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Trump, tariffs, and the BRICS currency challenge: A CFO’s dilemma
As the global economy adjusts to renewed geopolitical turbulence, Donald Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs on BRICS nations pursuing a shared currency has injected a potent mix of risk and uncertainty into financial markets. While this rhetoric may serve as a negotiating gambit, the potential consequences of such policies—and the protracted uncertainty they unleash—are far from benign.
Navigating SEBI’s Enhanced IPO Oversight: Implications for the Investor Relations Function
By Manoj Saha, Managing Director, Dickenson World In the rapidly evolving financial landscape, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has emerged as a key proponent of transparency and accountability in capital markets. One of its most impactful initiatives in recent times has been the introduction of measures to oversee how newly listed companies utilize funds raised through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).
RAB DG: Myanmar trying to wage war against Bangladesh
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) M Khurshid Hossain on Saturday said that the Myanmar junta has long been trying to wage a war against Bangladesh by employing various tactics. “Myanmar is always instigating Bangladesh starting from intrusion of Rohingya people. However, the situation was handled due to the strong attitude of the prime minister,” he said. The RAB DG said these things in the speech of the chief guest at an event in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Saturday.
Rekha Rani used her life savings to open a school. In the twilight of life, she is worried about its future. Will the government help?
Rekha Rani used her life savings to open a school. In the twilight of life, she is worried about its future. Will the government help? Published : 18 Feb 2024, 06:39 AM Updated : 18 Feb 2024, 06:39 AM Financial barriers thwarted Rekha Rani Ojha's pursuit of a higher education. Intent on sparing other girls from a similar fate, the Gopalganj native poured her entire life savings into establishing a school. As she enters her twilight years, Rekha Rani is concerned about her school's future.
Child's death in Gopalganj road crash sparks protest
Local people vandalized a bus and blocked a road in Gazipur Sadar Upazila on Saturday evening centring on the death of a four-year boy in Gopalganj on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Alamin Chowdhury. The accident took place on Gopalganj-Kotalipara road in Khanapar area of the upazila. Gopalganj Sadar police station Officer-in-charge (OC) Md Anisur Rahman confirmed the incident.
PM Hasina: Tarique will be brought to justice
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the ruling Awami League, has said that BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman will be brought back from London to face trial in the country. She said: “The one who is ordering from London will be brought under justice if we get elected this time. They torch buses, trains, and cars, and kill people. They have tried to kill me as well. BNP leaders who are burning people alive on the orders of Tarique will be punished.
Durga Puja countdown begins with Mahalaya celebration
The official countdown for this year's Durga Puja, the largest religious festival for Hindus, began on Saturday with Mahalaya celebrations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's hometown, Gopalganj, is now celebrating the festival, with colourful decorations in the pavilions. On Saturday, Hindu devotees invoked Goddess Durga with Chandi Path, Mangal Ghat installation, chandi puja, and music. Durga Puja will begin on Friday, seven days after Mahalaya, with the goddess's arrival on Shashthi.
Mukta Arts sees early signs of business climate turnaround based on Q3 FY22 results
- with Positive EBITDA of Rs. 6.4 crore, - and Revenue of Rs. 35 crore MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA , INDIA , February 11, 2022 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Mukta Arts Limited, India’s leading entertainment exhibition and education company, today announced the financial results for the quarter and nine month ended on Dec 31, 2021, as approved by its Board of Directors.
Former Chhatra League general secretary Rabbani stabbed during UP polls
Former Ducsu general secretary Golam Rabbani speaks at a press conference in Ducsu building at Dhaka university campus in Dhaka on Sunday, December 8, 2019 Focus Bangla He is currently receiving medical treatment at Rajoir Upazila Health Complex Former general secretary Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee Golam Rabbani has been injured in a knife attack in Madaripur.
University teacher dies in road accident in Pirojpur
Kazi Mosiur Rahman, 34, assistant professor at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) died in a road accident in Pirojpur on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 Collected His wife and son are critically injured A teacher of the university at Gopalganj has died in a road accident in Pirojpur on Wednesday. Thirty-four-year-old Kazi Mosiur Rahman was an assistant professor at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU).
