The Bangladesh government declared a three-day state mourning beginning Thursday on the death of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church.The Cabinet Division issued a notification to this end on Wednesday night, reports BSS.During the period (from Thursday to Saturday),...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office....
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CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24: Youngone Corporation, one of South Korea's largest industrial companies, has launched a Tk 10-million scholarship programme for students of BBA, BSc in Computer Science and Engineering and BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering of Chittagong Independent University...
KHAGRACHHARI, Apr 24 (UNB): Five students of Chittagong University (CU), who were abducted a week ago, have been released, according to the Pahari Chhatra Parishad (PCP).Although the five students from various ethnic communities were reportedly freed on Wednesday, the matter...
Bangladesh has been selected to host a local session of the ESMO Examination 2025, a globally recognised assessment conducted by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). This marks the first time that the exam, widely regarded as the international...
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Joint forces on Thursday arrested 22 brokers from Mugda Medical College Hospital (MMCH) in the capital, as they are involved in transferring the hospital's inpatients to other facilities with false promises. A joint forces team comprised by National Security Intelligence...
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested one human trafficker - Golam Mollah (39) - for his alleged involvement in alluring people of sending to Italy at a nominal cost. Senior assistant director of RAB-2 Khan Asif Topu said the arrestee and...
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A new campaign titled "Hold The Bar - Not Her Space" was launched on Thursday to promote harassment-free public transport for women in the capital. Sheikh Moinuddin, special assistant to the chief adviser on road transport and bridges, launched the...
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Lack of awareness of Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and the absence of a concrete action plan are hindering long-term development goals, causing inefficiencies, and sidelining women entrepreneurs, according to a recent survey and stakeholders' observations.To ensure effective implementation of the...
NATORE, Apr 24 (UNB): Police filed a case against former state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak in Natore's Singra upazila under the Arms Act for failing to deposit his licensed firearms as per a government directive.Sub-Inspector Abul Kalam Azad...
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Thursday met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin to know the update over the publication of the gazette notification declaring him as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), reports UNB.He met the CEC...
Students of Primeasia University formed a human-chain in front of the CMM Court in the capital on Thursday, protesting the killing of their fellow student Parvez. — Focus Bangla
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday said the Election Commission (EC) is now carrying out the election preparation tasks that are necessary and possible within its jurisdiction, reports UNB."We're working on those things that we think are within...
Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Thursday blamed the erosion of democratic values for the rise of a fascist regime, urging unified efforts to restore true democracy, reports UNB. "We witnessed the lack of democracy in...
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that the fallen Awami League (AL) were showing arrogance at courts and threatening police due to interim government's 'negligence'.BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the Awami League leaders are...
HANOI, Apr 24 (AFP): Vietnam and the United States have started talks "on bilateral economic and trade issues" in the wake of threatened US tariffs, Hanoi said.US President Donald Trump this month threatened massive 46 per cent levies on Vietnam,...
LONDON, Apr 24 (AFP): British online bank Revolut said Thursday it more than doubled net profit last year to œ790 million ($1.1 billion) as customer numbers surged particularly in France, its new second-biggest market."We not only accelerated our customer growth,...
HELSINKI, Apr 24 (AFP): Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia on Thursday reported a $68 million euro loss in net profit for the first quarter, citing the tariff wars and "rapidly evolving global trade landscape".The company said tariffs imposed by the...
LONDON/SEOUL, Apr 24 (Reuters): Businesses across multiple industries are increasing prices, cutting financial guidance and warning of growing uncertainty as US President Donald Trump's trade war pushes up costs, up-ends supply chains and stirs concerns about the global economy.Comments on...
The 333rd meeting of the Board of Directors of Pragati Insurance Ltd was held at the Head office of the company in Dhaka recently. Syed M. Altaf Hussain, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. Directors Khalilur Rahman, Mohammed...
The 423rd Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday, with Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar in the chair. The overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and several policy decisions were made...
BRAC Bank has promoted 2,000 employees in recognition of their outstanding performance and contribution to the bank's sustained growth. This marks the largest single wave of promotions in BRAC Bank's history. The milestone was celebrated an event in Dhaka on...
Uttara Automobiles Manufacturers Ltd, a sister concern of Uttara Group of Companies Ltd, participated in the 'Meet Bangladesh Exposition' held at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka. The event was organised under the aegis of the Ministry of...
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The securities regulator has extended the deadline for provisioning against negative equity in margin accounts and unrealised losses in dealer accounts to December this year but there is a condition to be met to get the extra time. The Bangladesh...
Romana Rouf Chowdhury was re-elected as chairman of Bank Asia Securities Limited at the 14th annual general meeting held on Wednesday.She is also one of the directors of Bank Asia, according to a statement.Ms. Rouf Chowdhury has an illustrious academic...
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Despite higher sales, Singer Bangladesh suffered losses worth Tk 349 million in the first quarter of 2025, owing to significant finance costs.Interest expenses on borrowing jumped 201 per cent year-on-year to Tk 443 million in January-March this year due to...
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The stock market witnessed yet another massive setback on Thursday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) plunging below the 'psychological' threshold of 5,000-mark again in six months despite regulatory efforts to elevate it.The relentless bearish spell...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) held a workshop titled 'Strategies and action plans to accelerate, streamline and maximise Aman Paddy Seed Sales for the 2025-26 distribution year' at the seminar hall of BADC head office on Thursday. BADC Chairman Md...
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CHITTAGONG, Apr 24: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will mark the completion of its 138 years on Friday.The CPA held a view exchange meeting with senior journalists at Shahid Fazlur Rahman Munshi hall in the port city on Thursday .Addressing...
Doha (Qatar), Apr 24 (UNB) : Describing the young people as the most powerful generation in human history, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday encouraged them to imagine and dream big and turn themselves as 'three-zero persons'."I feel very...
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