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Gaining streak extended for third consecutive session

FE Report | 2022-05-31 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks on Monday closed marginally higher extending the gaining streak for third consecutive session as major sectors performed mixed.On the day, large cap companies including Grameenphone lost prices marginally on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) which saw day-long choppy...

Iron ore soars to one-week high on China stimulus

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Iron ore futures in Dalian and Singapore climbed on Monday to their highest levels since May 23, extending a relief rally spurred by easing COVID-19 curbs in top steel producer China and government efforts to shore up the battered domestic...

Gold prices buoyed by softer dollar

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar slipped, while investors have dialled down their expectations of further aggressive monetary policy tightening in the United States, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $1,859.18 per ounce by 1008 GMT....

Oil climbs above $120 a barrel

2022-05-31 00:00:00

LONDON, May 30 (Reuters): Oil prices climbed above $120 a barrel on Monday, hitting their highest in more than two months, as traders waited to see whether a European Union meeting would reach an agreement on banning Russian oil imports.The...

NHFIL signed MoU with BTI on home loan financing

2022-05-31 00:00:00

National Housing Finance and Investments Ltd. (NHFIL) recently signed an MoU with the Building Technology & Ideas Ltd. (BTI) on home loan financing. Under this MoU, NHFIL will finance the customers who will purchase flat or commercial space from BTI....

Janata Bank held a meeting of taskforce

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Janata Bank Limited held a meeting of its taskforce at its head office in the city recently, with the MD and CEO of the bank Md Abdus Salam Azad in the chair

212th meeting of ALCO of Sonali Bank held

2022-05-31 00:00:00

The 212th meeting of Asset Liabilities Committee (ALCO) of Sonali Bank Limited was held at the bank's head office on Monady, with ALCO Chairman and Sonali Bank CEO and Managing Director Md Ataur Rahman Prodhan in the chair

CA unveils bumper home fixture list

2022-05-31 00:00:00

SYDNEY, May 30 (AFP): Cricket Australia unveiled a bumper home fixture list on Monday with eight bilateral men's series against five different opponents either side of their defence of the T20 World Cup.The marathon five-month schedule starting in August will...

Gujarat win IPL at first attempt

2022-05-31 00:00:00

AHMEDABAD, India, May 30 (AFP): Hardik Pandya starred with bat and ball as Gujarat Titans clinched the IPL title in their debut season with a seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in front of a record crowd of 104,859 in Ahmedabad...

Nadal, Djokovic to meet French Open quarter-final

2022-05-31 00:00:00

PARIS, May 30 (AFP): Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster French Open quarter-final against world number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set fourth round epic and pledged to "fight until the end".Nadal, the...

Marcelo puts an end to his era at Real Madrid

2022-05-31 00:00:00

MADRID, May 30 (AP): Lifting yet another Champions League trophy, Marcelo put an end to his era at Real Madrid. The veteran Brazilian left back said after the team's 1-0 win over Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday...

Brazil's forward Neymar (C) attends a training session

2022-05-31 00:00:00

SEOUL: Brazil's forward Neymar (C) attends a training session at Goyang Stadium in Goyang on Monday, three days ahead of a friendly football match against South Korea — AFP

After IPL, Pandya wants to win T20 WC with India

2022-05-31 00:00:00

After leading Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their first season, winning the Twenty20 World Cup with India is next on Hardik Pandya's bucket list, reports Reuters.Pandya led by example in Sunday's final against 2008 champions...

BCB asks Mominul to make decision on future captaincy

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Mominul Haque, the Test skipper, has been asked by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to make a decision on whether he wants to continue as captain or not, considering that the leadership duties have affected his batting, according to Cricbuzz.com.Mominul's...

Preventing youths' addiction to smart phone underscored

2022-05-31 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, May 30, (BSS): Collective efforts of all quarters, including teachers and parents, has become crucial to prevent abuse of smart phones and its abuses by the youths.Addiction to the smart phone as well as its abuse has been creating...

