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Two female journos receive Selina Parveen Award

FE REPORT | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

Speakers at an award distribution event called for recognising contributions of women pioneers to different sectors including journalism to expedite women development activities and their emancipation for establishing a society based on equality. Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra (BNSK) arranged the...

63pc girls, women commuting on city public transport harassed: Survey

FE REPORT | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

Women commuting on Dhaka city's public transports are facing different forms of harassments, including a near-constant threat of sexual harassment, by co-travelers and staff of the transports, according to a survey report. It said 63.4 per cent of girls and...

Renew global actions to fight climate change

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Bangladesh has sought finance and technology transfer for the developing countries like Bangladesh to help them cope with the devastating impacts of climate change, reports UNB.Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen raised the issue while delivering country statement at the Stockholm+50...

Fugitive death row convict held in city

2022-06-04 00:00:00

A fugitive death row convict, who was sentenced by the International Crimes Tribunal for committing crimes against humanity in 1971, was arrested from the city's Mohammadpur area on Friday, said Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), reports UNB. The convict was identified...

Injured AL leader dies in Sylhet

2022-06-04 00:00:00

SYLHET, June 03 (UNB): An Awami League leader who was injured in an attack by his rivals died in Sylhet's Bishwanath upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Goyas Mia, 55, son of late Iskander Ali of...

People now don't accept BNP's politics: Hanif

2022-06-04 00:00:00

KUSHTIA, June 03 (BSS): Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub ul Alam Hanif today said politics of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are now being destroyed due to continuous development work orchestrated by the government. "BNP's politics are not at all...

Dr Dipu Moni addressing a protest rally

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni addressing a protest rally in front of the Jatiya Press Club, organised by Mahila Awami League on Friday — Focus Bangla

BNP asks AL to learn from famine in 1974

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Amid the soaring prices of food grains and the daily essentials, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asked the ruling party to take a lesson from the famine in 1974 and take effective steps, reports UNB. "I would like...

Asia stocks rise

2022-06-04 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, June 3 (CNBC): Shares in Asia-Pacific rose on Friday as several major regional markets were closed for a holiday and investors looked ahead to the release of US jobs data for May.Japanese stocks led gains among the region's major...

Merrill Lynch to pay $15.2m to mutual fund customers

2022-06-04 00:00:00

NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters): Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch unit will pay more than $15.2 million to thousands of customers who it steered automatically into buying costlier mutual fund shares than they were eligible for, a US regulator...

News Briefs (2022-06-04)

2022-06-04 00:00:00

CAPM declares Unit Fund NAVCAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 83,708,975.70 ON the basis of cost price and Tk 96,472,848.40 on the...

US stocks fall as market frets over solid May jobs growth

2022-06-04 00:00:00

NEW YORK, June 3 (AFP): Wall Street stocks dropped early Friday following a solid jobs report that was seen as confirming the Federal Reserve's efforts to contain inflation.American employers added a greater-than-expected 390,000 jobs last month as unemployment held steady...

9th AGM of NRBC Bank held

2022-06-04 00:00:00

The 9th annual general meeting (AGM) of NRBC Bank Limited was held on Thursday on a digital platform. Parvez Tamal, Chairman of the board of directors of the bank, presided over the meeting while Managing Director & CEO Golam Awlia...

LankaBangla Finance AGM approves 10pc cash dividend

2022-06-04 00:00:00

The 25th Annual General Meeting of LankaBangla Finance Limited was held on a digital platform recently. Chairman of the company Mohammad A. Moyeen, presided over the meeting and welcomed the shareholders in the AGM, said a statement.The shareholders have approved...

Ten cos grab 28pc of weekly DSE turnover

FE Report | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

The ten most-traded stocks accounted for 28 per cent of the weekly market turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) this week.Beximco topped the turnover chart as it generated a turnover of Tk 2.59 billion, which was 6.61 per cent...

