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Md Ismail Hossain greets newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Managing Director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank Md Ismail Hossain greets newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder with a bouquet recently

Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam greet newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Agrani Bank Limited Chairman Dr Zaid Bakht and Managing Director & CEO Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam greet newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder with a bouquet on Monday

US wants to end dependence on China rare earths, Yellen says

2022-07-19 00:00:00

SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters): The United States wants to end its "undue dependence" on rare earths, solar panels and other key goods from China to prevent Beijing from cutting off supplies as it has done to other countries, US Treasury...

Tea producers want 20pc subsidy to boost export

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The apex body of tea producers has requested the government to provide a 20 per cent subsidy, in addition to the existing export incentive facility to the tea sector, with a view to boosting the export of the widely-consumed drink.The...

The Board of Directors of DCCI led by its President Rizwan Rahman (sixth from left) paid a courtesy call on Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder (seventh from left)

2022-07-19 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its President Rizwan Rahman (sixth from left) paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder (seventh from left) at the...

Rice import thru Benapole land port resumes after 10 months

2022-07-19 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, July 18 (UNB): Rice import through Benapole land port has resumed after 10 months.A consignment of 512 tonnes of rice entered the port on Sunday afternoon, which was released from the port on Monday morning.M/S Belal Hossain and M/S...

BD products to get duty-free access

YASIR WARDAD | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Australia will continue to provide Bangladesh with duty-free access to its market even after the country's graduation from the LDC category in view of the prospects of higher trade and investment flow.High Commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh Jeremy Bruer informed...

News in brief 19-07-2022

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Covered van catches fire in cityA running goods-laden covered van caught fire in the Farmgate area in the capital on Monday. However, there was no report of casualties. An official of Tejgaon Fire Service Station told the FE that they...

Five arrestees put on 3-day remand

2022-07-19 00:00:00

NARAIL, July 18 (UNB): A Narail court on Monday placed five people who were arrested Sunday in a case filed over vandalising Hindu houses and shops in Narail over a Facebook post on remand for three days. Senior Judicial Magistrate...

Six killed in road accidents

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Six people were killed and 18 others were injured in separate road accidents in Habiganj and Munshiganj on Monday, report agenciesin Habigang, at least four people have been killed and 15 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and...

Fish, crab, shrimp worth Tk 83m washed away by floods in Satkhira

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Department of Fisheries in Satkhira district incurred a loss of Tk 82.8 million as fish, crab, and shrimp on 1,655 hectares have been washed away by the floodwaters following the partially collapse of protection dam of Kholpetua river, reports UNB.The...

New method of mango farming changes lot of many Rajshahi people

2022-07-19 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 18 (BSS): Over the last couple of years, Hefaz Uddin (61) has made money from his land regularly by adopting the method of Ultra High Density Mango Planting (UHDMP) Salient feature of the method is to enhance agro-water...

Pant, Pandya star as India win ODI series against England

2022-07-19 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, England, July 18 (AP): Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance and Rishabh Pant's 125 not out off 113 balls carried India to a five-wicket win in the one-day international series decider against England on Sunday. India won the series 2-1. Pandya...

Bashundhara Kings make history

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bashundhara Kings set new history in the country's domestic football after winning the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football title three successive times in a row beating Saif Sporting Club by 2-0 goals held on Monday at Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur...

Fraser-Pryce wins 100m world title

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Jamaica’s queen of the track has her crown back again. And, even at the grand age of 35, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce somehow keeps finding fresh ways to shatter records and defy the laws of sporting gravity, reports the Guardian.Gold here in...

Ben Stokes to retire from ODI cricket

2022-07-19 00:00:00

LONDON, July 18 (AFP): England's Ben Stokes has announced he will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday's match against South Africa on his Durham home ground.The all-rounder, 31, said playing three international formats -- Twenty20, 50-over ODIs and Tests...

Four countries vie to host Asian Cup after China withdrawal

2022-07-19 00:00:00

South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Qatar have submitted 'Expressions of Interest' to replace China as hosts of next year's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday, reports Reuters.The deadline for the four associations to submit their bid documents...

Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 in first Test

2022-07-19 00:00:00

GALLE, Sri Lanka, July 18 (AFP): Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test on Monday.The hosts were 329 for...

BD to play 144 matches in 2023-2027 ICC FTP cycle

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bangladesh have a bit of a bonanza lined up. The 2023-2027 ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP) has 34 Tests marked for them, behind only England (42), Australia (41) and India (38). They have the most ODIs listed against their name...

Union Bank inaugurated Half Yearly Business Conference 2022

2022-07-19 00:00:00

A. B. M. Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank Limited, inaugurated the Half Yearly Business Conference 2022 as the chief guest in Dhaka.

A day-long workshop on "Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" organized by AIBL

2022-07-19 00:00:00

A day-long workshop on "Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" organized by AIBL Chattogram Zonal Office was held at Central Conference Hall at AIBL Jamalkhan Branch, Chattogram on Sunday. Managing Director & CEO of the Bank Farman R. Chowdhury inaugurated...

Bank Asia arranged a 5-day long training

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Bank Asia Ltd arranged a 5-day long training on 'Managerial Capacity & Leadership Skills' for its District Managers at Bank Asia Institute for Training and Development (BAITD), Lalmatia, Dhaka. Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, President & Managing Director of Bank Asia...

GP recommends 125pc interim cash dividend

2022-07-19 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of Grameenphone has recommended interim cash dividend for the year 2022 at the rate of 125 per cent of the paid up capital of the Company which represents 97.5 per cent of the Profit after tax...

GEMCO inks Tk 400m deal with NESCO

FE Report | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

General Electric Manufacturing Company Limited (GEMCO) signed a contract on Monday for supplying 825 distribution transformers to Northern Electricity Supply Company Limited (NESCO).Under the Tk 400-million agreement, the state-run GEMCO will hand over the 250-KVA transformers to the state-owned NESCO...

EBL launches co-branded credit card with JBCCI

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has launched co-brand credit card with Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) in association with Visa. The co-brand credit card was jointly unveiled by Ali Reza Iftekhar, MD and CEO of EBL and Hayakawa Yuho,...

DSE conducts third mock-test of T-bond

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

The country's premier bourse conducted the mock test on treasury bonds for the third time on Monday as the final trading of much-hyped instruments will begin soon. Mock trading is conducted to assess the preparedness of a system introduced for...

MTB wins AsiaMoney award

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. (MTB) has recently been awarded the "Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion in Bangladesh 2022" by AsiaMoney, said a statement.MTB has been recognized for this prestigious award for initiating and implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives...

Junk stocks dominate top gainers' list

FE REPORT | 2022-07-19 00:00:00

Junk stocks kept gaining for the second straight session on Monday and featured in the top gainers' chart despite the heavyweight stocks kept losing.Only 12 issues closed green out of 382 issued traded on Monday while four junk stocks featured...

Delta to buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 planes

2022-07-19 00:00:00

FARNBOROUGH, England July 18 (Reuters): Delta Air Lines will buy 100 Boeing 737 MAX 10 jets worth about $13.5 billion at list prices and has options to buy another 30, the US carrier said on Monday.Boeing shares were up 4...

Gold recoups some losses

2022-07-19 00:00:00

Gold recovered some of its recent losses on Monday, helped by a pullback in the dollar and easing fears about an oversized rate hike by the US Federal Reserve, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.3 per cent at $1,712.49 per...