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Special offer up to Tk 2.5m at Sheltech's 37th Fair

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd celebrated its 37th founding anniversary by organising a housing fair, running from April 15 to May 15, 2025. Md Sharif Hossain Bhuiyan, Executive Director of Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd, inaugurated the fair on Tuesday, says a press release....

BEZIA urges steps to address key challenges in economic zones

2025-04-17 00:00:00

A delegation of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Investors Association (BEZIA) held a meeting with Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), at a city hotel on Tuesday, says a statement. Led by BEZIA President...

Anisuzzaman Chowdhury assures stakeholders of govt actions to develop market

FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00

Special assistant to the chief adviser, Dr Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has assured market stakeholders of taking necessary measures for the development of the capital market.His assurance came on Tuesday at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)...

Beacon Pharma MD fined for inflating price of Khan Brothers

FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00

The managing director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals has been identified as a manipulator of the stock of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries in 2023 and accordingly penalized for the misconduct. He, however, acted in collaboration with his kith and kin...

Global Islami Bank opens Muradnagar Sub-Branch

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Global Islami Bank opened Muradnagar sub-branch at Muradnagar in Cumilla on Wednesday. K M Mozibul Haque, Chairman, TAS Aviation Group and Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Yemen in Bangladesh, inaugurated the operation of the sub-branch as the chief...

Citizens Bank celebrated Bangla New Year

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Citizens Bank has celebrated Bangla New Year 1432 at its head office on Tuesday. Chowdhury Mohammed Hanif Shoeb, Chairman of the bank, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Managing Director (CC), Md. Abdul Latif, Deputy Managing Director, and Waheed Imam, SEVP & Company...

Walton joins Canton Fair in China

2025-04-17 00:00:00

The world's largest trade show 'China Import and Export Fair,' popularly known as 'Canton Fair' around the world, kicked off at Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China on Tuesday. Bangladesh's tech giant 'Walton' took part in this mega trade show...

Global trade could slide on tariff turmoil, says WTO

2025-04-17 00:00:00

GENEVA, Apr 16 (AP): The World Trade Organization (WTO) says the volume of trade in goods worldwide is likely to decrease by 0.2% this year due to US President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies and a standoff with China, but...

Global business outlook wanes amid persistent trade uncertainty

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Dun & Bradstreet latest Global Business Optimism Insights (GBOI) Report for Q2 2025 reveals a marginal 1.3% quarter-on-quarter decrease in worldwide business optimism. The report, a quarterly gauge of global business sentiment, published on April 9 in the US, highlights...

Kimiwa Saddat appointed as MD & CEO (CC) of Community Bank

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC appointed Kimiwa Saddat as Managing Director & CEO (Current Charge). Prior to this, Mr. Saddat served as the Deputy Managing Director of Meghna Bank PLC, says a statement.Mr. Saddat joined Meghna Bank in 2019, where he...

Workshop on PPP capacity building

2025-04-17 00:00:00

A daylong basic capacity-building workshop on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) was held in Dhaka on Wednesday, jointly organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Public Private Partnership Authority of Bangladesh.The workshop began with welcome remarks from ADB Country Director...

Dhaka to send high-level delegation to US over recent tariff measures

2025-04-17 00:00:00

A high-level delegation will visit the United States next week to hold talks over Washington's recent counter-tariff measures, said Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Wednesday.The delegation will include the Finance Adviser, the Chief Adviser's special assistant, the commerce secretary...

EU tightens asylum rules

2025-04-17 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Apr 16 (AFP): The European Union on Wednesday published a list of seven countries it considers "safe", in a bid to speed up migrant returns by making it harder for citizens of those nations to claim asylum in the...

Paramilitaries declare rival govt in Sudan

2025-04-17 00:00:00

KHARTOUM, Apr 16 (BBC): Sudan's paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country's armed forces, two years into a war that has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis.The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed...

Trump speaks to sultan of Oman about Iran talks

2025-04-17 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 16 (Reuters): President Donald Trump spoke on Tuesday with the sultan of Oman about the next round of Iran talks scheduled for Saturday in Oman, the White House said.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Trump's...

