A five-member delegation of BNP attended a dialogue with the National Consensus Commission at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday with the commission's vice chairman, Prof Ali Riaz, in the chair - PID
Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) inaugurated an Internship Programme on Tuesday. Md. Omar Faruk Khan, managing director (current charge) of the bank, was present as the chief guest. K.M. Munirul Alam Al-Mamoon, deputy managing director & director general...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank, one of the leading Sharia-based banks in the country, has presented the Chairman's Award to the best officers in deposit collection. As the chief guest, Chairman of the bank Khwaja Shahriar gave away crests, certificates and cash...
The two-day Meet Bangladesh Exposition (MBX), showcasing Bangladesh's potential export sectors -- Medical and Personal Protective Equipment (MPPE), Leather and Leather Goods, Footwear, Plastics, and Light Engineering -- will begin on April 24.The exposition will be held at the International...
SEOUL, Apr 17 (Reuters): Hyundai Motor plans to temporarily suspend production of some of its electric vehicles (EVs) in South Korea due to slow demand and US tariffs, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday, citing unnamed industry sources.The South Korean...
Importers who opened or amended letters of credit (LCs) for yarn on or before April 13 will be allowed to bring in cotton through land ports, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said on Thursday.The clarification comes in response to...
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The three-day Dhaka International Diagnostic Medical Equipment Expo-2025 kicked off on Thursday in the city with the aim of promoting advanced health technology and attracting local and foreign investment in the health sector.Eco Expo jointly with the Bangladesh Private Hospital,...
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Germany will provide Euro 52.5 million (approximately Tk 7.24 billion) to Bangladesh for a climate change adaptation project.A financial agreement in this regard was signed between the governments of Bangladesh and Germany at Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Wednesday, a...
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The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has issued a special directive urging heightened vigilance in the use of radio communication devices such as walkie-talkies and repeaters under Private Mobile Radio (PMR) and Short Breaking Radio (SBR) systems.In the directive, signed...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Thursday categorically said the government is firmly committed to supporting local producers rather than offering incentives to commercial importers."In principle, we have said there shall be a duty gap...
LOS ANGELES, Apr 17 (Reuters): The US Trade Representative's office will announce its plan on Thursday for levying port fees on China-linked ships as part of President Donald Trump's effort to revive domestic shipbuilding and counter China's dominance on the...
ISTANBUL, Apr 17 (AFP): Turkey's central bank hiked its key interest rate to 46 per cent on Thursday after a month of protests over the arrest of Istanbul's opposition mayor put pressure on the economy.The monetary policy committee "has decided...
RIYADH, Apr 17 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's date exports saw a 15.9 per cent year-on-year increase in 2024, reaching SR1.695 billion ($451.7 million), according to newly released data from the National Centre for Palms and Dates.In the same year, the...
The 293rd meeting of the Board of Directors of First Security Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday at FSIB Head Office in Dhaka, with Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of the Board, in the chair. Md Azizur Rahman, Vice Chairman,...
The 8th meeting of the newly formed Risk Management Committee of Union Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Thursday. Chairman of the Risk Management Committee Md. Humayun Kabir presided over the meeting. Member of...
The 895th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held at the Corporate Head Office of the bank on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, the Chairman of the...
A knowledge-sharing seminar organised by KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) was held at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) in Cumilla on Thursday. The event brought together distinguished guests, scholars, faculty members of BARD, health cadre officials and alumni...
The two-day long 4th Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2025 will begin in New York (NY) from Saturday with an aim to boost remittance flow from the USA to Bangladesh, reports BSS.Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Links...
PATUAKHALI, Apr 17 (UNB): The outpatient services at Patuakhali Medical College and Hospital remained suspended since Thursday morning as the hospital interns went on a work abstention protesting the suspension of a doctor over 'wrong treatment'.The interns of the medical...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Ashulia, Kushtia and Sitakunda on Wednesday night, report BSS.In Savar, two persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident in front of Fantasy Kingdom in...
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COX'S BAZAR, Apr 17: Dead turtles are washing up in a significant number on the Cox's Bazar sea beach now-a-days creating concern among the authorities and those related to oceanography. Sources said turtles are dying in their hundreds after getting...
PARIS, Apr 17 (AP): Retired 14-time champion Rafael Nadal will receive a tribute at the French Open on Court Philippe-Chatrier on May 25, the tournament's opening day."Rafa has left his mark on the history of the French Open in so...
MADRID, Apr 17 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe's arrival at Real Madrid was envisioned to expand their Champions League domination, but he was muzzled by Arsenal as Los Blancos crashed out in the quarter-finals, leaving coach Carlo Ancelotti on the brink.The holders...
Legends of Rupganj, Abahani Limited, and Gulshan Cricket Club registered wins on a rain-hit day in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League Super League first round on Thursday, reports UNB.All three Super League first-round matches were hit by rain.At Mirpur,...
MADRID, Apr 17 (AP): Arsenal defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 in a match where VAR played a key role in two penalty decisions.Arsenal advanced 5-1...
The final round berth of Bangladesh in the ICC Women's World Cup'2025 was delayed after conceding a three-wicket defeat to West Indies in their 4th qualifying round match of the ICC Women's World Cup at the Lahore City Cricket Association...
LONDON, Apr 17 (BBC): Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.A Cambridge team studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b has detected signs of molecules which on...
PHNOM PENH, Apr 17 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Thursday, capping a three-stop tour of Southeast Asia, according to live footage from Beijing's state-run CGTN.Xi arrived after visiting Vietnam and Malaysia as...
MOSCOW, Apr 17 (Reuters/AFP): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Middle East issues, on a trip that the Kremlin described as very important. Kremlin spokesman...
GAZA CITY, Apr 17 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency reported Thursday that a wave of Israeli air strikes across the territory killed 37 people, most of them displaced Palestinians.Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said an overnight strike targeted several tents in...
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