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Commercial train run on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route begins on Dec 1

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 14: Commercial train run on the Dhaka-Cox's Bazar rail route will begin on December 01. Initially, the railway authorities decided to run two trains, one from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar via Chattogram and another from Chattogram to Cox's...

Padma Bank launches new product

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Padma Bank has recently introduced a new monthly savings scheme, says a press release.The starting amount for this scheme ranges between 500 and 25,000 and anyone can open it for 3, 5, 8, or 10 years. The customers will get...

DNCC, Borak Real Estate sign deal

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Borak Real Estate Ltd and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have signed a deal, taking possession of their respective stakes in the DNCC Unique Complex [Hotel Sheraton] through mutual understanding, in accordance with a High Court order, reports UNB.There...

CIS-BCCI team off to Uzbekistan to explore trade opportunities

2023-11-16 00:00:00

A six-member CIS-BCCI business delegation headed by Mahbub Islam Runu, Adviser of the chamber, has left for Uzbekistan recently to explore trade and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, says a press release.The delegation comprises CIS-BCCI members Khan Md Iqbal,...

Govt to take action on unauthorised fairs, expos

FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

Unapproved fair or exhibition can't be held in the country without prior approval from the authorities concerned, sources said.The government authorities will take prompt action to stop any such fair or exhibition. In the backdrop of organising such fairs randomly...

Nagad-Daraz campaign: First prize winner receives iPhone 15

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Three persons have won mega gifts -- an iPhone 15 and two Apple watches -- after having made payments against online purchases from Daraz using Nagad, the country's leading mobile financial service provider. Under the Nagad-Daraz campaign, Nusrat Yasmin bagged...

CIP Limited to invest $6.23m in Mongla EPZ

FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

CIP Limited, a Bangladeshi company, is going to set up a bag and luggage manufacturing industry in Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) with an investment of $6.23 million. It signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA)...

BGMEA urges EU to extend GSP transitional period

FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

The apparel apex body BGMEA has urged the European Union (EU) to continue with its unwavering support in the furtherance of the ready-made garment industry.The EU has been requested to shift its focus on sustainability and improve the socio-economic conditions...

Paschimanchal Gas Company holds AGM

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Paschimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL), a subsidiary of Petrobangla, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at a hotel in Dhaka on Monday. Shareholders of the company, including Petrobangla Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker, and directors attended the AGM presided over by...

How effective management system helps BHBFC reach new heights

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh is going through a rough patch economically due to the effect of the Ukraine crisis. The government of Bangladesh has taken several steps to alleviate the economic recession. In an incommodious situation like now, the government service needs to...

Gold hits one-week high on hopes of Fed rate cuts

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Gold prices rose to a more than one-week high on Wednesday as the US dollar and Treasury yields weakened after cooler inflation data boosted bets that a US rate cut might come sooner than earlier priced in by investors, reports...

FRY BUCKET OPENS NEW OUTLET

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Fast food chain brand 'Fry Bucket' has launched its fourth outlet in the capital's Moghbazar area recently. Animesh Saha, Executive Director of Fry Bucket, inaugurated the outlet at Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani. PRAN Group, the country's leading food manufacturer, brought...

Oil prices slip on high US production

2023-11-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters): Oil prices dipped on Wednesday due to expectations of an increase in US crude stocks amid record high output in the world's biggest producer and despite positive demand signs from top consumer China.Brent futures were down...

Exploring influence of AI and technological progressions

MD MAHMUDUL HASAN TANVIR | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

Especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic, we have observed shifts that substitute certain traditional HR tasks, compelling an adaptation to technological advancements. It resembles a butterfly effect, where even the slightest alterations can generate ripples, leading to a significant impact on...

Interactive Cares raises investment from Accelerating Asia

FE EDUCATION DESK | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

Interactive Cares, the Dhaka-based ed-tech startup that focuses on creating employability for millions of youths in Bangladesh, announced that it has been selected for the 9th Cohort of Accelerating Asia's flagship accelerator programme, according to a press release. As part...

