LONDON, July 5 (UNB): Four Bangladesh-origin candidates have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament.The result was published on the official website of the British Parliament on Friday morning.The four winners are Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali,...
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has said BNP leaders do not understand the essence of connectivity, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking at an expanded divisional meeting of the Awami League in Nilphamari on Friday afternoon.Regarding criticism by BNP...
The government is going to honour 22 individuals as 'Agriculturally Important Persons' (AIP) for their outstanding contributions to the development of the country's agriculture sector in 2021, reports UNB.The gazette of the selected persons has already been published.The award will...
BANGKOK, July 5 (AFP): More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite data has found.The TreeMap, a conservation start-up, used high-resolution imagery...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended all classes, examinations and other academic activities in protest against the 'Prottoy pension scheme'.Although no protests took place on Friday, weekend and evening courses were suspended with no classes or exams...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 05: A youth's leg was severed while another youth wounded critically in an air conditioner (AC) explosion in KBH Plaza in the port city on Friday noon.The victims are identified as Mohammed Gafur, 35, and Touhidul Alam, 39,...
THAKURGAON, Jul 5 (UNB): A 28-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Baliadangi border in Thakurgaon early Friday, said police.Deceased Raju Islam was son of Habib Ali of Gariali village under Boro Palashbari...
A total of 11 people were killed in two road accidents in two districts within 24 hours. A BSS report from Dinajpur adds: Six people, including a child, were killed and 28 others injured in a head-on collision between a...
Student protesters of the contentious freedom-fighter job quota have announced to the media their plan to boycott all classes and examinations at public universities from Sunday.To this end, they launched an online campaign on Friday, the fourth day of the...
Britain's Labour Party suffered significant election setbacks in areas with large Muslim populations on Friday amid discontent over its position on the war in Gaza, despite a landslide victory in the parliamentary vote, reports Reuters.The party, which has long counted...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The prices of fish, onion, tomato and some other vegetables witnessed a notable hike further last week, augmenting woes of consumers.Onion prices have showed a further hike of Tk 10-15 a kg in the last seven days, as it retailed...
Kurigram, Jul 5 (UNB): Over 60,000 people have been marooned in the northern district of Kurigram as the flood situation has worsened due to swelling of rivers.Academic activities at 37 government primary schools in six out of nine upazilas of...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Wheat imports surged to an all-time high in the just-ended financial year to 6.8 million tonnes, buoyed by a combination of lower international prices and increased demand from local food processors, according to industry insiders.Wheat arrivals jumped by more than...
Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a victory rally at the Tate Modern in London early on Friday. The UK's Labour Party swept to power after winning the country's general election, crossing the 326-seat threshold for...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
A proposed MoU sent by Delhi on steady supply of some key essential commodities lacks governmental guarantee of delivery to Bangladesh by neighbouring India and prices quoted high above their domestic rates, officials say.Among the downside issues detected so far...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Former central bank governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin has called the Tk 550 billion interest waiver for top loan defaulters "highly objectionable". While speaking at a programme in Dhaka on Friday, he said government banks should classify these loans as defaulted.He...
Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the international community now shows due respect to Bangladesh as the bridge was constructed with own finance, reports BSS."People now show respect when they...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Corporate borrowing from overseas lenders to meet funding needs squeezes again with the stock of short-term foreign debts having dropped to US$11.04 billion as of last May, prompting economists to predict adverse impact on economic activity.Official data showed, on a...
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters): Investors poured $19 billion into bond funds in the week to Wednesday, the biggest inflow since February 2021, as they locked in high yields, Bank of America said in a research note on Friday.Cash funds received...
BENGALURU, July 5 (Reuters): India's blue-chip Nifty 50 notched another record closing high on Friday, shrugging off a slide in HDFC Bank, and chalked up its fifth straight week of gains, its longest such streak this year.The NSE Nifty 50...
Global investors piled into equity funds in the week to July 3 on expectations of US rate cuts following weaker economic indicators and dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reports Reuters.According to LSEG data, investors scooped up a...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Wata Chemicals' stock price jumped more than 44 per cent in a month on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) without any reason for investors to be keen on betting on the stock.The chemicals producer's net profit fell gradually in the...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The market continued to rally, rounding off a third straight week of gains as buyers renewed their appetite especially for large-cap stocks. The benchmark equity index, DSEX, regained almost 400 points in the past three weeks to end the week...
Russian Daria Kasatkina serving the ball to Spain's Paula Badosa during their women's singles tennis match on the fifth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London on Friday —...
LONDON, July 05 (AFP): Andy Murray suffered a losing start in his farewell to Wimbledon on Thursday, weeping openly in front of his adoring fans before admitting: "I wish I could play forever."Murray, a two-time singles champion at Wimbledon, and...
HARARE, July 05 (AFP): Zimbabwe and India will be looking to the future when they start a five-match Twenty20 international series at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday.Outgoing Indian coach Rahul Dravid described India's win in the T20 World Cup...
KARACHI, July 05 (AFP): Pakistan on Friday announced Test matches against Bangladesh, England and the West Indies -- as well as a one-day tri-series -- in a jam-packed schedule lasting until February next year.Bangladesh will first visit Pakistan in August...
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