Day: September 10, 2022
City Desk :Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury called for giving priority globally and socially to equity-based economic recovery to cope with post-Covid situation.She said this while speaking at a session on ‘addressing the Risk of the post pandemic global recovery’ of the 14th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Thursday, said a press release .Shirin said the Covid-19 global pandemic brought untold misery in the world economy and public life.Global...
City Desk :The 5th convocation of Chattogram International Islamic University (IIUC) is going to be held on its Kumira campus tomorrow (Sunday).This information was disclosed at a press conference presided by its Vice-Chancellor Professor Anwarul Azim Arif held at Bangabandhu Hall of Chattogram Press Club on Thursday afternoon.A total of 15,361 graduates from the spring semester of 2016 to the Autumn semester of 2020 will be awarded degrees in the convocation.A least 2,140 graduates will participate in the convocation directly...
City Desk :Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed on Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj. After laying the wreath, the minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory of the Father of the Nation. Later, he offered doa seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of Bangabandhu and other martyrs who...
City Desk :Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman on Friday said quality and inclusive education must be ensured with equal opportunities for all to achieve sustainable development goals by 2030.“Without ensuring quality, equitable and inclusive education for all, it will not be possible for the country to achieve sustainable development goals by 2030,” said Akhtaruzzaman.The VC was addressing a discussion marking International Literacy Day on Friday, organized by Dhaka University Education and Research Institute, at Sadat Ali Conference Room...
City Desk :Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Barishal, Chattogram and Khulna divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country.Mild Heat Wave is sweeping over the districts of Faridpur, Sirajganj, Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Mymensingh, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni, Satkhira, Jashore, Chuadanga, Kushtia and Bhola and it may continue.Day...
City Desk :Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India has been very successful and fruitful.“The biggest achievement (of the visit) is the opportunity to export Bangladesh’s garment products to third countries free of duty using India’s territory. For which Bangladesh has been trying for many years,” said Hasan, also joint general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League.Expressing his gratitude to the Prime Minister for achieving a lot for Bangladesh...
BSS :EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia’s war on Ukraine that has sent prices for electricity and heating skyrocketing.Moscow’s invasion has seen the price of natural gas hit record levels, throwing the EU economy into deep uncertainty with all eyes on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will cut off the energy flow entirely.Before the war, 40 percent of the EU’s gas imports came from Russia, with most of...
BSS/AFP :Asian markets rallied Friday following a healthy performance on Wall Street, with investors largely pricing in more interest rate hikes aimed at taming runaway inflation.The more confident mood was reflected in a dip in the dollar, which has surged in recent weeks to multi-decade highs against its major peers owing to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tilt to tighter monetary policy.The greenback’s softness came even after Fed chief Jerome Powell reasserted the bank’s determination to keep hiking rates to fight...
Business Desk :“Business Tabloid,” a UK-based economy journal named Md. Shafayet Alam as the ‘Visionary Leader in Digital Finance’ for...
