Day: May 12, 2024
AFP : The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck Earth on Friday, triggering spectacular celestial light...
Chattogram Bureau : The Chittagong Union of Journalists (CUJ) has condemned the incident of assaulting two journalists by the police while performing their professional duties in front of Chittagong College in the city and demanded punitive action against the responsible police. In a statement sent to the media on Thursday (May 9), CUJ President Tapan Chakraborty and General Secretary M. Shamsul Islam said, Dhaka Tribune reporter Pimple Barua and Chittagong Prithidin reporter Biswajit Sharma were collecting news of the clash...
BSS : The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 will be published across the country today. The statistics of the results will be handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban around 10am. The results will be published at the respective educational institutions and online simultaneously around 11am. Students can avail their results through SMS after the official announcement. They can also get their results by visiting the website www.educationboardresults.gov.bd. Around 20, 24,192 students of...
Business Desk : City Bank has signed an agreement with Delta Life Insurance Company Limited. The signing ceremony was held recently at City Bank PLC head office, according to a media statement. This agreement will enable City Bank customers to buy insurance products of Delta Life Insurance Limited directly from the bank under Bancassurance guideline of Bangladesh Bank and IDRA. Mashrur Arefin, MD and CEO of City Bank and Anwarul Haque, Chief Executive Officer (CC) of Delta Life Insurance Company...
Business Desk : Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has awarded the top 10 branches for collecting the highest remittance for the...
AFP: : China’s inflation rate quickened last month, official data showed Saturday, as the government works to boost spending in the world’s second-largest economy. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.3 percent year-on-year in April, staying in positive territory for the third straight month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure was higher than the 0.2 percent rise forecast by Bloomberg analysts and up from a 0.1 percent increase last month. “In April, household consumption demand...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladeshi flagship vessel MV Abdullah, which was held captive by Somali pirates for over a month, has finally entered the Bay of Bengal and is expected to reach Kutubdia on May 13th. The ship’s 23 crew members were also freed after the pirates reportedly received a ransom. Officials from the privately owned vessel’s operator, Kabir Group, confirmed the news on Saturday. Media focal person Mizanul Islam stated that MV Abdullah entered Bangladeshi waters on Thursday and...
Reza Mahmud : Despite the bleak prospects in the Malaysian job sector, a number of Bangladeshi migrants are rushing to...
BSS, Dhaka : Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan stood on the brink of adding another feather to his illustrious...