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CSE gives 5% dividend for FY 2019-20

CSE gives 5% dividend for FY 2019-20

Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited has approved five percent dividend for its shareholders for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

01:30 13 November 2020

Strong int’l cooperation key to economic recovery: WTO deputy DG

Strong int’l cooperation key to economic recovery: WTO deputy DG

He made the remarks while speaking to the heads of the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other international agencies in Geneva.

01:03 13 November 2020

Naimul’s death: Charges framed against Prothom Alo editor, 8 othe

Naimul’s death: Charges framed against Prothom Alo editor, 8 othe

A Dhaka court has framed charges against nine persons, including Prothom Alo editor Matiur Rahman, over the death of Naimul Abrar, student of Dhaka Residential Model College.

00:51 13 November 2020

Emirates Group records first half-yearly loss in 30 years

Emirates Group records first half-yearly loss in 30 years

Its revenue was $3.7 billion for the first six months of the 2020-21 financial year

00:34 13 November 2020

Rare purplish-red diamond sets world record at auction in Geneva

Rare purplish-red diamond sets world record at auction in Geneva

Auction company Christie’s made jewellery auction history on Wednesday

00:28 13 November 2020

Land ministry warns against frauds, extortionists

Land ministry warns against frauds, extortionists

Citizens are being advised to immediately inform law enforcement agencies if someone illegally demands money in the name of the ministry and its officials

00:10 13 November 2020

Islamic banking guru of Bangladesh Azizul Huq dies

Islamic banking guru of Bangladesh Azizul Huq dies

M. Azizul Huq, a pioneer of Islami Banking in Bangladesh, passed away while undergoing treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka today.

23:25 12 November 2020

DU wins BIAC Inter-University Arbitration Contest 2020

DU wins BIAC Inter-University Arbitration Contest 2020

Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) has recently hosted its first-ever "BIAC Inter-University Arbitration Contest 2020" for giving students a scope to acquire practical knowledge of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and

22:37 12 November 2020

Matin Spinning Mills takes 10 acres land for expansion

Matin Spinning Mills takes 10 acres land for expansion

Rental cots would be $ 0.60 per square meter per annum, meaning that the annual rental charge would stand at nearly Tk 10.32 crore excluding VAT and registration fees.

22:35 12 November 2020

Walton’s Q1 earnings decline 12%

Walton’s Q1 earnings decline 12%

Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd’s earnings have gone down by 12 percent in the last quarter

22:31 12 November 2020

Miscreants torch 6 buses in Dhaka

Miscreants torch 6 buses in Dhaka

Miscreants torched a total of six buses at different places in the capital Dhaka when the by-election to Dhaka-18 parliamentary constituency was going on.

22:10 12 November 2020

Emirates SkyCargo redesigns Airbus A380 for charter cargo operati

Emirates SkyCargo redesigns Airbus A380 for charter cargo operati

Emirates SkyCargo, freighter division of Emirates airline has started utilising its double decker Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network.

21:26 12 November 2020

Covid-19: Educational institutions to remain closed until Dec 19

Covid-19: Educational institutions to remain closed until Dec 19

The government has again extended the closure of all educational institutions across the country until December 19 to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

21:22 12 November 2020

Former BB governor Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passes away

Former BB governor Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passes away

Former governor of the Bangladesh Bank Shegufta Bakht Chaudhuri passed away at a Dhaka hospital on Wednesday

20:51 12 November 2020

USA may learn from Bangladesh elections: CEC

USA may learn from Bangladesh elections: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today turned down BNP’s suggestion to take lesson from the recently concluded US elections and said the country also needs to learn from Bangladesh elections.

20:49 12 November 2020

National Tea Company’s earnings plunge

National Tea Company’s earnings plunge

Rising costs have brought down earnings of the National Tea Company Ltd

20:44 12 November 2020

Gemini Sea Food`s earnings sink

Gemini Sea Food`s earnings sink

Gemini Sea Food’s earnings fell sharply in July-September quarter due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic

20:42 12 November 2020

Summit Power`s earnings decline

Summit Power`s earnings decline

The earnings of Summit Power Limited have declined due to the delay in receipts of trade receivables

20:40 12 November 2020

In Photos: Voting underway in Dhaka-18 by-polls

In Photos: Voting underway in Dhaka-18 by-polls

Voting in the by-elections to Dhaka-18 parliamentary constituency is underway through electronic voting machines amid low turnout

19:52 12 November 2020

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House.

18:59 12 November 2020

Padma Oil gets new chairman

Padma Oil gets new chairman

Md Abu Bakar Siddique, chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), has been appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors of Padma Oil Co Ltd.

The appointment was effective

18:59 12 November 2020

Exporters worried over lockdown in Europe to prevent second wave

Exporters worried over lockdown in Europe to prevent second wave

Exporters are concerned because they think a prolonged lockdown may force buyers to cancel or hold up shipments of export orders, which may have a negative impact on Bangladesh’s foreign currency earnings, employment and on the banking sector as well.

18:47 12 November 2020

Bangladesh may not achieve its 2021 clean energy target

Bangladesh may not achieve its 2021 clean energy target

The Bangladesh government`s ambitious target of generating 1152 MW power from wind energy by 2021 seems almost impossible to achieve.

18:42 12 November 2020

Pneumonia kills 24,000 plus children in Bangladesh every year

Pneumonia kills 24,000 plus children in Bangladesh every year

Around 18 percent of children – 24,300 – in Bangladesh die from pneumonia every year before turning five. But sensitivity around this disease is still low.

17:43 12 November 2020