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The winners of two campaigns

2022-03-24 00:00:00

The winners of two campaigns of the country's electronics brand Vision recently visited St. Martin's Island. The 15 winners visited St. Martin with their partners completing registration purchasing LED TV, refrigerator, AC, ovens, washing machines and RO water purifiers.

Cumilla Zone of IBBL organised Business Development Conference

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Cumilla Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organised a Business Development Conference recently at a hotel in Cumilla. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of the Bank, addressed the conference virtually as the chief guest. Muhammad Qaisar Ali, Additional...

Sanctions delay payments to Russian corporate Eurobond holders

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Russian holders of domestic corporate Eurobonds face delays in receiving payments settled through international agents, as transactions get snarled up by sanctions, Russia's National Settlement Depository (NSD), companies and analysts said.Western sanctions and countersanctions by Moscow mean that the payment...

News Briefs (2022-03-24)

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Disbursement of dividend Advent Pharma Limited: The company has credited the bonus shares for the year ended June 30, 2021 to the respective shareholders' BO accounts.Query responsesDragon Sweater: In response to a DSE query dated March 22, 2022, Dragon Sweater...

Limited share market trading to resume today in Russia

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Russian central banks announced Wednesday that stock market trading will resume Thursday following a nearly month-long hiatus. 33 securities are scheduled to trade on the Moscow Exchange, but only for a short time. Short selling is prohibited, according to Reuters....

A MoU signed between BUET and GPH Ispat

2022-03-24 00:00:00

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and GPH Ispat Limited on Tuesday at the University Council Building of BUET. Vice-Chancellor of BUET Prof. Dr. Satya Prasad Majumder presided over by the...

MTB arranged open loan disbursement ceremony

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) arranged an open loan disbursement ceremony at Darail Bazar, Gabtoli, Bogura recently for the marginal 10 Taka account holders. Shaikh Md. Salim, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank, Bogura Office, was present as the chief guest while...

DU, Janata Jute Mills sign MoU

DU Correspondent | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Dhaka University (DU) and Janata Jute Mills Ltd. signed on Wednesday an MoU to promote research on jute. Chairman of the Department Prof. Dr. Yearul Kabir and Managing Director of Janata Jute...

SME fair starts in Rangpur today

FE REPORT | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

Divisional SME merchandise fair will be held in the country's six regions to promote small and medium entrepreneurs and help them expand their businesses.The trade shows will also help the entrepreneurs interact more with the consumers and get their feedbacks...

Islami Bank teams up with bKash

2022-03-24 00:00:00

From now on, customers of Islami Bank can transfer fund instantly to any bKash account from anywhere without any charge, says a press release. They can avail the service using 'Transfer Money' of the Islami Bank's 'CellFin' app. After receiving...

BRAC celebrates golden jubilee

FE REPORT | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

BRAC will continue to assist the underprivileged in becoming self-dependent not only in Bangladesh but also in nine more countries across the globe. As ever, BRAC will continue its future actions following the development philosophy of its founder late Sir...

Rod prices ‘rise as supply chain hit by war’

Our Correspondent | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 23: The war between Russia and Ukraine is a prime reason behind the price hike of rods used for construction as the supply chain of raw materials is heavily disrupted due to the war.GPH Group Chairman and Managing...

Pubali Bank Perpetual Bond makes debut today

FE REPORT | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

Trading of Pubali Bank Perpetual Bond will commence on the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange today (Thursday) under settlement category 'N'.The DSE trading code for Pubali Bank Perpetual Bond is "PBLPBOND" and company code is 26010 while the...

Stocks slip into red after single-day break -

FE REPORT | 2022-03-24 00:00:00

Stocks slipped into the red on Wednesday, after a single-day break, as late hours selling pressure wiped out the initial gains amid lack of clear market direction.The market jumped at opening and the core index soared 36 points within the...

BD set final with Kenya in Bangabandhu Int'l Kabaddi

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh stormed into the final for the second consecutive occasion of the second Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament when they defeated Iraq by 55-36 points in the second semifinal held on Wednesday at Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium in...

