Business & Commerce
Country's both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- on Tuesday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 30.12 points or 0.47 percent to 6,394.82. The DSE Shariah Index ...
Banglabandha land port in the country earned Taka 235.92 crore and 73 thousands as revenue in the past five years. In the fiscal year of 2022-23, Taka 64.7 crore was collected as revenue from the Banglabandha land port, which was 5.74 crore higher than of target, an official release said ...
Nepal has expressed its eagerness to use Bangladesh Chattogram, Mongla and Payra sea ports and put special emphasis on freight transportation through Banglabandha land port after using Mongla seaport.Nepalese ambassador in Dhaka Ghanshyam Bhandari expressed his country's interest as he paid a co...
National,Front Page
‘The Agriculturists Day’ will be observed in the country today through various programmes. On this occasion, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued separate messages extending greetings to agriculturists and wishing all programmes of the day a s...
The Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association (BARVIDA) has sought 50 percent depreciation facility on import of reconditioned cars. Currently, the depreciation rate on reconditioned vehicles is 30 percent. The association today made the demand at the pre-budget discus...
City
France is interested to enhance collaboration with Bangladesh in combating climate change and promoting sustainable environmental practices.France came up with the interest when a French delegation called on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury at his office at the...
At least five people were killed and two others injured as a covered van crushed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Daudkandi upazila in the district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Pijush Mondol, 28, hailed from Kalaghona Dakshin Nagar village in the Upazila, Jahanara Begum, 35, Shafiulla...
World
Myanmar junta overnight ordered compulsory military services for all young men and women for at least two years as fierce fights between government troops and resistance forces are taking place on multiple fronts across the country, the state media of the country and international media outlets repo...
Stocks on Sunday witnessed upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities.DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 73.72 points or 1.16 per cent to settle at 6,447.07. Two oth...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued new guidelines tightening the rules of appointing bank directors to ensure good governance in the banking sector. The step has been taken in line with the Bank Company (Amendment) Act, 2023, a BB circular said on Sunday. As per the guidelines, the minimum age of ...
The members of the new Executive Committee (2023-2025) of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) led by its President Syed Ershad Ahmed on Thursday met Finance Minister Abul Hassan MahmoodAli at his office in the city.During the meeting, they discussed about ongoing business issues ...
International Maritime Organization (IMO) has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.In a greeting letter sent to Sheikh Hasina, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Domínguez extended his best wishes on the occasion of Sheikh Hasina’s rea...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for more women and girls in science for a just, inclusive and sustainable future."We must have the right policies and institutions for young women to choose a career in science and technology," she said.She said in a video statement broadc...
Five people, including two women, died and two others were injured in a collision between a brick-laden truck and a three-wheeler easy bike in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were Easy bike driver Biswajit Biswas, 30, passengers Sabbir Moral, 23, Nipa Dali, 25, his mothe...
A total of 35 differently able people today got employments at a job fair organized for them on the NGO Affairs Bureau office premises in the city's Agargaon area.Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) of the ICT Division arranged the fair while State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Inform...
The month-long Ekushey Book Fair-2024 wore a festive look with the buzz of book lovers at the Divisional Public Library premises here.Amid huge enthusiasm and curiosity, hundreds of visitors of all ages, particularly the youth and children, flocked to different stalls and pav...
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has urged the entrepreneurs and investors to invest in hi-tech parks if they are satisfied with hi-tech park activities."We all, including government officials and Hi-Tech Park Authority, are service prov...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today said maximum precautions were taken at all examination centres for holding Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgeon (BDS) admission tests for 2023-24 academic year."An electronic device was put...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has called for the formation of an effective advisory committee consisting of related organizations for branding Dhaka in the outside world.The mayor made the call while addressing the inaugural ceremony of three-day international tourism fai...
Country, Districts
Around 12.35 lakh tonnes of additional crops are being produced every year for need-based infrastructural developments in the country's northwest region including its Barind area, an official said. Development work including deep tube-well installation and reactivation, derelict canals and ...
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