Al Haramain Perfumes launches new Fragrances
Al Haramain Perfumes, a renowned company from the United Arab Emirates, unveiled 12 new fragrances in a launching ceremony held at Jamuna Future Park on Friday...
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Nine killed in Vanuatu quake
Rescue teams dug for survivors trapped in crumpled buildings in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake killed at least nine people, burying some in rubble and landslides...
Rutherford ton steers West Indies to victory over Bangladesh
A superb maiden hundred from Sherfane Rutherford led the West Indies to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first one-day international at Warner Park on Sunday.
JKKNIU brings 鈥楾he Rules of Love鈥� to stage
Theatre and performance studies department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University staged its production titled The Rules of Love at the Zia Haider Lab of the university in Mymensingh on Sunday...
Streamlining banking sector should be a policy priority
THE volume of non-performing loans in the banking sector had already been grim during the toppled Awami League. An even grimmer picture is reported with a staggering Tk 2.85 crore in default loans in September, which is a radical increase from what was reported earlier this year. The central bank data show that the defaulted loans shot up to...
Street performance Laal Majlum at DU tomorrow
A street performance titled Laal Majlum will be held at the base of Anti-Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture of Dhaka University on Saturday afternoon...
Banks allowed to issue export performance bond
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday allowed banks to issue performance bonds or guarantees in favour of overseas buyers or contractors on behalf of resident exporters and subcontractors, without needing prior permission...
Govt should bust nexus of tycoons close to Hasina
POWERFUL business tycoons, who had been close to the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have swindled $17 billion off the banking sector, as the Bangladesh Bank government has said in an interview with the Financial Times, during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League. The central banker is reported to have said that the tycoons...
IDLC Finance PLC reports 25.3 per cent growth in net profit for first three quarters of 2024
IDLC Finance PLC reported a consolidated net profit after tax of BDT 1,254 million for the first three quarters of 2024, reflecting significant growth of 25.30% compared to the same period in the past year, says a press release.
Khaiyachara waterfall temporarily closed after tourist鈥檚 death
The Khaiyachara waterfall at Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram has been temporarily closed following the death of a bank official due to falling rocks...
SpaceX makes history with first spacewalks by private citizens
A pioneering private crew made history on Thursday by becoming the first civilians to perform spacewalks, as NASA hailed 鈥榓 giant leap forward鈥� for the commercial space industry...
54pc of Tk 2.11 lakh crore NPL only in five banks
Five banks held over 54 per cent of the total non-performing loans in the country鈥檚 banking sector as of June, exposing deep vulnerabilities in the sector...
NPL soars by Tk 1.90 lakh crore during AL regime
The banking sector witnessed a staggering increase in the non-performing loans by Tk 1,90,000 crore in the past 14 years since 2009, when the Awami League-led government assumed...
Cultural activists collecting donations for flood relief
Cultural activists are collecting donations for flood relief to rescue the stranded victims and deliver essential supplies to the flood-affected people of the country...
HP team suffer crushing defeat in Australia
Bangladesh High Performance team suffered their second successive defeat in the Top End T20 series when they lost to Adelaide Strikers Academy by eight wickets at Darwin on Wednesday...
Bangladesh HP to play in Top End T20
Bangladesh High-Performance team will take part in the nine-team Top End T20 tournament in Darwin as part of their Australia tour...
鈥楤owler鈥� Joy brings BCB HP thrilling win
Mahmudul Hasan Joy 鈥� the Bangladesh Cricket Board High-Performance team captain 鈥� is known for his ability with the bat but in their second four-day game against Pakistan Shaheens in Darwin, he produced a five-wicket haul with the ball to grab a win for his team.
Printing money by Bangladesh Bank to aid ailing banks must be stopped: Mansur
Economist Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday said that the printing of money by the Bangladesh Bank to keep some troubled Islamic banks afloat must be halted immediately to check inflation in the country...
BCB HP to leave for Australia on July 13
Bangladesh Cricket Board High-Performance team will leave for Australia on July 13 to play two four-day and two 50-over matches alongside playing in a Twenty20 tournament, which will include Pakistan Shaheens and Big Bash teams...
UGC signs APA with BSMMU
The University Grants Commission signed Annual Performance Agreement with Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University at the UGC auditorium in Dhaka on Sunday...
NZ facing exit after Windies defeat
Sherfane Rutherford rescued the West Indies with the bat and their bowlers contained New Zealand to complete a 13-run victory in a Group C match of the...
NPL in six state-run banks surges further聽
Non-performing loans in six state-run banks soared by Tk 6,805 crore in the three months ending in March, allegedly due to the central bank鈥檚 lenient approach towards defaulters...
UK worst-performing economy in G7 next year: OECD
The UK will be the worst-performing聽economy聽among the G7 next year because of lingering inflation and stubbornly high interest rates, said the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on Thursday...
Mohsin Sheikh appointed Tigers鈥� performance analyst
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has appointed Mohsin Sheikh as the national team Performance Analyst for a two-year term beginning in May 2024...
