MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh's maiden elevated expressway has earned a modest Tk 307 million from tolls as private cars mainly ply the overhead road since partial opening of its Airport-Tejgaon section four months ago.By office count, cars account for an overwhelming 98 per...
New cabinet members assume office with confidence they can overcome any pressure that might emerge from different fronts during their effort to carry forward the country's development journey.They mean challenges that may come from the external and internal fronts as...
YASIR WARDAD and SAIF UDDIN | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
Humans, livestock and crops alike endure the brutal onslaught of the chilling cold and dense fogs that have shrouded the country for the past week.Hospitals across the country logged 63,021 cases of acute respiratory infection (ARI) and 173,000 cases of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
Overall headline inflation showed a modest slowing in December 2023, according to official data. But the core inflation fired up at the yearend and economists forecast further upturn in months ahead as western economies feel growing heat of price rises....
ZURICH, Jan 14 (AFP): Artificial intelligence raises serious concerns for jobs but it will also create new positions, the head of Adecco, the world's biggest temporary staffing agency, told AFP.From meteorologists to lawyers and screenwriters, generative AI capable of creating...
RIYADH, Jan 14 (Arab News): Credit facilities provided to micro, small, and medium enterprises in Saudi Arabia saw an 18 per cent annual rise in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest figures.Data from the Kingdom's central bank,...
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup reduced their workforces by a combined 17,700 last year, the banking giants reported in their fourth-quarter earnings on Friday.As dealmaking dried up and demand from borrowers softened last year, banks laid off employees...
BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters): China's financial regulator plans to increase punishment for financial crimes and speed up the time it takes to prosecute them using regulation it calls "with teeth and thorns".The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), established last year...
NEW DELHI, Jan 14 (Reuters): India does not plan to import wheat and its farmers are likely to harvest a bumper crop that will boost stockpiles in the world's second-biggest producer of the staple, the trade minister said on Saturday."Ground...
Janata Bank PLC MD & CEO Abdul Jabbar inaugurated on Sunday a 30-day basic training course organized by Janata Bank Staff College in the city. Janata Bank Staff College Incharge (DGM) Ahmad Mukhlesur Rahman and other executives and faculty members...
Padma Bank held its Annual Business Conference at a city hotel on Saturday with the theme 'Road to Transition'. Dr. Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was present as the chief guest while Tarek Reaz Khan, MD...
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the new premises of Sreemangal Branch at Habiganj Road, Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, on Sunday. Md Rabiul Hasan, General Manager (PRD), and Md Atiqur Rahman, Deputy General Manager and Zonal...
Shimanto Bank has officially inaugurated the Rangpur Branch and BGB Rangpur Sector ATM recently. Additional Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh and Region Commander, North-West Region, Brig Gen Khandaker Shafiquzzaman was present as the chief guest and Managing Director &...
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated its 157th Internship Programme for the students from different universities on Sunday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Md Nazrul Islam,...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has joined forces with Manabik Shahajya Sangstha (MSS) to provide comprehensive eye care services to the workers and staff of garment factories, reports UNB. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this end...
The government is taking initiatives to extend export incentives to the leather industry as in the garments sector, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said on Sunday. "I want to work for the country and its people. I would like...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
In his inaugural statement, the newly appointed agriculture minister, Md Abdus Shahid, emphasised the utmost priority of increasing crop production and effectively controlling price manipulation in the local market. He affirmed his commitment to undertaking all necessary measures for the...
Hosts lead 5-match series 2-0 | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
HAMILTON, New Zealand, Jan 14 (AFP): Pace bowler Adam Milne claimed four wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 international Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead.The tourists threw away a strong position in...
SYDNEY, Jan 14 (PTI): Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh on Sunday announced his retirement from professional cricket, with the Melbourne Renegades' fixture against Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League on Wednesday being his last assignment.He joins former Australian skipper Aaron...
MELBOURNE, Jan 14 (AFP): An error-strewn Novak Djokovic kickstarted his bid for an 11th Australian Open and unprecedented 25th Grand Slam crown in unconvincing fashion on Sunday, dropping a set to "incredible" teenage qualifier Dino Prizmic.The Serbian superstar struggled to...
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to leave the country for London to see an ophthalmologist for his recurring eye problem, a member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) medical department said, reports BSS.Shakib has of late problem with his...
Nazmul Hassan Papon, the newly appointed Minister of Youth and Sports, vowed to increase the sports ground and facilities in a bid to attract more people toward sports, reports BSS.Following his swearing in as Minister for Youth and Sports on...
DOHA, Jan 14 (AFP): Asian Cup favourites Japan survived a scare in their tournament opener on Sunday against Vietnam before winning 4-2 in a roller-coaster clash.Hajime Moriyasu's side are looking for a record-extending fifth Asian title and looked set for...
The new season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is just around the corner, and the teams have already started gearing up for the biggest domestic cricketing event, commencing on January 19 in Dhaka, reports UNB.A total of seven teams...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 14 (UNB): An elderly man died after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, a resident of Govindpur Paschim Para...
The ongoing cold weather conditions have started to take toll on human health as cold-related illnesses are on rise in Kurigram and Chandpur, particularly affecting the elderly and children, reports UNB.In Kurigram, in the northern district of Kurigram, daily life...
SYLHET, Jan 14 (UNB): Workers of Tarapur Tea Garden in Sylhet have initiated a work abstention since Saturday, demanding redress for a range of unresolved issues, including payment of the last two weeks' wages.Among their seven-point demand, the workers are...
TANGAIL, Jan 14 (bdnews24.com): Two college students have died after a truck and a motorcycle collided head-on at Nagarpur upazila in Tangail district.The accident occurred on Sheikh Hasina Bridge in Kedarpur on Sunday morning, said HM Joshimuddin, chief of Nagarpur...
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party brought out a procession, led by its Director General Major General AKM Aminul Haque, at Bangladesh Ansar VDP Academy in Shafipur of Gazipur on Sunday, marking the force's 44th National Assembly — ISPR
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-15 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Jan 14: Farmers in different areas of Rangpur region have found carrot farming to be a profitable venture in the current season.Sources said harvesting of the crop is going on across the district and farmers have been earning windfall...
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