FE REPORT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Zaved Akhtar, Chairman and Managing Director of Unilever Bangladesh Limited, has been elected President of Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the tenure of 2024-2025. Eric. M. Walker, Managing Director of Chevron Bangladesh, and Yasir Azman, Chief...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Apparel export to the United States, Bangladesh's single-largest market, dives with the January-October earnings having posted a 24.75-percent negative growth year on year to $6.35 billion year on year. The downturn in export of the country's main exportable to the...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
The government downsizes the gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the current fiscal to 6.5 per cent from the projected growth of 7.5 per cent in keeping with both internal and external challenges the economy faces now, officials said.At the...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Former central bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said there are 'challenge, uncertainty and fear' for Bangladesh's economy if any further sanctions are imposed by the western countries following the upcoming national election."The national economy is now facing challenges...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Continuous rain influenced by cyclonic storm Michaung disrupted normal life and routine activities in Dhaka and other parts of the country on Thursday.Office-goers and individuals returning from work faced difficulties due to the continuous day-long downpour. Those most affected were...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Apparently ill-automated tax-payment system is found fraught with risk of revenue fraudulence as land-revenue offices and some bank branches deplore missing features of the mechanism, sources say. The revenue board has made mandatory provision for government tax payment through automated...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 07 (AFP): Luis Suarez scored twice in his farewell match for Gremio as the Brazilian side defeated Fluminense 3-2 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.The 36-year-old Uruguayan football icon, who has been...
LONDON, Dec 07 (AFP): Aston Villa beat champions Manchester City on Wednesday to extend their remarkable winning run at home as Liverpool closed to within two points of leaders Arsenal with victory at Sheffield United.Elsewhere, Scott McTominay scored twice as...
ROME, Dec 07 (AFP): France's World Cup winner Paul Pogba is facing the possibility of a lengthy ban after Italy's national anti-doping tribunal called for a four-year suspension for the Juventus midfielder, a club source told AFP on Thursday.Pogba, 30,...
International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the logo for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Men's and Women's cricket next year, according to Indian news-based television channel India Tv News.While the men's event is set to take place from June...
NEW DELHI, Dec 07 (IANS) Bangladesh duo of Nahida Akter and Fargana Hoque, along with Pakistan left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal have been nominated for ICC Women's Player of the Month award for November 2023.Nahida is named on the shortlist for...
Rain washed out the second day of play without a ball being bowled Thursday in the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, reports AFP.Match officials called an end to the day at...
PANCHAGARH, Dec 07 (BSS): Aman paddy harvesting is going on in full swing in the district as farmers started Aman harvesting on their respective land with much enthusiasm.The farmers are happy with production and fair price of Aman paddy as...
NARSINGDI, Dec 07 (UNB): A woman died in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of Police in Narsingdi on Thursday.Nurtaj Begum, 60, wife of late Peer Hossain, a resident of South Kanda Para area of the district, died around...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha highway and Cox's Bazar district on Thursday, report agencies.In Saver, at least three people have died in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha highway.Two others were...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Dec 07: Asif Iqbal, a resident of Biharipara village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district, has achieved an overwhelming success by the way of companion planting (crops sown with other crops) in mango orchards. He quitted a high-paying job...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 07 (Reuters): An Islamabad court on Wednesday rejected former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's request to withdraw a key appeal so he could move it to a different court in the city of Lahore, his lawyer said, a...
Russian presidential vote on Mar 17MOSCOW, Dec 07: Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country's 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation...
CHENNAI, Dec 07 (BBC): A cyclone which barrelled through India's southern coast earlier this week has left Chennai city flooded and struggling to return to normal.Authorities are trying to clear rainwater from homes and streets in the city's suburbs. Some...
GAZA STRIP, Dec 07 (AFP/AP): Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city on Wednesday, as the UN warned a complete breakdown in public order was imminent after nearly two months of war sparked by deadly attacks on...
LAS VEGAS, Dec 07 (Reuters/BBC): A lone shooter opened fire on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding a fourth before the suspect was shot dead by police, authorities said...
Bangladesh has a rich history of weaving. The weavers of Bengal have been mentioned in the travel stories of the 7th century Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang and13th century Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta. Handloom weaving occupied a special place as a...
Sexual harassment against female at educational institutions has become a common phenomenon in recent years, with reports coming in from around the country. This indicates a dangerous upward trend that has become a serious cause for concern for all of...
Zahid Huq | 2023-12-08 00:00:00
The other day a leading and vocal economist, while taking part in a discussion held recently with the members of the Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), blamed the 'noy-chhoi' (9-6) rates of interest for destabilising the country's banking sector....
Wind power, with its immense potential for generating renewable energy, has recently emerged as a viable option for Bangladesh courtesy of a major offshore project. This ambitious initiative that came up at the COP28 is a collaborative effort between prominent...
MUMBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - India's Ola Electric has slashed its sales goals for 2023-2025 by more than half and delayed its target of achieving profits by a year, after reduced government incentives pushed up e-scooter prices, according to a...
LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) : British American Tobacco (BATS.L) said it would take a hit of around $31.5 billion as it writes down the value of some U.S. cigarette brands, acknowledging on Wednesday that its traditional market has no long...
GENEVA, Dec 6 (Reuters): Airline profits are set to stabilise in 2024 as continued growth in post-pandemic travel is offset by the high cost of capital and capacity constraints, industry group IATA said on Wednesday.The global airline sector has largely...
RIYADH, Dec 6 (Arab News): Several initiatives are underway in Saudi Arabia by the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture to drive the growth of the agricultural sector and bolster its contribution to the gross domestic product through strategic training...
Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday buoyed by lower bond yields, while investors awaited for a crucial US employment report that could set the tone for Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.2 per cent to...
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