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Chairman of CPA Rear Admiral M Shahajahan inaugurated new permanent office

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Chairman of Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Rear Admiral M Shahajahan inaugurated the new permanent office of Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA) at Macca Madina Tower at Agrabad in Chittagong Wednesday. Among others BSAA Chairman Sayed Mohammed Arif, Senior Vice Chairman...

UCB conducted 'Audit & ICC Conference 2022'

2022-03-18 00:00:00

United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) conducted 'Audit & ICC Conference 2022' at a city hotel recently. Arif Quadri, Managing Director & CEO of UCB, was present at the conference.

Southeast Bank Training Institute arranged a virtual e-conference

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Southeast Bank Training Institute arranged a virtual e-conference on prevention of trade-based money laundering for BAMLCOs and foreign exchange in-charges of AD branches of the bank. The e-conference was inaugurated by M. Kamal Hossain, Managing Director of Southeast Bank Limited....

CBC Group MD due today

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Mr. S. Renganathan, the Group Managing Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (CBC) is scheduled to visit Bangladesh today (Friday). During his stay, he will attend business conclaves both in Dhaka and Chattogram. In addition to that, he will...

Stocks snap four-week losing streak -

FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

Stocks ended higher in the outgoing week, snapping a four-week losing streak, as the buoyant investors showed their buying interest on lucrative issues.The market featured four trading days as the market remained closed Thursday due to the birth day of...

Sustainable dev suffers for want of green financing

FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

Inadequate green financing constrains green and sustainable development in Bangladesh, leaving the goal of eco-friendly uplift far off, experts at a meet said Wednesday.The public-and private-sector experts note that though there are many policies in place to promote green growth,...

Krishibid Seed's share subscription begins Sunday

FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

The subscription for shares of Krishibid Seed Ltd, a concern of Krishibid Group, through qualified investor offer (QIO), will begin Sunday, aiming to raise Tk 116 million.The seed producer's subscription through electronic subscription system (ESS) under the fixed-price method will...

Most listed MNCs see EPS surge in 2021

BABUL BARMAN | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

Earnings of most of the multinational companies (MNCs) listed with the country's stock market increased in 2021 compared to the previous year thanks to lower operating cost and reduction of corporate tax rates.Currently, there are twelve multinational companies listed with...

Liverpool beat Arsenal to reignite race

2022-03-18 00:00:00

LONDON, Mar 17 (AP): Liverpool reignited the Premier League title race and came within a point of the top spot with a 2-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday after scoring two second-half goals to extend their winning streak to nine...

New Zealand women on the ropes as South Africa eye semis

2022-03-18 00:00:00

HAMILTON, New Zealand, Mar 17 (AFP): South Africa notched a two-wicket win over New Zealand on Thursday to virtually guarantee themselves a spot in the Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals and leave the hosts in danger of elimination.South Africa emerged...

Khorshed's hat-trick guides BD to become group champions

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Last three times champions Bangladesh emerged Pool B champions to reach the semi-final of Men's Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup' 2022 with all-win record beating stronger Oman by 3-2 goal at the GBK Hockey Field in Jakarta on Thursday, reports...

Nadal smashes Opelka

2022-03-18 00:00:00

INDIAN WELLS, United States, Mar 17 (Reuters): Rafael Nadal toppled big-serving American Reilly Opelka 7-6(3), 7-6(5) to remain perfect on the year while unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic stunned world number six Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-4 in the fourth round...

Diya, Nasrin enter final

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Archer Diya Siddique and Nasrin Akhter put up a brilliant display as the duo reached final in the recurve women's singles elimination round of the 2022 Asia Cup World Ranking tournament stage-1 at Phuket, in Thailand on Thursday, reports BSS.On...

In one-day series, Tigers seek to end South Africa drought today

2022-03-18 00:00:00

CENTURION, South Africa, Mar 17 (AFP): Bangladesh have lost every match across all formats that they have played in South Africa - but go into a one-day series against the Proteas on Friday with reasonable hopes of ending the drought.The...

