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Under the initiative and funding of Jamuna Bank Foundation a free medical camp was conducted at Kazipur in Sirajganj where

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Under the initiative and funding of Jamuna Bank Foundation a free medical camp was conducted at Kazipur in Sirajganj where seven types of free medical services and medicines were given to 6,727 patients and 705 were listed for eye operation....

Shabbir Ahmed Khan elected president of BMCCI

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Shabbir A Khan, CEO of Khan & Deen Traders, has been elected president and Md Motaher Hoshan Khan, Director of Bengal Technological Corporation Ltd., has been re-elected secretary general of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) for the term...

StanChart extends Tk 29m to uplift 800 apiculture entrepreneurs

2023-12-24 00:00:00

The Standard Chartered Bangladesh will contribute Tk 29 million to implement a joint project with the BASA Foundation to help enhance food hygiene and safety; promote job and value creation; increase sustainable mechanisation; safeguard pollination; promote sustainable agriculture; and empower...

The Social Islami Bank PLC distributed agricultural finance at a 4.0 per cent profit rate among 400 soybean and chili cultivators of

2023-12-24 00:00:00

The Social Islami Bank PLC distributed agricultural finance at a 4.0 per cent profit rate among 400 soybean and chili cultivators of Subarnachar, Noakhali on Friday, says a the bank in a statement. Dewan Mahbubur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Noakhali,...

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has awarded scholarship to 250 meritorious poor students who passed the HSC examination in 2022

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Shahjalal Islami Bank awards scholarship to 250 studentsShahjalal Islami Bank PLC has awarded scholarship to 250 meritorious poor students who passed the HSC examination in 2022 from different regions of the country. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the...

China helping BD reduce trade gap

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

China is actively helping Bangladesh reduce trade imbalance, said Ke Changliang, president of the Chinese Enterprises Association of Bangladesh (CEAB).Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen recently observed that Bangladesh's trade deficit with China decreased by 16 per cent last year due to...

Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman posing with the winners of the 27th Summit

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman posing with the winners of the 27th Summit Cup Golf Tournament 2023 at a prize distribution ceremony at Kurmitola Golf Club in the city on Friday — ISPR

Would have been happier with a series win, says Shanto

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Bangladesh captain, was pleased that his team secured their first ever ODI victory against New Zealand in New Zealand but added that it would have been better had they won the series, which the hosts took...

Happy to execute my plan successfully: Sakib

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib posing with Man of the Match trophy after winning the 3rd ODI against New Zealand at McLean Park in Napier on Saturday — AFP Bangladesh new pace sensation Tanzim Hasan Sakib said that he learnt from...

Tigers create history with maiden ODI win in New Zealand

2023-12-24 00:00:00

NAPIER, New Zealand, Dec 23 (AFP): Bangladesh's pace attack shredded New Zealand's batting on a green Napier pitch to record a historic nine-wicket win in the third and final one-day international on Saturday.Having been well beaten in the first two...

France grounds aircraft with 300 Indians on board

2023-12-24 00:00:00

PARIS, Dec 23 (Reuters): France has grounded a charter flight headed to Nicaragua carrying 303 Indian passengers, and a judicial investigation into the conditions and purposes of the trip has been launched, local officials in the eastern Marne region said...

US, China military chiefs speak for first time in over a year

2023-12-24 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Dec 23 (Reuters): The top US military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by US officials that it could...

Ukraine shoots down three Russian Su-34 fighters

2023-12-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Dec 23 (AFP): Ukraine's military said it has shot down three Russian fighter-bombers in the south of the country. Air force commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Su-34 jets were downed around noon on Friday.In his announcement he noted a...

Israeli strike kills 76 members in one family

2023-12-24 00:00:00

RAFAH, Dec 23 (AP/Reuters): An Israeli airstrike killed 76 members of an extended family, rescue officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and that Israel's ongoing offensive is creating "massive...

