CHATTOGRAM, Apr 16 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Saturday.In Sitakundu upazila, Mohammad Titu, 25, was hit by a lorry in front of Kashem Jute Mills in Sonaichhari union of the upazila around 10...
Photo shows passengers face difficulties while getting off a launch as there is no jetty at launch ghat in Brahmanbaria. The photo was taken on Saturday — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-17 00:00:00
BOGURA, Apr 16: A number of unmanned and unauthorised level crossings in the district pose risk of serious accidents. There are a total of four level crossings in Bogura Sadar upazila while three in Gabtoli, two each in Nashratpur, Talora...
A new branch of Bangladesh Finance Securities Ltd was opened at Firoz Centre in Chawhatta, Sylhet. Bangladesh Finance Managing Director and CEO Md. Kyser Hamid inaugurated the facility as the chief guest recently. Bangladesh Finance Securities Ltd Managing Director and...
Board meetingsDhaka Insurance Ltd: A board meeting of the company will be held on April 20, 2022 at 2:30 PM to consider, among others, audited financial statements of the company for the year ended December 31, 2021.Sena Kalyan Insurance Company...
COLOMBO, Apr 16 (AFP): Sri Lanka on Saturday announced a five-day share trading halt after the crisis-hit country hiked interest rates and declared a default on its external debt during the traditional New Year holiday, as trade unions and top...
Social Islami Bank Limited arranged an iftar mahfil for the sub-staffs of the bank at its head office recently. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank, was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Abu Reza Md....
The Board of Directors of NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank Limited has recommended 15 per cent dividend with 7.50 per cent cash dividend and 7.50 per cent stock dividend for the shareholders for the year 2021 subject to approval of the...
FE ReportThe securities regulator will frame rules for Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) through discussions to be held with relevant stakeholders taking into account the growing importance of real estate sector.The chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Prof....
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2022-04-17 00:00:00
Majority number of merchant banks failed to bring IPOs (initial public offering) in last one decade.During the period, a total of 115 companies went public raising capital through IPOs and 32 IPOs of those were solely managed by only three...
NEW YORK, Apr 16 (Xinhua): The killing of a black man by a white police officer sparks a series of protests during the past three days in Grand Rapids, Michigan, local media reported.The protests first erupted Wednesday after the Grand...
DURBAN, Apr 16 (AFP): South Africa's flood-ravaged east was hit by more rain Saturday after the deadliest storm to hit the country in living memory killed nearly 400 people and left tens of thousands homeless.Floodwaters engulfed parts of the eastern...
KYIV, Apr 16 (AP/AFP): More than 870,000 people, who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on February 24, have now returned to Ukraine amid concerns about worsening food security inside the country, according to the United Nations (UN).Citing the State...
Some of us work really hard at the workplace and produce wonderful results for our bosses. We give million-dollar ideas in weekly meetings. And we earn for our companies. Why then, we do not have the confidence to take risks...
Ramadan is said to be a month of blessings. Unfortunately though, it looks like some syndicates of traders have taken this month as an opportunity to double their profits. They are charging exorbitant prices for essential items such as fruits...
The capital market in Bangladesh has not become stable yet. And currently it is behaving irrationally. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has for long been emphasising institutional investment in the market. But the institutions do not feel confident about...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-17 00:00:00
The FE back page photograph of three transgender youths extorting a cycle-rickshaw passenger and its puller on a busy Dhaka road is a common sight nowadays. Of late, they have come out on the streets. A number of them swoop...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-04-17 00:00:00
The importance of Zakat in Islam is well known to all. This is the mandatory charity for solvent Muslims who have minimum amount of wealth after his or her own consumption. The core idea behind the Zakat is to share...
The latest move by the central bank to impose mandatory LC (letter of credit) margin in order to discourage non-essential imports appears to be well taken. The central bank issued a circular in this connection with a view to containing...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 15 (UNB): Two people were killed in a collision between a garbage truck and a covered van on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in Lohagara upazila of the port city on Friday.The deceased were identified as truck driver Mahfuz, 25,...
RAJSHAHI, April 15 (BSS): Drought-like situation has been prevailing in the region including its vast Barind tract for the last couple of days posing a serious threat to the living and livelihood condition of the people, particularly the poor and...
The Pakistan Army, apparently ruffled by a vicious social media campaign against it, said on Thursday that it has "nothing to do with politics" and it will remain "apolitical", reports PTI from Islamabad.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing...
ISLAMABAD, April 15 (Agencies): Pakistan's new government is in internal discussions on whether to roll back fuel and power subsidies in the stuttering economy, officials said, as the industry regulator advised a huge hike to match global prices.Former premier Imran...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-16 00:00:00
Twenty-seven Covid-19 cases and zero death were reported in Bangladesh on Friday.The figures were 35 and zero respectively on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities from Covid-19 reached 29,124...
WASHINGTON, Apr 15(AP): The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that Russia's war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world's countries and called high inflation "a clear and present danger" to the global...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-16 00:00:00
There will be no food shortage in the country, as the government has given utmost priority to ensuring food security, said Agriculture Minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque on Friday. "The country has witnessed increased food production despite the onslaught of...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-16 00:00:00
Commerce ministry requests the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to reduce VAT (value-added tax) on the beauty industry to 5.0 per cent in the all-female trade, officials say.The government imposed a 15-per cent tax on the import of beauty products...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-16 00:00:00
Sale of advance bus tickets by private operators ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival kicked off on Friday - especially for passengers of northern, north-western and south-western regions. Presence of the passengers was low in the morning, but most of the...
People join the 'Mangol Shobhajatra', a colourful procession taken out in celebration of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on Thursday. The photo was taken on the Dhaka University campus — FE photo
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-04-16 00:00:00
Prices of most of the rice varieties showed a further rise last week battering the commoners who had already dug deep into their pocket to meet the rising cost of living triggered by price hike of other essentials.During a visit...
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