EWU Investment and Finance Club comes with Career Toolkit

SADIKA PARVIN SAMME | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

The East West University Investment and Finance Club has unveiled its highly anticipated "Career Toolkit" programme, a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing the academic and professional development of its members. The programme, designed to equip participants with essential skills and...

The journey to global higher studies in theatre

PURBASHA PRITHVI | 2023-11-16 00:00:00

Theatre has consistently played a pivotal role in elevating the cultural essence of nations, serving not only as a conduit for artistic expression but also as a powerful instrument within the realms of political and social movements across epochs. On...

David Warner won't take CA contract as he eyes white-ball future

2023-11-16 00:00:00

David Warner has opened up about why he won't accept another contract with Cricket Australia - and why meeting his wife Candice turned his life around and rid him of some shocking habits for a professional athlete, according to British...

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain after World Cup flop

2023-11-16 00:00:00

LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 15 (AFP): Babar Azam said Wednesday he was resigning as Pakistan captain in all three formats following the team's Cricket World Cup flop but will continue playing for the national team."Today, I am stepping down as the...

Man City report record Premier League revenues

2023-11-16 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 15 (AFP): Manchester City announced record-breaking revenue of £712.8 million ($888 million) for their treble-winning season on Wednesday -- far outstripping the previous mark reported by Manchester United just last month.The Premier League and European champions reported an...

Mahmudullah ruled out of New Zealand tour with shoulder injury

2023-11-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh experienced batter Mahmudullah Riyad was ruled out of the side's upcoming New Zealand tour with a shoulder injury, sustained during the ICC Cricket World Cup's last match against Australia in Pune, reports BSS.To survive from a run out dismissal,...

Australia face South Africa in 2nd semi-final today

2023-11-16 00:00:00

KOLKATA, Nov 15 (Agencies): Australia, who have won the ODI World Cup five times, faced a defeat against South Africa in the league stage. But the Aussies have been a different team since their two opening defeats, winning their next...

Kohli breaks Tendulkar's record for most ODI centuries

2023-11-16 00:00:00

MUMBAI, Nov 15 (AFP): India's Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday, hailing the landmark as being "like a dream".Kohli, 35,...

36 perish as bus falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir

2023-11-16 00:00:00

DODA, Nov 15 (PTI): At least 36 people were killed and 19 injured when a bus carrying passengers skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300-foot gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.The bus...

Woman with double uterus expecting babies in both

2023-11-16 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (AFP): It's double trouble, with a unique twist: A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who was born with two uteruses is now pregnant in both.Kelsey Hatcher, who is documenting her story on her Instagram account "doubleuhatchlings," knew from...

France issues int'l arrest warrant for Syria's Assad

2023-11-16 00:00:00

PARIS, Nov 15 (AFP): France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in 2013, a judicial source and plaintiffs in the case said Wednesday.The judicial source...

N Korea tests new solid-fuel engines

2023-11-16 00:00:00

SEOUL, Nov 15 (AP): North Korea said Wednesday it successfully tested new solid-fuel engines designed for intermediate-range ballistic missiles as it works on enhancing its nuclear-capable arsenal with more powerful, harder-to-detect weapons that can potentially target U.S. military bases in...

Myanmar rebels say dozens of junta forces surrender, captured

2023-11-16 00:00:00

YANGON, Nov 15 (Reuters): Dozens of members of the Myanmar security forces have surrendered or been captured, a rebel group said on Wednesday, as a coordinated offensive by insurgent groups battling the junta gathers pace in several parts of the...

Ukraine claims foothold on Dnipro river bank in south

2023-11-16 00:00:00

KYIV, Nov 15 (BBC): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak has said that Ukrainian forces have gained a foothold on the left or east bank of the Dnipro river.Russia has admitted that some Ukrainian forces have set...

China, US pledge to step up climate efforts

2023-11-16 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 15 (AP): China and the U.S. have pledged to accelerate their efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making a commitment to take steps to reduce emissions of methane and other...