Shiabur Rahman | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh often experiences incidents in which patients or their attendants physically assault doctors and other healthcare providers and vandalise health facilities accusing them of wrong treatment. Some incidents ignite strikes by healthcare professionals, disrupting services. These incidents reflect service receivers'...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Donald Trump's aggressive tariff policy smacks of a could-not-care-less attitude. In a way he has antagonised the rest of the world except perhaps Israel. No American president has ever flaunted his country's superiority so blatantly although its military might and...
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) finds itself in a dilemma over the expansion of the metro rail network, particularly involving the Contract Package (CP) 6 of MRT Line 5 North. Despite notable interest from global firms, the tendering...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Herbert A. Simon made a groundbreaking observation in his 1971 landmark article "Designing Organisations for an Information-Rich World: Information abundance means attention scarcity." His insight has become increasingly relevant in today's digital age.Simon foresees that as the flow of information...
LONDON, July 10 (Reuters): Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as investors weighed the potential impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on global economic growth.Brent crude futures were down 53 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $69.66 a barrel...
BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters): Global copper traders are offering cargoes to Chinese buyers as they look to offload metal no longer able to reach the US before President Donald Trump's 50 per cent copper tariff deadline.Trump said late on Wednesday...
Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by a pullback in the dollar and the prospect of US interest rate cuts later in the year, while investors awaited more details on US President Donald Trump's trade policy, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...
VIENNA, July 10 (Reuters): OPEC cut its global oil demand forecasts for the next four years on Thursday as Chinese growth slows, even as it lifted its longer-term view, based on rising consumption in the developing world, and said there...
SEOUL, July 10 (Reuters): South Korea's financial regulators and stock bourse operator have prepared measures to curb unfair trading practices, including illegal short-selling, after President Lee Jae Myung ordered a "one-strike out" policy for violators. A joint task force of...
Prime Bank recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Excel Telecom Pvt. Ltd., the manufacturing partner and authorised national distributor of Samsung Bangladesh, at the bank's corporate office. Prime Bank's consumer banking division will offer convenient digital financing solutions...
Southeast Bank Training Institute recently hosted a day-long workshop titled "Women Entrepreneur Development Program" for the officials who work at the bank's Women Entrepreneur Help Desk. This programme aims to strengthen the activities of the officials concerned and to help...
HONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters): While US and European companies have reduced their average dividend payouts over the past decade, Asian corporates have maintained consistent payout ratios, reflecting the region's improving balance sheets, shifting investor preferences and increasingly supportive regulatory...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Eastern Bank will issue zero-coupon bonds to raise Tk 8 billion, shifting from the previous floating-rate structure, to reduce short-term interest payment obligations.In a filing on Thursday, the listed private commercial bank disclosed its decision.Earlier this year, the board of...
BABUL BARMAN | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
The number of active users of the DSE mobile app dropped to an eight-year low due to the prolonged depressed market trend and the imposition of service charge on app users.The number of mobile app users was 26,067 at the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the...
A 52-year-old man was killed after being crushed between two buses while crossing the road near Bakshi Bazar intersection in front of Buet in the capital's Chawkbazar area early Wednesday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Zahirul Haque, son of...
DINAJPUR, July 09 (UNB): A Chinese national lost his life on Tuesday after being crushed by a hydraulic jack deep inside the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Dinajpur.The deceased was identified as Wang Jiang Gou, a shift manager in the facility.Deputy...
The Ministry of Home Affairs has transferred 16 senior officials of Bangladesh Police, including five additional deputy inspectors general (Additional DIGs), 10 superintendents of police (SPs) and one additional superintendent of police, reports UNB.The Public Security Division of the ministry...
Dhaka Medical College (DMC) is set to reopen this weekend after nearly three weeks of closure, as authorities announced the resumption of academic activities and the reopening of student hostels following unrest over housing and infrastructure demands, reports bdnews24.com.An emergency...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2025 under all 11 education boards will be published today (Thursday), reports BSS. This year's results of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Cumilla, Jashore, Chittagong, Barishal, Sylhet, Dinajpur, Mymensingh, Bangladesh Madrasah...
The government has formed an 18-member new committee to amend the Fire Prevention and Extinction Rules, 2014, reports BSS.The Home Ministry on Tuesday issued an office order signed by its Senior Assistant Secretary of the Fire-2 Branch of the Security...
The country reported one more death from dengue in the 24 hours until Wednesday morning, taking this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 52, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.During the period, 406...
Bangladesh and Mexico have celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations, marking the milestone with colourful illuminations of several iconic landmarks across Mexico City in the colours of Bangladesh's national flag, reports BSS.Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico Mushfiqul Fazal Ansari inaugurated the...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to see iconic singer Farida Parveen, undergoing treatment at Ayesha Memorial Hospital in the capital, on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2025-07-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh Telecommu-nication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed all mobile operators to offer 1GB of free internet on July 18 to mark "Free Internet Day."The data, valid for five days, follows a Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications initiative aimed at promoting...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-07-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 09: Monsoon rain has been leaving the low-lying areas of Chattogram under knee-deep water daily for the past few days since July 5, causing residents and traders immense suffering.On Wednesday, several hours of torrential rains left the inhabitants...
Bhutanese Ambassador Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guesthouse Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday. — PID
Bangladesh-led 'Human Rights and Climate Change' resolution has been adopted at the 59th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva by consensus, reports BSS."Millions of people, particularly from the developing countries, are bearing the severe...
A three-day Charyapada Revival Festival has begun in the city marking a twelfth anniversary of the Charyapada song, reports BSS.The festival is being held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy seminar room and studio theater hall. The festival is being held for...
The Election Commission (EC) has taken an initiative to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) 1972 ahead of the next general election, reports UNB.The commission meeting to be held today (Thursday) will discuss the draft amendment ordinance of...
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