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BUSINESS

Padma Bank chairman in PM’s Brunei entourage

Chairman of Padma Bank Limited, Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, accompanied Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her historic three-day official visit to Brunei, a rich Southeast Asian nation. Sarafat, who took over the chairmanship of the bank late last year, was part of a high-level business delegate that include top Bangladeshi businessmen and the newly elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Apart from joining the premier in important get-togethers, Sarafat also met top businessmen of Brunei in an effort to foster deep economic ties between Bangladesh and the kingdom. He invited businessmen of the rich kingdom to invest in Bangladesh’s booming economy, saying the country has readied some 100 economic zones for foreign and local investors. A former multinational banker, Sarafat is also the director of the Westin Hotel and Chairman of Canadian international University. He urged Brunei businessmen to invest in Bangl...

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Padma Bank chairman in PM’s Brunei entourage

Chairman of Padma Bank Limited, Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat (right), is seen among the members of a high-level business delegate accompanying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her historic three-day official visit to Brunei that ends today.

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Stocks on Tuesday closed with downward trend due mainly to price fall in large-cap securities with lower transactions.The falling major sectors were ceramics, insurance, IT and fuel and power. A total of 267 securities of the large-cap group moved down due to lower activities, reports BSS.The broader DSEX index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed the day with 62.88 points down at 5,260.86. The Shariah DSES and the blue-chip DS30 also followed the same trend with 15.80 points down at 1,215.41 an...

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Indonesia Fair begins in city Thursday

A three-day Indonesian trade, tourism and investment expo and festival titled ‘Indonesia Fair 2019’ will begin at the International Convention City, Bashundhara (ICCB) in the city on Thursday.The Embassy of Indonesia in Dhaka is organising the showcase for increasing the visibility of Indonesia in Bangladesh through familiarization of its products, culture, tourism and fashion, as well as encouraging entrepreneurs and companies to expand their businesses in Bangladesh, reports BSS.Co...

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Singer okays 30pc dividend

The 39th annual general meeting (AGM) of Singer Bangladesh Ltd was held at Singer Factory at Savar in Dhaka on Tuesday. Dr. Fatih Kemal Ebiçlioglu, Chairman Singer Bangladesh Limited presided over the meeting.Fatih Kemal Ebiçlioglu informed the meeting that Ardutch B.V., a subsidiary of Arçelik (a member of Koç Holdings, Turkey) acquired Retail Holdings Bhold B.V. on April 3, 2019. After the acquisition, Arçelik has become the ultimate beneficial own...

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ICMAB against foreigners in accounting functions

A delegation of ICMAB, led by President M Abul Kalam Mazumdar, Tuesday called on Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Kazi M Aminul Islam at his office.The ICMAB president apprised the BI...

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BBF seminar to be held on April 27

The BBF Seminar 2019, the eighth edition organised by the Bangladesh Brand Forum (BBF) will be held April 27, 2019. Presented by Beximco, the event with this year’s theme “Creating Human Connection in th...

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CITY

CCC councillors, engineers urged to work sincerely

Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin has urged the councilors and engineers of the CCC to work with the attitude of service and avoid the colonial mentality.He said these while delivering his presidential speech at the 45th General Meeting of the CCC at the KB Abdus Chhatar auditorium on Sunday. The Mayor said the CCC polls will be held just after one year. “We have the liability to the people. On the eve of the election, we should face the city dwellers with positive image. So, work for them with responsibility and liability,” he said. He advised everyone to work in the field, saying that the ongoing urban development project will not be hindered in any way. The development of the city should be continued, he added.Among others, CCC panel mayor,...

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Body recovered from Ichhamati

Police recovered the floating body of an unidentified person from the Ichhamati River at Nawabganj upazila in Dhaka on Monday afternoon.The body,...

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2 burnt to death

At least two persons were burnt to death and four others were injured in a fire at a flat of Shawghat area of Rupganj police station in Narayanganj ea...

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2 more extortion cases filed against NCC councillor

Two more extortion cases have been filed against Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) councilor Abdul Karim Babu on Sunday with Fatulla model police sta...

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2 more extortion cases filed against NCC councillor

RU Marketing Alumni Association to offer scholarship

Rajshahi University Marketing Alumni Association (RUMAA) has taken an initiative to provide scholarship facilities among the poor and meritorious students of the department.Mohammod Abdul Alim, a...

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C’nawabganj MP accuses former MP of embezzling aunt’s property

MP from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency Harunur Rashid on Monday raised allegation against his cousin and former MP from the constituency Abdul Wadud of misappropriating the movable and immovable ...