Fog halts Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services

2023-12-24 00:00:00

GOALANDA, Dec 23 (UNB): Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route in the Padma River remained suspended for one and half an hour on Saturday due to poor visibility caused by dense fog in Saturday morning. Khorshed Alam, assistant manager, Bangladesh Inland...

Injured trader dies at CMCH

2023-12-24 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 23 (UNB): A 35-year-old trader, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram district on December 18, died at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md...

Bodies of two youths recovered from Padma in Rajshahi

2023-12-24 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (UNB): The bodies of two youths were recovered from the Padma River at Jhautala area in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Kawsar Ali, 18, and Mosharraf Hossain Musha, 19. Both were residents...

Khulna Regional Cancer Hospital project sets snail’s pace

2023-12-24 00:00:00

KHULNA, Dec 23 (UNB): Despite the scheduled completion date having lapsed, the Khulna 100-bed full-fledged Khulna Regional Cancer Hospital & Research Institute project is still far from completion, with only 21 per cent of the work done over the past...

Quilt makers race against the clock in Rajshahi

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 23: As there is a real nip in the air since the onset of winter, the quit makers in Rajshahi city are now passing unusually busy time receiving and delivering orders that keep coming in profusion. The staff...

Israeli genocidal war in Gaza and Palestinian resistance

Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

Israel resumed its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza following the end of a seven-day ceasefire on December 1, after talks to extend a week long truce with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas collapsed. But the US corporate media sees...

Restoring the macroeconomic stability

Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

The economy of Bangladesh is currently navigating through a host of challenges originating both from the domestic and the global fronts. Economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic was disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. High global commodity prices, supply chain...

Improving internet speed -

2023-12-24 00:00:00

According to the Ookla's latest Speedtest Global Index, Bangladesh has been ranked 105th among 145 countries in November. Despite some progress in ranking, mobile internet speed remains far below our expectations. Mobile phone users in Bangladesh received an average internet...

Making Munshiganj an onion hub

2023-12-24 00:00:00

Munshiganj has six upazilas. Those are Lauhoganj, Sirajdikhan, Tongibari, Gojaria and Munshiganj Sadar. The sandy soil of all these upazilas is suitable not only for potato but for onion cultivation. The farmers of Munshiganj are innovative and ready to take...

Ensuring safe train travel -

2023-12-24 00:00:00

To travel from one place to another, trains are often considered one of the safest transportations across the world. But frequent accidents, snatching and stone-pelting have made train travel unsafe and dangerous in Bangladesh. The recent arson attack on the...

Of wealth, politics and democracy

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

The country celebrated its 53rd victory day on December 16. When it became an independent country after a nine-month long battle, hope was high that economic equality in society, which was one of the prime objectives of our grand liberation...

On depletion of forex reserve

Asjadul Kibria | 2023-12-24 00:00:00

The country's foreign exchange reserve has become a matter of grave concern for the last two years due to its rapid depletion. The rise in the cost of imports, coupled with a lower inflow of foreign earnings as well as...

Sheer neglect downgrades commuter train service

2023-12-24 00:00:00

The diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) service that was introduced in 2013 intended to give commuters respite in terms of both safe travel and a convenient, time saving means of transportation. The service that involved a cost of Tk 6.5 billion...

Indian trade curbs to cut exports by $4b

2023-12-23 12:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (Reuters): India's exports face a shortfall of about $4 billion to $5 billion this year after it clamped curbs on trade in wheat, rice and sugar, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday, adding...

Sri Lanka inflation jumps to 2.8pc in Nov

2023-12-23 12:00:00

BENGALURU, Dec 22 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rate rose to 2.8 per cent year on year in November from 1 per cent in October, the statistics department said on Thursday.The National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), which captures broader...

DSE AGM approves 4pc dividend

FE REPORT | 2023-12-23 12:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) at its 62nd annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday approved a 4 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for the year ended June 30, 2023.The shareholders also adopted the audited financial statements of the...