OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 17: Dead turtles are washing up in a significant number on the Cox's Bazar sea beach now-a-days creating concern among the authorities and those related to oceanography. Sources said turtles are dying in their hundreds after getting...
PARIS, Apr 17 (AP): Retired 14-time champion Rafael Nadal will receive a tribute at the French Open on Court Philippe-Chatrier on May 25, the tournament's opening day."Rafa has left his mark on the history of the French Open in so...
MADRID, Apr 17 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe's arrival at Real Madrid was envisioned to expand their Champions League domination, but he was muzzled by Arsenal as Los Blancos crashed out in the quarter-finals, leaving coach Carlo Ancelotti on the brink.The holders...
Legends of Rupganj, Abahani Limited, and Gulshan Cricket Club registered wins on a rain-hit day in the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League Super League first round on Thursday, reports UNB.All three Super League first-round matches were hit by rain.At Mirpur,...
MADRID, Apr 17 (AP): Arsenal defeated defending champion Real Madrid 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semifinals for the first time since 2009 in a match where VAR played a key role in two penalty decisions.Arsenal advanced 5-1...
The final round berth of Bangladesh in the ICC Women's World Cup'2025 was delayed after conceding a three-wicket defeat to West Indies in their 4th qualifying round match of the ICC Women's World Cup at the Lahore City Cricket Association...
LONDON, Apr 17 (BBC): Scientists have found new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.A Cambridge team studying the atmosphere of a planet called K2-18b has detected signs of molecules which on...
PHNOM PENH, Apr 17 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Thursday, capping a three-stop tour of Southeast Asia, according to live footage from Beijing's state-run CGTN.Xi arrived after visiting Vietnam and Malaysia as...
MOSCOW, Apr 17 (Reuters/AFP): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine and Middle East issues, on a trip that the Kremlin described as very important. Kremlin spokesman...
GAZA CITY, Apr 17 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency reported Thursday that a wave of Israeli air strikes across the territory killed 37 people, most of them displaced Palestinians.Agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said an overnight strike targeted several tents in...
NEW YORK, Apr 16 (Reuters/AFP): US President Donald Trump blocked a planned Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites in favour of negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear programme, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing administration...
LONDON, April 17 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's tariffs have darkened the global economic backdrop, forcing big central banks to reassess their next steps.Policymakers outside the United States now look more likely to cut interest rates than they would have...
WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters): World Bank President Ajay Banga urged developing countries on Wednesday to liberalize trade, saying many maintained higher tariffs than advanced economies and lowering them could offset the risk of reciprocal import taxes.Banga told reporters that global...
IFIC Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Farazy Hospital Limited to provide special healthcare benefits to customers and employees. The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday at IFIC Tower in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. Under this agreement, IFIC Bank's...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Prime Finance & Investment has shown losses more than four times' higher in 2022 to Tk 824 million, compared to the year before.The NBFI has been consistently failing to publish its financial results timely due to a combination of financial...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Prime Bank and its brokerage arm, Prime Bank Securities Limited, have launched the country's first-ever bank-broker integrated platform through MyPrime app.This innovative integration allows customers to seamlessly manage both their banking and investment needs from a single digital platform, according...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
IDLC Finance experienced a 32 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to Tk 2 billion in 2024, driven mostly by a rise in interest rate.A significant decline in provisioning also facilitated the company's profit growth.The company's board of...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
IPDC Finance has reported a 5.9 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 363 million for 2024, driven by robust investment income and higher interest earnings following the introduction of market-based interest rate.The non-bank financial institution's earnings per share...
Gold prices eased on Thursday after a sharp rise in the previous session as investors booked profits ahead of a long weekend, although softer dollar and escalating US-China trade tensions kept bullion above the $3,300 per ounce level, reports Reuters.Spot...
Jamuna Oil Company Limited held its 533rd board meeting on a virtual platform on Wednesday. JOCL Board Chairman M A Akmall Hossain Azad presided over the meeting. Directors Kaosar Zahura, Md Shamsul Alam Bhuiyan, Dr Nurunnahar Chowdhury, Mohammad Abdul Quader,...
LONDON, Apr 17 (Reuters): Oil prices rose to the highest in two weeks on Thursday amid low liquidity ahead of the Easter holidays after the United States imposed new sanctions to curb Iranian oil exports, elevating supply concerns.Brent crude futures...
Dengue has emerged as a pressing public health concern in Bangladesh, with its growing severity calling for urgent and coordinated action. The virus exists in four serotypes-DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV-4. Infection with one serotype provides immunity against that specific...
In today's society, drug addiction has emerged as a grave threat to our youth. This crisis, rooted in family, social, and mental degradation, not only destroys individual lives but also undermines the very fabric of our society. Faced with high...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh has achieved impressive success in industrialisation over the years with the industry sector's contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching around 40 per cent. Still Bangladesh is considered an agricultural economy as the sector remains the backbone of...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
In this country what the businesses demand, they get and they get it at the cost of the consumers. The public are a disparate lot and in the absence of a unified platform, their demands are met with indifference. Contrary...
The recent high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Adviser of the interim government has reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in 2026. With this, any lingering uncertainty about deferring the transition has effectively been...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
The new US 'reciprocal tariff' policy announced on April 2, 2025 has shaken the global trade systems and escalated tensions across the globe. It has been interpreted that the Trump administration wanted to increase US exports primarily to reduce the...
The 47th meeting of the audit committee of the board of directors of Modhumoti Bank was held on Wednesday, April 16. Amongst the members of the audit committee, Mr. A. Mannan Khan, Mr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, and Mr. Md. Shafiul...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The investment promotion authority found the recent gas tariff hike as 'discriminatory' for new investors and apprehended that it would put an adverse impact on its ongoing efforts to attract new investment.The hike just after the investment summit would 'undoubtedly'...
ERD Secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky and German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster on Wednesday shake hands after signing an agreement to finance €52.5 million for the project 'Climate Change Adapted Urban Development Programme VIII'. — FE Photo
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