Gopalganj farmers profit from fast-yielding Binadhan in lean season
Like all other Aman varieties, Binadhan-16 cultivation also starts in July but its harvesting and threshing is completed by October Dhaka Tribune According to local farmers, Binadhan-16 is harvested a month earlier than other conventional varieties of the Aman paddy, allowing them to plant winter crops ahead of schedule Farmers in Gopalganj are ecstatic as they continue to profit handsomely from the cultivation of “Binadhan-16”, a high-yielding and early-flowering variant of the traditional...
Class postponed as another student gets Covid in Gopalganj
Last week, a third-grader tested positive in Kotalipara upazila The Upazila Primary Education Office has closed the classroom of a school as a student of Beenapani Government Primary got Covid-19 in Gopalganj. Monalisa Islam, a fifth-grader, tested positive for the deadly virus on September 21. Civil Surgeon Dr Sujat Ahmed assured that the student was in good health. Earlier, a grade-three student was also attacked by the deadly virus in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj on September 17.
Boy murdered over game of Ludo in Madaripur
The motive behind the murder was to take revenge after an argument over a game of Ludo, say police A young man has been charged with murdering an eight-year-old boy over a game of “Ludu” (popular board game) at Shibchar in Madaripur. The deceased was identified as Ratan Mollah, son of Jasim Mollah from Charkandi area of Taher Akon in Shibchar upazila. His body was found near the Padma Bridge approach road area on Wednesday midnight.
The sad tale of an institute named after Bangabandhu in Gopalganj
The Bangabandhu Institute of Liberation War and Bangladesh Studies in Gopalganj Dhaka Tribune The institution was abandoned right after the BNP-Jamaat government came to power in 2001 Named after the Father of the Nation, the Bangabandhu Institute of Liberation War and Bangladesh Studies in Gopalganj has turned into a safe haven for snakes and animals instead of aspiring students.
Freedom fighter dies right after testing Covid positive
Panic caused by the news led to his death, according to witnesses An 80-year-old freedom fighter has died right after learning that he had tested positive for Covid-19. The tragic incident happened right in front of Tungipara Upazila Health Complex in Gopalganj on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased, Yusuf Ali Sheikh, was from Banshbaria village in Dumuria union under Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj. For the past five days, he had fever and other symptoms of Covid-19, his family members said.
Six Bangladeshis die trying to enter Italy through the Mediterranean
File Photo: Migrants are rescued during a search and rescue (SAR) operation in the Mediterranean Sea on July 4, 2021 Reuters The men were lured with well-paid jobs in the European nation Six Bangladeshi fortune-seekers have died of heatstroke in the Mediterranean after they, along with many, others set off for Italy from Libya on an engine boat.
Covid-19: Indian variant found in 7 samples from Gopalganj
To prevent further transmission of the Delta variant, the upazila administration decided to put two villages under 7-day strict lockdown starting Saturday morning The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has confirmed the presence the Delta variant, popularly known as the Indian variant, of coronavirus in seven samples that were sent out from Gopalganj.
Diarrhoea patients on the rise in Gopalganj
Picture shows yesterday diarrhoea patients are receiving treatment at the corridor of 250-bed Gopalganj General Hospital as the wards are packed with patients Dhaka Tribune 1,563 diarrhoea patients have been given treatment since April 10, when the disease first broke out in the district. Cases of diarrhoea have risen alarmingly in Gopalganj since April 10.
Padma speedboat disaster: Police arrest pilot Shah Alam
Policemen inspect a speedboat that was carrying passengers when it collided with a vessel transporting sand killing at least 26 people, in Madaripur on May 3, 2021 AFP He was being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in police custody Police have arrested Shah Alam Mia, the prime suspect in the case filed over the fatal speedboat crash on the Padma River that killed 26 people earlier this month.
No X-rays at Tungipara Upazila Health Complex!
The state-of-the-art digital X-ray machine that was installed at Tungipara Upazila Health Complex just two years ago now remains switched off for want of necessary film allocation Dhaka Tribune,/strong> The government hospital was able to provide the X-ray service when it received the necessary film supply routinely but the supply stopped six months ago An acute shortage of X-ray films at the Tungipara Upazila Health Complex in Gopalganj has been inconveniencing local health care seekers as...
