The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Eastern Bank in association with Visa launched co-branded credit cards Thursday. The co-branded cards will provide financial solutions to BGMEA employees and member organisations with a safer and more convenient payment option. Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of EBL, said: “Today we are launching a sophisticated co-brand card that ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has no freedom of expression in his party’s internal politics as the party is run on the prescription of a convicted fugitive. “We understand the pain of Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir. In fact, Mirza Fakhrul has no freedom of expression in the internal politics of ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has cautioned that their party will remain in field even in the holy month of Ramadana to press home their 10-point demands including election under a caretaker government. He also announced that sit-in will be held at all metropolitan cities and district headquarters on April 1 and at all thana headquarters on April ...

Despite a great success in treatment of the infectious disease, tuberculosis (TB) still remains a serious public health problem in the country with one person falling ill with it every minute and one dying of the disease every 12 minutes here. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), six of the global high TB burden countries are in the Southeast ...

One concern is that protesters will use the occasion to publicise their fight against President Emmanuel Macron’s bid to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. Striking trade unionists have even threatened to withhold red carpets for the visit but the body responsible insisted they would be rolled out as planned. Charles, 74, and Queen Consort Camilla, 75, are ...

The UK and EU will on Friday formally agree a post-Brexit deal to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules after lawmakers from both parties approved it despite a rebellion within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s party. UK foreign minister James Cleverly and EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic will sign off the “Windsor Framework” at a joint committee meeting in London. UK ...

Oil prices declined on Thursday, snapping a three-day winning streak. The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery dropped 94 cents, or 1.33 percent, to settle at 69.96 U.S. dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery lost 78 cents, or 1.02 percent, to close at 75.91 dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures ...

Focusing on the source-to-sea approach to water cooperation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has stressed the need for sustainable water management for promoting global peace and stability. Momen presided over the plenary session of the UN 2023 Water Conference Thursday. He chaired the third plenary session of the conference. The foreign minister also delivered the closing remarks at the high-level ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours ending 9:00am tomorrow. “Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division,’ said a Met office bulletin issued this ...

Interpol has issued a red notice against Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan, a fugitive in the police officer murder case. He is the 63rd Bangladeshi to be in the Interpol’s wanted list. On March 20, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said that the Interpol has accepted the letter sent by Bangladesh Police to bring back Arav Khan, ...