MANCHESTER, England, Apr 11 (Reuters): Manchester City remained one point clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League standings after the highly-anticipated clash of the giants ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.The...
GQEBERHA, South Africa, Apr 11 (AFP): Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer bowled South Africa to a crushing 332-run win on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George's Park on Monday.Bangladesh were bowled out for 80,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-12 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 11: Hundreds of farmers in Kochua upazila are worried as their IRRI-Boro paddy fields are infested with rats for the past few weeks. The farmers' hope for getting bumper harvest is being shattered by rats' infestation. They have...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 11 (UNB): A 24-day summer and Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will begin at Chittagong University from April 17.The academic activities of the universities will resume on May 11, said a press release of the university signed by Deputy Registrar SM...
THAKURGAON, Apr 11 (UNB): A hailstorm coupled with strong wind has lashed the district, damaging crops in four upazilas of Thakurgaon district.Crops in several unions of Ranisankail, Haripur, Baliadangi, and Pirganj upazilas were destroyed as hailstones weighing approximately 300 to...
KURIGRAM, Apr 11 (UNB): About 70-80 houses at Gharialdanga union in Rajarhat upazila are under threat as untimely erosion by the Teesta River has taken a serious turn due to rise in water level in the last few days.Six houses...
The holy month of Ramadan is back again. During this month, the faithful Muslims break their daylong fasting with delicacies of Iftar. Almost every restaurant of Dhaka city displays their special and traditional Iftar items on open-air stalls and tables....
Nowadays, it is difficult for most of us to stay away from using social media platforms. They keep us updated on current affairs and connect with our near and dear ones. Unfortunately, many people have taken advantage of the absence...
Mentioned in the Holy Quran 88 times, Zakat is considered as one of the fundamental pillars of Islam. It is the compulsory and systematic giving of 2.5 per cent of one's wealth each year to benefit the poor. To be...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-12 00:00:00
Since its birth in January 1972, Bangladesh's flag carrier, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, in short, Biman, has been grabbing the headlines more often than not for the wrong reason. It was mostly for lack of performance-poor customer service, failure to...
Although the service desks for women, children, the differently abled and elderly people at all the 659 thanas (police stations) of the country were formally inaugurated by the prime minister on Sunday last, the initiative made its debut in January,...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-04-12 00:00:00
The central bank of the country Bangladesh Bank (BB) is entrusted with the responsibility of regulating and controlling the domestic banking sector. As has been the usual practice for decades, the government had never issued any written directives to BB...
FE Report | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
The Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) received final licence for operating the Cumilla Economic Zone (CEZ) from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) at a ceremony held at a city hotel on Sunday.The CEZ is expected to create employment opportunities...
GQEBERHA, South Africa, Apr 10 (AFP): Keshav Maharaj took two wickets in his first two overs to plunge Bangladesh into deep trouble on the third day of the second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha on...
COLOMBO, April 10 (Agencies): The Internation-al Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Saturday it was "very concerned" about Sri Lanka's ongoing economic crisis and that it had started technical-level engagement with finance ministry and central bank officials for a loan programme."We...
A group of transgender people gather around a rickshaw to ask for money from its passenger at a traffic signal in Shantinagar area of Dhaka city on Sunday. They say they are forced to beg for a living due to...
President Joe Biden will virtually meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, the White House said, at a time when the United States has made clear it does not want to see an uptick in Russian energy imports...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
Steelmakers urge the government to waive all duties and taxes on raw materials forthwith, without waiting until new budget, to save the industry and construction works from a feared nosedive. They send the SOS message as volatility in global-market prices...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
The central bank has issued a revised Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting format for all the scheduled banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) to enhance their responsibilities for socioeconomic development. Different issues including involvement of external implementing agency/third party/foundation for...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
Forty -two Covid-19 cases and zero death were reported in Bangladesh on Sunday.The numbers of cases and death were 28 and zero respectively on Saturday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme on Sunday urged the government to clarify the definition of 'discrimination' in the proposed Anti-Discrimination Act 2022 for its better implementation.They also favoured establishing a separate commission to observe the activities, carried out under the act,...
Dhaka stocks snap losing streakStocks ended marginally higher on Sunday, snapping a four-day losing streak, as bargain hunters showed their buying interest in the sector-wise issues at lucrative prices. The market witnessed see-saw movement several times before closing higher amid...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in a recent inspection found the factory of Ratanpur Steel Re-Rolling Mills Ltd (RSRM) closed."An enquiry team, formed by the BSEC, visited the factory of Ratanpur Steel Re-Rolling Mills, in which operations of...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
Government's Finance Division races for shaping National Pension Authority under top-level push and eliciting public opinion in this regard ends tomorrow (Tuesday)."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the division under the finance ministry to have the law enacted on an...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
\Apart from the Haor, floodwater has also been creeping into the northern region as fresh areas with standing rice, onion and garlic were submerged in Lalmonirhat and Sirajganj districts in the last 24 hours, officials said.Heavy rain in the Indian...
Wholesalers at the Enexco Tower of Bangabazar in the city pass an idle time on Sunday in the absence of buyers. Usually the market remains abuzz with retailers ahead of every Eid, but the number of buyers is still insignificant...
ISLAMABAD, April 10 (AFP): Imran Khan was dismissed Sunday as Pakistan's prime minister after losing a no-confidence vote, paving the way for an unlikely opposition alliance that faces the same issues that bedevilled the cricket star-turned-politician.A new premier will be...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
Lending portfolio of fast-growing agent banking remained much lower than deposits, according to a latest report, as the bankers seem tight-fisted in disbursing loans.The report on state of agent banking, prepared for the October-December 2021 period and released Sunday by...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2022-04-11 00:00:00
The move to introduce a commodity exchange advances further, as the authorities concerned are set to formulate the rules and regulations along with identifying products for the exchange.As part of the move, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will sign a...
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