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Dhaka, Thursday


28 November 2024


Stocks snap three-day losing streak

Stocks snap three-day losing streak

The market opened on a positive note in the morning before climbing steadily at close.

23:08 21 December 2020

FSIBL holds virtual EGM

FSIBL holds virtual EGM

Mohammed Saiful Alam, chairman of the Board of Directors of FSIBL, presided over the meeting.

22:39 21 December 2020

Covid-19: 4.5cr people to be vaccinated by May-June next year

Covid-19: 4.5cr people to be vaccinated by May-June next year

The government on Monday took a decision to provide coronavirus vaccine to 4.5crore people across the country by May to June next year.

22:28 21 December 2020

Union Bank inaugurates Rowshanhat sub-branch

Union Bank inaugurates Rowshanhat sub-branch

Union Bank Limited has inaugurated a sub-branch in Chattogram’s Roushanhat area

22:25 21 December 2020

Covid-19: 32 deaths, 1,470 cases recorded in last 24hrs

Covid-19: 32 deaths, 1,470 cases recorded in last 24hrs

Bangladesh recorded 32 more deaths and 1,470 new cases of novel coronavirus from different parts of the country including capital Dhaka in the last 24 hours ending 8:00am on Monday.

21:36 21 December 2020

Bagha Jatin statue vandalism: 3 including Jubo League man placed on 3-day remand

Bagha Jatin statue vandalism: 3 including Jubo League man placed on 3-day remand

A Kushtia court on Monday placed three people including a local leader of Awami League’s youth front Jubo League on three-day remand each in connection with a case filed for vandalising a sculpture of British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin in the district town.

21:08 21 December 2020

Runner Automobiles approves 10% cash dividend

Runner Automobiles approves 10% cash dividend

The 20th annual general meeting (AGM) of Runner Automobiles Limited has been completed where shareholders approved 10% cash dividend as per the board’s recommendation for the financial year ended on

20:53 21 December 2020

Bangladesh moves 2 notches up in Human Development Index

Bangladesh moves 2 notches up in Human Development Index

Bangladesh has moved up two notches in the traditional Human Development Index (HDI) to 133 compared to last year, says a new report on Monday.

20:40 21 December 2020

Coca-Cola, Kewkradong mark 10th year of cleaning up St Martin’s

Coca-Cola, Kewkradong mark 10th year of cleaning up St Martin’s

More than 4,500 volunteers collected around 12,000kg marine debris since 2011.

20:11 21 December 2020

Dhaka most polluted cities in world

Dhaka most polluted cities in world

Dhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Monday morning.

19:25 21 December 2020

Britain hit by virus travel bans as US reaches stimulus deal

Britain hit by virus travel bans as US reaches stimulus deal

A number of country worldwide banned arrivals from the UK on Sunday over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain Britain said was “out of control”, as the WHO called for stronger containment measures.

18:46 21 December 2020

RAK Ceramics shuts down 2 plants for a month

RAK Ceramics shuts down 2 plants for a month

During this time, two other plants will be in operation with 50 percent and 100 percent of production capacity respectively

18:03 21 December 2020

Crystal Insurance’s Q3 earnings increase by 17%

Crystal Insurance’s Q3 earnings increase by 17%

Crystal Insurance Company Ltd’s earnings per share (EPS) increased by 17 percent to Tk0.96 for Q3 (July-September) of 2020 as against Tk0.82 for the same period of previous year

17:59 21 December 2020

Covid-19 outbreak: Biman cancels flights to Saudi Arabia

Covid-19 outbreak: Biman cancels flights to Saudi Arabia

Biman Bangladesh Airlines canceled flight operations to Saudi Arabia for a week from Monday as the country imposed ban on flights due to the fresh outbreak of novel coronavirus.

17:36 21 December 2020

Stocks open on positive note

Stocks open on positive note

The DSEX was up 13 points or 0.26 percent to 5,087

16:52 21 December 2020

Covid-19 vaccination demands transparency, accountability: Experts

Covid-19 vaccination demands transparency, accountability: Experts

Bangladesh’s coronavirus experience is mixed compared to the experiences of its neighbouring countries.

While Bangladesh is doing better than countries like India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in terms of coronavirus cases,

03:41 21 December 2020

Need concerted steps to ensure smooth LDC graduation: Experts

Need concerted steps to ensure smooth LDC graduation: Experts

Experts at a webinar on Sunday stressed the need for concerted steps to ensure smooth LDC graduation for Bangladesh.

They also suggested prioritising only those free trade agreements (FTAs) where export

03:20 21 December 2020

BB lowers loan interest to boost trade with Japan

BB lowers loan interest to boost trade with Japan

Bangladeshi companies having business contract with Japanese-invested companies in Bangladesh such as sub-contract, supply contract, service contract, among others, are also included in this category.

02:50 21 December 2020

Govt approves Tk735cr allocation for Covid-19 vaccination programme

Govt approves Tk735cr allocation for Covid-19 vaccination programme

The government has approved the Tk735 crore allocation for purchasing 30 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine which is likely to come to the local market at the end of

02:38 21 December 2020

India, Bangladesh to profit from Ctg port: Doraiswami

India, Bangladesh to profit from Ctg port: Doraiswami

Northeastern parts of India and Bhutan and Nepal will be benefitted from using the Chattogram Port while both Bangladesh and India will make profits, said Vikram Doraiswami, high commissioner of

02:31 21 December 2020

14th advisory committee meeting of Ctg Port held

14th advisory committee meeting of Ctg Port held

The 14th meeting of the Chittagong Port Advisory Committee was held at the Shaheed Fazlur Rahman Munshi Auditorium in the port on Sunday morning.

Presided over by the Jafar Alam, member

01:58 21 December 2020

Most RMG factories revert back to cash payments: SANEM

Most RMG factories revert back to cash payments: SANEM

Most factories are reverting back to cash payments due mainly to higher mobile banking’s transaction costs and workers’ unwillingness to receive digital payments, says a study.

01:16 21 December 2020

Pandemic sees 77% surge in 4G internet users

Pandemic sees 77% surge in 4G internet users

4G internet users increased to 35.29 million in June 20 from 19.92 million at the opening of the fiscal year.

01:02 21 December 2020

Stocks end lower

Stocks end lower

All the large-cap sectors posted negative performance except engineering that gained 2.71 percent, led by Walton Hi-Tech Industries.

00:15 21 December 2020