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Students of North South University stage a demonstration holding placards at the entrance to the Bashundhara

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Students of North South University stage a demonstration holding placards at the entrance to the Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Saturday demanding justice for the university's student Maisha Momtaj Meem who died in an accident on the flyover...

Road accidents claim 166 lives in Mar: BHRC

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Some 248 people were killed in different incidents including road accident in March in Bangladesh, according to a report of Bangladesh Human Rights Commission (BHRC), reports UNB.Bangladesh saw 85 Covid-linked deaths during the same time, said the report.Of the 248...

BSTI to conduct drive against adulterated food in Ramadan

2022-04-03 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe authority of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will carry out special drives against substandard and adulterated food across the country during the holy month of Ramadan, considering the interests of consumers.Elaborating the activities of BSTI during the...

$500m WB loan for power supply modernisation

2022-04-03 00:00:00

FHM Humayan KabirThe World Bank is set to provide half a billion US dollars in loan to modernise the rural electricity distribution system in Dhaka and Mymensingh regions, officials said on Saturday.After approval of the project proposal, the WB is...

PM wants autistic children to flourish thru joint efforts

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Saturday put emphasis on brining children with special needs and autism into the mainstream of the society giving them opportunity to flourish their hidden talents, reports UNB."I believe we will be able to incorporate...

Govt to sell milk, egg, meat at subsidised rates

2022-04-03 00:00:00

The government will sell milk, egg and meat at subsidised rates for mass people at 10 locations in the capital from today (Sunday), reports UNB.Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim will inaugurate the sale at the Livestock Services Department...

LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

2022-04-03 00:00:00

LankaBangla Finance Limited (LBFL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ananta Real Estate Limited recently with a view to catering to the growing demand of real estate sector. Khurshed Alam, Senior Executive Vice President & Head of Retail...

BRAC Bank honours 'Remittance Champions of Munshiganj'

2022-04-03 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has recognised the remittance customers of Munshiganj and arranged a session recently to create awareness about the benefits of remittance inflow through banking channels. The bank honoured the top ten remittance beneficiaries as 'Remittance Champions of Munshiganj', a...

Korean co seeks to form JV in BD

FE REPORT | 2022-04-03 00:00:00

A Korean company wants to establish a joint venture company in Bangladesh to produce toiletries and cosmetics items including perfumes and hand sanitizers.It also wants to export its 'cosmetics and hand sanitizers' to Bangladesh.The company recently expressed its interest to...

News Briefs (2022-04-03)

2022-04-03 00:00:00

                               Md. Shafquat Matin New office-bearers of CCIFBMd. Shafquat Matin, Group Director of Dipon Group, has been elected as the President of France Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCIFB). Newly elected other office-bearers of CCIFB are vice-presidents M. A....

Shimanto Bank Ltd and Bangladesh Bank have signed an agreement on Automated Challan System (ACS)

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Shimanto Bank Ltd and Bangladesh Bank have signed an agreement on Automated Challan System (ACS) services at the head office of Bangladesh Bank recently. Muklesur Rahman, Managing Director& CEO of Shimanto Bank, and Md. Forkan Hossain, General Manager, Accounts and...

76 complaints solved through CCAM

2022-04-03 00:00:00

FE ReportThe securities regulator has resolved a total of 76 complaints submitted online in last three months.Investors submitted the complaints through Customer Complaints Address Module (CCAM) introduced on September 30, 2019.The complaints which are normally submitted through the CCAM include...

Mercantile Bank Limited has signed an agreement with Desh General Insurance Company Limited at the bank's head office in the city

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Mercantile Bank Limited has signed an agreement with Desh General Insurance Company Limited at the bank's head office in the city recently. Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Mercantile Bank, and Mohammadi Khanam, CEO of Desh General...

NRBC helps to boost rural economy

Siddique Islam | 2022-04-03 00:00:00

NRB Commercial Bank Limited has planned to expand its microcredit programme in different parts of Bangladesh aiming to bring more unbanked people under the banking network, the bank's top policy-makers have said.The fourth generation private commercial bank (PCB) is committed...

Syed Nasim Manzur, Managing Director and Firoze Mohammad, Chief Operating Officer of Apex Footwear Limited,

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Syed Nasim Manzur, Managing Director and Firoze Mohammad, Chief Operating Officer of Apex Footwear Limited, seen in the launching ceremony of Apex Eid collection held at Jamuna Future Park on Friday. The company has launched a vast collection of new...

