Business Report : Norwegian telecoms company Telenor on Thursday said it had appointed Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer as its new chief...
Day: May 24, 2024
AFP : A Florida judge held hearings on Wednesday on bids by former president Donald Trump and his co-defendants to dismiss the charges they face for allegedly mishandling classified documents. The hearings were held in Fort Pierce, Florida, before District Judge Aileen Cannon, who has indefinitely postponed Trump’s criminal trial in the case. Lawyers for Trump, who is seeking to recapture the White House in November, and his co-defendants — his valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De...
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to win just the second major trophy in their 117-year history and end the German champions’ remarkable unbeaten streak. Lookman, who struggled to establish himself in the English Premier League with Everton, Fulham and Leicester City before reviving his career in Italy under Atalanta Coach Gian Piero Gasperini, struck twice inside the first 26 minutes before sealing the win 15 minutes...
Staff Reporter : The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, traditionally held in February for over a decade, are expected to be rescheduled to December starting in 2026, according to sources from the Education Ministry. This change aligns with the implementation of the new curriculum. Under the new curriculum, the SSC examinations will be based solely on the textbooks for class ten. The examination format will allocate 65 percent of the weightage to written assessments and 35 percent to activity-based assessments....
Business Report : ADN Technologies and Microsoft Bangladesh recently co-hosted an event featuring a product demonstration. Key participants included AM...
City Desk : Twenty industrial units under six categories have received ‘President’s Industrial Development Award-2021’ for their outstanding contribution to...
City Desk : Prof Dr Saiful Islam joined as the Vice-Chancellor of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) on Thursday after being appointed by the Bangladesh president. Prof Dr Saiful Islam was the vice-chancellor of Dhaka International University (DIU) during February 2022 to May 2024. From June 2016 to June 2020, Prof Dr Saiful Islam worked as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet). From August 2013 to June 2016, he worked as the pro-vice chancellor of Primeasia University...
BSS, Dhaka : Two 17-round matches of the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will be held today at two separate venues across the country. On the day, holders Bashundhara Kings will take on Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society at Bir Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj while Bangladesh Police Football Club meet Fortis Football Club at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. Both the matches kick off at 4.00pm. Earlier, in the first leg matches, Bashundhara Kings...
Barishal Correspondent : The long process of transformation in energy sector by the government is not consumer friendly. The development claimed by the government, has made by creating an emergency in energy sector, but it has become a source of suffering also. These problems will be solved only when the government considers it important for political reasons on their own interests. The speakers and participants called upon the citizens to speak out against the looting process of energy policy. The...
UNB, Benapole : Export and import activities between India and Bangladesh through Benapole land port resumed on Thursday morning after being closed for five days. Thousands of goods-laden trucks were seen waiting to enter both countries at the Benapole and Petrapole port areas this morning. Kamal Uddin Shimul, Vice President of the Benapole C&F Agents Association, said that all types of import-export activities were halted at the country’s largest land port due to the Lok Sabha elections in India, Upazila...