OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, May 21: Hundreds of people in Char Luxmipur village under Matlab Uttar Upazila of the district have been passing days at a risk of losing their homes due to the erosion by the Dhonagoda River.In the recent months, the...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
BOGURA, May 21: Export earnings of Bogura's agricultural machinery sector are projected to decline sharply in the current fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 ending in June, as Chinese manufacturers increasingly offer similar equipment at significantly lower prices and global demand softens...
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters): The restoration of cricketing ties between England and Zimbabwe will become complete on Thursday when Trent Bridge plays host to a standalone four-day Test between the two nations.For England the unique fixture provides a tune-up before...
Nahid Rana is among three members to withdraw from the Bangladesh touring party bound for Pakistan next week. New fielding coach James Pamment and strength and conditioning coach Nathan Keily have also pulled out, according to ESPNcricinfo.According to BCB's cricket...
Bangladesh A made a solid start to the ongoing unofficial Test against New Zealand A, reaching 225 for 4 at stumps on Day 1 at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, reports UNB.Opting to bat first, the home side was...
KARACHI, May 21 (Agencies): Pakistan dropped stars Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan on Wednesday as they named a new-look squad for three home Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh.Former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson will take charge for the...
LONDON, May 21 (AFP): Health authorities in England on Wednesday announced the rollout of a world first vaccine programme for gonorrhoea, amid record levels of the sexually transmitted disease.Gonorrhoea cases in England in 2023 topped 85,000, the highest number since...
TOKYO, May 21 (AFP): Japan's farm minister resigned Wednesday after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a remark that drew public fury in a country facing soaring food prices."Just now I submitted my resignation to Prime...
The ambitious programme aims to block threats from China and RussiaWASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters): President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had selected a design for the $175-billion Golden Dome missile defence shield and named a Space Force general to...
Gaza, May 21 (AP): Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli strikes overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 45 people, including several women and a week-old infant.The fresh strikes come as Israel's war on Hamas shows no signs of relenting, despite...
NEW DELHI, May 21 (AFP): Indian commandos killed Wednesday the Maoist insurgent chief, the country's home minister said, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict.Amit Shah said troops had killed 27 rebels in central India, including...
YANGON, May 21 (Reuters): The Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN will hold two meetings specifically on the civil war in army-ruled Myanmar ahead of its summit next week, the bloc's secretary-general said on Wednesday, in a bid to advance its faltering...
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters): New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing multiple US officials familiar with the intelligence.It was not clear whether Israeli...
SEOUL, May 21 (AFP): South Korea's exports fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year in the first 20 days of May, partly due to weak sales to the US, official data showed Wednesday.South Korea's exports totalled $32 billion from May 1 to...
The 70th meeting of the Risk Management Committee (RMC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held on at its Corporate Head Office in Dhaka on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Engineer Md. Towhidur Rahman, Chairman of the Committee....
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution, has entered into a strategic partnership with ShareTrip, a pioneering travel-tech company. Through this collaboration, Prime Bank customers will enjoy exclusive and attractive benefits when availing services from ShareTrip. Md Nazeem A Choudhury,...
As part of its agro-CSR initiative titled 'Bhoroshar Notun Janala', UCB recently organised a daylong capacity-building training session at the Bandarban Hill District Council auditorium. The event brought together nearly 170 agricultural entrepreneurs from different upazilas (sub-districts) of the district....
Bengal Commercial Bank PLC signed an agreement with Emerging Credit Rating Ltd. (ECRL), a leading credit rating agency, at the Bank's Head Office in Dhaka recently. Tarik Morshed, Managing Director & CEO of Bengal Commercial Bank, and Arifur Rahman, CEO...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
MetLife Bangladesh topped the list of life insurance companies in terms of claims settlement in 2024, according to data from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).The data shows that MetLife led all insurers by settling the highest amount of...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
Onion farmers in Bangladesh have incurred a staggering 24 per cent loss this fiscal year, as they failed to recover their production costs due to abnormal price volatility on the domestic market, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank survey. The...
Gold prices rose to their highest in more than a week on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and safe-haven demand as US President Donald Trump failed to convince Republican holdouts to back his tax bill, reports Reuters.Spot gold was...
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters): Oil prices rose about 1 per cent on Wednesday after reports that Israel could be preparing to strike Iranian nuclear facilities raised fears of a supply disruption in the Middle East.Brent futures rose 67 cents, or...
Microfinance sector leaders have urged the government to introduce a range of supportive budgetary measures in National Budget 2025-26, including the establishment of a Tk 100 billion revolving Micro Loan Fund aimed at ensuring sustainable financing for the sector.At a...
NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters): Moody's US debt downgrade is raising concerns that investors could reevaluate their appetite for US government bonds, with the potential for rising yields to put pressure on stocks that are trading at elevated valuations.Moody's decision...
LONDON, May 21 (AFP): Britain's annual inflation rate surged more than expected in April as energy and water bills rose sharply, official data showed on Wednesday.The Consumer Prices Index soared to 3.5 per cent last month, up from 2.6 per...
Karmasangsthan Bank opened its 278th branch in Birganj, Dinajpur, on Wednesday. Former Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Karmasangsthan Bank Dr AFM Matiur Rahman inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Dinajpur Deputy Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam...
Registration for the Universal Pension Scheme and monthly installment payments could be made through Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Islami Bank and the National Pension Authority was signed in the conference room of the Finance...
EBL at its 33rd annual general meeting (AGM) declared a 35 per cent dividend for the year ended in December last year. The meeting, chaired by Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the board of directors of EBL, was held...
Pubali Bank's Bangabandhu Avenue Corporate Branch has moved to a new location and started operations with the name Islamic Banking Corporate Branch, Paltan, Dhaka with a commitment to modern and large-scale Islamic banking services. Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO...
Mohammed Rashedul Amin has been promoted to the rank of deputy managing director (DMD) of Southeast Bank.Prior to this promotion, he was senior executive vice president and head of the Agrabad branch of Southeast Bank, according to a press release.He...
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