FE REPORT | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
The government has primarily prepared a list of 314 business persons in order to award them commercially important person (CIP) status for their outstanding export performance in 2022, officials said.Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) prepared the list out of 329 applications....
Janata Bank has launched a campaign to gift trees on birthdays under its Our Home Greening Programme. Janata Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer freedom fighter Md Abdus Salam Azad inaugurated the campaign on Wednesday, said the bank in...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has urged the Philippines to invest in Bangladesh's hospitality, healthcare and tourism sectors, reports UNB.DCCI leaders said that the Philippines made incredible success in the health and tourism sector, so it can invest...
FE Report | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Bangladeshi and South Korean private sector investors have selected four infrastructure projects, worth over US$ 10 billion, for implementation under public private partnership (PPP) initiative, said Foreign Minister Dr A K Abdul Momen on Thursday."We are hopeful that South Korean...
RIYADH, May 12 (Arab News): Post-pandemic rebound in travel propelled a 756 per cent increase in the net profit of UAE-based Air Arabia during the first quarter of 2022.The Emirati low-cost carrier's profit climbed 291 million dirhams ($80 million), compared...
NEW DELHI, May 12 (Reuters): Gold prices inched lower on Thursday as the dollar scaled a fresh two-decade peak after April US inflation data bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve would stick to its aggressive rate-hike roadmap.Spot gold fell 0.2...
LONDON, May 12 (Reuters): Oil prices dropped more than 2 per cent on Thursday in a volatile week as recession fears dogged global financial markets, outweighing supply concerns and geopolitical tensions in Europe.Brent crude was down $2.26, or 2.1 per...
After a prolonged Covid-19 hiatus, galleries for the cricket series in Bangladesh will be open for all from the Test series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka starting May 15 in Chattogram, reports UNB. While announcing the title sponsor for the...
ROME, May 12 (AFP): Inter Milan claimed their eighth Italian Cup on Wednesday after overcoming old foes Juventus 4-2 in an extra-time victory full of incident and controversy.Ivan Perisic secured a thrilling win with a double in the first half...
SAO PAULO, May 12 (Agencies): Brazil's friendly match against rival Argentina scheduled for June in Australia has been cancelled.The game was planned as part of Brazil's preparations for the World Cup, but Brazilian soccer confederation coordinator Juninho Paulista said Wednesday...
Lionel Messi was the world's highest-paid athlete over the last year, according to the annual Forbes list released on Wednesday that had the Paris Saint-Germain forward ahead of the NBA's LeBron James and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, reports Reuters.Messi earned...
Allan Donald, the Bangladesh pace bowling coach, has urged his bowlers to bowl a bit fuller and avoid trying too many things as they prepare to take on Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series opener at Chattogram from May...
Bangladesh national hockey team emerged Pool B champions in the Asian Games qualifier when they edged past Singapore by a solitary goal held in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, reports BSS.In the day's match, Rakibul Hasan scored the all-important goal for...
LONDON, May 12 (BBC): Finland's president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for Nato membership "without delay".Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said in a joint statement they expected a decision in the next few days.The move...
HONG KONG, May 12 (BBC): One of the Catholic Church's most senior members has been arrested in Hong Kong for breaking China's national security law, police have confirmed.Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, is one of four people detained for being associated...
SEOUL, May 12 (AFP): North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un appearing in a mask on television for the first time to order nationwide lockdowns.Hours after the shock announcement-the...
TOKYO, May 12 (AFP/TASS): Russia is the "most direct threat" to the international order because of its invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday in Tokyo.Russia "is today the most direct threat to the world...
KURIGRAM, May 12 (BSS): Experts at a farmers' field day programme have stressed the need for expanding cultivation of zinc-enriched Bangabandhu dhan100 rice and popularising its consumption to improve nutritional status of common people.The event was arranged for harvesting the...
More than 1.3 million motorcyclists, or 35 per cent of the riders across Bangladesh, drive without a licence - a factor blamed for a rising number of deadly road crashes, reports bdnews24.com.According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), more...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Boro farmers in the Barind tract area and Magura district are facing serious problems due to shortage of labourers and their high wages.Our Bogura Correspondent says, acute labourer crisis has been hampering Boro paddy harvesting severely in the Barind tract...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
The quandary in which Ukraine, once called the breadbasket of the Soviet Union, now finds itself is unexpected, if not unique. A number of nations in the two World War-hardened global theatre found themselves in a similar maze-like situation. The...
Most of our children are given earthen banks so that they can grow the habit of saving money early in their life. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for youngsters to save money. With the advent of social media, young...
A large number of students from villages regularly move to cities like Dhaka for higher education. Unfortunately, many of them do not find on-campus accommodations or residential facilities. University authorities rarely help them find reasonable housing. So students are compelled...
For Dhaka city dwellers, facing no traffic congestion is a rarity. We have to encounter this inevitable hassle well beyond tolerance. Whenever the issue of traffic congestion comes, we talk about its economic costs. But only a few of us...
Rafeen Huq | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Shareholders expect their listed companies to make a juicy profit and declare a handsome dividend at the Annual General Meetings (AGMs). The board of directors of a company approves the dividend amount, if there is any, and makes it public...
Dubbed the National Award for Productivity and Quality Excellence, the recognition to be conferred on 26 manufacturing firms makes a bold statement in favour of the progress made so far by the country on the industrial front. That the country's...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Finance chiefs find few better options than zero-based options when the time comes for annual budgets of organisations. That's beside knowing, deep withinthat it's a losing haul. The fallacy that everyone jumps on the bandwagon with no clues how to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
The country's apex trade body on Wednesday called on the traders to refrain from hoarding essential commodities, especially soybean oil, saying that such practices tarnish the image of the business community."We request wholesalers and retailers to do business with integrity....
COLOMBO, May 11 (Agencies): Sri Lanka's economy will "collapse" unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned Wednesday, as security forces fanned out on the streets to restore order after spasms of mob violence.Police say nine...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Thirty-three cases and zero death were reported from Covid-19 in Bangladesh on Wednesday.With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities from coronavirus reached 29,127 and the total caseload crossed 1.95 million since the virus was detected in the country in...
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