Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...
NRBC Bank PLC has concluded a four-day training programme on Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade at its training institute, aimed at enhancing the knowledge and operational efficiency of its officials...
Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with two-thirds of the deaths directly linked to climate change, according to a new study, reports Al Jazeera...
AS MONSOON clouds gather over Bangladesh鈥檚 emerald paddies, a silent force shapes the fate of its 170 million people: water, and the shifting layers of earth beneath it. From the Brahmaputra鈥檚 mighty flow in the north to the deltaic veins in the south, Bangladesh鈥檚 geo-hydrology is both its strength and vulnerability. Yet, as climate change accelerates and urban...
Country鈥檚 both bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Tuesday also continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a fourth consecutive session...
The overall Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) of Bangladesh declined by 5.8 points in June, reaching 53.1, according to the latest PMI index published jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Monday...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Monday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investor sentiment remained upbeat, particularly toward banking sector scrips amid renewed sector specific optimism following recent reform initiatives undertaken by the central bank...
CLIMATE change in Bangladesh is no longer a distant environmental threat; it is unfolding as a public health crisis. The signs are unmistakable. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, recurrent floods, saltwater intrusion and worsening air pollution are already placing considerable strain on an overburdened healthcare system. These environmental pressures are not...
Police have detained six people over their alleged involvement in looting of 5,00,000 Saudi riyals of a money exchange company in the capital鈥檚 Tejgaon on Tuesday...
The indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended higher on Wednesday, the third trading session of the week, with most companies registering price gains, while turnover increased in Dhaka and declined in Chattogram...
Independent University, Bangladesh has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Far Western University in Nepal, aiming to strengthen academic cooperation and facilitate joint initiatives in research, education and student engagement...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under IMF guidelines, soared to $26.32 billion on Sunday amid disbursements from a number of foreign lenders including the International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank and World Bank...
The Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday placed former chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda on a four-day fresh remand for interrogation in a case filed over allegations of irregularities during the past three national elections.
The dissemination workshop titled Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Nutrition in Bangladesh was held at CORDAP in Dhaka on Thursday...
The country鈥檚 stock markets on Thursday witnessed the highest turnover of the month, accompanied by a notable rise in indices and gains in the majority of listed companies...
Legal efforts to block or unwind action on climate change are rising across the globe, new research showed Wednesday, particularly in the United States which leads the world on anti-green litigation...
Flooding in China鈥檚 southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under IMF guidelines, soared to $22.65 billion on Wednesday amid fresh disbursements from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and strong remittance inflows...
The Dhaka Stock聽Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Tuesday witnessed an聽upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism...
Dhaka University professor emeritus and one of the most prominent public intellectuals of the country Serajul Islam Choudhury on Monday said that without the social revolution, the fate of the common people in the country could not be changed...
After witnessing a downward trend in the last two sessions, stocks on Monday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues...
CLIMATE change has emerged as one of the most urgent crises of our time, bringing about widespread loss of human life and irreversible damage to nature. Extreme weather patterns 鈥� including rising temperatures, prolonged cold waves, water scarcity, wildfires, sea-level rise, flooding, polar ice melting, storms, landslides, hurricanes and a steep decline in biodiversity...
CLIMATE change is no longer a looming threat for Bangladesh. It has arrived, thick and heavy, in the very air we breathe. It lingers in our lungs, stings in our throats, and hangs over Dhaka like an oppressive curtain no one asked for. This is not some distant crisis forecasted by scientists; this is the reality of living in one of the world鈥檚 most polluted cities. And more than...
US President Donald Trump thinks Iranians should overthrow their government if it refuses to negotiate on its nuclear programme, but the US president is 鈥榮till interested鈥� in diplomacy, the White House said Monday.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange plunged on Sunday due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
After witnessing a downward trend in the last session, stocks on Wednesday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues...
IN THE at-risk southern region of Bangladesh, fierce winds and rising rivers cause more than just home and farmland damage. Climate change, poverty, and social disintegration are quietly increasing crime, a worrying trend that is often overlooked. Policy responses prioritise rescue, relief, and infrastructure repair, but climate change-induced criminality is neglected...
Masrur Reaz, chairman and chief executive officer of Policy Exchange Bangladesh, said that the revenue collection target wasn鈥檛 set systematically or based on proper research into the economy...
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange and the Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism...
