Atomic energy scientist Dr. Md. Showkat Akbar has been made chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC).A government notification to this effect was published on January 18.Prior to this new assignment, he was appointed as a member of the commission.He...
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters): US consumer sentiment improved in January, hitting the highest level in 2-1/2 years amid growing optimism over the outlook for inflation and household incomes, which bodes well for the economy's prospects this year.The better-than-expected reading in...
Standard Bank holds Annual Business ConferenceAn Annual Business Conference-2024 of Standard Bank PLC was held at the Radisson hotel in the city with the slogan 'Excellence Through Shariah' on Saturday. Standard Bank Chairman Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed inaugurated the programme...
Social Islami Bank holds its Annual Business ConferenceA two-day Annual Business Conference 2024 of Social Islami Bank PLC was held at Cox's Bazar on January 19-20. Belal Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was present as the chief guest,...
Islami Bank's Managing Director and CEO Mohammed Monirul Moula on Saturday said the contribution of the bank to the economic development of the country was remarkable.In 2023, Islami Bank held the top position in all business indicators, and it held...
SBAC Bank's board greets its chairman ShofiuddinSouth Bangla Agriculture & Commerce (SBAC) Bank's Board of Directors congratulated the bank's Chairman Abu Zafar Mohammod Shofiuddin (Shamim) with a bouquet in the bank's 177th board meeting held at the head office recently...
Our economy is facing few challenges like inflation, NPL, forex reserve, financial market volatility, balance of payment, and depreciation of taka, but Bangladesh has the experience of facing such challenges as well as overcoming all of these. As in the...
NEW YORK, Jan 20 (Reuters): Over a recent lunch with Warren Buffett, Citigroup, opens new tab CEO Jane Fraser outlined her latest round of reorganisation efforts to simplify the bank. He told her to keep going.Fraser recounted the meal with...
The daylong annual sales conference-2024 of Incepta, a leading pharmaceutical company, was held at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the city on Saturday, said a press releaase.Chairman and Managing Director of Incepta Abdul Muktadir and Vice Chairman Hasneen Muktadir...
Md Iqbal Hossain has recently been promoted as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Prime Bank PLC, said a press release. Prior to this new post, he was a senior executive vice president and Deputy CAMLCO of the bank.Before joining Prime...
DAVOS, Jan 20 (Xinhua): Trade and investment remain essential for the continued recovery of the global economy, participants said at the 54th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting here this week."Without a free flow of trade, I don't think we...
JinHur has recently been appointed as new General Manager (GM) and Country Manager of Woori Bank Bangladesh, said a press release.JinHur started his journey with Woori Bank in 1998 and gathered vast experience of working in the banking sector for...
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Bangladesh Civil Service (Taxation) Association has elected Md Lutful Azeem, commissioner of taxation, as the president and Sheikh Shameem Bulbul, additional commissioner of taxation, as the secretary general for 2024-25 terms.The association elected the new committee at its annual general...
The shareholders of Padma Oil Company Limited approved approved a 135 per cent cash dividend as recommended by the board of directors, said a press release.The AGM also approved an audited financial statements for the year 2022-23.The approval was given...
Primary Dealers Bangladesh Limited (PDBL) Chairman and Sonali Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director Md Afzal Karim inaugurated a day-long training course on Fixed Income Securities organised by the PDBL at the Agrani Bank Training Institute in the...
Faruque Hassan, president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ensure seamless services for the RMG sector, reports BSS.The head of the BGMEA made the request when he met...
India's central bank and market regulator are considering exemptions to recently tightened rules for bank investments in alternate investment funds (AIFs) due to their unintended consequences, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, reports Reuters.Last month, the Reserve...
JASHORE, Jan 20 (UNB): A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death in Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore.The incident happened at Katakhal area of the upazila around 8am on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Toufiq Hossain, 28, was killed in Jhikargacha upazila...
JAMALPUR, Jan 20 (BSS): Farmers are expecting 29, 510 tones sweet potato production in the district this year, a sharp rise of 1157 tonnes than the previous year.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office sources said 1097 hectares of land came...
A rearer busy feeding his ducks at Charkornashi village in Karimganj upazila of Kishoreganj district on Saturday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, Jan 20 (BSS): Substantial and sustainable expansion of wheat farming can be one of the best ways of mitigating the existing water-stress condition in the region, particularly the high Barind tract, as wheat is an environmentally friendly crop.Time has...
Bangladesh's education system has undergone a major transformation with ninth graders now entering their new classes without being segregated into traditional streams - science, arts, and business studies, reports bdnews24.com.The shift aligns with the new curriculum's aim to eliminate subject...
A total of 10 persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Moulvibazar, Pabna and Faridpur districts on Saturday and Friday, report agenciesIn Pabna, two officials of Export Processing Zone (EPZ) were killed and three others injured in a...
Patients wait in a queue at the Kamrangirchar 31-bed Hospital in the city for receiving treatment of cold-related diseases. The photo was taken on Saturday — Focus Bangla
Md Abdul Mukit | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Did you make a new year's fitness resolution last year? Did you keep it? If you are like most fitness enthusiasts, chances are the answer is 'no.' In fact, approximately 80 per cent of people who make new year resolutions...
Rassiq Aziz Kabir | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Programme Scholarship, funded by the European Union, distinguishes itself by offering a unique and comprehensive international education experience. Unlike traditional scholarships, this programme involves collaboration between multiple European and non-European universities, enabling students to pursue...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (AFP): Pakistan and Iran "agreed to de-escalate" tensions Friday, Islamabad said, after trading deadly airstrikes on militant targets in each other's territory this week.The rare military actions in the porous border region of Baluchistan-split between the two...
TOKYO, Jan 20 (AP): Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.However, space officials said they need more time...
BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters): A fire in a school dormitory in central China killed 13 people and injured another, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.The fire broke out on Friday night at Yingcai School in Yanshanpu Village, near Nanyang City...
JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (BBC/Reuters): A key member of Israel's war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza.Mr Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state...
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