FE REPORT | 2022-05-31 12:00:00
Prof Dr Shamim Momtaz Ferdousi Begum and Prof Dr Sadia Sultana have been elected president and general secretary of Society of Nuclear Medicine, Bangladesh (SNMB) respectively.In its recent annual general meeting, the society elected them, forming a new executive committee.It...
Standard Bank Training Institute organised a daylong workshop on 'Foreign Exchange-Account Services' with participation of 35 Trade Services Desk officials recently. Managing Director & CEO of the bank Khondoker Rashed Maqsood was present as the chief guest. SM Salim Uddin,...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) arranged Branch Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (BAMLCO) Conference recently with a view to updating and creating awareness on key deliverables for Anti Money Laundering & Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML&CFT) compliance. More than 200...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-31 12:00:00
"Amader choto nodi chole bankebanke (Meandering, flows down our small river) …." Educated Bengalee readers must have read these lines from a juvenile poem written by Rabindranath Tagore. In the poem, Tagore portrayed an idyllic picture of the rural river...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a photo session with the Army Selection Board at the Army Headquarters Multipurpose Complex in the Dhaka Cantonment on Monday — PID Photo
The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside of Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said on Monday, adding that it remains unclear whether infected people who are not displaying symptoms can transmit the disease,...
India plans to reduce power generation from at least 81 coal-fired utilities over the next four years, the federal power ministry said in a letter, in an effort to replace expensive thermal generation with cheaper green energy sources, reports Reuters.The...
FE Report | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
The country reported a new death from the deadly covid-19 in the last 24 hours until Monday morning after one week.Taking the latest case into the account, the number of fatalities from the deadly disease reached to 29,131 in the...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
Borak, the country's 17th ride-sharing service, hit the street on Monday. Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mostafa Jabbar inaugurated the service in the city. The minister, in his speech, expressed his pride that The Borak app was made by the country's...
The country's maritime ports have been advised to hoist the local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a possible squall as deep convection is taking place over the North Bay, said the weather department on Monday, reports UNB.Squally weather...
FE Report | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
The TIB on Monday expressed concern over the government's announcement of giving an opportunity to bring back the siphoned-off money in the form of remittances and with incentives.It is unethical and will further patronise money laundering, the Transparency International, Bangladesh...
A trader has put on display different types of mangoes for sale at Waizghat wholesale market in old Dhaka on Monday. With the season on, the summer fruit has started entering the city, much to the delight of mango traders...
Bangladesh is considering adopting new payment methods developed in Hong Kong and Singapore as an alternative to move away from the SWIFT system and save up dollars, reports bdnews24.com.The government has instructed the Bangladesh Bank to look into the new...
Munima Sultana | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
Travelling on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway is likely to be costlier as the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed increasing the rate of per-kilometre toll from Tk 10 to Tk 34.70 after the much-awaited Padma Bridge inauguration on June 25.Though...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government's move to construct Padma Bridge with the country's own money has brightened Bangladesh's international image as a bold nation, reports UNB."Such a bold decision has also strengthened self-confidence and mental strength...
Stocks extend gaining streakDhaka stocks on Monday closed marginally higher extending the gaining streak for third consecutive session as major sectors performed mixed. On the day, large cap companies including Grameenphone lost prices marginally on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)...
A school kid is walking in the rain in the Malibagh area of Dhaka. Though the shower on Monday noon brought some respite after days of hot weather, the sudden spell of rain caused troubles to the schoolchildren — FE...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday said he sought suggestion from India on how they are managing their purchase of oil from Russia, noting that the energy issue has become a real problem for Bangladesh, too, reports UNB."We are...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh has planned to import a total of 18 liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market during the July-December period - 50 per cent higher than the January-June import.State-run Petrobangla will be importing the augmented quantity of expensive...
Now the cabinet orders prompt action against any hoarding of rice, as the government moves to stem the tide of price rises despite different drives. Officials said the cabinet issued the directive from its meeting held Monday with Prime Minister...
Siddique Islam | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
Banks are asked to encash the value-added portion of export proceeds within the next working day to help improve supply of foreign exchange to the money market, officials say.The central bank also directs all the authorized dealer (AD) bankers to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-31 00:00:00
India seeks to know the latest status of shipments against the letters of credit (LCs) already opened by Bangladesh for importing wheat so that they could deliver the grain leapfrogging a ban, officials say. The Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA)...
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters): After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have increasingly turned to deploying robots to help carry out a range of tasks, from surveying construction sites to scanning library bookshelves.The city-state relies on...
FRANKFURT, May 30 (AFP): Germany and Spain on Monday reported another jump in inflation in May as the war in Ukraine continued to push up food and energy prices, heaping pressure on the European Central Bank to speed up interest...
LONDON, May 30 (AFP): Britain may need to prolong the life of coal-fired power stations to avert household energy blackouts this winter following key gas supplier Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the government said Monday."In light of Russia's illegal invasion of...
MUMBAI, May 30 (Reuters): Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India reported a profit of 23.72 billion Indian rupees ($306 million) for the March quarter, down from 28.93 billion a year earlier.India's biggest insurer and largest domestic financial investor also announced...
Jamuna Bank Foundation organised free medical camp at Baluakandi of Munshiganj recently. Chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited and Jamuna Bank Foundation Nur Mohammed was present as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. Managing Director and CEO of the bank...
Mobile financial service provider upay has signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) to facilitate prepaid meter bill payment and prepaid card recharge through upay. Emon Kalyan Dutta, chief sales and service officer of upay,...
Bengal Commercial Bank Limited and Haq's Bay Automobiles Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the bank's head office in the city on Sunday to provide car loans to the customers on easy terms and conditions. Tarik Morshed, Managing...
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