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Chehlum of Dr Azizur Rahman today

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Chehlum of Dr Azizur Rahman, former director general of BSTI and ex-director of BCIC, will be held today. On the occasion, doa mahfil will be held at Baitun Nur Jame Masjid, Sector-6, Road-8, Uttara after Magrib prayers. Relatives, friends, colleagues,...

Long tailback at Paturia station

2022-03-26 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Mar 25 (UNB): Hundreds of buses, cars and trucks have remained stranded at Paturia ghat since Thursday night due to the onrush of homebound people ahead of a two-day vacation from Friday.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) sources said...

BUP observes 'Genocide Day'

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) observed the Genocide Day on Friday with various programmes, says a press release.BUP Literature and Drama Club drew up the programmes including discussion and documentary exhibition. At the discussion meeting, Professor of BUP Bangabandhu Sheikh...

Nine die in road crashes across country

2022-03-26 00:00:00

At least nine people were killed in separate road accidents across the country on Friday, reports UNB.Three of them were killed in road accidents in Dhaka city.The deceased were identified as Farooque Mia, 56, an employee of Dhaka South City...

Power Division hands over Independence Award to PM

2022-03-26 00:00:00

The Independence Award won by the Power Division has been handed over to Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina for her visionary leadership in reaching electricity to every house of the country in the Mujib Year, reports UNB.The Power Division on...

City sees diarrhoea surge amid sweltering summer

2022-03-26 00:00:00

As the scorching summer heat kicks in, Dhaka is facing an alarming uptick in diarrhoea cases which has put a severe strain on the cholera hospital at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.As many as 341...

Hasan terms BNP protector of anti-liberation forces

2022-03-26 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, March 25 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Friday the anti-liberation forces are still showing their arrogance in the country even 50 years after the country's independence."The anti-liberation forces are still active. They are not...

Raise voice for recognition of Mar 25 as Int'l Genocide Day

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader urged on Friday the pro-liberation political parties to intensify the demand for declaring the March 25 as the International Genocide Day, report agencies. "On the night of March 25 in 1971, the Pakistani...

AL man, college student shot dead in city

2022-03-26 00:00:00

An Awami League leader and a female college student were killed when an assailant allegedly opened fire on them in the Shahjahanpur area in the city on Thursday night, reports UNB. The dead are Zahidul Islam Tipu, former general secretary...

Recognise Pak brutality in 1971 as genocide

2022-03-26 00:00:00

The families of freedom fighters and martyrs have demanded the global recognition of the Pakistan Army's brutal massacres of unarmed Bengalis in 1971 as 'genocide', reports UNB.At the same time, they demanded that Pakistan punishes those responsible for the atrocity.They...

Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a press briefing

2022-03-26 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a press briefing at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the city on Friday — Focus Bangla

Pak new generation will demand perpetrators' punishment

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has expressed the hope that the new generation of Pakistan will understand the Pakistan Army's genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 and raise their voice for perpetrators' punishment, reports UNB."The Pakistani junta who committed the genocide...

NAV of BDBL MF 01 -

2022-03-26 00:00:00

CAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM BDBL Mutual Fund 01, says a press release. The total NAV of CAPM BDBL Mutual Fund 01 stood at Tk 549,757,417.01 on the basis of cost price and...

Sensex slips 233 points

2022-03-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Mar 25 (NDTV): The Indian equity benchmark indices finished the week on a lower note today, dragged by consumer durables and information technology stocks. The domestic indices extended their fall to the third straight session on Friday as...

Yacht maker Ferretti raises $243m in Hong Kong IPO

2022-03-26 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 25 (Reuters): Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group has priced its shares at HK$22.88 each, the lower end of its proposed range, to raise HK$1.9 billion ($242.75 million) in its Hong Kong initial public offering, Refinitiv's IFR service...

Aeroflot leads Russian stock slide on 2nd day of trading

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Russian stocks dropped on Friday in their second day of trading after a nearly month-long suspension, with losses led by airline Aeroflot, which has lost more than a quarter of its value over two days, reports Reuters.The benchmark MOEX stock...

