NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (Reuters): India's prominent hospital chains are shifting their focus to smaller centres and facilities as they chase growth in the booming healthcare market while coping with higher real estate costs and a dearth of land space...
BRAC Bank has initiated a brand campaign emphasizing its unwavering dedication to trustworthiness, says the bank in a statement. The campaign, "You Can Trust BRAC Bank with Your Deposit," showcases the bank's core strengths that assure customers of their complete...
The 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd. was held virtually on Wednesday. Md Nurul Alam, Chairman, Titas Board, and Secretary, Energy and Mineral Resources Division, presided over the meeting. The AGM approved five...
The 43rd meeting of the Shari`ah Supervisory Committee (SSC) of Standard Bank Ltd was held at the bank's Gulshan Office in Dhaka on Thursday. Dr Muhammad Saifullah, Chairman of the committee, presided over the meeting in presence of the banks...
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, has inaugurated the 247th branch of the bank named 'Bhaluka Branch' at Bhaluka in Mymensingh on Thursday. Deputy Managing Directors Maksudul Hasan, Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Ashraf-uz-Zaman and Md....
Transcom Digital launched its new AC brand, Candy Air Conditioner, in Dhaka on Tuesday, says a statement.This AC comes in two types -- Performcool (Fixed Speed) and Comfortcool (Inverter Series).The Performcool series boasts advanced features such as the Hyper PCB,...
Prime Bank PLC., a leading private commercial bank, has recently announced a strategic partnership with the HealthCare Global (HCG) at the Prime Bank head office in Dhaka, says a statement of the bank. HealthCare Global is one of the leading...
A minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,800 has been finalised for the workers of the EPZs run under the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), reports BSS.The wage board finalised the wage in its 5th meeting held on Thursday, said...
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Joypurhat districts on Wednesday and Thursday, reports UNB.In Gopalganj, a man was killed and three were injured when a bus collided head-on with a private car on Dhaka-Khulna highway...
Chattogram, Dec 21 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a five-year-old boy from a pond on Thursday, two days after he went missing in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.The dead is Tahmid, son of Alam, a resident of Ward-1 of Puichhari...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 21 (BSS): Two ‘drug peddlers’ were held with 5.2 kilograms of heroin from a village in the district early Thursday. The arrestees are Kazim Udin alias Toyab (44), son of Gias Uddin, and his son Ziban Ali (19),...
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 21 (UNB): In separate incidents, two Rohingya men were shot to death by miscreants, allegedly over establishing supremacy, in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district early on Thursday. One of the deceased was identified as Abdullah, 27,...
NAOGAON, Dec 21 (UNB): Police arrested an operator and a passenger attendant of Dhaka-bound 'Panchagarh Express Train' with 80 bottles of phensedyl at Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam Station in Naogaon on Wednesday evening.The arrestees are operator Jahangir Kabir (45) and...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 21 (UNB): Five students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have been served show cause notice for ragging.The five students of batch 2021 were caught while they were ragging five students of batch 2022 at the...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 21 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a woman and recovered seven foreign pistols, 13 magazines and 293 rounds of bullets from two separate raids in Chakpara and Sonamasjid areas of Shibganj upazila under Chapainawabganj district...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 20 (UNB): Farmers in Chapainawab-ganj district are delighted at bountiful harvest of summer onions and favorable market prices. The successful cultivation of the N-53 variety has made this season particularly profitable.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) played a...
Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the riverbasins of the country...
Additional Commissioner (Crime and Operations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mahid Uddin on Thursday said security has been increased though there is no information or threat of attack, reports UNB.He made the remark in response to a question from reporters...
A 38-year-old man was killed when a bus hit a motorbike on Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Dhaka's Jatrabari area on Thursday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Sharif Hossain, 38, son of Mosharraf Hossain of Sutrapur area.The accident took...
The 9th Annual Senate Meeting of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU) was held on the university campus on Thursday. BSMRMU Vice-Chancellor and Senate Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa poses for photograph with other members at the programme
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Satya Prasad Majumder speaking at a seminar on 'Development of Bangladesh and Democracy' on the university campus in the city on Thursday
The 43rd BCS result aspirants have formed a human chain and staged a sit-in in front of the Public Service Commission (PSC) demanding the re-publication of the non-cadre circular of 43rd BCS increasing the number of non-cadre posts, reports UNB.They...
The government is planning to hold the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent exams from Feb 15 next year, according to officials, reports bdnews24.com.The schedule for the exams will be published on education board websites on Thursday, said Tapan Kumar Sarkar,...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members conducting search on the belongings of the general travellers at Kamalapur Railway Station in the city on Thursday as security surveillance has been beefed up over escalating violence and arson attacks on trains — Photo...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-12-22 00:00:00
All the companies or entities that produce seed potatoes for commercial purposes will have to obtain tissue culture laboratory registration from next year (2024).It has been made mandatory aiming to ensure quality of seeds for desired germination and to produce...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-12-22 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is failing to keep pace with the rising demand for commuter rail services, fuelled by a rapid urbanisation boom.This failure, mostly arising from negligence, has resulted in a decline in both the number of train services...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-22 00:00:00
AK Azad, an independent candidate from Faridpur-03 constituency, has appealed to the Supreme Court, seeking cancellation of the candidature of the Awami League-nominated Shamim Haque.To this end, he filed a petition with the Appellate Division of the apex court on...
Coming down heavily on BNP leaders, Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the lying of BNP leaders over the incidents of arson attacks on trains is worse and more...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-22 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that on December 18 directed the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court in Dhaka to accept, hear and dispose the bail petitions of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul...
Ganatantra Mancha, an opposition platform for parties opposed to election under the incumbent government, on Thursday called upon the country's people to take to the streets and boycott the 'ones-sided' election to be held on January 7, reports UNB.Zonayed Saki,...
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