Community Bank Bangladesh Limited has opened a fee collection booth at Armed Police Battalion (APBn) School & College at Uttara in the city on Wednesday, which is to be operated under Uttara Branch of the bank. Md Fakhrul Islam, Additional...
The 864th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held at its corporate head office in the city recently. Chairman of EC of the bank Akkas Uddin Mollah presided over the meeting. Managing...
Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has set a milestone by stepping into the arena of global supply of high-tech biological vial products. An agreement was signed between Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh and a leading multinational biotech company on Thursday in Dhaka on...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to spread its wings to south Indian city Chennai from December 16, especially to facilitate Bangladeshi medical service seekers, reports BSS."It's a much demanded route for Bangladeshi nationals to India and we have decided to...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country's Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, concluded the 14th edition of its flagship business competition 'BizMaestros,' at its grand finale in Dhaka on Thursday, said a press release.After a challenging contest among the top...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-11-17 00:00:00
Local exporters have sought a special economic zone near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) for the sake of easier export of edible aquatic species such as live mud crab and eel fish, maintaining their standard and quality. The Bangladesh...
LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters): Consumers can expect some relief from food inflation next year, with the price of key staples such as sugar, coffee, corn and soybeans set to ease as supplies adjust higher in response to three years of...
DUBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters): Airbus won a consolation order for 15 more A350-900 jets from Emirates on Thursday after a public row between the Mideast giant and engine maker Rolls-Royce (RR.L) prevented a deal for a larger model at the...
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters): Gold steadied below one-week highs on Wednesday, weighed by a stronger dollar, but expectations that the US Federal Reserve is done with hiking interest rates put a floor under prices.Spot gold fell 0.1 per cent to...
NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters): Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session as signals of higher supply from the United States met concern over lacklustre energy demand from China.Brent futures were down 23 cents at...
ROME, Nov 16 (AFP): Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni has withdrawn from Italy's last two Euro 2024 qualifiers and has been replaced by Roma's Gianluca Mancini, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced on Thursday.Bastoni is suffering from a muscle strain...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (Agencies): Pakistan's newly appointed T20I captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said on Thursday he was "thrilled and honored" to lead the country's national squad, a day after he took over the reins of the team from former skipper...
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 16 (Reuters): Lionel Messi will be fit for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil despite his lack of game time, coach Lionel Scaloni said on Wednesday.Messi's Inter Miami side was eliminated before the MLS playoffs...
MUMBAI, Nov 16 (AFP): Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami starred as India beat New Zealand to reach the World Cup final but Nasser Hussain believes captain Rohit Sharma has been their "real hero" of the tournament.Unbeaten hosts India defeated New...
In Khulna's Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, echoes of the last international cricket match have faded, leaving local sports fans yearning, reports UNB.Despite its revered status as a Test venue and a host of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Sheikh Abu...
MELBOURNE, Nov 16 (AFP): Substitute Jamie Maclaren hit a second-half hat-trick as Australia crushed Bangladesh 7-0 to kick off Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup with a bang on Thursday.Leicester City defender Harry Souttar's fourth-minute header set the tone...
LAS VEGAS, Nov 16 (AP): A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner from campus by 10 of his classmates between the ages of 13 and 17, a prearranged fight...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 16 (AP): It's still spring in Brazil, but a dangerous heat wave is sweeping across large swathes of the country, forcing Rio de Janeiro's vendors off the streets due to health alerts and driving up energy...
BEIJING, Nov 16 (AFP): China condemned on Thursday US President Joe Biden's description of Xi Jinping as a dictator as "extremely wrong", after the two leaders wrapped up a summit in California.Asked about Biden's remarks, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning...
YANGON, Nov 16 (Reuters): Myanmar's military rulers have ordered all government staff and those with military experience to prepare to serve in case of emergency, an official said on Thursday, after the junta reported "heavy assaults" from insurgents in several...
GAZA, Nov 16 (Reuters/AP): Israel said its forces were operating in and around Gaza's biggest hospital, a chief objective in its campaign to destroy Palestinian Hamas militants that the army says stored weapons and ran a command centre in tunnels...
WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (BBC): The US and China have agreed to resume military-to-military communications in an effort to ease rising tensions, President Joe Biden says. "We're back to direct, open, clear communications," he said following a rare meeting with China's...
GAIBANDHA, Nov 16 (BSS): Two kids were drowned in a pond at Chandia village under Fulchhari upazila in the district here on Thursday noon.The victims were identified as Miraz and Rokaiya. Their father's name is Ripon Ahmed Jhontu.Family sources said...
Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Chapainawabganj districts on Thursday, report agenciesIn Mymensingh, a motorcyclist and his pillion rider died in a collision between their motorbike and a CNG-run autorickshaw on Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Tarakanda...
JASHORE, Nov 16 (bdnews24.com): A court has sentenced three people to death, two to life in prison, and four to 20 years in prison for smuggling 624 bars of gold across the Jashore border in Sharsha. Two of those sentenced...
A female farmer busy planting potato seeds in the dried-up Teesta riverbed in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-17 00:00:00
SYLHET, Nov 16: Over 0.5 million (5 lakh) inhabitants of Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar are deprived of getting services due to the absence of technicians while 3 X-Ray machines had been lying almost unused. The post of technician has been...
The cost of drugs in our country is getting out of hand. Many people now have to choose between food and life-saving medication. The drug price hike is not only hitting the low-income groups hard but also impacting the middle...
It is a good piece of news that Bangladesh is the most gender-equal country in South Asia. According to the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2023, the country has led in every index of gender equality among all...
Zahid Huq | 2023-11-17 00:00:00
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) successively has adjudged Dhaka as one of the worst liveable cities on earth. The EIU has explained its reasons for sticking such an ignominious badge on this city. Time has gone by, but there has...
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