Stocks bounce back after four weeks of losses

FE Report | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

The equities benchmark index bounced back in the week to Thursday after four consecutive weeks of losses as the Dhaka bourse tried to recover from sell-off with the increased participation of investors. This week saw all the five trading days...

Turkish inflation hits highest rate since 1998 at 73.5 per cent

2022-06-04 00:00:00

ANKARA, June 3 (AFP) : Turkey's inflation climbed to its highest level since 1998, hitting an annual 73.5 percent in May, official data showed Friday, an issue dogging President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of elections next year.Critics have blamed the...

Visitors throng 17th Dhaka Travel Mart

FE REPORT | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

The 17th Dhaka Travel Mart 2022 drew a huge crowd on Friday, as the participating tour operators and airlines offered lucrative discounts to the travel enthusiasts.The three-day travel and tourism fair began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital...

New line to connect Matarbari port with nat'l rail network

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-06-04 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, June 03: The Matarbari deep-sea port will be connected by a train link with the port city and Dhaka as a new railway track will be set up leading to the Chattogram-Gumdum-Cox's Bazar dual gauge double line. Sources said...

Farashganj, Wari split point in BCL

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Old Dhaka outfit Farashganj Sporting Club split point with Wari Club when their match ended in a 2-2 goal draw in the Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) football held on Friday at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium...

Swiatek faces teenager Gauff in French Open final today

2022-06-04 00:00:00

PARIS, June 03 (Reuters): Iga Swiatek is one step away from a second French Open title in three years but the world number one will face a unique challenge on Saturday in teenager Coco Gauff in a tournament that often...

'Swimming Training For Children With Autism'

2022-06-04 00:00:00

State Minister for Youth and Sports Zahid Ahsan Russel speaking at the inaugural ceremony of 'Swimming Training For Children With Autism', organised jointly by Bangladesh Autism Sports Club and Bangladesh Swimming Federation at Ivy Rahman Swimming Pool in the city...

Pakistan women win ODI series against Sri Lanka

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Sidra Ameen continued her purple patch, registering her second one-day international century, on Friday (June 3), to help Pakistan take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against Sri Lanka, according to Cricbuzz. The Pakistan opener became only the...

New Zealand reduced to 38-3 at lunch on Day 2

2022-06-04 00:00:00

LONDON, June 03 (Reuters): Fast bowlers continued to dominate the first test at Lord's as New Zealand were reduced to 38-3 in their second innings, leading the hosts by 29 runs at lunch on the second day of the first...

Bangabandhu Gold Cup T-20 cricket tournament begins in Rajshahi

2022-06-04 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, June 03 (BSS): Bangabandhu Gold Cup T-20 Cricket Tournament began here on Friday for the second time.Rajshahi Divisional Cricketers' Association is hosting the tournament supported by Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) at Rajshahi College playground aimed at generating new more...

News in Brief (2022-06-04)

2022-06-04 00:00:00

Soldier killed in Pakistan terror attack ISLAMABAD, June 03: A soldier was killed when terrorists targeted security forces in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Thursday night. The terrorists fired at...

Some Indian officials ignoring or supporting attacks on minorities

2022-06-04 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, June 03 (Reuters): Some officials in India are ignoring or even supporting rising attacks on people and places of worship in the country, a US official said late on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from New Delhi which...

Myanmar violence has displaced 1.0m: UN

2022-06-04 00:00:00

BANGKOK, Jun 03 (AP): The United Nations' humanitarian relief agency says the number of people displaced within strife-torn Myanmar has for the first time exceeded 1 million, with well over half the total losing their homes after a military takeover...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day as fighting rages

2022-06-04 00:00:00

DONBAS, June 03 (Reuters/Arab News): Ukraine marked 100 days since Russia's invasion on Friday with fighting raging across the east of the country, where Moscow's forces are tightening their grip on the Donbas.The somber milestone came as Kyiv announced Moscow...

US, South Korea, Japan envoys meet as N Korea appears to prepare nuke test

2022-06-04 00:00:00

SEOUL, June 03 (Reuters): Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for "all contingencies" amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since 2017.US...