The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations for 2024 will be published on May 12, reports UNB.The summary and statistics of this year's examinations will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Substantial taka depreciation having eaten into their allocated funds in a couple of years, state-owned enterprises continue feeling the pinch and keep seeking recompense against cost overruns of projects.Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) and Payra Port Authority are...
The Ministry of Education declared Saturday (today) a holiday for schools in 25 districts due to the continued heat-wave across the country, report agencies. All secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions in all districts in the Khulna and...
Several people were injured as a Tangail commuter train collided head-on with a freight train near the Joydebpur Railway Junction in Gazipur on Friday.Ten train carriages also derailed in the accident, which occurred around 10:50am, reports bdnews24.com.The accident occurred in...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
An upscale amount of foreign aid worth Tk 1.0 trillion is planned to support Bangladesh's development budget in the upcoming fiscal year, which analysts think would bump up the country's external debt burden. Officials say the government estimation of foreign-aid...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
An unlikely delay in announcing SMART rate for May generates speculations that the money-market regulator may either jettison the benchmark-driven lending-interest calculations or make some amendments.The musing over the pause gains ground as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Dhaka, Mensingh, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places until 06:00 pm today...
Dhaka's air quality was categorised as 'unhealthy' on Monday, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 158 at 9:33am, Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.India's Delhi, Nepal's Kathmandu and Pakistan's...
Chief Justice (CJ) Obaidul Hassan has called for government to make an effort to protect near-extinct Kharia language, reports BSS."Bangla is our state language, but different people have different mother tongues here. Though government has already taken some steps to...
Vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam speaking at the Freshers' Reception 2023-2024 for the newly-enrolled students of the university on its campus in the city on Wednesday
Chief of General Staff (CGS) of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman addressing the concluding ceremony of the joint exercise between Bangladesh Army and US Pacific Army Command (USARPAC) titled 'Exercise Tiger Lightning (TL)-2024' at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation...
Lions Club of Dhaka Padma Unity distributes cold water and oral rehydration saline among the working-class people to giv them a solace from the searing heat in TSC area of Dhaka University on Friday — Focus Bangla
SIRAJGANJ, May 03 (UNB): A worker was killed and three others sustained injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district in the early hours of Friday.The dead is Fazal Ali (26), son of...
Three more persons died from dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year, reports UNB.During the period, nine more patients were hospitalised with viral...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN, back from Gaibandha | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's largest solar power facility Teesta Solar Ltd has transmitted around 443.8 million units of electricity to the national grid in the past 15 months. The 200-megawatt (MW) plant, spanning 650 acres on the banks of Teesta River in Gaibandha's...
A meeting of the ruling Awami League (AL) Parliamentary Nomination Board will be held today (Saturday) at 7pm at the Prime Minister's official residence Ganobhaban in the city."Awami League President and Parliamentary Nomination Board President Sheikh Hasina will chair it,"...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday that those who will contest the upcoming upazila elections defying party directives were traitors and wayward. "One-person rule has been established in the country after the...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP now itself remains in pressure as they wanted to mount stress on the government through hatching various conspiracies, reports BSS."Those who wanted to keep us under pressure are now remaining...
MUMBAI, May 3 (Reuters): India's markets regulator has sent notices of regulatory violations to seven companies of the Adani conglomerate, including its flagship Adani Enterprises, the group said in stock exchange filings.The regulator began probing the Adani group, led by...
Global equity funds experienced renewed interest from investors in the seven days through May 1, buoyed by a surge in inflows to Asia amid optimism about an economic recovery in the region, particularly in China, reports Reuters.Investors secured a net...
City Bank has signed an agreement with Pioneer Insurance Company Limited to commence the sale of non-life insurance policies under Bancassurance. From now on, City Bank will offer insurance policy to its customer, issued by Pioneer Insurance Company as per...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Wata Chemicals reported a 32 per cent decline in profit for third quarter (January-March), compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, largely due to lower sales coupled with escalating finance expenses.Wata Chemicals, a producer and seller of a...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-04 00:00:00
Stocks rebounded this week from a three-year low in the previous week, boosted by higher-than-expected earnings reports that lifted the investor sentiment in this earnings season.The large-cap stocks led this week's rebound as investors hope that the earnings will renew...
MADRID, May 3 (AFP): World number three Carlos Alcaraz on Friday withdrew from next week's ATP Italian Open due to ongoing pain in his right forearm, an injury that sidelined him in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.The blow comes weeks away...
Australia have replaced India as the No. 1 Test team in the ICC men's rankings after the annual update. India, though, have retained the top spot in the ODI and T20I rankings, reports espncricinfo.In this cycle, the matches played only...
Mosaddek Hossain Saikat who led the side in absence of Najmul Hossain Shanto hit his List A career-best 101 ball-133 as Abahani Limited edged old rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club past by nine runs in a tense Dhaka Premier League (DPL)...
Video streaming platform Bongo has announced a partnership with Cricket star Shakib Al Hasan, reports UNB.As part of the partnership, Bongo's logo will be prominently displayed on Shakib's bat for two years including during the upcoming Zimbabwe series, which kicks...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the team of match officials who will oversee the highly anticipated ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, which will take place in the United States and West Indies from June 1st to 29th,...
Federation Cup champions Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) dropped valuable points with Chattogram Abahani Ltd as their Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2023-24 match ended in 1-1 draw at the Bir Shreshtha Fl. Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj...
In his return to international cricket, Mohammad Saifuddin bagged three crucial wickets, while Taskin Ahmed also contributed with three scalps as Bangladesh restricted Zimbabwe to a modest 124 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series at Chattogram on...
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