7 shot during clash in Madaripur
The clash left several others injured, according to witnesses Seven people sustained gunshot wounds during a clash between two groups over spreading dominance in Madaripur’s Shibchar upazila. The clash took place in Saheb Bazar area under Kutubpur union of the upazila around 8pm on Saturday. All of the injured were rushed to Shibchar Health Complex.
‘I asked you not to travel during the lockdown’
Survivors blame speedboat driver for the fatal crash, saying he was speeding recklessly Shahadat Hossain Molla was returning to his home in Madaripur after attending a job interview in the capital. However, in a cruel twist of fate, his journey was cut short by Monday’s speedboat crash on the Padma River. Early in the morning, Shahadat along with 30 other passengers and two crew members started from the Shimulia pier to the Banglabazar pier.
40 injured in Gopalganj clash over establishing dominance on a tempo stand
Police arresting a man in connection to the clash over establishing dominance on a tempo stand in Gopalganj city which left 40 people injured on Sunday, April 18, 2021 So far, police have arrested 22 people in connection to the incident At least 40 people, including five policemen, have been injured in a clash between two groups over establishing dominance on a tempo stand in Gopalganj city.
PM Modi offers prayers at Orakandi Temple in Gopalganj
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers his prayers at the Harichand Thakurbari Temple in Orakandi of Kashiani in Gopalganj on Saturday Collected Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi had offered prayers at the Jessoreshwari Kali Temple in Ishwaripur, Satkhira Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered prayers at the Harichand Thakurbari Temple in Orakandi of Kashiani in Gopalganj. “My long-cherished dream of coming to Orakandi has finally come true.
6 get death penalty for killing Awami League leader in Shariatpur
Verdict delivered 20 years after the murder case was filed A Shariatpur court on Sunday sentenced six people to death and four others' life in prison for killing local Awami League leader Habibur Rahman and his brother Monir Hossain in 2001. Those who have received the death sentence are Shafiq Kotwal, Shahid Kotwal, Soleman Sardar, Shahid Talukdar, Mojibur Rahman, and Shahin Kotwal.
Gopalganj gang rape: Prime accused surrenders to court
File photo: Demonstrators stage a protest rally against the rape and murder of an O Level student, in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday, January 8, 2020 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune The ninth grader was allegedly gang-raped on February 14 The prime accused in a case of gang-raping a ninth grader in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj has surrendered before a court in the district.
School girl gang-raped in Gopalganj
Police are yet to arrest the accused A case has been filed for gang-raping a ninth grader schoolgirl in Tungipara of Gopalganj. The victims father filed the rape case against three people with Tungipara police station on Saturday. The accused in the case are Mitul Hossain, 23, of Gowhardanga village in Patgati union of Tungipara upazila, Rasul Khan, 25, of Tungipara village and Rajib Sheikh, 22, son of Sheikh Shukur Ahmed, former vice-president of Tungipara upazila Awami League unit.
2 Madaripur policemen sued for extortion and threatening crossfire
They demanded Tk500,000, but took Tk110,000 A bKash agent has filed a case against two policemen among three in Madaripur for allegedly extorting money from him by threatening to kill him in what he termed crossfire. Hailing from the district's Bhanga upazila, Sujan Sheikh filed a case with the court of Madaripur Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Saidur Rahman on Thursday.
BADC promotes cultivation of export quality potatoes in Gopalganj
According to official data, farmers have cultivated 20 acres of diamond, 10 acres of asterix and 10 acres of granola potatoes in Sadar and Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj in November last year Dhaka Tribune Exporting potatoes will earn much valuable foreign exchange and benefit the economy as well as the individual farmer, says BADC Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) has introduced the cultivation of export quality potatoes to local farmers in Gopalganj.
Liberation War 1971: Historical places being preserved in Gopalganj
The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Gopalganj has constructed a memorial museum dedicated to the ‘Hemayet Bahini’, one of the guerrilla militia forces formed to drive away invading forces in the Liberation War 1971 Dhaka Tribune Under this project, Gopalganj LGED has already constructed two memorials and one Liberation War memorial museum at three historically significant sites in the district The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Gopalganj has taken an...
