Cash outside banks surges in May
Cash held outside the banking system in Bangladesh rose significantly in May, driven by Eid-related spending and deepening distrust in banks...
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Walton offers cashbacks on TAKYON e-bikes
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited is offering a maximum guaranteed cashback of up to Tk 25,000 on its BRTA approved electric bike series TAKYON, said a press release...
GOPALGANJ VIOLENCE : Four murder cases filed against 5,400 unnamed people
The police have filed four cases with Gopalganj sadar police station against 5,400 unnamed people over the killings of four people, out of five, in the July 16 violence in Gopalganj town centering the National Citizen Party rally...
Real Madrid confirm Vazquez departure
Real Madrid defender Lucas Vazquez will leave the club, the Spanish giants confirmed Wednesday.
Liverpool eye blockbuster bid for Isak: reports
Liverpool are considering a blockbuster 拢120 million ($160 million) bid for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak despite the Magpies' desire to hold onto the Sweden star, according to reports on Wednesday.
Four northern dists on flood alert
Low-lying areas in four northern districts may get flooded due to heavy to very heavy rainfall by today, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center鈥檚 special bulletin issued Tuesday afternoon...
Kanu Miah freed after passing 30yrs in jail without trial
Kanu Miah, a mentally disabled man, finally returned home on Tuesday noon after passing more than 30 years in Habiganj District Jail without trial in a murder case...
Modhumoti Bank okays 15pc cash dividend
Modhumoti Bank PLC on Monday approved 15 per cent cash dividend for shareholders for the year 2024, said a press release...
4,000 people named in Habiganj murder case
About 4,000 people, including a leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, were sued on Friday over the death of an ambulance driver on July 7 during a clash between inhabitants of two villages under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj...
Probe report submission deferred for 119th times
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday fixed August 11 for submitting the investigation report of the much-talked about murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi as the Police Bureau of Investigation could not submit the report...
Newcastle agree 拢55m fee for Forest鈥檚 Elanga
Anthony Elanga is set to become Newcastle鈥檚 first major signing of the transfer window after the Magpies reportedly agreed a 拢55 million ($75 million) deal with Nottingham Forest...
NCC Bank okays 13pc cash dividend
NCC Bank PLC on Wednesday approved 13 per cent cash dividend for the year 2024 at its 40th annual general meeting held on digital platform, said a press release...
Berger Paint recommends 525pc cash dividend
The board of directors of Berger Paint has recommended 525 per cent cash dividend for the year ended March 31, 2025. The AGM of the company will be held on August 25 online at berger.bdvirtualagm.com. The record date is July 24...
Meghna Life offers 15pc cash dividend
The Meghna Life Insurance board of directors has recommended 15 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024...
Apple loses bid to dismiss major US antitrust case
A federal judge on Monday denied Apple鈥檚 motion to dismiss a major antitrust lawsuit brought by the US government, allowing the case challenging the tech giant鈥檚 alleged smartphone monopoly to move forward...
Police seek to interrogate 4 under pornography law
The Muradnagar police in Cumilla on Monday produced the four people arrested under the Pornography Control Act over the rape of a Hindu woman and circulation of the video of the crime, asking for a seven-day remand for each...
BCB launches Mudaraba Cash Waqf account
Bangladesh Commerce Bank has launched a new deposit product titled 鈥楳udaraba Cash Waqf Account,鈥� said a press release...
Crisis of false and frivolous cases
OVER the past year, an unsettling pattern has emerged in the landscape of justice. Serious criminal charges, particularly murder, assault, extortion and sedition, are filed not solely in pursuit of justice but, increasingly, as instruments of coercion, retaliation and harassment. The right to legal recourse, a fundamental pillar of any democratic society, is now at the risk of...
Govt should step up forecasting, warning of lightning strikes
BANGLADESH has, as Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System data suggest, the highest rate of death by lightning strike in South Asia. Whilst more than 3.3 million lightning strikes happen in Bangladesh every year, the rate of death by strikes remains at 1.21 per 1,000 square kilometres, with India trailing by 0.86 and Nepal by 0.62. Records show that 270 people...
Bangladesh worst hit by lightning strikes in South Asia
Being hit by over 3.3 million lightning strikes every year, Bangladesh has the highest rate of death from the natural disaster in South Asia, according to a regional institution dealing with disaster forecasting...
Standard Ins declares 10pc cash dividend
The 25th annual general meeting of Standard Insurance Limited was held on June 25 at virtually by using digital platform...
An enduring legacy in rebuilding Bangladesh
FOOD or cash for education programme, launched in 1993 by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party under the leadership of its chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, stands out as a landmark initiative that transformed the country鈥檚 educational landscape and social fabric. This pioneering programme, designed to combat poverty-induced school...
German FA fined in WC tax evasion case
A German court on Wednesday fined the domestic football association DFB聽130,000 euros ($150,000) in a tax evasion case linked to suspicious payments around the 2006 World Cup...
Yildiz stars as Juventus beat Wydad at Club World Cup
Kenan Yildiz scored two goals and had a hand in another as Juventus beat Wydad Casablanca 4-1 at the Club World Cup on Sunday to close in on a place in the last 16.
BGIC holds 40th AGM, approves 10pc cash dividend
Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC on Sunday held its 40th annual general meeting on digital platform, said a press release...
Guardiola hails new signings as City survive 'tough conditions'
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola hailed the impact of the new signings who came straight into the team for the 2-0 win over Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.
City ease into Club World Cup campaign with win against Wydad
Phil Foden scored inside two minutes to set Manchester City on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win against Wydad Casablanca in their opening match at the Club World Cup on Wednesday.
Ex-RAB director shown arrested in ICT case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday showed retired Rear Admiral Muhammad Sohail, former Rapid Action Battalion media wing director, arrested in a case over crimes against humanity...
Former JUST VC lands in jail in graft case
Professor Md Abdus Sattar, former vice-chancellor of the Jashore University of Science and Technology, was taken into the custody of Jashore Central Jail on Monday in a graft case...
1,48,227 cases disposed of through ADR
Through the alternative dispute resolutions under the National Legal Aid Services Organisation, a total of 1,48,227 cases have been disposed of across the country.