FE REPORT | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) authorities realised Tk0.795 million in fine from scores of buildings for indifference to the necessity of removing Aedes mosquito larvae or breeding grounds on Tuesday, the first day of the 10-day special anti- mosquito drive.DNCC...
The farmers achieved a bumper production of watermelon this year. After holy Ramadan the price of the watery fruit marked a sharp fall. A piece of watermelon is now being sold between Tk 40 and 100 in the city according...
A delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) of the United Kingdom paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed at the Army Headquarters in the city on Monday, reports BSS.Deputy Commandant of...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) asks the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to update it on the cases filed against PK Halder, the swindler of billions of taka, by June 12.Mr Halder, a former managing director of NRB Global Bank and Reliance Finance...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said a good number of Rohingyas are coming to Bangladesh from India through fence areas in recent times which he sees as a matter of concern, reports UNB. "Unfortunately, many Rohingyas are...
South Asia remains the 'epicentre' of severe wasting, where roughly 1 in 22 children is severely wasted, three times as high as sub-Saharan Africa, says UNICEF on Tuesday, reports UNB.Bangladesh is among the top 10 countries with the highest number...
Police on Tuesday foiled a bid of Leftist Democratic Alliance (LDA) activists to besiege the commerce ministry as a protest against soaring prices of daily essentials including soybean oil, reports UNB. LDA activists gathered in front of the secretariat in...
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas was admitted to a city hospital on Tuesday morning with abdominal pain, reports UNB. Abbas, also a former mayor of undivided Dhaka city and an ex-minister in Khaleda Zia's last cabinet, was admitted to...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the rice price is going up even during the full Boro harvesting season due to the government's wrong policy and a foul play of the ruling party, reports UNB....
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday called upon the party leaders and workers to remain united under the leadership Bangabandhu's daughter Sheikh Hasina to go ahead defying all odds, reports BSS."We will have to go ahead under...
TUNIS, May 17 (Reuters): Tunisia has resumed phosphate exports after 11 years, and expects to ship more than 300,000 tonnes this year due to a sharp increase in global demand and at least 600,000 tonnes next year, a senior official...
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters): Nofe Isah, a 25-year old based in Nigeria, has been investing in crypto since January. Last week, she lost all of her $5,000 in savings as cryptocurrency luna went into free fall.Isah, a recently unemployed administrative...
BENGALURU, May 17 (Reuters): Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit beat estimates and revenue jumped 22.3 per cent, boosted by a recent tariff hike.Its average revenue per user (ARPU) - a key performance indicator...
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters): US retail sales increased solidly in April as consumers bought motor vehicles amid an improvement in supply and frequented restaurants, showing no signs of demand letting up despite high inflation.Retail sales rose 0.9 per cent last...
SHANGHAI, May 17 (Reuters): US electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Inc has stopped taking orders for its upcoming Cybertruck pickup truck outside of North America, according to its official website.The automaker is only taking reservations for the Cybertruck in the United...
Walmart Inc cut its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, signalling a bigger knock to the retail giant's profit margins from surging costs of everything from fuel to labour, reports Reuters.Shares tumbled 6.5 per cent to $138.51 in premarket trading, dragging...
First Security Islami Bank Ltd. sponsored the AIUB Robotic Crew-2022, who will participate in the University Rover Challenge-2022 to be held in the United States on June 01-04, says a press release. AIUB Robotic Crew is a team of the...
Gopalganj Zonal Office of Rupali Bank held a business review meeting with the branch managers of the bank. Deputy Managing Director of the bank Mohammad Jahangir was the chief guest at the event held at Gopalganj Corporate Branch recently
FE REPORT | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
Local jewellers on Tuesday revised the price of premium quality gold upward by Tk 1,750 per bhori.The new rate of the precious metal will come into effect today (Wednesday), said a press release issued by Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (BAJUS).According to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme on Tuesday urged the government to improve capacity and skills in disaster risk management (DRM) for a sustainable economic development.They also suggested providing incentives and tax benefits to the businesses stepping forward to contribute to the...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
The government has planned to prepare a policy for cross-border e-commerce, aiming to facilitate exports of Bangladeshi products online.Currently, there is no specific policy in the country to operate the cross-border trade through digital platforms.To this effect, three sub-committees were...
DUBLIN, May 17 (Reuters): Ryanair said on Monday it was impossible to give detailed 2022 guidance beyond hoping for a return to "reasonable profitability" amid uncertainties over Covid-19 and the Ukraine war.Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers also became the...
CAIRO, May 17 (Reuters): About 300,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat booked by Egypt's state grains buyer for delivery in February and March is yet to be shipped, with one cargo stuck in port and four others still to be loaded,...
NEW DELHI, May 17 (Reuters): India's wholesale prices index (WPI) accelerated at the fastest pace in at least 17 years as the Ukraine war and a weak rupee pushed up energy and raw material costs, raising risks for businesses that...
SONGJOG, a non-profit organisation, purchased a brand-new Foton ambulance from ACI Motors, a subsidiary of ACI Limited, on Monday. On the occasion, ACI Limited organised a handover ceremony at the ACI Centre at Tejgaon in the city. Managing Director of...
Jamuna Bank Foundation organised a free medical camp for the poor and underprivileged people at Haji Ismail Model School & College in Shibpur, Narsingdi recently. Chairman of Jamuna Bank Limited and Jamuna Bank Foundation Nur Mohammed was present as the...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-18 00:00:00
Primary textile millers fear that the proposed gas-tariff hike would create an adverse impact on the local backward-linkage industry in the ready-made garment sector. The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) in a statement on Tuesday said the trade body came...
HONG KONG, May 17 (AFP) : Hong Kong led a rally across Asian markets Tuesday on hopes that China's economic engine Shanghai will ease its weeks-long lockdown and gradually reopen businesses, though analysts cautioned there may be little long-term relief....
MUMBAI, May 17 (AFP): Indian state-owned insurance giant LIC slumped on its market debut Tuesday following the country's biggest-ever initial public offering, closing nearly eight percent below the IPO price.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government raised $2.7 billion by selling 3.5...
A meeting between Board of Directors of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) and visiting Maritime Anti- Corruption Network (MACN) representatives was held on Tuesday at SCB's own office conference room, Dhanmondi, Dhaka under the Chairmanship of Md. Rezaul Karim, Chairman,...
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