FE REPORT | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
The benchmark equity index posted a sharp gain for the second week in a row, as buoyant investors put money into large-cap stocks amid growing confidence in the market.Floor price removal and favourable earnings disclosure for the recently ended quarter...
Visitors throng the three-day 19th Dhaka International Tourism Fair at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Friday, the second day of the show. — FE Photo
BENGALURU, Feb 09 (Reuters): India's retail inflation likely eased to a three-month low of 5.09 per cent in January on slowing food price rises and favourable base effects, according to economists polled by Reuters who also predicted a moderation in...
WASHINGTON, Feb 09 (Reuters): Under pressure from Congress, US utility company Duke Energy plans to decommission energy-storage batteries produced by Chinese battery maker CATL at one of the nation's largest Marine Corps bases and will phase out CATL products at...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 09 (BSS): Inclusion of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Cottage, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) can be the best way of accelerating economic conditions in the region.Integrated efforts of all government and non-government organizations, businessmen and entrepreneurs...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
US-Bangla Airlines, a leading Bangladeshi private airlines, added a brand-new Airbus A330-300 to its fleet on Friday, expanding its capacity on international routes. The 436-seat aircraft touched down at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 3:10 pm after a...
Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of General Staff of Bangladesh Army on Friday inaugurated the three-day-long '50th Aga Khan Gold Cup Golf Tournament 2024 at the Kurmitola Golf Club in the city as the chief guest, reports UNB.The tournament is sponsored...
Spain’s Cristina Bucsa reacts after a point against Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan during the women's singles quarter-final match at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament in Abu Dhabi on Friday — AFP
Hosts Bangladesh and India declared joints champions in the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Women's Championship '2024 after a two-hour-long delayed decision following the match commissioner's shameful fault in the final on Thursday, reports UNB.The title deciding and...
KANDY, Feb 09 (AFP): Pathum Nissanka became the first Sri Lankan to score an ODI double century, powering the hosts to an immense 381 against Afghanistan at Pallekele in their series opener on Friday.The opener finished unbeaten on 210 to...
HOBART, Feb 09 (AFP): David Warner slammed 70 off 36 balls in his 100th Twenty20 international and Adam Zampa grabbed three wickets as Australia beat the West Indies by 11 runs in the opening clash of their three-match series on...
Sylhet Strikers raised the hope of playing the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) playoffs as one of the top four teams after a comprehensive five-wicket win over Khulna Tigers at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Friday, reports BSS.The...
Gold prices were subdued on Friday, hurt by a stronger dollar and higher Treasury yields, while investors looked ahead to next week's U.S. inflation reading for clues on when the Federal Reserve could begin cutting interest rates, reports Reuters.Spot gold...
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters): Global cocoa prices hit fresh record highs on Thursday as traders continued to scramble for supplies, predicting ever wider deficits this season and with concerns growing for the next.The surge in prices is filtering through to...
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters): Oil prices were on track for over 5 per cent gains week-on-week on Friday, amid persistent tensions in the Middle East after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas.Brent crude futures slipped 20 cents, or 0.25...
World's biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution missionCLARK (Philippines), Feb 09: NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that...
MOSCOW, Feb 09 (Al Jazeera): Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 100 prisoners of war (POWs) each following mediation by the United Arab Emirates.In announcing the exchange as a "success", the Gulf nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that...
GENEVA Feb 09 (Arab News): UNICEF said on Friday that 700,000 children in Sudan were likely to suffer from the worst form of malnutrition this year, with tens of thousands who could die.A 10-month war in Sudan between its armed...
MANILA, Feb 09 (AFP): The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding more...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 09 (Arab News): Malaysia's top court on Friday declared more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the northeastern state of Kelantan as unconstitutional, in a decision that could affect the legality of Sharia in other parts...
WASHINGTON, Feb 09 (Reuters): Donald Trump won Republican presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada and the US Virgin Islands on Thursday, moving closer to becoming his party's White House standard-bearer and a likely general election rematch with US President Joe Biden...
UTTARAKHAND, Feb 09 (Al Jazeera/Reuters): At least five people have been killed and dozens of others injured during a protest sparked by the demolition of a mosque and a religious school in India, the latest in a spate of demolitions...
GAZA, Feb 09 (Agencies): Israel is ramping up its attacks on Rafah as it prepares to mount a ground offensive despite warnings of catastrophic consequences for displaced Palestinians and the United States saying it won't back an assault on the...
Md. Harun-Ur-Rashid | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
The responsibilities of an Islamic banker are multifaceted, encompassing ethical, financial, and social dimensions. Primarily, adherence to Islamic principles is paramount, requiring the banker to make sure that all financial transactions comply with Sharia law. This involves avoiding interest (usury)...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
The book fair that began in commemoration of the language martyrs has now made its extensive foray into the Suhrawardy Udyan from the Bangla Academu premise. At a time when few nations boast their book reading habit has not diminished,...
The elderly were once the sole breadwinners of their families in most cases. Nowadays, elderly individuals serve as guardians, providing us with security and fostering safe environments for us to grow up. However, the neglect of the elderly is increasing...
Organisations these days often have employees from different age groups working together. Generational diversity is beneficial and can assist organisations in hiring employees with the required skills, engaging them in proper job roles, and maintaining a talent pool.As people are...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
The piece of news is disappointing. Most of the graduates from the departments of Urdu and Sanskrit, coupled with Persian language and literature and Pali and Buddhist studies, cannot communicate in these languages. Only a few of them are eligible...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-02-10 00:00:00
The decision to slash incentives to exporters has kicked up a hornet's nest. The various chambers of commerce and the different associations of readymade apparel companies (RMG) have joined together to raise the issue with the finance minister. Their principal...
Though insurance coverage cushions a person or business against financial shock, especially during crisis time, yet its penetration in Bangladesh is on the decline. Put simply, insurance penetration is measured as a percentage of total premiums collected to a country's...
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