FE REPORT | 2024-03-17 12:00:00
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in association with the Gulshan Society on Saturday began cleaning the city's Gulshan Lake to restore its pleasant condition.In addition to the DNCC staffers, communities including voluntary organisations, civil societies and school students took part...
MAGNUS CORPORATION HONOURED Magnus Corporation Ltd, a leading financial institution, has been honoured with the Excellence in Financial Institutions Award at the FiNext Conference 2024 held at the Crowne Plaza the Dubai-Deira recently. Arman A. Khan, MD of Magnus Corporation,...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 16 (UNB): More than 20,000 people on both sides of the Veteshwar River in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district depend on rickety bamboo bridge to cross the river as no concrete bridge was constructed over the river in...
COLOMBO, March 16 (AFP): Sri Lanka's economy rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis as tourism arrivals rose, the government said Saturday.Agriculture, industries and services boosted the expansion to 4.5 percent in...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-03-17 00:00:00
The Fair Labour Association (FLA) called global apparel buyers to ensure that their costing and purchasing orders cover the new minimum labour cost of workers in their supply chains.The FLA in a January report 'Wage trends: Bangladesh' revealed minimal growth...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. The highest...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 16 (UNB): A Sirajganj court on Saturday has sent Raihan Sharif, a lecturer of the Community Medicine department at Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College and Hospital in Sirajganj, to jail in a case filed over shooting a...
Bangladesh reported more 36 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,049,121, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
Another victim who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Wednesday succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday, raising the death toll to two, reports UNB. The...
Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Simon Coveney is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today (Sunday) on an official visit aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment, reports UNB.He is conducting a seven-day official visit to India and Bangladesh...
Hours after death of Jagannath University (JnU) student Fairuz Abantika by suicide, massive protest broke out and continued until Saturday morning, demanding justice for the student, reports UNB.Fairuz Abantika, a student of the 2017-18 academic year of Jagannath University (JnU)...
JHENAIDAH, Mar 16 (UNB): Abdul Hyee, Jhenaidah-1 constituency MP and president of the district Awami League, has died. He was 78.He breathed his last at 7:00 am (local time) on Saturday at the Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand. His personal assistant...
The Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers and Bangladesh Newspaper Workers Federation on Saturday strongly demanded formation of the 10th wage board for journalists, employees and workers in the newspaper industry, reports BSS.The demand was made from a joint...
Chief Coordinator of Mass Solidarity Movement Junayet Saki speaking at a press conference organised by Ganatrantra Mancha at the National Press Club in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) has drawn up elaborate programmes marking the 104th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children's Day today (Sunday), reports BSS.The programme was announced through an official press release signed by...
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 16 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the issue of new citizenship law is an internal affair of India and Bangladesh is watching it as a neighboring country."It is an internal affair of India and...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Saturday said that "BaKSAL 2" has been established in the country, reports UNB.Dr Abdul Moyeen made the remarks while talking to reporters after visiting Dhaka district Jubo Dal's former president Rezaul...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged on Saturday that the government is not taking any action against the market syndicates as ruling party men are involved in those.Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the remark at a...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim on Saturday said BNP-Jamaat is launching destructive activities in the name of movement, reports BSS."A court of a foreign country declared BNP-Jamaat as a terrorist organization. They (BNP) are creating anarchy...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said no powerful country could interfere in the last national parliament election as India stood beside Bangladesh, reports BSS.India did not interfere in Bangladesh's election...
LONDON, Mar 16 (Reuters): Clothing retailer Primark is set to expand its click & collect trial into more stores and possibly to markets beyond Britain, its boss said this week.Primark, unlike most of its rivals, does not offer home delivery...
Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) will become a profitable institution soon, Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman on Saturday, reports UNB.All necessary initiatives will be taken to boost the profitability of Pangaon Terminal, including facilitating cargo...
BRAC BANK READING CAFE PROGRAM BRAC Bank Reading Café recently hosted a discussion on 'Protishwor', an anthology that mirrors the diverse talents within BRAC Bank itself. This collection, comprising short stories, poems, travelogues, satires, and essays, has been penned by...
Physical gold demand in Asia dwindled on the back of sky-high prices as consumers abstained from making fresh purchases, forcing dealers to offer deep discounts last seen a year earlier in India and lower premiums in China this week, reports...
Two more factories in Bangladesh have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), reports BSS.With this, the number of green factories in the country rose to 213. The two factories...
IFIC BANK HOSTS OFFSHORE BANKING ROADSHOW IN UK IFIC Bank PLC hosted the 'IFIC Offshore Banking and Remittance Roadshow UK-2024' in Oldham, Manchester, UK, recently. The event was aimed at highlighting recently passed Offshore Banking Act 2024 and boosting remittance...
Aiming to significantly boost revenue collection from domestic sources, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is adopting a three-pronged approach, reports UNB.These are digital transformation, expansion of tax net, and enhancing administrative capacity. The core idea is to make tax...
GENEVA, Mar 16 (AP): FIFA raised president Gianni Infantino's base salary 33 per cent last year to lift his total pay package to more than 4.13 million Swiss francs ($4.67 million), soccer's governing body said in its financial report.Infantino was...
Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a five-match T20 series in May, with one eye on the 2024 T20 World Cup. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), however, has announced the itinerary for Bangladesh's five-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe on Saturday,...
BARCELONA, Mar 16 (AFP): Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Saturday Paris Saint-Germain were the favourites in their upcoming Champions League quarter-final tussle.The Catalans, five-time winners of the competition, face former coach Luis Enrique's French champions, but although PSG are still...
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