JASHORE, Mar 31 (UNB): A court in Jashore on Sunday sent 51 leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies to jail in sabotage cases filed at several police stations in Jashore.Jashore District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam...
Bangladesh Chhatra League activists hold a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Sunday, calling for lifting the ban on student politics at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology — FE photo
Foreign Minister (FM) Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said there is no credit in projecting the country negatively at home and abroad, reports UNB.He urged all to positively uphold the country, refraining from spreading propaganda."It's the responsibility of the media to...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is closely investigating the recent incident at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), involving activists from the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), reports UNB.Quader also expressed concerns over...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that the country's education system has been destroyed after the present Awami League government assumed power. He made the comment while addressing an iftar party jointly organised...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday said the Information Commission of Bangladesh (ICB) should be proactive in performing its duties, reports UNB.The President gave the directive when a four-member ICB delegation handed over the "Information Commission's Annual Report 2023" to him...
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters): Britain's stock markets should halve the time it takes to settle a share trade to stay competitive and complete this shift by the end of 2027, a report recommended on Thursday, a step the UK government...
The RBI may again keep the key interest rate unchanged in April as it is likely to focus more on bringing down inflation to the 4 per cent target after concerns over economic growth abated with GDP growth estimated at...
LONDON, Mar 31 (BBC): Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online.Information including addresses, social security numbers and passcodes was published on the dark web, the US telecoms giant said.AT&T said it had...
NEW YORK, Mar 31 (AFP): The United States is grappling with a shortage of maintenance workers in the aviation industry, with baby boomers retiring and others changing jobs during the pandemic.This comes as the global fleet of commercial aircraft is...
Travello, the luggage brand of the country's leading business group RFL, has launched new product lines in two categories: hard and soft; on the occasion of upcoming Eid. RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, unveiled eight luggage designs at...
The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Crystal Insurance Company Limited was held in hybrid mode on Sunday. Abdullah Al-Mahmud (Mahin), Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting held at Trust Milonayaton in Dhaka. The meeting approved the audited...
Janata Bank PLC distributed food items among the destitutes at Kamarali Govt Primary School in Kalaroa, Satkhira on Saturday on the occasion of Ramadan and Eid-ul-Fitr. Managing Director & CEO of the bank Md Abdul Jabbar distributed food items such...
The Rampura Branch of Mercantile Bank has relocated to new premises on Sunday. The shift provides customers with access to the latest and most advanced banking services in a spacious and modern environment. Morshed Alam, MP, chairman of the bank,...
The final round of the 2023 BIAC International Inter-University Arbitration Contest, held online on Sunday, saw Dhaka University emerge victorious against Kathmandu University School of Law, Nepal. The contest, supported by BRAC Bank, Mutual Trust Bank and IFIC Bank, featured...
Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, the country's top paint solutions company, has added a new product, Berger Luxury Matte, to its luxury series, says a statement. As the first and only paint solution company in Bangladesh, Berger Paints has launched this...
Cashless payments are adding to the joys of Eid shopping, traveling, Iftar and Sehri meals. Thanks to the hefty discounts offered by banks and mobile financial services (MFS), credit card holders are making best use of the facilities, reports UNB.Banks...
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The country's stock market watchdog has approved Beximco's proposal to issue zero-coupon bonds worth Tk 26.25 billion.At the same meeting, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) also approved the rules for the Real Estate Investment Trust Fund (REIT), which...
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Having failed to get regulatory approval last year, Agrani Insurance once again announced its intention to issue rights shares to enhance its paid-up capital. The general insurer aims to raise Tk 68 million by issuing 6.8 million rights shares this...
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Grameenphone seeks policy support from the government so that it can sign Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) in fulfilling its commitment to cut carbon emission by 50 per cent by 2030. The country's largest telecom operator has been taking preparation...
ABIDJAN, Mar 31 (Reuters): Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara will increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs ($2.47) per kg from Tuesday from the current 1,000 CFA, sources at five different export companies said.The sources, who requested...
DOHA, Mar 31 (Reuters): QatarEnergy CEO Saad Al Kaabi announced on Sunday that the company has finalised a number of charter contracts with several Asian ship owners to bolster its shipping fleet by 19 LNG vessels ahead of a massive...
US crude oil production dropped in January to 12.5 million barrels per day (bpd), a 6 per cent decline from December's record high, following freezing weather, data from the Energy Information Administration showed on Friday, reports Reuters.Crude oil output in...
RIYADH, Mar 31 (Arab News): Tourist spending in Saudi Arabia reached a record high in 2023, totaling SR135 billion ($39.95 billion), according to the latest official data. This figure, revealed by the Saudi Central Bank, represents the highest visitor spending...
Vietnam's gross domestic product in the first quarter grew 5.66 per cent from a year earlier as exports boomed, government data released on Friday showed, despite higher shipping costs due to turmoil in the Red Sea, reports Reuters.Growth in the...
TOKYO, Mar 31 (Reuters): Health authorities searched a second Kobayashi Pharmaceutical factory in western Japan on Sunday after the company reported five deaths possibly tied to dietary supplements, an official said.The inspection in Wakayama prefecture follows one on Saturday in...
LONDON, Mar 31 (Reuters): Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse could cost insurers several billions of dollars in claims, sources say, but it is too early to calculate the likely full financial losses of the tragedy that has shuttered one...
TOKYO, Mar 31 (Reuters): Japanese banks have become less reluctant to finance hostile acquisitions because the government's new takeover guidelines have shaken off the taboo on such deals, Japan's new banking lobby chief said.The comments from Akihiro Fukutome, the head...
SHENZHEN, China, Mar 31 (Reuters): China's manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in six months in March, an official factory survey showed on Sunday, offering relief to policymakers even as a crisis in the property sector remains a drag...
LONDON, Mar 31 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were little moved last week, holding on to a six-week high amid emerging spot demand in both southeast Asia and Europe.The average LNG price for May delivery into northeast...
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