City Bank has recently arranged an ECA-backed long term financing of EUR 28.63 million to facilitate Western Engineering Limited, a local leading dredging solution provider, importing 10 dredgers from Royal IHC, Netherlands. Under the arrangement, Dutch ECA Atradius Dutch State...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) slumped below 6,500 mark on Monday after six weeks amid persistent liquidity shortage and confidence crisis among investors.Market insiders said the jittery investors went on heavy sell-off to avoid further erosion of...
Covid hits Delhi Capitals | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
MUMBAI, Apr 18 (IANS): The 2020 Indian Premier League runners-up Delhi Capitals had to cancel their scheduled travel to Pune ahead of their match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday due to a Covid-19 scare in their camp, says a Cricbuzz...
Six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will meet Indian giants ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata in the last and final play-off match of the AFC Cup 2022 at the Yuvo Bharati (Salt Lake) Stadium in Kolkata today (Tuesday),...
Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a bonus of £850,000 following his hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 win against Norwich on Saturday night, reports to the British daily newspaper The Daily Mail.According to The Sun, Ronaldo triggered a bonus-related clause in his...
SEVILLE, Spain, Apr 18 (Reuters): Real Madrid's Karim Benzema struck a last-gasp winner as the visitors recovered from two goals down to beat title rivals Sevilla 3-2 in a thrilling LaLiga clash on Sunday that took Carlo Ancelotti's side a...
Defending champions Abahani Limited's hope to clinch a hat-trick title of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) received a huge setback after they conceded a thumping 142-run defeat to Prime Bank Cricket Club in their first match of the Super League phase...
BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AFP): The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe."We announce, relying on God, a blessed...
DURBAN, Apr 18 (AFP): The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating rains allowed rescue operations to accelerate after one of the deadliest storms in living memory.Torrential rains that started lashing...
HELSINKI, Apr 18 (AP): Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by a Danish anti-Islam group in Sweden. Three people were slightly...
SEOUL, Apr 18 (AFP): North Korea must return to a "diplomatic path", the top US envoy for the country said Monday, following Pyongyang's blitz of missile launches and growing signs it is resuming nuclear testing.North Korea has carried out more...
PITTSBURGH, Apr 18 (AP): Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday killed two 17-year-olds and wounded at least eight other people, police said.Hundreds of people - the "vast majority" of them minors - had gathered at a...
BEIJING, Apr 18 (AP): Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak in China's most populous and wealthiest city.All three who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and had not...
TEHRAN, Apr 18 (Reuters): Iran's armed forces will target Israel's heart if it makes "the slightest move" against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday, amid stalled talks between Tehran and world powers to revive...
KYIV, Apr 18 (AP/BBC/AFP): Braced for an all-out Russian assault in the east, Ukraine vowed to "fight absolutely to the end" in strategically vital Mariupol, where the ruined port city's last known pocket of resistance was holed up in a...
Throughout the country, there are numerous patients who need timely blood transfusion. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh needs between 1 and 1.1 million bags of blood every year. Voluntary organisations deliver around 30 per cent of...
The love and passion for football is witnessed intensely in Bangladesh after every four years during the FIFA World Cup. How can we forget that there was a glorious past of football in the country? Those who once saw the...
Dhaka city dwellers encounter a number of problems every day. Of them, waste management is a major one. However, it is an issue that has remained the least addressed. The two city corporations responsible for waste management cannot be appreciated...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
The new look of the famed lake of Hatirjheel in Dhaka is spectacular. In the recent years, it continues to change its overall look unabatedly. The authorities' efforts to transform the lake from a foul-smelling stretch of water into a...
Quoting exporters, a report carried in this newspaper on Sunday maintains that a mismatch between the enhanced capacity of the Chattogram Port and that of the busiest highway connecting it with the capital city is responsible for greater time lag...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 18 (UNB): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room in Rajshahi city early Monday.The deceased was identified as Joynab Begum, of Natore district.Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajpara police station, said the woman checked into...
JHENAIDAH, Apr 18 (UNB): A farmer was electrocuted at Chorkol village of Madhuhati union of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Saidul Islam, 40, son of the late Jaha Box of the village.Local journalist Manzur Dhali...
NARSINGDI, Apr 18 (BSS): The weavers are now passing busy times for making attractive Jamdani saree at Doalotpur union of Monohardi upazila here before Eid-ul-FitrThe artisans generally make money before Eid as the demand of Jamdani shari increases in the...
PIROJPUR, Apr 18 (UNB): A Pirojpur court on Monday sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife in 2012.The convict was identified as Kamal Hawladar, 45, son of Rashid Hawladar of Mathbaria upazila.The court also fined him Tk 0.1...
A police sub-inspector has been removed from duty after he allegedly beat the wife of a suspect and looted money and other valuables from their home in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.The accused, SI Mahbub Morshed, was withdrawn from Sitakunda Model Police...
PANCHAGARH, Apr 18 (UNB): Farmers at Dandapal union in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh are worried as their paddy crop and variety of fruits including banana, mango, jackfruit, litchi and betel nut have been severely damaged due to toxic smoke from...
Li Jiming | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
News about economic and political unrest in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal have been burning local media for weeks. Many worry if Bangladesh will follow suit. As a matter of experience, conspiracy theory usually comes along with public panic. Unsurprisingly,...
The national budget of Bangladesh for the fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) is going to be proposed before the parliament amidst several emergent challenges. The country has been battling the intertwining impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years....
FE REPORT | 2022-04-18 12:00:00
A high-powered meeting Sunday on Bangladesh's macroeconomic situation suggested cautionary measures in spending foreign currencies in view of higher import trend and the cascading Russia-Ukraine war fallout.With a pen-picture of the national economy and new budget outline on the table,...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-18 12:00:00
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) on Sunday called upon the government and transport service providers to ensure hassle-free and safe journey of passengers during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.They also demanded stopping passengers' harassment and realising extra fares from the passengers by a...
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