Biker, pillion rider killed in Hatirjheel road accident

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Two people including a motorcyclist were killed in a road accident in the city's Hatirjheel area on Monday, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as pillion rider Fahim Hossain, 20, and motorcyclist Mohammad Mamun,25."The accident occurred around 10:15am when the motorcycle...

Maintenance work of motorised boats

2022-05-31 00:00:00

With the arrival of monsoon, maintenance work of the motorised boats is going on near the Turag River at Sadullapur in Savar — bdnews24.com

Woman arrested over harassing a girl at Narsingdi rly station

FE REPORT | 2022-05-31 00:00:00

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested on Monday a woman allegedly involved with harassing a girl at Narsindi Railway Station on May 18.The arrestee was identified as Marzia Akter alias Shayla Akter alias Saima (60). She is by profession a...

552km roads, eight bridges damaged in Sunamganj flood

2022-05-31 00:00:00

SUNAMGANJ, May 30 (UNB): A total of 552 kilometres of road and eight bridges and culverts have been damaged during the recent flash flood in parts of Sunamganj district, said officials at Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED) on Monday.According...

Six kids drown in dists

2022-05-31 00:00:00

A total of six children drowned in Jashore, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur districts on Monday, reports UNB.In Jashore, three children drowned in a pond at Srirampur village in Bagharpara upazila around 12:30 pm when they were taking bath.The deceased were identified...

Gold miners clash leaves 100 people dead in Chad

2022-05-31 00:00:00

N'DJAMENA, May 30 (AFP): Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday.Violence broke out on May 23 at Kouri Bougoudi near the Libyan border, sparked by...

Hurricane Agatha strengthens toward Mexico

2022-05-31 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, May 30 (AFP): The first hurricane of the Pacific season, Agatha, was rapidly strengthening off the western coast of Mexico where it is likely to strike Monday as a Category Three storm, the country's weather service warned. High...

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband arrested

2022-05-31 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters): The husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving late on Saturday in Napa County, California after being involved in a two-vehicle crash, the California Highway Patrol said on Sunday....

Sri Lanka’s PM invites protesting youth to join governance

2022-05-31 00:00:00

COLOMBO, May 30 (Arab News): Sri Lanka's prime minister said Sunday that protesting youth groups will be invited to be part of governance under political reforms he is proposing to solve the country's political crisis triggered by an economic collapse.Prime...

China, Pacific islands fail to reach consensus on security pact

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Suva (Fiji), May 30 (Al Jazeera): Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and counterparts in 10 Pacific Island nations failed to reach consensus at talks on a sweeping security and trade deal amid concerns the proposal could “threaten regional stability”.Following Monday’s...

Russian troops enter key city in Donbas

2022-05-31 00:00:00

KYIV, May 30 (Reuters/BBC): Russian troops entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, a regional governor said on Monday, describing the fighting as "very fierce" in a city that become a key objective for Moscow's offensive in the...

Bodies pulled from wreckage of Nepal plane

2022-05-31 00:00:00

POKHARA, Nepal, May 30 (AFP): Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all but one of 22 people on board a plane that crashed into a Himalayan mountainside over the weekend, the army said on Monday.Air traffic control lost contact...

Woes of city's commuters during rain

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Even before the rainy season, a number of areas in Sylhet and Sunamganj have gone under water during recent flooding. This has left thousands marooned and displaced. As the houses built on lowland areas got flooded with contaminated water, people...

Limiting tobacco use

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Everyone knows that tobacco consumption is fatal. Even so, the number of cigarette smokers is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. According to a study conducted recently, 1.4 per cent of our GDP is wasted due to tobacco consumption, while...

Danger of eating unripe lychees

2022-05-31 00:00:00

Lychee is a very popular summer fruit in our country. Most of us, particularly the children, love this succulent and delicious fruit. However, we must not forget the sudden death of 13 children in northern Bangladesh after eating lychees in...