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Agro Organica's debut trading today

FE REPORT | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

Another SME firm, Agro Organica will make its share trading debut on the SME platform of the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange today (Wednesday).The company, which produces various agricultural products, reported a 14 per cent year-on-year growth...

Sinobangla to begin issuing rights shares on Jan 28

FE REPORT | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

Rights share subscription of Sinobangla Industries is set to begin on January 28 to raise Tk 202 million from shareholders.The subscription period for the manufacturer of plastic packaging products will continue until February 15. January 9 has been fixed as...

Hakkani Pulp & Paper to issue 16m shares for working capital

FE REPORT | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills will raise Tk 160 million by issuing ordinary shares at Tk 10 each to sponsors and directors to enhance its production quality and fulfill the working capital shortage.At present, it is operating with only two...

Humaira among top influential women in Islamic finance

FE DESK | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

For third successive time, Humaira Azam, managing director & CEO of Trust Bank Limited has been ranked in the 500 most influential women in Islamic Business and Finance and ranked 7th among the CEO's according to "WOMANi Report 2023".In 2021,...

BIA AGM reveals mixed insurance growth in 2022

FE DESK | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) held its 36th annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday in Dhaka, revealing a mixed picture for the country's insurance sector in 2022. Despite a strong performance by non-life companies, a slight decline in private life...

DSE looks into clients' account fraud by AVIVA Equity

FE REPORT | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has formed a two-member team to investigate misappropriation of investors' money and other financial frauds committed by AVIVA Equity Management.The premier bourse in a letter requested the managing director & CEO of the brokerage firm...

News in Brief -2023-12-20)

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Volcano erupts in Iceland after weeks of quakesREYKJAVIK, Dec 19: A volcano erupting close to an Iceland power plant shot geysers of molten lava into the dark winter sky Tuesday after weeks of intense seismic activity southwest of Reykjavik. The...

Tsai offers aid to China after deadly quake

2023-12-20 00:00:00

TAIPEI, Dec 19 (Reuters): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed condolences to China on Tuesday and offered her government's help after an earthquake killed more than 100 people on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau.Tensions between Taipei and Beijing, which...

Ruling party offices raided in Japan

2023-12-20 00:00:00

TOKYO, Dec 19 (AFP): Japanese prosecutors on Tuesday raided offices of the ruling party over a funding scandal that forced Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to replace four ministers last week, local media reported.Public broadcaster NHK aired footage of investigators entering...

141 opposition MPs suspended so far in India

2023-12-20 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (BBC): India's parliament has witnessed heated protests after 49 more opposition MPs were suspended, taking the total number of barred lawmakers to 141. The MPs were protesting against last week's security breach in parliament.On Monday, the...

Imran uses AI voice clone to campaign from jail

2023-12-20 00:00:00

LAHORE, Dec 19 (BBC): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has used an artificial intelligence voice clone of him to campaign from prison. Mr Khan had his three-year sentence for corruption suspended in August, but remains in jail.His Pakistan...

At least 20 Palestinians killed

2023-12-20 00:00:00

GAZA, Dec 19 (Reuters/AP): Israeli missiles and air strikes on the Rafah area in southern Gaza struck three houses killing at least 20 Palestinians, Gaza health officials said on Tuesday.Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have crammed into Rafah on...

NASA sends cat video from deep space

2023-12-20 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AFP): NASA on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth-to send a high-definition cat video.The 15-second meow-vie featuring an orange tabby named...

Australia's Starc, Cummins set salary records at IPL auction

2023-12-20 00:00:00

DUBAI, Dec 19 (AFP): Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins became the most expensive players in Indian Premier League history Tuesday, with franchises dishing out millions of dollars for their services at the glitzy Twenty20 tournament.Starc, who last...

Messi to face boyhood club Newell's in friendly

2023-12-20 00:00:00

MIAMI, Dec 19 (AFP): Lionel Messi is expected to line-up against his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys after the Argentine team agreed to a pre-season friendly game at Inter Miami in February.The Major League Soccer club announced on Monday that...

FM Neer shares 2nd position

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Fide Master (FM) Manon Reja Neer of Bangladesh shared the second slot in the boys U-18 group of the 25th Asian Youth Chess Championships, with two other players securing 4.5 points after the sixth round matches held in Al Ain,...

Shadab dropped for New Zealand T20s as Pakistan look to future

2023-12-20 00:00:00

LAHORE, Pakistan, Dec 19 (AFP): Spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan was left out of a 17-man squad announced Tuesday for the Twenty20 internationals in New Zealand as Pakistan look to build back ahead of the World Cup.Shadab disappointed with just two...

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2023-12-20 00:00:00

After the series opener lost against the hosts, Bangladesh are eyeing a comeback in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Saxton Oval in Nelson today (Wednesday), report agencies.Ahead of the crucial clash, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha...

Housewife killed in C'nawabganj

2023-12-20 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 19 (BSS): A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband at their rented house at Pathanpara Waltonmore in Chapainawabganj town on Tuesday noon. The deceased was identified as Sampa Khatun, 25, wife of Abdullah Al Mamun of Ujanpara...

Narsingdi road accident kills auto-rickshaw driver

2023-12-20 00:00:00

NARSINGDI, Dec 19 (BSS): A battery-run auto rickshaw driver was killed and three others were injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Mahmudabad area under Raipura upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sabuj...

Rubber dam becomes a boon for Rajshahi farmers

2023-12-20 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 19 (BSS): The Rubber dam in the Baranai River has become a boon for farmers as they are being benefited enormously by availing irrigation water from the embankment in the region for the last couple of years.The dam...

Push for boosting healthcare services to pregnant women

2023-12-20 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Dec 19 (BSS): Speakers at a function here underscored the need for boosting healthcare services to the pregnant women to reduce child and maternal mortality rate during the period of disaster caused by climate change."Due to geographical location, four...

Weather (2023-12-20)

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature...

Sustainable dev demands inclusive solutions: UNOPS

2023-12-20 00:00:00

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) organised a roundtable discussion on the "Impact of Climate Change on Women and Girls" in the city on Tuesday,...

Universal Medical College Hospital -

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Universal Medical College Hospital Chairman Preeti Chakraborty, CIP, presiding over annual conference of the hospital at Mahakhali in the city on Tuesday

9th Colonel Commandant Induction Ceremony of Army Ordnance Corps

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Ordnance Factories Commandant Major General Md Maksudul Haque poses with the commandants and other officials at the 9th Colonel Commandant Induction Ceremony of Army Ordnance Corps at Ordnance Centre and School Parade Ground in Rajendrapur Cantonment, Gazipur on Wednesday...

Six-yr-old girl burnt in Ctg fire dies

2023-12-20 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 19 (UNB): A 6-year-old girl who suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila died at Sheikh Hasina Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Aritri Chakrabarty, daughter of...

BGB Day 2023 today

2023-12-20 00:00:00

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Day-2023 will be celebrated across the country today (Wednesday) through various programmes, reports BSS.On the occasion, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages greeting the BGB members.The President, in his message,...

PM invites new Emir of Kuwait to visit Bangladesh

2023-12-20 00:00:00

Foreign Minister (FM) AK Abdul Momen, on behalf of Bangladesh, attended the condolence event on the demise of the Amir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Monday evening in the Gulf country, reports UNB.The foreign...

New Kalurghat rail bridge not before 2030 as contract signing deferred

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-12-20 00:00:00

Almost a century-old rail bridge at Kalurghat near Chattogram city is unlikely to be replaced with a new one before 2030 as the project's financier postponed the contract-signing time.This deferment in signing the Tk 140-billion project contract means a delay...