Shakib leaves South Africa for home today

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will leave South Africa today (Thursday) to be with his family members who are ill, a Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Wednesday, according to Cricbuzz.BCB's chief selector Minhajul Abedin confirmed the development, adding that...

Cummins, Starc put Australia in control, Pakistan 268

2022-03-24 00:00:00

LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 23 (AFP): Pace spearheads Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took nine wickets between them and ran through Pakistan's batting order, bowling out the hosts for 268 to give Australia a shot at a series victory in the...

BD face Maldives today -

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh national football team take on Maldives in the FIFA international friendly match scheduled to be held today (Thursday) at the Maldives National Stadium in Male, reports BSS.The match kicks off at 10 pm (BST).With the match, Bangladesh Spanish coach...

Palli Sanchay Bank became runners-up in 1st Division Chess League 2021-22

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Palli Sanchay Bank became runners-up in the 1st Division Chess League 2021-22 organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation. Managing Director of the bank Khandaker Ataur Rahman handing over the runners-up trophy and prize money to the Chairman of the bank...

World No. 1 Barty makes shock call to quit tennis

2022-03-24 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Mar 23 (AFP): Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world on Wednesday by retiring from the sport aged just 25, saying she had fulfilled her dreams and was "spent physically".Barty dropped the bombshell weeks after becoming the first home...

News in Brief (2022-03-24)

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Saudi Arabia urges OIC states to help curb Houthi aggressionISLAMABAD, Mar 23: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Tuesday condemned the aggression of the Houthis in Yemen and urged Muslim nations to apply more pressure on the Iran-backed militia. "In line...

11 dead in India godown fire

2022-03-24 00:00:00

New Delhi, Mar 23 (AP): At least 11 people were charred to death in a major fire that broke out at a scrap godown in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.The blaze...

Poland expels 45 Russian diplomats for espionage

2022-03-24 00:00:00

WARSAW, Mar 23 (AFP): Poland on Wednesday said it had expelled 45 Russian diplomats for espionage, an allegation immediately dismissed as baseless by Russia's ambassador to Poland.Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski made the announcement on Twitter."Poland has expelled 45 Russian spies...

Russia sentences Navalny to nine years in jail

2022-03-24 00:00:00

POKROV, Mar 23 (AFP): A Russian court on Tuesday found jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty of additional charges and extended his sentence to nine years in a higher security prison as Moscow seeks to wipe out remaining pockets of...

Taliban orders girl high schools remain closed

2022-03-24 00:00:00

KABUL, Mar 23 (Reuters): The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen.Teachers and...

Moscow would only use nuke weapons faced with ‘existential threat’: Kremlin

2022-03-24 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Mar 23 (Agencies): Russia would only use nuclear weapons in the context of the Ukraine conflict if it were facing an "existential threat," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN International on Tuesday."We have a concept of domestic security, and...

Ukhia road crash kills four

2022-03-24 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 23 (UNB): Four people were killed in a road crash at Kutupalong Transit Camp in Ukhia Rajapalang Union of Cox's Bazar as a dumpster truck collided head-on with a CNG-run auto rickshaw.The incident occurred around 10pm on...

Schoolboy's throat-slit body found in Tangail

2022-03-24 00:00:00

TANGAIL, Mar 23 (UNB): Police recovered the throat-slit body of a schoolboy from a waterbody in Kalihati upazila of Tangail on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Rahat, 13, son of Shahadat Hossain of Agbaniya village of the upazila. He was...

Boro farming exceeds target in Netrakona, Manikganj

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Boro paddy cultivation in Netrakona, Manikganj have exceeded this year's target, reports BSS.In Netrakona, Boro paddy cultivation in Netrakona has exceeded target with bringing additional 253 hectares of land under cultivation.Now, the Boro cultivators are putting in their best efforts...

Archaeological site of Mahasthangarh

2022-03-24 00:00:00

Workers doing excavation work at an archaeological site of Mahasthangarh in Bogura where some 1500-year-old artifacts were found — Focus Bangla