Mysterious death of a child in Gopalganj govt orphanage
The child’s family claims his body was hanged after he was physically tortured to death A child has mysteriously died in a state-run orphanage, Sarkari Shishu Paribar, in Gopalganj. The incident happened in Shishu Bagan area of Gopalganj city around 2pm on Tuesday. The deceased, Jobayer Khan, 12, was a student of Gopalganj Shishu Kalyan Government Primary School and son of Engine Khan from Pargati village under Lohagara upazila of Narail district.
4 killed, 14 injured in Gopalganj road accident
A bus of Dola Paribahan overturns after being plunged into a ditch in Malek Bazar area of Gopalganj's Tungipara upazila killing 4 people on the spot on Saturday, November 28, 2020 | Dhaka Tribune A bus of Dhaka-bound Dola Paribahan from Pirojpur's Najirpur was trying to overtake another vehicle when the accident occured At least 4 people were killed and 14 others were injured after a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj on Saturday.
LGED renovates 239km road to celebrate Mujib Year
The 210 LCS workers will be divided into 42 groups and relentlessly work on a regular basis on the roads The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Gopalganj is renovating 239 kilometers of roads to celebrate the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Md. Abdus Salam, supervising engineer, Faridpur range LGED, inaugurated the program as chief guest by renovating 30 meters of the Gopalganj-Silna road in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Admission seekers halt strike at BSMRSTU
Some students on the waiting list of the admission test results for 2019-20 session on a hunger strike on BSMRSTU campus in Gopalganj on on Thursday, October 29, 2020 Dhaka Tribune On Wednesday, two of the protesting students, Milon Ali and Deepak Chandra Das, fell sick and were admitted to the Gopalganj General Hospital Eight students, who secured positions in the waiting list of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) entry test for 2019-20 session,...
Admission seekers continue strike at BSMRSTU, 3 fall sick
Some students on the waiting list of the admission test results for 2019-20 session on a hunger strike on BSMRSTU campus in Gopalganj on on Thursday, October 29, 2020 Dhaka Tribune According to campus source, excluding ward quota the BSMRSTU has as many as 444 seats vacant in 2019–20 academic year Eight students, who secured positions in the waiting list of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) entry test for 2019-20 session, continue their hunger...
Gopalganj farmers cash in on bottle gourd
A field of bottle gourd at Chargobra village in Gopalganj’s Sadar upazila on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Dhaka Tribune Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer Parvati Bairagi pointed out that 50 other farmers like Ayub Ali used the DAE’s method and got good yields of nutritious products Over 50 farmers in Gopalganj district have made good profits this year by organically farming bottle gourd.
BSMRSTU student, mother get rape threats from ‘Chhatra League’ man
File Photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) Dhaka Tribune The girl said she was actively protesting the recent rapes in solidarity with the current movement going on around the country that might have infuriated the accused A student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University (BSMRSTU) and her family have received rape threats reportedly from a Bangladesh Chhatra League man in Gopalganj.
BSMRSTU student found dead in Gopalganj
The deceased, identified as Monisha Hira, 22, was a fourth-year student of the Department of Management Studies Police recovered the hanging body of a female student of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science & Technology University (BSMRSTU) from a room in the Sabujbagh area of Sadar upazila in Gopalganj, early Sunday.
Schoolgirl in Gopalganj raped, threatened with release of recorded video
The victim’s father demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits A university student in Gopalganj's Kotalipara area has been accused of raping a 9th grade schoolgirl. The accused allegedly captured the rape on a mobile phone and threatened to release it on Facebook if the victim disclosed the incident. The incident took place on Saturday at a fish farm located in Dharabashail village in Pinjuri union of Kotalipara upazila.
A new variety of mango in Bangladesh
Dr Mehedi Masud, director of the project, went to Indonesia a year and a half ago and brought back a stem of the mango plant The Regional Horticulture Centre (mango research centre) in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj has successfully grown a new variety of mango, called Mehedi Mango-2.
