HONG KONG, Apr 18 (AFP): Asian stocks closed lower on Monday in cautious trade, as figures showed China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead.Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 ended...
BEIJING, Apr 18 (AFP): Shares in one of China's largest traditional medicine producers plunged on Monday after reports questioned the efficacy of pills approved by the government as a coronavirus treatment.Shanghai authorities have joined their Hong Kong counterparts in handing...
Global bond funds witnessed massive money outflows in the week to April 13, as investors were worried that the Federal Reserve would start tightening its policy more aggressively to contain rising price pressures, which could slow economic growth, reports Reuters.According...
Board meetingsThe Peninsula Chittagong Limited: A board meeting of the company will be held on April 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM to consider, among others, un-audited financial statements of the company for the third quarter period ended on March 31,...
The 123rd meeting of the board of directors of Takaful Islami Insurance Limited was held in the city recently. Chairman of the company Anwer Hossain Khan MP presided over the meeting which was attended by Vice Chairman Abul Hashem and...
The 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IPDC Finance Ltd was held through a videoconference on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by Kazi Mahmood Sattar, Chairman of IPDC Finance, while Mominul Islam, Managing Director and CEO, was present. In...
Community Bank Bangladesh Limited held its 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday at the Police Headquarters, Dhaka. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Benazir Ahmed BPM (Bar), Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and Chairman, Community Bank Bangladesh Limited. Members...
BRAC Bank is offering discounts at more than 1,100 partner outlets during the ongoing Ramadan. The bank's credit and debit cardholders will enjoy B1G1, B1G2, B1G3, B2G1 for iftar/sehri and special discounts at dining places, lifestyle, jewellery, sweet shops, hotels...
A new executive committee of Association of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Banks in Bangladesh (AACOBB) for 2022-2023 has been elected unanimously at the CAMLCO Conference held in Cox's Bazar recently.Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla, Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia...
City Bank has recently arranged an ECA-backed long term financing of EUR 28.63 million to facilitate Western Engineering Limited, a local leading dredging solution provider, importing 10 dredgers from Royal IHC, Netherlands. Under the arrangement, Dutch ECA Atradius Dutch State...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
The prime index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSEX) slumped below 6,500 mark on Monday after six weeks amid persistent liquidity shortage and confidence crisis among investors.Market insiders said the jittery investors went on heavy sell-off to avoid further erosion of...
Covid hits Delhi Capitals | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
MUMBAI, Apr 18 (IANS): The 2020 Indian Premier League runners-up Delhi Capitals had to cancel their scheduled travel to Pune ahead of their match against Punjab Kings on Wednesday due to a Covid-19 scare in their camp, says a Cricbuzz...
Six-time Bangladesh Premier League champions Dhaka Abahani Limited will meet Indian giants ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata in the last and final play-off match of the AFC Cup 2022 at the Yuvo Bharati (Salt Lake) Stadium in Kolkata today (Tuesday),...
Cristiano Ronaldo will receive a bonus of £850,000 following his hat-trick in Manchester United's 3-2 win against Norwich on Saturday night, reports to the British daily newspaper The Daily Mail.According to The Sun, Ronaldo triggered a bonus-related clause in his...
SEVILLE, Spain, Apr 18 (Reuters): Real Madrid's Karim Benzema struck a last-gasp winner as the visitors recovered from two goals down to beat title rivals Sevilla 3-2 in a thrilling LaLiga clash on Sunday that took Carlo Ancelotti's side a...
Defending champions Abahani Limited's hope to clinch a hat-trick title of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) received a huge setback after they conceded a thumping 142-run defeat to Prime Bank Cricket Club in their first match of the Super League phase...
BEIRUT, Apr 18 (AFP): The Islamic State group on Sunday vowed "revenge" over the killing of its former leader, calling on supporters to take advantage of war in Ukraine to stage attacks in Europe."We announce, relying on God, a blessed...
DURBAN, Apr 18 (AFP): The death toll from floods that have battered South Africa climbed above 440 on Sunday as abating rains allowed rescue operations to accelerate after one of the deadliest storms in living memory.Torrential rains that started lashing...
HELSINKI, Apr 18 (AP): Swedish police said they fired warning shots during a riot in an eastern city to disperse protesters angry about demonstrations over the past several days by a Danish anti-Islam group in Sweden. Three people were slightly...
SEOUL, Apr 18 (AFP): North Korea must return to a "diplomatic path", the top US envoy for the country said Monday, following Pyongyang's blitz of missile launches and growing signs it is resuming nuclear testing.North Korea has carried out more...
PITTSBURGH, Apr 18 (AP): Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday killed two 17-year-olds and wounded at least eight other people, police said.Hundreds of people - the "vast majority" of them minors - had gathered at a...
BEIJING, Apr 18 (AP): Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak in China's most populous and wealthiest city.All three who died were elderly, had underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension and had not...
TEHRAN, Apr 18 (Reuters): Iran's armed forces will target Israel's heart if it makes "the slightest move" against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade on Monday, amid stalled talks between Tehran and world powers to revive...
KYIV, Apr 18 (AP/BBC/AFP): Braced for an all-out Russian assault in the east, Ukraine vowed to "fight absolutely to the end" in strategically vital Mariupol, where the ruined port city's last known pocket of resistance was holed up in a...
Throughout the country, there are numerous patients who need timely blood transfusion. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, Bangladesh needs between 1 and 1.1 million bags of blood every year. Voluntary organisations deliver around 30 per cent of...
The love and passion for football is witnessed intensely in Bangladesh after every four years during the FIFA World Cup. How can we forget that there was a glorious past of football in the country? Those who once saw the...
Dhaka city dwellers encounter a number of problems every day. Of them, waste management is a major one. However, it is an issue that has remained the least addressed. The two city corporations responsible for waste management cannot be appreciated...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-19 00:00:00
The new look of the famed lake of Hatirjheel in Dhaka is spectacular. In the recent years, it continues to change its overall look unabatedly. The authorities' efforts to transform the lake from a foul-smelling stretch of water into a...
Quoting exporters, a report carried in this newspaper on Sunday maintains that a mismatch between the enhanced capacity of the Chattogram Port and that of the busiest highway connecting it with the capital city is responsible for greater time lag...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 18 (UNB): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in a hotel room in Rajshahi city early Monday.The deceased was identified as Joynab Begum, of Natore district.Jahangir Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajpara police station, said the woman checked into...
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