US oil and gas producer ConocoPhillips beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by higher production in the Permian Basin and from a recent acquisition, reports Reuters.The company had bought an additional 50 per cent stake from...
LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters): Oil prices gained ground on Thursday as investors considered the impact of Israel's rejection of a ceasefire offer from Hamas and unexpected drops in US fuel stocks.Brent crude futures rose 81 cents, or 1.02 per cent,...
MADRID, Feb 8 (Reuters): A Spanish rice variety traditionally used to make paella is under threat from a fungus after the European Union banned a pesticide farmers said they relied upon, in another example of how the bloc's environmental rules...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning. Cold Mild cold wave is sweeping...
Students from different schools, colleges and universities attend the Eduko Education Expo 2024 at Hotel Westin Dhaka recently. Representatives of about 100 famous universities from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Malaysia, France and Dubai participated in the...
Teachers and students pose for photograph at the '2024 Spring Festival Event', which is the most celebrated event in Chinese culture, marking the Chinese New Year on the North South University campus on Wednesday. The event was jointly organised by...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 08: The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on Thursday demolished a large number of shops and other establishments set up illegally on footpaths in New Market and Station Road areas of the port city.The CCC conducted mobile courts led...
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Two separate accidents in construction sites of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) took lives of two persons in a span of just two days till Thursday.An accident occurred after 10:30 am on Thursday when a crane of the DEE project...
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons on early Thursday for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a woman at block No A of Mir Mosharaf Hossain Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on February 3.The arrestees were identified Md...
The government has decided to keep the government and private secondary schools open for 15 days and the primary schools for 10 days during the fasting month of Ramadan, report agencies. The academic activities of secondary schools will continue from...
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COX'S BAZAR, Feb 08: The local administration has slapped temporary suspension of the movement of all tourist vessels on the Teknaf-St Martin's route from tomorrow (Saturday).Yamin Hossain, additional district magistrate of Cox's Bazar, confirmed the information on Thursday afternoon.The restriction...
Resident Representative of the IMF in Bangladesh Jayendu De meets Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the latter's ministry office in the city on Thursday — Photo PID
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday emphasised early conclusion of the Teesta River water sharing agreement aiming to strengthen water cooperation between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB. He also stressed the need for renewal of the Ganges Water Sharing...
SHARIATPUR, Feb 08 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) who allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house at Baishakhipara area of Naria upazila in Shariatpur.The dead is Sheikh Sumaiya Sumu (20), daughter...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said his country firmly supports Bangladesh in opposing external interference and safeguarding judicial sovereignty, reports UNB.The Ambassador said this when he called on Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday. He also congratulated the...
British MP Rushanara Ali has stepped down from her post as the UK Prime Minister (PM)'s Trade Envoy following appointment as Shadow Investment and Small Business Minister, reports UNB. In a statement issued this week, Rushanara said, "It has been...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the city on Thursday for health check-ups, reports UNB.She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 6:48 pm, said her media wing member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said the...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has expressed concern that Bangladeshi citizens are in extreme insecurity along the Myanmar border as people are getting killed and injured by bullets and mortar shells, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up...
As many as 1549 women have collected nomination forms of the ruling Awami League (AL) for contesting the elections to reserved seats (women) in 12th Jatiya Sangsad, reports BSS.The party sold forms amounting to about Tk 77 million (Tk 7,74,50,000).AL...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the country's position on its border has been strengthened due to the ongoing internal conflict of Myanmar, reports BSS."We are not liberally opening our border and we will not give this...
The members of the new Executive Committee (2023-2025) of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) led by its President Syed Ershad Ahmed on Thursday met Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at his office in the city, reports...
Sangsad Bhaban, Feb 8 (UNB): State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Thursday said the return from the battery-run auto-rickshaws is manifold compared to the electricity they use."I call these 4 million three wheelers as the Tesla of...
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Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) urged on Thursday Armenia to take skilled information technology (IT) and infrastructure manpower from Bangladesh. "A large number of Bangladeshi skilled workforce especially of the IT and infrastructure sectors have been working in...
WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP): The US budget deficit is projected to expand over 60 percent in the coming decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said Wednesday, citing rising interest costs and health care spending as key factors.The deficit is expected...
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Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder expressed concern on Thursday about the challenge of gaining trust from global buyers on the exportable products.He highlighted the detrimental impact caused by a few local unscrupulous traders, which has tarnished the country's image. Sadhan...
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Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has suggested rationalising the Harmonized System (HS) Codes to help the existing flow of investments, technology transfer and exports continue.BEPZA made the recommendation at a pre-budget meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
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Women entrepreneurs on Thursday sought tax incentives for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), upward adjustment of tax-free ceiling and flexible attitude to encourage their participation in trade fairs.The leaders of the Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) and...
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Myanmar is sending ship to take home its border guards and army personnel who fled Rakhine state to Bangladesh following the Arakan Army assault early this week."We are in the process of finalising the sea route through which a Myanmar...
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Despite various challenges, Bangladesh will not seek to delay its scheduled graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) club, which is slated for November 2026. This was affirmed by a senior policymaker at a discussion in Dhaka on Thursday."We will not...
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