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Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) arranged an Eid Reunion on the first working day after Eid ul Fitr at its Head Office. Dr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam, Chairman

2022-05-08 00:00:00

Social Islami Bank Ltd (SIBL) arranged an Eid Reunion on the first working day after Eid ul Fitr at its Head Office. Dr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam, Chairman of the Bank, and Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO, were present...

IT cos' mixed performance in Q3 EPS

2022-05-08 00:00:00

FE ReportListed IT companies registered mixed performance in the growth of EPS (earnings per share) for January-March, 2022 (Q3) compared to the same period of the previous year.Of 11 listed IT companies, the EPS of six advanced while four registered...

MBL inks deal with NTech

2022-05-08 00:00:00

Mercantile Bank Limited signed an agreement with Nazihar Tech Limited (NTech) to provide fast, secure online and technology-based advanced core banking services for customers. The agreement was signed at the bank's head office on Thursday. Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Managing...

A well-structured commodity exchange in five years

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2022-05-08 00:00:00

Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has started its job to establish a well-structured commodity marketplace within five years to ensure fair prices of goods for consumers, producers and peasants.Chairman of the port city bourse Asif Ibrahim said this in an interview...

A farmer harvesting Aus paddy from a field in Ashuganj

2022-05-08 00:00:00

A farmer harvesting Aus paddy from a field in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district — Focus Bangla

News in Brief (2022-05-08)

2022-05-08 00:00:00

Teen tied to tree, beaten up in CumillaCUMILLA, May 07: A 14-year-old boy was allegedly tied to a tree and beaten up on Friday by some locals in Cumilla -- just for Tk 450 that his father owed to a...

Fire at Kamalapur rly station ICD

2022-05-08 00:00:00

FE REPORT A fire broke out at Dhaka Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Kamalapur in the capital on Saturday.However, there was not report of casualties.Duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Dewan Azad told the FE that the incident...

Environment-friendly sustainable development demanded

2022-05-08 00:00:00

KHULNA, May 07 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong seminar here on Thursday demanded sustainable development considering the protection of environment."We want long-term sustainable development to turn Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041, dreamt by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, considering...

IEB Ctg observes 74th founding anniv

2022-05-08 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, May 07: The 74th founding anniversary of Engineers Institution, Bangladesh, Chattogram Centre was observed today (Saturday). The IEB Chattogram Centre arranged a rally in observance of its founding anniversary. The rally was chaired by Chairman of IEB, Chattogram....

Tiger's presence stokes fear among Sharankhola villagers

2022-05-08 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, May 07 (UNB): The residents of Khejurbaria under Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat are literally living in fear for their lives as a Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted lying down inside a fish enclosure in the village.Shahin Khan, a resident...

Man beaten to death in Khulna

2022-05-08 00:00:00

KHULNA, May 07 (UNB): A 30-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his uncle and three of his family members in Batiaghata upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Halim Fakir, a resident of the Batiaghata...

IU student hurt in road crash dies at Dhaka hospital

2022-05-08 00:00:00

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, May 07 (UNB): A student of Khustia's Islamic University (IU) on Friday night died of his injuries he sustained in a road accident on May 01.The deceased was identified as Tahsib Hussain, a student of Al-Quran and Islamic...

Demand for mustard oil rises in Magura as soybean oil prices soar

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-05-08 00:00:00

MAGURA, May 07: The common people suffer a lot due to a hike in the prices of soybean oil recently. Some consumers now prefer mustard oil following increase in soybean oil prices. During the visit to some local shops, this...

Gloomy Eid for hundreds injured in road accidents

2022-05-08 00:00:00

With injuries sustained in road crashes during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, hundreds of people have spent the festival days in gloom, reports bdnews24.com.More than 350 patients with accident injuries have been treated at the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation...

Havana hotel blast kills 22

2022-05-08 00:00:00

HAVANA, May 07 (BBC): At least 22 people have died and more than 60 have been hospitalised after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba's most exclusive five-star hotels.It is believed a gas tanker which was parked outside the Saratoga...