DSE woos Partex Group to go public

FE Report | 2022-04-03 00:00:00

Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) recently held a meeting with Partex Star Group to assess its associated and subsidiary companies' inherent capacity to go public.The main objective of the meeting held on Wednesday in Narayanganj was to motivate the group in...

New office-bearers of BCPA ---

2022-04-03 00:00:00

M Sayeduzzaman of Mimpex Agrochemicals Limited has been elected chairman and Md Moazzem Hossain Palash of Assign Crop Care Limited secretary general of Bangladesh Crop Protection Association (BCPA), says a press release.              M Sayeduzzaman                                                                             Md Moazzem HossainSyed AM Asfakul...

Australia, India sign trade deal

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Australia formally signed a trade deal with India on Saturday as the two nations signalled an intention to forge closer trade ties, reports Reuters.The Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement was signed in a virtual ceremony by Trade Minister Dan...

The 19th annual general meeting (AGM) of West Zone Popwer Distribution Componay (WZPDC)

2022-04-03 00:00:00

The 19th annual general meeting (AGM) of West Zone Popwer Distribution Componay (WZPDC) Ltd. was held at the Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka recently. Secretary at the power division Md Habibur Rahman, Chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board Md Mahbubur Rahman,...

Sonali Bank Limited signed an agreement with SSLCOMMERZ on Bangla QR Merchant Payment services at a city hotel on Saturday.

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Sonali Bank Limited signed an agreement with SSLCOMMERZ on Bangla QR Merchant Payment services at a city hotel on Saturday. Sonali Bank Limited CEO and Managing Director Md Ataur Rahman Prodhan and Group advisior of SSLCOMMERZ Limited Ahamed Kamal Khan...

Essentials get costlier in Ctg

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2022-04-03 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 02: Prices of essentials continued to spiral up in the port city last week despite the government's claim that its vigilance teams were monitoring markets round-the-clock to rein in price hike during Ramadan.Visiting different kitchen markets in city...

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of the '12th Dutch-Bangla Bank Golf Tournament 2022' was held at Shaheen Golf and Country

2022-04-03 00:00:00

The closing and prize distribution ceremony of the '12th Dutch-Bangla Bank Golf Tournament 2022' was held at Shaheen Golf and Country Club Patenga, Chattogram on Friday. Air Vice Marshal A H M Fazlul Haque, BBP, BSP, ndu, afwc, psc, Assistant...

Players of Bangladesh Navy posing after winning the champions trophy of the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming,

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Players of Bangladesh Navy posing after winning the champions trophy of the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo competition at Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming complex at Mirpur in the city recently. Chief of Naval Staff and Bangladesh...

Germany, Spain in World Cup clash as Iran, USA vow to put politics aside

2022-04-03 00:00:00

DOHA, Apr 02 (AFP): Former winners Germany and Spain will clash early in the World Cup finals in Qatar after being placed in the same group while the coaches of bitter geopolitical rivals United States and Iran vowed to put...

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, also the president of Kurmitola Golf Club, posing with the winners

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, also the president of Kurmitola Golf Club, posing with the winners of the '5th Runner President Cup Golf Tournament-2022' at the Kurmitola Golf Club in the city recently — ISPR

Australia take on defending champions England in final today

2022-04-03 00:00:00

CHRISTCHURCH, Apr 02 (IANS): As Australia and England prepare to clash in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final at the Hagley Oval on Sunday, it's indeed an irony that despite having won 10 of the previous 11 World Cups...

Joy's maiden ton prevents SA from taking big lead

2022-04-03 00:00:00

DURBAN, South Africa, Apr 02 (AFP): Mahmudul Hasan Joy defied South Africa's bowlers for more than seven hours and kept Bangladesh in touch with the hosts on the third day of the first Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.Mahmudul became the...

Verified social media accounts represent Awami League in virtual sphere

2022-04-03 00:00:00

Barrister Biplab Barua, the ruling Awami League's office secretary, has said only the verified social media accounts of the party represent Awami League in the virtual sphere, reports UNB."There is zero possibility of carrying out any social media activity of...

Local AL leader masterminded murder of Tipu: RAB

2022-04-03 00:00:00

A local Awami League leader had allegedly plotted the murder of Jahidul Islam Tipu in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur, according to the Rapid Action Battalion, reports bdnews24.com.The elite police unit identified Omar Farooq, general secretary of the ruling party's Dhaka South Ward-10...

BNP-led alliance spreads rumours over prices of essentials: Razzaque

2022-04-03 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Apr 02 (BSS): Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque on Saturday said the BNP-led alliance, so-called civil society members and anti-liberation forces are trying to gain interests by spreading rumours and confusions among the people about commodity prices."BNP's movement...