Woman killed by teenage son in Gopalganj
The killer burned the victim’s body to ashes to get rid of proof A woman was reportedly killed by her teenage son in Kalikabari village of Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj. The accused is Akash Pandey, 16, a ninth grade student at Talimpur Telihati High School. The court of Gopalganj's Senior Judicial Magistrate Humayan Kabir recorded his confessional statement on Friday afternoon.
Lucrative malta orange farming brings smiles to Gopalganj farmers
A hundred malta orchards have been established in 17 upazilas of Gopalganj, Pirojpur, and Bagerhat districts, as part of an agriculture development project The cultivation of BARI Malta-1 variety of oranges has become very lucrative for farmers in Gopalganj, promising them a profit of about four times more than rice farming. "In 2016, I planted the Bari Malta-1 orange, a variety introduced by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), on 2 acres of my land.
Woman, her son killed in Gopalganj road crash
Three others sustain injuries in the accident A woman and her infant child were killed when a bus hit a rickshaw-van on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Gopalganj. The incident took place at the Milton Bazar area of Gopalganj's Kashiani upazila on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mira Begum, 35, and her eight-month-old son Noor Md Kazi.
3 killed as bus runs over motorbike in Gopalganj
The bus that caught fire after it ran the motorbike over on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway, on Friday, September 18, 2020 Bangla Tribune The motorcycle and its riders got stuck at the forepart of the bus that kept moving for about a kilometre Three motorcyclists were killed after a bus ran them over on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Muksudpur upazila on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Al Amin Thakur, 22, Foysal Sardar, 30, and Liakat Sheikh, 32.
BSMRSTU furniture scam: Hundreds of needlessly overpriced beds now gather rust
Around 800 unused steel beds are left unattended out in the open for lack of a better purpose at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj Dhaka Tribune These beds worth over Tk1 crore are now covered in lush green vegetation and as most of them have rusted, they are no longer usable Hundreds of overpriced beds that were purchased needlessly have been gathering rust over the last few years as they continue to be left unattended for lack of a better...
Man commits suicide after hacking wife, son in Gopalganj
My father Monir rushed to the kitchen and hacked his neck with a kitchen tool that killed him on the spot, says Rafeza, Monir’s daughter and eyewitness of the incident A 55-year-old man has reportedly committed suicide after hacking his wife and son that critically injured them in Gopalganj’s Sadar upazila. The incident took place in Charpara village of Raghunathpur union of the upazila on Saturday night around 11pm.
Canal blocked for fish farming in Gopalganj
To cultivate fish, an illegal dam has been built beneath the culvert of Khagbari canal in Ramshil union of Kotalipara upazila , Gopalganj Dhaka Tribune Ramshil union parishad member Monoronjon Dhar, and his brother Bishwanath Joydhar, former BNP general secretary of Ramshil union, have been engaged in the illegal act Blocking the natural flow of Khagbari Khal (canal), an influential family has been fish farming for eight years in Ramshil union of Kotalipara upazila, Gopalganj.
Woman dies after falling off building in Gopalganj
Sushmita Mazumdar Eva, 25, a mother of one, fell from the sixth floor of Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College Hospital and was killed on the spot An intern medical technologist providing voluntary services to Covid-19 patients in a Gopalganj hospital, was killed after falling from a building on Saturday. Sushmita Mazumdar Eva, 25, a mother of one, fell from the sixth floor of Sheikh Sayera Khatun Medical College Hospital and was killed on the spot.
7 suspected members of inter-district robbery gang arrested in Gopalganj
The arrested persons had several robbery cases filed in different police stations, police said Police arrested seven suspected members of an inter-district robbery gang from a bus at the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Tuesday.
Flood deteriorates in Gopalganj
Fishes worth crores of Taka gone, causing huge loss to farmers as this year's (2020) flood washed over 6,681 ponds in Gopalganj district Dhaka Tribune Due to this year's flood, the district's agriculture office until now has calculated a loss of around 200 millions in crops and 500 millions in fish farming Incessant rain worsened the overall flood situation in low lying 325 villages of five upazilas in Gopalganj.
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