The 104th meeting of the board of directors of Crystal Insurance Company Limited was held at its corporate office in the city on Sunday. The board recommended 7.0 per cent cash and 10 per cent stock dividends for the year...
Rupali Bank PLC organised a 'Business Conference-2024' with the participation of branch managers of Dhaka South Division at the Shaira Garden Hotel & Resorts in Narayanganj on Saturday. Chairman of the bank Qazi Sanaul Haque was present as the chief...
Sonali Bank PLC signed an agreement with Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) to facilitate payment of their customers' e-health fees and others fees and charges through Sonali Payment Gateway. The signing ceremony was held at BFSA conference room on Monday....
A delegation of the Switzerland-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SBCCI), led by its President Abdur Rashid, called on State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu at his ministry on Sunday. The delegation members include Saad Omar Fahim, Secretary General...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a remittance service agreement with Daytona Capital Management Limited (Daytona) for Money Transfer Service of Hello Paisa, a globally prominent remittance brand of Daytona, incorporated in the UK. Moosa Manjra, CEO, Daytona Capital, and...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC has opened its 217th branch at Gopalganj. Chairman of the bank Abdus Samad Labu along with Managing Director and CEO Farman R Chowdhury and other officials inaugurated the new branch on Monday. Earlier, Abdus Samad Labu...
Country's largest electronics products sales network 'Walton Plaza' posted record sales in last year and thus also awarded the highest VAT and tax payer titled in the fiscal year 2022-23, said a Press Release.Along with doing business, Walton Plaza is...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
Two general insurers -- City General Insurance and Crystal Insurance -- have recorded significant profit growth in 2023, buoyed by improved underwriting performance and higher interest income.The City General Insurance witnessed a 34 per cent surge in profit year-on-year to...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
Stocks extended the losing streak for a six straight session on Monday as jittery investors continued to dump their holdings to avoid further erosion of their portfolio.The market fell further as uncertainty among investors stemming from recent adjustments in the...
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Business Recorder): Russian wheat export prices continued to fall last week amid weakening global prices and some growth in shipments, analysts said.The price of 12.5 per cent protein Russian wheat scheduled for free-on-board (FOB) delivery late March...
Gold prices continue their upward trajectory for the third consecutive session on Monday, signaling a shift in investor sentiment amidst ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainties, reports The Economy.Spot gold witnessed a 0.32 per cent increase recording $2,019.98 per ounce, as...
MUMBAI, Feb 19 (Reuters): The Indian government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, corn and cotton in a bid to break a deadlock with protesting farmers, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said after week-long clashes between security forces and protesters.Tear...
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters): Global oil benchmark Brent crude was little changed on Monday, hovering around $83 a barrel as festering demand concerns were offset by continuing conflict in the Middle East.Brent crude futures eased by 14 cents to $83.33...
HONG KONG, Feb 19 (AFP): The current Asian Champions League is "unsustainable", the global footballers' union FIFPRO said in a report Monday, accusing the regional governing body of failing to listen to players and clubs.The continent's top club competition is...
LONDON, Feb 19 (AFP): England's hyper-attacking "Bazball" approach is coming under intense scrutiny after a crushing Test defeat in India but captain Ben Stokes appears determined to stick to his guns.The visitors slumped to a humiliating 434-run loss in the...
DOHA, Feb 19 (Reuters): An Israeli medallist was booed by the crowd in a sour finish to the Doha World Championships on Sunday, taking the gloss off some achievements in the pool.Anastasia Gorbenko took silver in the women's 400m individual...
SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters): David Warner will play his final bilateral international cricket series against New Zealand this week but the Australia opener is not expecting an affectionate farewell from Black Caps fans in Wellington and Auckland.The 37-year-old has already...
The Sylhet Strikers, despite already being eliminated from the playoff race in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) season, secured a 12-run win against the Comilla Victorians at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, reports UNB.Liton Das struck an 85...
Three Myanmar brigadier generals to die for surrendering townYANGON, Feb 19: Myanmar's junta has sentenced to death three brigadier generals who surrendered with hundreds of troops and handed over a strategic town on the Chinese border to ethnic minority fighters...
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters): Japan hosted Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Monday in Tokyo to discuss the reconstruction of Ukraine, pledging a new bilateral tax treaty and other support for Japanese businesses as the Ukraine war rages on."Japan has...
MOSCOW, Feb 19 (Reuters): Russian investigators have not yet established the cause of Alexei Navalny's death and it is unclear how long it will take for official conclusions to be made, his mother was told, Navalny's spokeswoman said on Monday.Navalny,...
SANAA, Feb 19 (BBC): The crew of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden abandoned ship after an attack claimed by Yemen's rebel Houthi movement, authorities say.A Houthi military spokesman said the Belize-flagged, British-registered cargo ship Rubymar was at...
THE HAGUE, Feb 19 (AP/Reuters): Historic hearings were set to open on Monday at the United Nations' top court into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.Palestinian representatives will speak first as the International...
FENI, Feb 19 (UNB): A CNG filling station employee died and an auto-rickshaw driver was injured as a gas cylinder exploded in Debipur upazila of Feni Sadar on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Saidul Islam Rony, 30, son of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Feb 19: The construction work on the multi-storey combined government office building in Gopalganj is nearing completion.Official sources said some 85 per cent work on the office building, which is being implemented at a cost of about Tk 1.11...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Feb 19: Potato cultivation has witnessed a remarkable decline in Rajshahi region in the last eight years. Insiders blamed the uptrend in the prices of inputs, including fertilisers, pesticides and seeds, and higher irrigation cost for the decline in...
It would not be incorrect to say that the role of remittances sent by expatriates is immense in the economic growth of Bangladesh. Remittance is playing a crucial role in mitigating the impact of the current turbulent global economy. Bangladesh...
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel, situated beneath the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, stands as one of the nation's flagship mega projects. Undoubtedly, this underwater passage marks a significant milestone in the country's history. However, a series of accidents within...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
A recent report of University Grant Commission (UGC) says that at the tertiary level of education, particularly at the public universities, the nation is close to reaching gender parity. For out of over 4.4 million students now enrolled in the...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
Sometimes, in today's Bangladesh we discuss the language movement as if it's unique not only to our history but South Asia in general. The reason why we think so is to make us feel special and that we must be...
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