Business Report : Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) seeks stronger trade and economic ties with China during a meeting with Chinese business leaders in Beijing. The FBCCI seeks more enhanced collaboration during meetings with its Chinese counterpart, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC). FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam made this call in a meeting with the leaders of CCPIT and CCOIC held on Tuesday (July...
Day: July 10, 2024
Agency : Argentina captain Lionel Messi will be fit to play in Tuesday’s Copa America semifinal against Canada in New Jersey, Coach Lionel Scaloni said, despite the forward’s hamstring injury concerns. Messi returned to action on Thursday in Argentina’s quarter-final win against Ecuador after missing the final group-stage match due to injury. He played the entire game, but looked physically hampered. The 37-year-old Inter Miami player missed a penalty in the shootout that decided the game at Houston’s NRG Stadium....
Business Report : The board of directors of Express Insurance Ltd. in its 313th meeting held recently has been unanimously elected Mazakat Harun as chairman and ABM Kaiser elected as vice chairman of the company. Mazakat Harun is the director of Express Insurance Limited. He was the chairman of the company for the period from 2012-2015. He is a renowned business person of the country. Harun is a sponsor shareholder and former director of EXIM Bank PLC. He is also...
Business Report : NRB Bank Ltd (NRBBL), as a participant in the Bangladesh Bank-Long Term Financing Facility (BB-LTFF), has signed A PARTICIPATING AGREEMENT (PA) with Bangladesh Bank (BB). Liza Fahmida, director of the Financial Sector Support and Strategic Planning Department of the central bank, and Md Omar Faruk Khan, managing director & CEO (CC) of NRB Bank, signed the agreement on behalf of respective organization at the BB’s headquarters in Motijheel on Tuesday. BB-LTFF would be funded by Bangladesh Bank...
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Tuesday unveiled a nine-member refugee team for the upcoming Games in Paris. The teams are made up of eight competitors and one guide runner. They will take part in taekwondo, athletics, triathlon, power lifting, table tennis and wheelchair fencing. “The world has more than 120 million forcibly displaced people worldwide,” said Andrew Parsons, the IPC president. “Many live in dire conditions. These athletes have persevered and shown incredible determination to get to Paris 2024...
UNB : Eighty eight people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. Of them, 27 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 287 patients are receiving treatment at several hospitals across the country. A total of 4,129 dengue cases and 47 deaths have been reported since January 1, 2024. Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due...
Court Correspondent : Seven people including Abed Ali, driver of BPSC Chairman made confessions in the question leak case. On Tuesday, the seven accused made confession in the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka under the section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. After recording the confessional statements of the accused they were sent to the jail in the evening. The remanded accused people are- Md Khalilur Rahman, Sajedul Islam, DU former student Abu Suleman Md Sohel, Md...
Agencies : A recent study published in the Lancet estimates that the total death toll from Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza could exceed 186,000 people. This figure includes indirect fatalities resulting from the extensive destruction of infrastructure and essential services. Since Israel initiated its military offensive on October 7, Gaza’s Ministry of Health reports more than 38,000 Palestinian deaths. However, the study suggests the true toll is much higher, as the official numbers do not account for those buried under...
Agency : England great James Anderson hopes future players will relish the challenge of Test cricket rather than just go “chasing the dollar” as he prepares to bow out of the five-day game against the West Indies. The series opener at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday, will be the Lancashire paceman’s 188th and final Test match after a record-breaking career spanning two decades. No fast bowler has taken more than Anderson’s 700 Test wickets and only India batting hero Sachin Tendulkar...
Business Report : Mercantile Bank PLC has launched the Bangla QR Code based service to make banking facility easier, more advanced and technology-driven. Customers of Mercantile Bank can purchase and make payment utilizing `MBL Rainbow’ app easier than ever through Bangla QR Code service. Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director of the bank, inaugurated the service on Tuesday at the bank’s head office. Mati Ul Hasan, AMD, Adil Raihan, Shamim Ahmed, Md. Mahmood Alam Chowdhury and Ashim Kumar Saha, deputy...
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