Staff Reporter : As Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for Muslims, approaches, Dhaka’s cattle markets are drawing crowds of enthusiastic visitors, yet sales have not yet reached their peak with just one week remaining until the festivities. This year, prices for sacrificial animals are notably higher due to increased costs of cattle feed and other rearing expenses. Farmers are expressing concerns over potential losses if cattle enter the country through the borders, potentially leading to a drop in market...
Day: June 10, 2024
Business Report : For the first time in the country’s Mobile Financial Services (MFS), bKash introduces ‘Student Account’ to prepare the future generation for digital financial transactions, aiming to create a cashless society. Teenagers from 14 to below 18 years of age can open this account which will be linked to their mother or father’s bKash account. Digital birth certificate, active bKash account number of the mother or father and consent from them are required to open the ‘Student Account’....
Business Report : The government has requested Japan to increase the yearly threshold of Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 300...
Business Report : Rupali Bank PLC has now decided to pay its shareholders a 5% stock dividend for 2023. The...
Entertainment Report : At one time, noted actor Ahsan Habib Nasim was involved in a great profession like teaching. Later,...
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised concerns over the recent local elections, noting that public interest has been severely ignored. TIB reported that approximately 79 percent of the elected candidates in the Upazila elections come from business backgrounds. The organisation suggested that many candidates seem more focused on accumulating wealth through the abuse of power than prioritising public welfare. “This trend poses a significant risk to the future of good governance, democracy, and anti-corruption efforts in the...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has called for stronger and more effective cooperation from ASEAN countries and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) States to resolve the ongoing Rohingya crisis. The appeal was made during the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held in Vientiane, the capital of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, on Saturday. At the meeting, Md Rais Hasan Sarower, ndc, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, emphasized the critical role of ASEAN in addressing the...
Business Report : Emirates and Germany’s Condor airline have signed a reciprocal codeshare partnership that will start from October 2024,...