The inauguration of the Padma Bridge created a massive buzz in the sports fraternity on Saturday as the officials and players of different federations celebrated it utmost passion, reports BSS.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the bridge, which is considered as...
Gold edged up on Friday as the dollar retreated and recession fears buoyed its safe-haven appeal, but looming interest rates hikes set the non-yielding asset on course for a weekly dip, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $1,830.22...
Teletalk Bangladesh Limited and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) signed an agreement on corporate digital services in Dhaka recently. Mir Rezaul Alam, DIG (administration), and Tutul Chakraborti, deputy police commissioner (headquarters and administration), from DMP and Tahmina Khatun, general manager (marketing...
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters): Oil prices settled up by more than $3 a barrel on Friday, supported by tight supply, but they notched their second weekly decline on concern that rising interest rates could push the world economy into recession.Brent...
A training session on "Awareness Programme on Automated FC Clearing in RTGS System" was held at ICB Islamic Bank Ltd's head office. Training was conducted by Zainul Abedin, Joint Director FRTMD of Bangladesh Bank and Md. Mahbub Sadique,Assistant Director PSD...
HONG KONG, June 25 (Reuters): The fund management arms of HSBC (HSBA.L) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) were among three others to win a mandate from Taiwan's largest pension manager to run Asia's first climate change-focused fund worth a total $2.3...
BRAC Bank has signed an agreement with Prime Islami Life Insurance Limited to collect insurance premiums through its various digital and alternate banking channels. Prime Islami Life Insurance is A+ rated life insurance company with 400+ branch offices and more...
A stipend giving ceremony was held recently for the meritorious children of the employees of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) in different academic levels. Md. Abul Hossain, Managing Director of ICB, presided over the programme. Chairman of the Board of...
Global equity funds obtained capital inflows in the week ended June 22, following a heavy selling in the previous week, as a slide in commodity prices slightly assuaged investor fears over rapid inflation, reports Reuters.According to Refinitiv Lipper, investors secured...
The 27th Annual General Meeting of Dhaka Bank Limited was held recently on digital platform. Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank, presided over the meeting. Among others, Vice Chairman Jashim Uddin, Former Chairman A...
Premier Bank Perpetual Bond: Trading of the units of Premier Bank Perpetual Bond will remain suspended on its record date, today (Sunday) for Half Yearly Profit. Trading of the units of the bond will resume on June 27, 2022.BERGERPBL: Trading...
Jane Alam Romel has been appointed as the Head of Marketing, Digital Business, and Customer Experience of Shanta Asset Management. He will actively manage the overall marketing activities of Shanta's capital market business: Shanta Asset Management, Shanta Securities, and Shanta...
BABUL BARMAN | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
Stock prices of Small Capital Platform are soaring in recent times amid an influx of investors despite the main trading board is incurring losses.Market insiders said participation of investors is rising on the SME board as the stock market regulator...
WASHINGTON, June 25 (AFP): It's often said that people who click right away share "chemistry."This expression could be true in the literal sense, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, which finds people with...
OSLO, June 25 (BBC): A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway's capital, Oslo.Two people were killed and 21 injured in the overnight attack on...
NADOR, Morocco, June 25 (AFP): At least 18 African migrants died when a huge crowd tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla in northern Morocco, according to an update from Moroccan authorities.Around 2,000 migrants approached Melilla at dawn...
KHULNA, June 25 (BSS): Hundreds of people from all walks of life today witnessed and celebrated the inaugural ceremony of the much-awaited Padma Bridge through large screen in different areas of the city.People from different areas thronged in front of...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCHANDPUR, June 25: Around 1,000-year-old Lohagor Moth (a Hindu monastery) in the district's Faridganj upazila is in dire need of repair. The monastery, located in Baluthuba Paschim union on the bank of the Dakatia River, about 1.5 kilometres south-west...
KHULNA, June 25 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a woman in connection with the alleged suicide of a 24-year-old student of a private university. The detainee has been identified as Suraiya Islam Mim, 24, daughter of Abul Kalam Azad...
RAJSHAHI, June 25 (BSS): Successful Enforcement of the Consumers Rights Protection Law has become an urgent need for ensuring safe food and protecting public health from various non-communicable diseases. Many people are being infected by deadly diseases like cancer, liver...
RANGPUR, June 25 (UNB): A court in Rangpur has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for raping a woman in front of her husband in 2004. Rangpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 judge M Ali Ahmed handed down the...
There were nearly 30,350 square kilometres of wetland in Bangladesh's 373 Haors in 1988, but by 2020, there are only 406 square kilometres left, according to the findings of a study that have come amid intense flooding in the region,...
With the arrival of monsoon, businessmen are busy selling bamboo-made fishing traps, locally called Chai or Duari. The photo was taken from Khansama upazila in Dinajpur district — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, June 25: Most of the roads in the port city are in poor shape causing immense sufferings to commuters and pedestrians mainly during the rainy season. Many roads and alleys have developed potholes and cracks caused by traffic...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
The 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) finally took place in Geneva from 12-17 June amid low expectations. This scribe used the word finally because these meetings are usually held every two years, but this conference was last held four and...
Buying gently used items at a discounted price is called thrifting. It is gradually becoming a new norm across the world particularly in the matter of using clothes and accessories. Bangladesh, too, has its fair share of second-hand retailers. But...
Our women's economic realities do not support the argument that women's empowerment is gaining traction in Bangladesh. Rather, what has been reported in the media in this regard, based on facts and findings, simply refutes it. A survey report published...
Floodwaters have started receding in Sylhet and Sunamganj. But thousands of people are still struggling to get food and water. Many of those who have taken shelter in the relief camps are reportedly now unable to return home due to...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
Almost a couple of years after the government decision to demolish the present Public Library building, followed by students' protests, sledge hammers have begun striking the minutely planned structure. To people attracted by a building's architectural beauty, the 'new public...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-06-26 00:00:00
The debate about capital flight from Bangladesh is nothing new. However, the amount of capital exodus was relatively low even a decade ago. It is also presumed that capital flight had increased significantly in the last decade when the size...
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