US proposes scrapping UN peacekeeping funding

2025-04-17 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Apr 16 (Reuters/AFP): The White House budget office has proposed eliminating funding for United Nations peacekeeping missions, citing failures by operations in Mali, Lebanon and Democratic Republic of Congo, according to internal planning documents seen by Reuters.Washington is...

Xi meets Malaysian leaders

2025-04-17 00:00:00

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 16 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met Malaysia's king on Wednesday in a state visit analysts said was aimed at burnishing Beijing's credentials as a reliable partner and "not a hegemon".Xi embarked this week on a Southeast...

No aid will enter Gaza

2025-04-17 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Apr 16 (AFP/AP): Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said the country would continue to block humanitarian aid from entering the war-battered Gaza Strip, where intense aerial and ground assaults have resumed."Israel's policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enter...

Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented his death

2025-04-17 00:00:00

SAN ISIDRO, Argentina, Apr 16 (AFP): Argentine football legend Diego Maradona's daughter told a court on Tuesday his death "would have been avoided" if doctors caring for him after surgery had done their jobs.Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged...

Players of the Southeast Bank PLC pose with the championship trophy of the 10th SyZure Technology Cup

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Players of the Southeast Bank PLC pose with the championship trophy of the 10th SyZure Technology Cup 2025 Cricket Tournament, at the Shyamoli Club Ground in the city recently. The tournament was organised by Corporate Technology Limited and sponsored by...

Mbappe available for Copa del Rey final despite one-game ban

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe will be available for the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona later this month after receiving a one-match ban for his sending off against Alaves, according to BBC Sport.The France captain was shown a straight...

PSG survive Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

2025-04-17 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, England, Apr 16 (AP): Their players were rattled. Their goalkeeper was pulling off save after save. For Paris Saint-Germain, another brutal "remontada" looked on the cards in the Champions League.This time, the French champions just about hung on.PSG staved...

Tigresses take on West Indies today

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh Women's team will take on West Indies in the crucial game of ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground in Pakistan today (Thursday), report agencies.A victory against the Caribbean Women's team will seal their...

Gold price tops $3,300/oz as investors seek shelter from tariff war

2025-04-17 00:00:00

Gold prices extended their record run on Wednesday, to breach $3,300 per ounce, as a weaker dollar and escalating US-China trade tensions pushed investors towards the safe-haven asset, reports Reuters.Spot gold climbed 2.6% to $3,310.82 an ounce as of 08:51...

World oil demand, US supply to grow more slowly on tariff tensions: IEA

2025-04-17 00:00:00

LONDON, Apr 16 (Reuters): Global oil demand will grow at its slowest rate for five years in 2025 and US production rises will also taper off, due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on trading partners and their retaliatory moves,...

GPH Ispat and PWD share research on construction materials

2025-04-17 00:00:00

A technical seminar was jointly organised by GPH Ispat Limited, the country's leading rebar manufacturer, and the Public Works Department (PWD) recently at the PWD Conference Hall in Dhaka, says a statement.The seminar highlighted the results of collaborative research involving...

Two die from electrocution in Pabna

2025-04-17 00:00:00

PABNA, Apr 16 (UNB): Two people, including a woman, died from electrocution while charging a battery-run auto-rickshaw in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Aynul Matabbar, 45, a three-wheeler driver, and son of Fazal...

Two killed as trucks collide in Noakhali

2025-04-17 00:00:00

NOAKHALI, Apr 16 (bdnews24.com): Two people have been killed after a truck rear-ended another truck parked on the roadside at Begumganj upazila in Noakhali district.The accident occurred around dawn on Wednesday in the Nazirpur area along the Chaumuhani-Laxmipur regional highway,...

Faridpur road crash probes offer no real change

2025-04-17 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Apr 16 (UNB): The cycle of road tragedies and inaction continues in Faridpur for various limitations and excuses.Despite a string of deadly road accidents in the past two years, none of the recommendations made by official investigation committees have...

Erosion by Jamuna turns dreadful in Pabna's Bera

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00

PABNA, Apr 16: Frightful soil erosion by the Jamuna River is wreaking onslaughts along a vast tract of land in Bera upazila of Pabna district, putting existence of the riverside dwelling houses and other structures under threat. As the river...