The first day of the 48-hour blockade passed off amid processions and arson.Miscreants set fire to a bus of "Moumita Paribahan" under Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Kajla area of Jatrabari of the city on Sunday evening.The bus came under...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
Japan has moved to lessen procedural delays in channelling funds to Bangladesh to expedite project implementation, officials said.The initiative has been taken as complex procedures for opening bank accounts have been causing delays in sending funds for project implementation.The Embassy...
FE Report | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
With the previous rise just around one week ago, gold prices have surged again by Tk 1,749 per bhori to reach a record high of Tk 1,08,125. The Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) announced the new price hike in a statement...
The combined pass rate - across 11 education boards - of the HSC and equivalent exams dropped to 78.64 per cent in 2023 from 85.95 per cent a year earlier, report agencies. This marks a 7.31 per cent drop compared...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Awami League did not want to cling to power by appeasing anyone outside the country as the people are its strength."We have no other guardian other than the people of the country. Being...
The ruling Awami League has unveiled its lineup of nominees for the upcoming 12th national elections, dropping many incumbents, report agencies.As many as 69 ruling party lawmakers failed to get AL ticket to the election slated for January 7 next....
FE REPORT | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
Minimum monthly wage for garment workers finally stays unchanged at Tk 12,500 despite disputes and violent agitations for a further hike matching with high inflation. The government-formed wage board for the main export industry of Bangladesh Sunday signed and sealed...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India agree to wrap up negotiations on a much-vaunted comprehensive partnership forum by 2026, trying to give their close cooperation a further fillip. The issue of striking the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) came into focus at the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON AND JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
Funds for doing business get costlier as the central bank raised again the policy rate by 50 basis points along government line of aggressive action against high inflation and price rises.In a span of less than two months of last...
SYDNEY, Nov 26 (Reuters): The Australian government will introduce legislation this week that would give the central bank's independent expert members more responsibility for setting interest rates with a new specialist monetary policy board.The bill would implement the recommendations of...
BERLIN, Nov 26 (Reuters): Germany's budget crisis has given new momentum to reforming self-imposed borrowing limits even among the opposition conservatives, as hunger for sorely needed investment trumps an earlier political obsession with fiscal rectitude.A constitutional court ruling on Nov....
NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters): Mastercard Spendingpulse said on Saturday that US retail sales on Black Friday rose 2.5 per cent year-over-year excluding automotive sales, not adjusted for inflation.Black Friday refers to the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday.E-commerce sales...
Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday.Musk backing an...
PARIS, Nov 26 (Arab News): The president of a pivotal UN climate summit defended on Saturday the large presence of industry representatives at the negotiations, saying private sector engagement was essential to curb global heating."Everyone needs to be part of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 26: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) have jointly arranged a view-exchange meeting on 'Chittagong Master Plan Formulation' at Bangabandhu Conference Hall, World Trade Center (WTC) in the port city on...
ONE Bank PLC has introduced E-Learning Management system (LMS). It has an online training platform that adds a large, important and highly significant set of features to training activities. This LMS comprises online course creation, online teaching, mock-exams, online certification...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC organised a training workshop on 'Cyber Security Protection' on a virtual platform recently for agent banking officials of Cumilla, Dhaka Central, Khulna and Sylhet zones. JQM Habibullah, Additional Managing Director of the bank, was present as...
Daraz, a leading e-commerce platform in South Asia, has successfully concluded its highly anticipated '11.11 Biggest Sale of the Year', serving 20 million consumers across Bangladesh, says a statement.This year, staples such as salt and milk powder were among the...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) clinched three awards at the Mastercard Excellence Award 2023 ceremony organised in connection with the 10th anniversary celebration of Mastercard's Bangladesh office. EBL received Excellence in Mastercard Business (Innovation) for its SkyTrip Credit Card, Excellence in...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-27 00:00:00
Local textile entrepreneurs are seeking a refinancing facility from the central bank to modernise the industry, sources said.Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), recently urged the commerce ministry to address this issue. He pointed out...
A 5-day foundation training course for Data Entry Operators of Karmasangsthan Bank was inaugurated at its Training Institute at the Head Office of the bank on Sunday. Chairman of the bank Md Sayedul Islam was present as the chief guest...
PARIS/LONDON Nov 26 (Reuters): Novo Nordisk last week announced a $2.3 billion investment to boost production of its wildly popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs at a site in Chartres, France as it races to meet soaring demand.The investment will significantly...
Top Asian hubs saw some selling of physical gold this week as people cashed in on relatively high prices, with lacklustre demand during the wedding season in India prompting dealers to offer steeper discounts, reports Reuters.The bullion industry was hoping...
MOSCOW/LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters): Three major Greek shipping firms have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks in order to avoid US sanctions now being imposed on some shipping firms carrying Russian oil, four traders told Reuters and shipping data...
Stampede during music festival at Keralauniversity kills at least 4 studentsNEW DELHI, Nov 26: A stampede during a music festival at a university in southern India on Saturday killed at least four students and injured 60 others, according to news...
PRISTINA, Nov 26 (Reuters): Workers at a bear sanctuary in Pristina are working hard to look after a lion that wants to play in the snow and bears who were removed from their natural habitat when they were cubs and...
MOSCOW, Nov 26 (Reuters): Russia said on Sunday that it had thwarted a major Ukrainian drone attack with at least 20 drones shot down over Russian regions, including Moscow.Russia's defence ministry said Ukrainian drones were shot down over regions including...
TEL AVIV, Nov 26 (AP): Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said Sunday, as a fragile pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza...
SEOUL, Nov 26 (AP): The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China met Sunday to discuss when to resume their leaders' trilateral summit after a four-year hiatus and how to strengthen cooperation among the three Northeast Asian neighbours.Closely linked...
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