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POLITICS

BNP-Jamaat changes its war strategy

Niko Graft Case

Indictment hearing adjourned till May 6

AL govt’s popularity increases, says PM

PM receives treatment at NIOH

SPORTS

Soumya silences critics with record double ton

Soumya Sarkar found his form at a moment when there was widespread concern over his ability to play a long innings, following his lingering bad patch in Dhaka Premier League (DPL), reports BSS. The selectors kept faith on his immense talent to include him in the Bangladesh’s World Cup-bound squad, a thing that drew huge criticism. Onus was on Soumya to pay off the faith and there was also uncertainty since the selectors declared that they may bring up changes to the World Cup squad till the last deadline on May 22, set by International Cricket Council (ICC).Therefore Soumya was in pressure to deliver and show the selectors that he has enough fuel left in him. His 79 ball-106 against Legends of Rupganj in a crucial match was the testament of what he could do in the big game. Abahani’s title hope would have ended should they lost the match to Rupganj. Standing on what was a summit clash for Abahani, Soumya found his form to deliver one of his best knocks which kept Abahani’s championship hope alive.But still there was criticism that the pitch was flat. However Soumya played even bigger knock in the match against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, which turned out to be unofficial final for Abahani. And he raised his game to an uncanny degree to become first Bangladeshi batsman to hit a double century. The BKSP pitch was flat but hitting a double in a scorching heat was not a matter of joke.He broke several records on the way to his record double ton. He hit in total 30 boundaries amongst which 16 were sixes, which was a record itself. He shared 312-run with Jahrul...

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What has happened has happened: Nadal moves on to Barcelona

Rafael Nadal walked away from the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters last week without playing in the ATP Mas...

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Abahani clinches title after Soumya’s double ton

Soumya Sarkar has become the first Bangladeshi batsman to score a double century in the List-A crick...

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We need to get them back into bowling: Walsh

“For me right now, the main thing is to just get Mustafizur [Rahman] back to fitness. When Fiz...

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Amir to audition for WC in England: Sarfraz-Arthur

Despite Sarfaraz Ahmed's claim that the team management "already have in (their) minds whic...

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Afghanistan WC squad: Hamid picked in, Naib to captain

Hamid Hassan, the 31-year-old fast bowler who last played an ODI in June 2016, has been selected amo...

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EDITORIAL

Six years of Rana Plaza Tragedy

Emphasise secure work environment

April 24 is a mourning day in the history of garments industry of Bangladesh. Just six years back, the world’s third largest industrial accident, and unique of its kind, took place on this very ...

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Foolproof security needed in Bangladesh

Good job by law enforcers so far

The world in general, Asian countries in particular, have become doubly concerned at the series of bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday last. The ghastly attack on civilian targets are interpreted as t...

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Ghost of Sri Lanka’s troubled past

Blasts recall the island’s violent legacy

As Christians across the world were preparing to celebrate Easter on Sunday, the island nation of Sri Lanka was shaken by simultaneous explosions at churches and hotels across the country claiming 300...

Apr. 22

Parental influence on children

Treat them with great care

Over the last decade throughout the South Asian countries, more and more emphasis is being placed on early education and care. In spite of a lot of investment in education by governments in the region...

Apr. 22

Seaweed the next export item !

Tap the potential

Our oceans have plentiful resources including seaweed that can be consumed locally and at the same time exported to various countries. It is said to be full of minerals and other beneficial components. People in the south-eastern countries consume la...

Apr. 22

To sustain the current growth of agro export

Prudent steps imperative

Being self-sufficient in food production is indeed a great achievement for a country of 17 million people where more than 1252 people live per square kilometre. Of late, Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in food production and seen a boost in ...

Apr. 22

BANK & INSURANCE

BD starts TV export to Germany

The Bangladeshi multinational electronics brand Walton has started export of ‘Made in Bangladesh’ labelled LED televisions to Germany, a n...

Apr. 22

Shohoz holds tech seminar

Ravi Garikipati joins Shohoz

Shohoz, the fastest growing technology startup in Bangladesh, has organised a seminar to encourage local developers and software engineers. The s...

Apr. 22

Samsung launches EDGE campus programme

Samsung Mobile Bangladesh has launched ‘Samsung EDGE’ (Empowering Dreams, Gaining Excellence) campus programme recently. Six universi...

Apr. 22

StanChart launches Swadeshi Banking for expatriates

Standard Chartered Swadeshi Banking has recently announced the launch of Swadeshi Banking, a one-stop suite of banking solutions for Non-Resident Bang...

