Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government is developing the country in a planned manner from the grassroots, reports UNB."My party Awami League has given priority for the development of rural areas of the country as desired development...
Stock mkt sees robust riseDhaka bourse on Sunday witnessed a robust rise in broad index extending gaining streak for the second consecutive session riding on investors' increased participation in transactions. On the day, most of the listed securities saw price...
Vehicles are making a U-turn at the Kakoli intersection, red circle, in Dhaka's Banani, while slowing down the smooth progression of Uttara-bound vehicles. Though there is a U-loop nearby, the U-turn was reopened last month to ease traffic congestion on...
Yasir Wardad | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Millers and traders as intermediaries are making hay on an overheated rice market just at the end of Boro harvest while farmers and consumers both lose out.Both paddy and rice prices are skyrocketing in the growing hubs no sooner had...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Private-sector credit flow increased further in April 2022 following rising demand for loans, particularly for trade financing, to settle import-payment obligations.The credit flow rose to 12.48 per cent in April on a year-on-year basis, from 11.29 per cent a month...
Siddique Islam | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is going to depreciate further by 1.25 per cent against the US dollar (US$), as the central bank has decided to allow the depreciation for reining in volatility of the forex market.The local currency is set...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...
RANGAMATI, May 29 (UNB): A school student died of diarrhoea and 70 people were afflicted with the water-borne disease in Jurachhari upazila of Rangamati district in last two days, health officials said on Sunday.Rangabi Chakma, a class two student of...
Customs officials have seized 28 gold bars, weighing 3.376 kg, from an inbound passenger at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.Passenger Shafi Alam concealed the bars inside the charger light and torch he was carrying in his luggage...
CHANDPUR, May 29 (UNB): Education Minister Dipu Moni on Sunday said attempts are being made to create anarchy at the educational institutions of the country ahead of the national election. "Their plan of destabilising the country through creating anarchy at...
DU Correspondent | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
A Dhaka University student on Sunday drowned in the pond of Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall of the university.The deceased Polash Ahmed was a third year student of Anthropology Department. He drowned in the pond while bathing with his friends...
Prof Dr M Ismail Hossain, pro-vice-chancellor of North South University (NSU), and Prof ABM Rashedul Hassan, Treasurer of NSU, with other participants attend a certificate awarding ceremony on Climate Change and Development Financing Related Negotiation Skills on the NSU campus...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
Train services between Bangladesh and India resumed on Sunday after over a two-year gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic, while the passenger turnout was low. Sources said the Maitree Express, which operates on Dhaka-Kolkata route, left Dhaka Cantonment Station at...
Monira Munni | 2022-05-30 00:00:00
A global severance fund, partly paid by brands, should be established to protect garment workers in the countries of the global supply chain that often lack adequate social protection systems, according to a new report.Social protections in Bangladesh, Cambodia and...
CHATTOGRAM, May 29 (UNB): Police have recovered a pistol that was looted during an attack on three people including two members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Mirsarai in Chattogram.The firearm was recovered early Sunday from in front of a...
RANGPUR, May 29 (BSS): State Minister for Youth and Sports Mohammad Zahid Ahsan Russell on Saturday said favourable environment would be created to ensure participation of all political parties in the next parliamentary elections."We hope all parties including BNP and...
CHATTOGRAM, May 29 (BSS): Juba League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash on Sunday urged the party leaders and workers not to use organisational titles for attaining personal gains."Organisational positions are not meant to weigh one's personal pocket or not for...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP is so much ashamed as the Padma Bridge has been constructed despite all ill efforts of the party, reports BSS."BNP doesn't want the Padma Bridge. But all people of...
CUMILLA, May 29 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said there is scope to manipulate the polls through the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) or by using muscle power.He said this at a meeting with mayor and...
BNP will observe the 41st death anniversary of its founder and former President Ziaur Rahman today (Monday), reports UNB.BNP and its different associate bodies chalked out a 10-day programme to observe the death anniversary across the country.The observance of Zia's...
BNP on Sunday described the government's plan to offer an amnesty for money launderers as a devilish trick to legalise the funds the ruling party leaders siphoned off abroad from Bangladesh, reports UNB."They (AL leaders) are looting the assets of...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the BNP's slogan - 'let the weapons of the 15 August roar once again' - has exposed its murderous character, reports BSS.He made the remark while addressing a press conference at...
TORONTO, May 29 (Reuters) - Canadian banks wrapped up second-quarter earnings season last week, with most reporting better-than-expected profits, in large part by reducing the amounts of funds they set aside for future loan losses, raising questions among investors and...
The FTSE 100 inched higher on Friday, recording its best weekly showing since mid-March, although oil and gas stocks came under renewed pressure after the UK government's windfall tax plan this week, reports Reuters.The FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.3 per...
HONG KONG, May 29 (Reuters): China Evergrande Group is considering repaying offshore public bondholders owed around $19 billion with cash instalments and equity in two of its Hong Kong-listed units, two sources said, as the world's most indebted developer struggles...
NEW YORK, May 29 (Reuters): Bad news may once again be good news on Wall Street, as signs of slowing US growth fan hopes that the Federal Reserve may not need to tighten policy as much as previously expected.Home sales...
Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) organised a special seminar on 'FinTech for Sustainable Development in Financial Sector of Bangladesh' on Sunday at the BHBFC Training Center in the capital. Prof. Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, the Chairman Board...
Tarique Amin Bhuiyan, Managing Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited (DSE), greeted Professor Dr. Rumana Islam who recently joined Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) as a commissioner.
A training course on "Entrepreneurship Development Programme" under the project of Skills for Employment Generation Programme, Tranche -3 began recently. In the inaugural ceremony, Md. Jaker Hossain, General Manager & Head of SMESPD, Bangladesh Bank, graced the occasion as the...
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