The Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Lead Bangladesh Foundation on Wednesday to impart need-based training to youths so that they can meet the demand in the local and international labour markets.BCI President...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has published 'Tax Guide 2023-24' to help the taxpayers and tax professionals.Md. Iqbal Hossain, Member (Taxes Appeal & Exemption) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) unveiled the Tax Guide on Wednesday at...
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the new premises of Pabna Branch, Pabna (Century Plaza, Aurongojeb Road, Pabna Sadar) recently. Deputy Managing Directors Maksudul Hasan, Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Ashraf-uz-Zaman and Md. Rezaul Karim...
Prime Bank PLC., a leading private commercial bank, announced a strategic partnership with Air Astra at the Prime Bank head office premises in Dhaka recently, says a press release.Air Astra is a privately-owned passenger airline of Bangladesh.Under this partnership, Prime...
Winners of SATA Award 2023 are seen in the picture at an award giving ceremony in the city recently.
FE Report | 2023-12-28 00:00:00
The biennial election to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will be held on March 9 next year. The apex trade body of the country's largest forex earning apparel sector, BGMEA will elect a new board of directors...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 27 (UNB): A man and his daughter died from electrocution while irrigating the area beside their house in Dharakandi village of Maoha union in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh on Wednesday evening.The deceased were identified as Shafiqul Islam, 40,...
MAGURA, Dec 27 (UNB): Three people, including a child, were injured in a pressure cooker blast at their residence in Magura's Sreepur upazila on Wednesday.The injured are Nazmul Fakir (40), Rashida Begum (35), and Rafin (4).Locals rushed to their home...
HABIGANJ, Dec 27 (UNB): An accused of a theft case was found hanging from a ceiling fan at Baniachong thana of the district on Tuesday.The dead, Golam Rabbani (26), was a resident of Nandipara area of Baniachong Sadar upazila.Delwar Hossain,...
PATUAKHALI, Dec 27 (UNB) Two cousins died at Atoshkhali village in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Selim Munshi (40), son of Khorshed Munshi, and Alauddin Munshi (50), son of Amir Hossain Munshi of the...
KHULNA, Dec 27 (BSS): Police in separate drives arrested five criminals on charges of stealing cash and gold ornaments and possessing hemp (Ganja) in the city in the past 24 hours.Additional deputy police commissioner Sarder Rakibul Islam disclosed the matter...
MELBOURNE, Dec 27 (AFP): Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon put Australia in the driving seat of the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday to leave Pakistan tottering at 194-6, still 124 runs behind on day two.At stumps,...
NAPIER, New Zealand, Dec 27 (AFP): Bangladesh claimed an historic five-wicket win over New Zealand on Wednesday after their bowlers ran riot in the opening game of their three-match Twenty20 series on Wednesday in Napier.This was Bangladesh's first Twenty20 win...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2023-12-28 00:00:00
It was earlier, in May 2023, pointed out that a significant share of Bangladesh’s on-going macroeconomic challenges originated in the dismal performance of the external sector and the uncertainties faced by the external sector balances, and that a recovery of...
Christmas is over and we are moving towards a new year. But unfortunately, this does not seem to have any impact in the strife-torn world. The war declared by Russia against Ukraine seems unending. In Gaza, air-raids by Israel are...
Plastic trash has now become the order of the day. We do not even realise that we are destroying the very nature that sustains us. There was a time when we used to carry biodegradable jute bags, earthenware dishes, tubs...
Almost everyone in Bangladesh have forgotten about wearing face masks. We now hardly find people in public places wearing masks, be it in a marketplace, in a restaurant or elsewhere. But masks are back again in some states of India,...
Imam Hossain | 2023-12-28 00:00:00
Dhaka University metro rail station is now open for commuters to use. For the non-resident DU students and others, it has come as a joyous relief. This station can be considered as a game-changer, especially for those who travel to...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-12-28 00:00:00
How will the year 2023 be recalled by historians and scholars in the times ahead? Every year has its distinctive characteristics, those which place it in a position all its own. There are years which have the ordinary about them,...
At a time when soybean oil is gaining popularity over palm oil, investment in crushing soy seeds for producing finished cooking oil in local refineries makes business sense. No wonder, companies which were used to refining imported crude oil see...
After snapping losing streak in Test and One Day International (ODI) format, Bangladesh now set their target to break the deadlock in T20 on New Zealand soil, as they take on the hosts in three-match series opener at McLean Park...
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) have marked a significant milestone in their longstanding partnership with the launch of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reports BSS.This MoU aims to mobilize 'Data for Life'...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reset the prices of commemorative gold and silver coins citing a price hike of the metals in local and international markets, reports BSS.The prices of gold coins issued on the occasion of the International Mother Language...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26 (AFP): A Pakistan court ruled Tuesday ex-prime minister Imran Khan's party can contest elections using its cricket bat logo, lawyers said, winning the jailed opposition leader a rare reprieve before polls due in February.In a nation where...
LOS ANGELES, Dec 26 (Xinhua): A new coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is spreading fast in the United States, and is now accounting for nearly half of the latest COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
Without prior notice, BRAC Bank suspended cash withdrawals in foreign currency by cardholders abroad, reports UNB.As a result, a number of clients traveling abroad depending on the Brac Bank card are facing severe suffering. At least five clients of BRAC...
Pedestrians help right a battery-run rickshaw after it collided with another and overturned on Kalshi road in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Tuesday. Despite being illegal, these three-wheelers increasingly navigate the city's major traffic arteries. — FE Photo by KAZ Sumon
The total number of Bangladesh's mobile phone users hit over 190 million at the end of November this year, showed the latest statistics of the country's telecom regulator, reports UNB.According to data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), the...
Bangladesh has passed another day without a death from dengue, as the toll from the disease since January remained unchanged at 1,698, reports bndnews24.com.However, another 152 people were hospitalised due to the disease in a 24-hour count on Tuesday, taking...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-12-27 00:00:00
The number of new businesses registered in the country dropped 20 per cent in the six months to December compared to the previous half-year, thanks to economic worries both at home and abroad.Besides, this slump comes in the run-up to...
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