Apr. 22

Dhaka Bank, AIUB sign deal to ease tuition fee payment

American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) have signed an agreement with Dhaka Bank recently to facilitate tuition fee payment of their students.To this end, a signing ceremony was held on the AIUB Campus.Emranul Huq, acting managing director of the Dhaka Bank Limited, and Khondaker Sabbir Mohammad Kabir, director (Accounts and Audit of AIUB) signed the deal on behalf of their respective sides. Under this agreement, AIUB students will be able to pay their tuition fees against a system-generated reference ID from all branches of Dhaka Bank across the country.There are many benefits of this payment solution, for instance, students will not be require...

Apr. 22

Global entrepreneurship congress held in Bahrain

Daffodil wins ‘Rookie of the Year’ Award

Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship of Daffodil International University has won the ‘Rookie of the year’ Award for its outstanding performance in promoting GEN Entrepreneurial effort countrywide. The award has been conferred in a colorful ceremony held in Manama, Bahrain recently during Global Entrepreneurship Congress and Dr Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, DIU received this recognition for the University. A total of 2500 delegates from 200 countries and 50 ministers including Zunaid Ahmed Palak, state minister of ICT Division of Bangladesh were present in the programme.Developing entrepreneurs is the core focus of...

Apr. 22

BNP-Jamaat changes its war strategy

PM pledges better services for expats

Terror attacks in Sri Lanka kill 290

Deal inked with three Korean companies

Bangladesh-UK strategic dialogue begins today

PM pledges better services for expats

Nusrat murder probe on right track: HC

Transgender people to get NIDs this year: EC Secy

IS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings

Modi, Rahul raise toasts to young voters

Why weaker leaders are better for India

Kim-Putin summit in Russia April 25

Trumps says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him

Anti-Brexit party launch as MPs return from break

Japan’s 10-day break to fete new emperor may breathe life into economy

Donald Trump ‘set for June state visit to UK’

Economic expectations of China

Rebuilding Notre Dame more than a vanity project

Despicable terrorist attack on church

It's time for a green EU deal

Tiger Woods’ Masters win: Redemption time

What Notre-Dame and Pulwama have in common

A growing solution to global warming

Art can set us free: Asaduzzaman Noor

I didn’t lose hope, says Sonakshi

Jennifer Lopez to star in Marry Me

I, Reborn in Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival

Ahaa Re set for Rome screening

Fatima Sana Shaikh turns heads

BPO SUMMIT BANGLADESH 2019

Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina Speaks at a Joint Meeting

Of late, awareness among the city residents has depleted to a level worth concerning.

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ভয়াবহ আগুন গ্রাস করল নটরডাম গির্জা

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Padma Bank chairman in PM’s Brunei entourage

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Indonesia Fair begins in city Thursday

Singer okays 30pc dividend

ICMAB against foreigners in accounting functions

BBF seminar to be held on April 27

CCC councillors, engineers urged to work sincerely

Body recovered from Ichhamati

2 burnt to death

2 more extortion cases filed against NCC councillor

RU Marketing Alumni Association to offer scholarship

C’nawabganj MP accuses former MP of embezzling aunt’s property

BNP-Jamaat changes its war strategy

Indictment hearing adjourned till May 6

AL govt’s popularity increases, says PM

PM receives treatment at NIOH

Soumya silences critics with record double ton

What has happened has happened: Nadal moves on to Barcelona

Abahani clinches title after Soumya’s double ton

We need to get them back into bowling: Walsh

Amir to audition for WC in England: Sarfraz-Arthur

Afghanistan WC squad: Hamid picked in, Naib to captain

Six years of Rana Plaza Tragedy

Foolproof security needed in Bangladesh

Ghost of Sri Lanka’s troubled past

Parental influence on children

Seaweed the next export item !

To sustain the current growth of agro export

BD starts TV export to Germany

Shohoz holds tech seminar

Samsung launches EDGE campus programme

StanChart launches Swadeshi Banking for expatriates

Dhaka Bank, AIUB sign deal to ease tuition fee payment

Global entrepreneurship congress held in Bahrain

More talking in world language classes

Reading books broadens horizon of knowledge: Dr Dipu

Application for class XI admission starts May 12

Winston Churchill knighted

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Oil & Energy

Tk 13,000cr electricity and gas bill due with public, private sectors

Regulators approve $300 million in nuke plant subsidies in New Jersey

China to promote using wind energy to power heating systems