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RAKUB connects to ekPay to ease bill payment

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

The Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) on Friday connected to the integrated bill payment system, ekPay, to help citizens pay bills in a convenient way through its web portal or mobile app.It also upgraded its mobile app, allowing the Grameenphone...

US-Bangla starts direct flights to Abu Dhabi

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

US-Bangla Airlines has started daily direct flights from Dhaka and Chattogram to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A Boeing 737-800 with 174 passengers took off from Chattogram to Abu Dhabi at 5:50 pm on Friday...

No regrets for Man City boss Guardiola

2024-04-20 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Apr 19 (Reuters): Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola was gracious in defeat after their dreams of an historic second successive treble were dashed by a stubborn Real Madrid on Wednesday in a Champions League quarter-final game the English club...

Arsenal, Liverpool keep Premier League race alive

2024-04-20 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 19 (AFP): Arsenal have no time to dwell on their Champions League exit as they return to Premier League action this weekend with the chance to reclaim top spot.Manchester City were the big winners last week, hammering Luton...

Sports federations condemn Olympic prize money for athletics

2024-04-20 00:00:00

LAUSANNE, Apr 19 (AFP): An organisation of Olympic sports federations on Friday said the decision by World Athletics to award prize money to gold medallists in its events "undermines the values of Olympism".The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)...

Indo-Pak Test cricket would be 'awesome', says Rohit

2024-04-20 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 19 (AFP): India captain Rohit Sharma has thrown his support behind any resumption of Test cricket against arch-rivals Pakistan, saying it would be "awesome".The South Asian neighbours are bitter political adversaries and have fought three wars against...

BFF Elite FA, PWD split point in BCL

2024-04-20 00:00:00

BFF Elite Football Academy team split point with PWD Sports Club when their match ended in a 2-2 goal draw in a match of the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Championship League Football held at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium...

Beijing half marathon runners stripped of medals after controversial finish

2024-04-20 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 19 (AFP): The top three in Sunday's Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw China's He Jie controversially win.He crossed the line first in a bizarre...

Nasum, Kaye lead MSC to eighth victory

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed claimed 5-22 while opener Imrul Kayes complemented him with a 71 ball-92 not out as Mohammedan Sporting Club (MSC) recorded a five-wicket victory over Brothers Union in their last match of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL)...

Abahani beat Sheikh Jamal in BPL football

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Abahani Limited Dhaka registered their sixth victory in the ABG Bangladesh Premier League Football when they came from behind beating Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 2-1 goals in a match held at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj...

China to facilitate Hong Kong IPOs and expand Stock Connect

2024-04-20 00:00:00

BEIJING, Apr 19 (Reuters): China will facilitate Hong Kong listings by leading Chinese companies and expand the Stock Connect cross-border investment scheme to promote Hong Kong's status as a global financial centre, China's securities regulator said on Friday.The investment link...

Ola Cabs plans $500 million IPO, to appoint banks soon

2024-04-20 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Apr 19 (Reuters): Indian ride-hailing firm Ola Cabs is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise $500 million at a company valuation of about $5 billion, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.SoftBank-backed...

Global equity funds see surge in outflows

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Global equity funds saw a jump in outflows in the seven days through April 17 as speculation the US Federal Reserve will delay cutting interest rates dampened investor sentiment, reports Reuters.Outflows were also fuelled by escalating geopolitical tensions in the...

PREMIER BANK HOLDS 1ST QUARTER BUSINESS REVIEW MEETING

2024-04-20 00:00:00

The First Quarter Business Review Meeting-2024 of The Premier Bank PLC was held at a city hotel on Friday. Dr HBM Iqbal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Managing Director...

Pubali Bank posts record profit in 2023, declares 25pc dividend

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Pubali Bank PLC turned a record profit of Tk 6.95 billion in 2023, the highest since its listing on the stock market, riding on higher interest income along with significant earnings from the government securities.The lender's consolidated profit also surged...

Middle East tensions roil stocks

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Stocks witnessed a sharp fall in the outgoing week after Eid holiday, as jittery investors fled risky assets, fearing that escalating Israel-Iran tensions will have a significant impact on the country's economy. Apart from the potential global crisis, the rising...

Across the Seas

I G Chowdhury | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Now that people live longer Dementia is on the rise in terms of the number of people affected. People in their fifties are known to be affected by the disease when one is not able to remember simple things such...

A ramp show with a difference

Nilratan Halder | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Here was a ramp show. But it was a catwalk with a difference. No biped was present as a model but cattle, camels, goats, rams, horses, dogs had each a gala session of walking ramp. Like the models in a...

Weather (2024-04-20)

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Cumilla and Kishoregonj with hails at isolated places until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to...

Two killed in Rajshahi road crash

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Two people were killed and three others sustained injuries after a dump truck hit two motorcycles in Rajshahi's Poba upazila on Friday, report agencies.. The dead are Julhas Uddin (32), son of Rabiul Islam of Aliganj area of Damkura thana...

National flag's first designer Shib Narayan dies

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Freedom Fighter Shib Narayan Das, who had designed the first flag of Bangladesh just before the independence, passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital on Friday, reports UNB. He was 78.He breathed his last at 9:25 am at...

Greasy liquid waste dripping from garbage trucks puts lives at risks

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Greasy liquid from city corporation trucks transporting garbage has become a source of danger on the streets of Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Besides pollution and malodour, the slippery waste causes vehicles to skid, leading to accidents.Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) transports 3,200...

Engineer killed as bus crashes into third terminal of Dhaka airport

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

An engineer of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) was killed when a bus lost control and crashed through the security wall of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal on Friday morning. The deceased, Maidul Islam Siddiqui, was a...

Rice prices to be rationalised for farmers

2024-04-20 00:00:00

SUNAMGANJ, Apr 19 (UNB): The prices of rice will be fixed in such a way that farmers get a fair prices, Agriculture Minister Dr. Mohammed Abdus Shahid said on Friday.Besides, the government is implementing various initiatives to de-risk Haor crops,...

Dhaka Shishu Hospital fire tamed after an hour

FE REPOPRT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Firefighters managed to douse the fire that broke out at the Dhaka Shishu Hospital on Friday afternoon after around one hour's efforts. At least five units of Fire Service rushed to the hospital and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze at...

Dengue danger looms larger than last year’s

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Dengue situation in the country has been showing an alarming trend as first four months of the calendar year have recorded 24 deaths, well ahead of the beginning of the rainy season.The country reported 10 deaths during the first four...

13 more BGP personnel take refuge in Bangladesh

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar's Rakhine, 13 more members of the country's Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter in Bangladesh on Thursday night, the authorities said, reports UNB.So far, a total...

Arafat for quickly resuming BRP work

2024-04-20 00:00:00

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has held a meeting with Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda for quick resumption of the works of Bhashantek Rehabilitation Project (BRP) in the capital, reports BSS.They held the meeting at the...

Sheikh Hasina building future Bangladesh, says Finance minister

2024-04-20 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started work on building future Bangladesh to fulfill the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the finance minister has said, reports UNB.Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali made the comments while exchanging views...

Prison now permanent address of BNP men, says Rizvi

FE REPORT | 2024-04-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the ruling Awami League would soon be defeated in its game of putting opponents behind bars.He made the comments at a sit-in staged outside the National...