Russia steps up assaults in Ukraine

2022-05-08 00:00:00

ZAPORIZHZHIA, May 07 (AFP/BBC): Ukraine hoped to evacuate more civilians from a besieged Mariupol steel plant on Saturday as Russian forces unleased new bombardments across the country ahead of Victory Day festivities in Moscow.The Azovstal steel mill is the last...

Sinn Fein set for historic victory

2022-05-08 00:00:00

BELFAST, May 07 (AFP): Irish nationalists Sinn Fein were poised for a historic first ever win in elections for the Northern Ireland Assembly after vote counting resumed on Saturday.Tallies from Thursday's complex proportional voting showed that the former political wing...

Rising inflation in Bangladesh

2022-05-08 00:00:00

Since 2021 not only major economies around the world have been experiencing sudden and rapid surges in inflation but also developing economies like Bangladesh. By early 2022 many economists and global business leaders were wondering whether this rising inflationary trend...

Encouraging use of solar power

2022-05-08 00:00:00

It is just a matter of time for renewable energy like the solar power to take over the fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal) as dominant sources of power. So, it will be wise if we start considering turning our residential...

Finding alternatives to soybean oil

2022-05-08 00:00:00

Soybean oil is an inseparable part of our cooking. It seems we cannot spend a single day without using this particular oil while preparing our foods. However, the price of the most-consumed cooking oil has recently reached its historic high...

Let every day be Mother's Day

2022-05-08 00:00:00

No matter the age, we all share deep bonds with our mothers. And it gets growing with the passage of time. Our mothers constantly work for us without any leave throughout the year. So, it is our duty to acknowledge...

Changing looks of capital's residential areas

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-08 00:00:00

Many neighbourhoods in Dhaka once gave the looks of their upscale counterparts in the developed cities. The spectacle was real hard to come by in other parts of the capital. Depressingly, parts of Dhanmondi Residential Area (R/A) have started giving...

Debt-traps Ukraine getting into

Mahmudur Rahman | 2022-05-08 00:00:00

As was his wont, Donald Trump didn't mince words in his statements. They often caused world leaders to wriggle uncomfortably in their seats whether it be the United Kingdom, India or the European Union. Even the measured Angela Merkel was...

High prices, supply crunch of cooking oils

2022-05-08 00:00:00

As edible oil jars had started vanishing from the grocers' shelves during the past few days, consumers suspected yet another rise in prices of the food item. Their suspicion has turned out to be true. The hike in oil prices...

Growing in the cradle of Nature

Nilratan Halder | 2022-05-07 12:00:00

Do we get wood planks from paddy plants? This bizarre question is often cited to give an idea of the knowledge gap of children born and brought up in cities. Why paddy plants? After all, the staple of the Bangalees...

Countries vow to boost food security amid Ukraine war

2022-05-07 00:00:00

GENEVA, May 6 (AFP): The European Union, the United States and more than two dozen other countries vowed Friday to shore up global food security in a joint statement to the World Trade Organization.Voicing alarm at the "global effects on...

Malaysia palm oil stockpile seen up

2022-05-07 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Agencies): Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of April likely rose for the first time in six months as production and imports climbed, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.Stockpile was seen climbing 5.2 per cent...

Putin to send 'doomsday' warning to West

2022-05-07 00:00:00

President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine,...

Moscow allows sanctions-busting imports

2022-05-07 00:00:00

MOSCOW, May 6 (AFP): Russia on Friday allowed for hundreds of categories of goods to be imported without the agreement of the intellectual property owner in order to bypass restrictions imposed over the Ukraine conflict.Among the list published by the...

India to reopen 100 coal mines as heatwave worsens power crisis

2022-05-07 00:00:00

MUMBAI, May 6 (Reuters): India is planning to reopen more than 100 coal mines previously considered financially unsustainable, as a heatwave-driven power crisis forces the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter to double down on the fuel after months of low...