A Dhaka court on Friday placed Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Dhaka South city unit vice-president Delwar Hossain Sayeedi on a two-day remand in an arms case filed with Sabujbagh Police Station, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohona Alamgir passed the order...
The BNP has expelled current Cumilla City Mayor Monirul Haque Sakku from the party for ignoring a 'core' party policy, reports bdnews24.com.Sakku, a consecutive term mayor of the city which was formed in 2011, had decided to take part in...
The Election Commission on Friday embarked on a countrywide drive to enlist eligible voters in the electoral roll ahead of the 12th parliamentary polls, reports UNB. The data of potential voters and deceased voters will be collected in four phases....
Awami League Presidium member Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak on Friday said BNP has started internal preparations to take part in the upcoming national elections, reports BSS."BNP candidates are continuously carrying out election campaign at their respective areas since Ramadan as...
Under an orchestrated plan, BNP leaders are making ill efforts to create confusion in people's mindset by misinterpreting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's comments on the successful construction of Padma Bridge, said Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader, reports BSS."BNP...
SAVAR, May 20 (BSS): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today said that all political parties, including BNP, will be invited to sit for discussions in one to two months.He disclosed this while addressing the inaugural session of the...
Disbursement of dividend Singer Bangladesh Limited: The company has disbursed the cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2021 to the respective shareholders.Board meetingBangladesh Shipping Corporation: A board meeting of the corporation will be held on May 25,...
Shares in the Asia Pacific markets rose on Friday, with Hong Kong stocks leading gains as a volatile trading week comes to a close, reports CNBC.The Hang Seng index closed up 2.96 per cent at 20,717.24, while the Hang Seng...
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The Qualified investor offer (QIO) of Bangladesh Paints Ltd. shares will open for subscription tomorrow (Sunday), aiming to raise Tk 120 million under fixed-price method.The paint manufacturer's share subscription through electronic subscription system (ESS) of the exchanges will close at...
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Stocks witnessed yet another major setback in the week to Thursday as nervous investors rushed to dump their holdings to avoid further erosion of their portfolios.The week saw four trading days instead of usual five days as the market remained...
Singapore has assured Bangladesh of extending its utmost cooperation to build an ecosystem for the development of the e-commerce sector, reports UNB. The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore gave the assurance while a Bangladesh delegation led by State...
Pakistan's current account deficit - the gap between foreign expenditures and income - narrowed 39% month-on-month to $623 million in April on the back of historic high workers' remittances and a reduction in the import bill, reports The Express Tribune."Current...
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has reported a fall in food inflation in April, despite a hike in prices caused by the heightened demand in Ramadan and a global shortage due to the Ukraine-Russia war, reports bdnews24.com.General inflation, however, increased...
Surging inflation is forcing many poor Indians to rein in spending, threatening a slowdown for companies such as Godrej Appliances which saw bumper sales as recently as March and April after a brutal heatwave spiked demand for its cooling products,...
COLOMBO, May 20 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, its governor said on Thursday, but police fired tear gas and water canon to push...
Reehana Rifat Raza, the Regional Director of the Asia and Pacific Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has said IFAD prioritises investment in Bangladesh, reports UNB.She mentioned areas of cooperation such as climate change, youth, gender, food...
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters): Chelsea defender Marco Alonso on Thursday scored a glorious equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, despite the hosts being wasteful on the night.The result meant that Chelsea effectively sealed third place in...
PARIS, May 20 (AFP): As the football world prepares to head to Qatar in six months' time, this World Cup is set to bookend the era in which Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the sport's two pre-eminent players.At...
Vice-president of Kurmitola Golf Club, GOC and Area Commander, Logistics Area Major General Md Zahirul Islam inaugurating 'Nagad Cup Golf Tournament 2022' at Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka Cantonment on Friday — ISPR
Spirited Bashundhara Kings take on local heavy weight ATK Mohun Bagan in their second group D match of the AFC Cup scheduled to be held today (Saturday) at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, reports BSS.The match kicks off at 5...
Royal Challengers Bangalore kept their playoffs hopes alive after a commanding win over Gujarat Titans that took them to 16 points, with Virat Kohli top-scoring in a clinical chase, according to Cricbuzz.Kohli took a couple of overs to get his...
PARIS, May 20 (AP): Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men's tournament for the first time in Qatar.Three female referees and three female assistant referees were announced Thursday by FIFA among...
LONDON, May 20 (AFP): Three of New Zealand's touring party have tested positive for coronavirus but their four-day warm-up match against English county Sussex will still go ahead, cricket chiefs said on Friday.Batsman Henry Nicholls, seamer Blair Tickner and bowling...
`Debashish Chowdhury, the Bangladesh cricket team's chief physician, confirmed that Nayeem Hasan has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka due the finger injury he sustained in the opening game of the two-match series according to Cricbuzz....
YAOUNDE, May 20 (Reuters): Cameroon's government has signed a 420 billion CFA franc ($675.96 million) high-grade iron ore mining deal with a subsidiary of Sinosteel Corporation Limited, as China seeks new sources of the steel-making ingredient.Sinosteel Cam S.A., the Cameroonian...
Slovak state gas importer SPP has paid a bill for Russian natural gas in euros and has also opened a rouble account with Gazprombank, the company said on Friday, in effect accepting a payment scheme demanded by Moscow, reports Reuters.The...
Gold prices rose to a one-week high on Friday as dollar weakened, while growing economic concerns put bullion on track for its best week since atleast late-March, reports Reuters.A weaker greenback makes bullion attractive for overseas buyers, while gold is...
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Friday, setting them on course for little change on the week, as a planned European Union ban on Russian oil balanced demand concerns over slowing economic growth.Brent futures for July were down...
France, Germany, Belgium report first monkeypox casesPARIS, May 20: France, Belgium and Germany on Friday reported their first cases of monkeypox, joining several other European and North American nations in detecting the disease, endemic in parts of Africa. Monkeypox was...
LONDON, May 20 (BBC): Modern "smart" farm machinery is vulnerable to malicious hackers, leaving global supply chains exposed to risk, experts are warning.It is feared hackers could exploit flaws in agricultural hardware used to plant and harvest crops.Agricultural manufacturing giant...
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