Shaheed Buddhijibi Bridge in Bosila

2022-03-18 00:00:00

The damage to the Shaheed Buddhijibi Bridge in Bosila of the city, poses a threat to vehicular movement — bdnews24.com

Three die in bus-microbus collision in Narsingdi

2022-03-18 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Mar 17 (UNB): Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narsingdi on Thursday morning.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.The accident occurred around 4am...

3-year-old dies in Bhairab fire

2022-03-18 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Mar 17 (UNB): A three-year-old child was killed as fire broke out at a house in Kishoreganj's Bhairab on Wednesday afternoon.Deceased Tahiya Begum, daughter of Dulal Mia of Banshgari village of the upazila, was inside the house when fire...

Mistaken for robber, man beaten to death in Gaibandha

2022-03-18 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Mar 17 (UNB): A man who went to meet his ex-wife in Gaibandha was allegedly lynched to death by an angry mob Thursday on suspicion of being a robber.The deceased was identified as Sakhawat Hossain, son of Abdur Razzak...

A 40-kg Baghair fish

2022-03-18 00:00:00

A 40-kg Baghair fish seen at a local market. It was sold at Tk 34,000. The photo was taken from Mawa Ghat in Munshiganj —Focus Bangla

Boro farming exceeds target in Rangpur region

2022-03-18 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Mar 17 (BSS): Farmers have already exceeded the fixed farming target of Boro rice and they are busy in taking care of the excellently growing tender rice plants in Rangpur agriculture region.Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)...

Ecosystem-based approaches to save Barind Tract stressed

2022-03-18 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Mar 17 (BSS): Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation in drought-prone Barind Tract are crucial to protect its major farming system from the adverse impact of climate change.Climate change has already started posing a serious threat to the vital sectors like...

Canal re-excavation turns 2,000 acres of land cultivable in Chandina

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Mar 17: Re-excavation of a 3.5-kilometre Kazipara canal has freed 2,000 acres of agricultural land from water-logging and brought smiles on the faces of Chandina farmers. The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has re-excavated the canal for resolving the...

A memorable memoir

Abdul Bayes | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

This review is on the autobiography of Rehman Sobhan titled Untranquil Recollections: The Years of Fulfilment (SAGE, 2016). The reviewer feels delighted to dedicate it to the 87th birthday of Rehman Sobhan that silently passed off few days back on...

Jasim Uddin, folk poet with awareness of his time

Shihab Sarkar | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

The 4-time Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Frost, the American poet, had been known throughout his career as a major poet of the 20th century. The subject of his poetry used to move round the pastoral, particularly rural, America and its...

The rise of digital supply chain

2022-03-18 00:00:00

A digital supply chain is a collection of processes that leverage advanced technologies of each stakeholder. Nowadays, supply chain managers' focus should shift away from cost cutting to enabling new processes. Every day, new digital technologies are on their way...

Making public transport safe for women

2022-03-18 00:00:00

A city cannot be complete without ensuring women's safety in public transport. However, Dhaka has not yet become a city whose public buses can guarantee women a minimum level of safety and comfort. Instead, they have to face embarrassing situations...

Mosquito menace: City authorities must act

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Dhaka city's mosquito problem is becoming intolerable day by day. Right after the sunset, city dwellers' life becomes difficult for these tiny enemies. And almost every part of the capital has been witnessing an abnormal rise in mosquitoes for the...

Laws for controlling misleading advertisement

Ramisa Rahman Shitu | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

Attractive and catchy advertisements always have been an interesting and effective means to positioning a product or service in consumes' mind.Great content and up-to-date ideas are helping brands to come up with something trendy and coping with different generations at...

Addressing rising social polarisation

Nilratan Halder | 2022-03-18 00:00:00

The issuance of special cards to 10 million poor people, as announced by the prime minister, for purchasing some bare minimum essentials at subsidised rates is a pragmatic step in the context of market volatility. At the same time, it...

The message of Shab-e-Barat

2022-03-18 00:00:00

The Muslims in Bangladesh, as elsewhere in the world, will observe Shab-e-Barat or Lailatul Barat, the holy night of divine blessings, with due religious fervour and solemnity today.According to Islamic lunar calendar, Shab-e-Barat falls on the night of 15th Shaban,...