Business Report : The day-long ‘AC Service Partner Conference-2024’ of the electronics giant Walton was held at the headquarters of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC at Chandra of Gazipur. At the conference, life insurance policy was declared for the AC service experts of Walton, Marcel, ACC and Safe brands. In Bangladesh, Walton first-ever started life insurance policy support for the AC service experts. On Sunday morning (March 3, 2024), Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC’s Managing Director S M Mahbubul Alam inaugurated the...
Day: March 4, 2024
Bloomberg News : For several years, Truong My Lan held meetings on the 39th floor of the sleek Times Square...
Business Desk : Standard Bank recently signed an agreement with Placid Express SDN BHD, a global remittance company, with a view to expanding the range of remittance services. Md Siddiqur Rahman, deputy managing director and chief operating officer of the bank, and Mohammed Rashid, director of the global remittance company, inked the deal at the former’s head office in Dhaka, read a press release. Under this agreement, expatriate Bangladeshis will be able to send money directly to their beneficiaries’ accounts...
Business Report : Country’s both the bourses– Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities. The benchmark index DSEX settled 39.35 points down at 6,215.19. Two other indices also ended lower with the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, plunged 13.05 points to finish at 2,113.75 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 9.93 points to close at 1,349.89. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, increased...
AFP : Donald Trump on Saturday inched ahead in his quest to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, winning internal...
Business Report : BYD Auto Co Ltd, the world’s biggest EV-maker, has launched its flagship model, the BYD Seal, in Bangladesh, paving the way to explore electric vehicles and embrace sustainable living practices in the country. CG-Runner Bangladesh, an authorised distributor of BYD, introduced two variants of the sedan yesterday at its showroom on Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani in Tejgaon. The premium variant of the Seal can travel 570 kilometres (rear-wheel drive) at full charge while the performance variant provides...
Moslema Khatoon, a luminary of intellect and compassion, departed from this world on February 23, 2024, at the age of...
Staff Reporter : The State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Nasrul Hamid, has announced that fuel oil prices may see a decrease through adjustments in line with global market trends. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat on Sunday, he expressed optimism about potential price adjustments within the week, emphasizing the need for coordination with international market dynamics. Nasrul clarified that the specifics of the adjustment would only be confirmed upon the proposal’s approval, but assured that efforts were...
News Desk : Eight-month-old Safwan has been reeling from frequent fevers, coughs, and colds. The infant has caught fever three times over the past two months. His mother, Banasree resident Mishkat Jahan, has gone to great lengths to shield him from dust and pollution, to little avail, reports bdnews24.com Mishkat is worried about the impact of these recurring illnesses on Safwan’s normal development, including disrupted sleep and reduced appetite. “The whole family came down with fever and colds recently. In...