Crypto offshoot DeFi poses new risks for investors

2022-03-26 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 25 (NDTV): Decentralised finance - or DeFi - is throwing up new risks for investors as it evolves to mirror traditional markets, a global body for securities regulators said on Thursday, adding to a chorus of warnings about...

Global equity funds gain big inflows after three weeks of outflows

2022-03-26 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 25 (Reuters): Global equity funds found a reprieve in the week ended March 23, as investors turned net buyers after selling them in the previous three weeks.Global equity funds obtained $19.66 billion in the week, the most since...

News Briefs (2022-03-26)

2022-03-26 00:00:00

CAPM declares Unit Fund NAVCAPM Company Limited has declared the Net Asset Value (NAV) of CAPM Unit Fund. The total NAV of CAPM Unit Fund stood at Tk 130,456,356.13 on the basis of cost price and Tk 141,594,101.89 on the...

Subscription to Star Adhesive shares begins tomorrow

FE REPORT | 2022-03-26 00:00:00

The subscription to shares of Star Adhesive Ltd, a concern of Star Partex Group, through qualified investor offer (QIO) will begin tomorrow (Sunday), as the company aims to raise Tk 50 million under the fixed-price method.The period of subscription through...

Stocks down as investors stay cautious

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-03-26 00:00:00

Dhaka stocks witnessed a marginal correction this week after bouncing back in the previous weak from the steep market fall, as investors stayed cautious due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and escalating inflationary pressure.Of the five trading days this week,...

European steel prices to extend rally as Ukraine conflict cuts supply

2022-03-26 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 25 (Reuters): Surging European steel prices are set to extend their gains as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted logistics, spurred sanctions and sent energy prices soaring.Russia is the world's fifth biggest steel producer, while Ukraine comes in...

India to restrict sugar exports

2022-03-26 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Mar 25 (Reuters): India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season's exports at 8 million tonnes, government and industry sources told Reuters.An...

Britain, Canada launch free trade talks

2022-03-26 00:00:00

OTTAWA, March 25 (AFP) : Britain and Canada announced Thursday the launch of bilateral free trade negotiations, as London looks to firm up trade access since formally leaving the European Union last year."I am thrilled to announce that Canada and...

Switzerland freezes Russian assets worth $6.2 billion

2022-03-26 00:00:00

ZURICH, March 25 (AFP) : Switzerland has frozen the equivalent of 5.75 billion Swiss francs ($6.2 billion) in Russian assets since the invasion of Ukraine, a senior economy ministry official said on Thursday.The sum, amounting to 5.6 billion euros, includes...

Biden hails drop in US unemployment claims to half-century low

2022-03-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, March 25 (AFP): US President Joe Biden cheered government data released Thursday that showed unemployment benefit filings dropping to levels not seen in more than 50 years, calling it evidence his economic policies were working.The Labor Department reported 187,000...

Govt looks to reduce budget deficit to 5.7pc in FY23

2022-03-26 00:00:00

The government has projected to reduce the budget deficit to 5.7 per cent of the GDP in the next FY2022-23 from existing 6.2 per cent, according to an official document, reports UNB.The budget deficit for the FY2023-24 has been projected...

Board seeks VAT relief

FE REPORT | 2022-03-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Rubber Board requests withdrawal of 15-per cent VAT (value-added tax) on local rubber products to help the sector grapple with the problem of lower prices, sources say.It also requests the authorities concerned to increase duty on rubber imports in...

Russia-bound RMG containers stuck in Ctg port for war

Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2022-03-26 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 25: Bangladesh's apparel export to Russia is being seriously hampered due to the ongoing war in Ukraine as a large number of containers loaded with readymade garments (RMG) bound for Russia are stuck at the nine off-docks in...

News in Brief (2022-03-26)

2022-03-26 00:00:00

Trump sues Hilary ClintonWASHINGTON, Mar 25: Former US president Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Hillary Clinton, Democratic Party leaders and others alleging they falsely accused him of colluding with Russia ahead of the 2016 election. "In the...