meeting of the Board held recently for further 2 years. He is the president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Bangladesh...

Tax receipts from DSE drop 19pc in May

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

The government revenue earnings from the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped by 19 per cent month-on-month in May on the back of falling turnover value.The government collected revenue worth Tk 176 million in May which was Tk 218 million in...

Ceiling of mandatory investments in listed securities raised

FE Report | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

Navana Pharmaceuticals will raise Tk 750 million from the capital market under book building method.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Wednesday decided to approve the company's proposal for the IPO (initial public offering).At Wednesday's meeting, the securities regulator...

Brains behind ‘MyAlice’

Minhazur Rahman Shafin | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

The young generation has made Bangladesh proud once again as seven Bangladeshis have made it to the prestigious 'Forbes 30 under 30' Asia class of 2022. Among the brainiacs who made it into the list, there was a visionary whose...

Aiming to reach the top with 360-degree delivery

Md Zahidur Rabbi | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

There is no way to ignore the rising trend in online delivery in Bangladesh. Be it food, parcels, or purchases from e-commerce sites, receiving parcels has become a part of our lives for quite some time. With such an opportunity...

Business dream becomes a reality

Humaira Afreen | 2022-06-09 00:00:00

Planting a seed is akin to starting a business. To foster a startup without expecting anything in return, utmost attention, endless labour, and money are required. When the business starts to make money, all of these efforts appear to be...

Gold dips on firm dollar, yields

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Gold prices slipped on Wednesday as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields rallied in the run-up to the last inflation reading before this month's policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,850.10 per ounce by...

BD-based JICA chief visits Dhaka WASA office

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh-based chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Hayakawa Yuho visited the Dhaka WASA on Tuesday, says a statement received on Wednesday.Dhaka WASA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer Taqsem A Khan welcomed him on his...

JS passes Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amend) Bill

2022-06-09 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday aiming to make the existing law time-befitting one and boost revenue from the tourism sector, reports UNB.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Mahbub Ali placed...

Public hearing held at Dhaka Zone office of RHD

2022-06-09 00:00:00

A public hearing was held at the Dhaka Zone office of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) on Tuesday to learn about problems and the ways to solve them. RHD's Dhaka Zone Additional Chief Engineer Md. Sabuj Uddin Khan presided...

Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine

2022-06-09 00:00:00

MOGADISHU, June 08 (AP): No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one.Now she cradles her frail and squalling...

Biggies hand in motion against Iran to IAEA

2022-06-09 00:00:00

VIENNA, June 08 (AFP): The United States, Britain, France and Germany have submitted a motion to the UN atomic energy watchdog to censure Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency, diplomats said Tuesday.The resolution urging Iran to cooperate...

Australian methane emissions underestimated

2022-06-09 00:00:00

SYDNEY, June 08 (BBC): The amount of greenhouse gas leaking from Australian coal mines has been hugely under-reported, a report says.And unless quick action is taken, it could prevent the country from reaching its emission reduction targets.The new report analysed...

Youth leader from Modi's party held

2022-06-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, June 08 (Reuters): Police in northern India arrested a youth leader from the Hindu nationalist ruling party for posting anti-Muslim comments on social media after derogatory remarks by another party official about the Prophet Mohammad led to a...

Van crash kills 22 people in Pakistan

2022-06-09 00:00:00

QUETTA, June 08 (AFP): At least 22 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.The South Asian country has an appalling record of fatal road and rail accidents due...

Ukrainian forces may have to pull back in Sievierodonetsk

2022-06-09 00:00:00

SIEVIERODONETSK, June 08 (Reuters/AP): Ukraine's military may have to pull back to stronger positions in the embattled eastern city of Sievierodonetsk, but they will not give up the city and fierce fighting raged there on Wednesday, the region's governor said.Ukraine...

Train derailment in Iran leaves 17 dead

2022-06-09 00:00:00

TEHRAN, June 08 (BBC): At least 17 people have been killed and dozens more hurt after a train derailed in eastern Iran, state media report.The train, which was carrying 348 passengers, came off the line between the cities of Mashhad...

Pakistan reverts to 5-day work week

2022-06-09 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, June 08 (Reuters): Pakistan will reduce its official work week to five days from six in a bid to reduce energy and fuel consumption as part of an energy conservation plan approved by the country's cabinet on Tuesday, the...

Italy back to winning streak

2022-06-09 00:00:00

CESENA, Italy, June 08 (Reuters): First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Pellegrini earned Italy a 2-1 win over Hungary in the Nations League on Tuesday.Coach Roberto Mancini again named an experimental Italy side, but that mattered little as the...

Bengal go past 129-yr record

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Bengal created an incredible record during the 2022 Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match against Jharkhand on Wednesday. The Abhimanyu Easwaran-led side put a mammoth score of 773/7 in the first innings of the quarterfinal, and as soon as their number 9...

Mithali Raj retires from cricket

2022-06-09 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, June 08 (AFP): India's Mithali Raj on Wednesday announced her retirement from all international formats after 23 years dominating women's cricket as a batter and skipper.Raj is the all-time leading run-scorer in women's one-day internationals and one of...

BD begin campaign on losing note

2022-06-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh began their AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers campaign with a losing note as they suffered a 0-2 goal defeat to mighty Bahrain in their opening group E match held at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

FIFA World Cup trophy now in city on a 36-hour tour

2022-06-09 00:00:00

The FIFA World Cup trophy arrived in the city on Wednesday on a 36-hour tour of Bangladesh, reports UNB.A chartered flight brought the glittering trophy at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Pakistan at 11:20 am. A seven-member FIFA...

Construction worker crushed under falling shaft of crane in Khulna

2022-06-09 00:00:00

KHULNA, June 08 (UNB): A construction worker was killed under the shaft of a malfunctioning crane at a construction site in the Khulna's Shantidham intersection area.The deceased was identified as Md. Hafizul Nayeem, son of Mohammad Borhan Sheikh of Baintala...

Bogura road accident kills couple

2022-06-09 00:00:00

BOGURA, June 08 (BSS): A man and his wife were killed and another was injured in a road accident in the Tishigari area on the Bogura-Naogaon highway in Dupchanchia upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as...