JERUSALEM, Apr 30 (BBC/AFP): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of truce talks with Hamas.It comes amid ongoing attempts to try to reach an agreement for a...
CHARLOTTE, Apr 30 (AP): Four law officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home, police said.Some of the officers...
WELLINGTON, Apr 30 (AFP): New Zealand Cricket said Tuesday it will go ahead with a Test match against Afghanistan in September, a month after Australia scrapped a Twenty20 series against the same opponents.Cricket Australia postponed a three-match series due to...
MADRID, Apr 30 (AFP): Rafael Nadal said he is doing his best to "keep dreaming" after he extended his stay at the Madrid Open by winning a three-hour tussle with Argentina's Pedro Cachin 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 on Monday.Contesting his...
BARCELONA, Apr 30 (AFP): Robert Lewandowski hit a second-half hat-trick to power Barcelona to an entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday in La Liga.The champions' victory denies leaders Real Madrid the chance to take the crown by simply...
SA pick Nortje JOHANNESBURG, Apr 30 (AFP): Anrich Nortje's raw pace and proven quality earned him a place in South Africa's squad for the T20 World Cup, head coach Rob Walter said when he announced a 15-man squad on Tuesday.The...
Dhaka Abahani Ltd reached the semifinal of the Bashundhara Federation Cup Football Tournament' 2023-24 eliminating Fortis Football Club Ltd by 3-1 goal in the 4th and last quarterfinal at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB....
Abahani Limited have claimed the title of the prestigious Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) with two matches still to play. Their 14 consecutive wins in the league further solidified their record-breaking number of titles, reports UNB.In the latest Super...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 30: Vegetable fields are being turned dry and grey for lack of rainwater in Chandpur amid the scorching heat, leaving farmers in trouble.Farmers fear that they may suffer a huge loss from their vegetable cultivation for the ongoing...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
SYLHET, Apr 30: Boro farmers in Sylhet region are not getting the fair prices of their produce thanks to market manipulation by the middlemen and wholesalers.The growers are frustrated as the middlemen and wholesalers are buying newly-harvested paddy from the...
BENGALURU, April 30 (Reuters): Indian shares edged up on Tuesday, helped by gains in auto and heavyweight financial stocks, while strong corporate earnings also aided sentiment.The NSE Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex were up about 0.4 per cent...
NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters): E-commerce titan Amazon.com may be under increasing pressure to offer investors a dividend, as it now finds itself one of the few massive US technology and growth companies not making regular payouts to shareholders.Google parent...
Southeast Bank organised a comprehensive in-house training programme named "Regulatory guidelines for international trade facilitation and international bank guarantees in Bangladesh". Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, managing director of Southeast Bank, concluded the programme with his closing remarks. Naima Nazneen, additional...
Eastern Bank has declared a 25 per cent dividend (12.50 per cent cash and 12.50 per cent stock) for the year ended December 2023, following approval by shareholders at the 32nd annual general meeting (AGM) held on Monday. The AGM...
Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) held a programme on "Innovation demonstration (showcasing) and selecting best innovative idea" with the participation of ICB and its three subsidiaries at its head office on Tuesday. In the programme among the four innovative ideas...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
State-owned Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company reported a 125 per cent year-on-year increase in losses in the third quarter through March of FY24.It failed to return to profit even after the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) had hiked commission...
The 37th annual general meeting (AGM) of Eastland Insurance Co. Ltd was held on Tuesday virtually. The meeting was presided over by Mahbubur Rahman, chairman of the company, while Chief Executive Officer (CC) Shahid-E-Monjoor Morshaed was present. Shareholders approved 10...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
Marico Bangladesh has declared a cash dividend of Tk 20 per share, the lowest in 11 years, for the fiscal year ended in March this year, despite a 19 per cent year-on-year growth in net profit. The manufacturer of famous...
BABUL BARMAN | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
Leading drug makers showed a double-digit revenue growth year-on-year in the nine months through March this year, but the rise in their profits was much slower in comparison during the period for escalation in business cost. Increased raw material prices,...
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 Chattogram division with hails at isolated places until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the...
A Dhaka court has granted bail to three Transcom Group officials in two separate cases of embezzlement and illegal transfer of company shares, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain accepted the bail plea from the trio -- Transcom...
Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have decided to sit for the examinations, reports UNB. They were boycotting all sorts of academic activities in protest against Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)'s move to restore political activities on the...
The 39th death anniversary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies, will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release. He was also the founder director of Arab Bangladesh Bank Ltd, former president of Chittagong...
Participants pose for photograph at a discussion on 'Labour Laws and Challenges in Protecting the Rights of Workers in Bangladesh' organised by Center for Migration Studies (CMS) and the Department of Law on the North South University campus in the...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
Agro processing company PRAN and the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) have jointly introduced first ever 'ERF-PRAN Media Award'.The award will recognise journalists for their outstanding reports on the agro-processing sector in the country.The announcement was made at a press conference...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching its new USAID One Health Project to improve infectious disease prevention and control in Bangladesh.Working with the US Congress, USAID will provide up to $26 million over five years and...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-01 00:00:00
The railway authorities are desperate to give special benefits to long-route bus owners by increasing train fares in the name of withdrawal of rebate facilities, alleged Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti (BJKS) on Tuesday. Now, the train fares have become higher...
Some students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have made a call for taking urgent action following a distressing cycle of death threats and cyberbullying allegedly by members of the Islami Chhatra Shibir and extremist groups, reports...
The BNP has expelled its four more grassroots leaders for participating in the first phase of upcoming upazila elections violating the party's decision, reports UNB.The punitive action was taken against the party leaders as per its constitution, said a press...
State Minister for Information and Broadcas-ting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Tuesday urged the government officials to work with utmost sincerity showing maximum loyalty to the state by keeping the country's foundation intact that was built through the Liberation War, reports...
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