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Bureaucrats barred from public banks, FIs’ boards

No top bureaucrat can be chairman or director of public-sector commercial banks and financial institutions under a new rulebook in the making to rectify past misrule that bred massive scams, officials said. The post-uprising Bangladesh government is preparing the guidelines for appointing Chairman and Directors at these institutions as part...

Interim govt finally cancels approval for 34 solar power plants

Approvals for 34 solar-power plants are finally rescinded following the repeal of a special-provision act by an ordinance promulgated by the post-uprising government, generating frustrations in the entrepreneurs. Officials said Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) cancelled the approvals on "clear instructions" from the Power Division.The plant companies regret that the...

Robust growth in RMG export to US, outlook looks better

Bangladesh's apparel export to the United States posted a robust 21.68-percent growth in the first seven months of 2025 and exporters expect a better tomorrow as Trump tariff turmoil changes trade equations. According to US official count, the export to the country's single-largest market grew both in terms of value...

Miladunnabi today

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM), will be observed across the country today with due religious reverence and solemnity, report agencies.The government has taken up elaborate programmes to mark the day with due respect. Comprehensive arrangements have also been made across the country...

Move to strengthen govt's disaster risk financing capacity underway

The government in partnership with the World Bank (WB) has undertaken an initiative to strengthen its disaster risk-financing capacity, aiming to better prepare the country to cope with disaster-induced financial shocks.Disaster risk financing involves strategic financial planning and instruments that are designed to cope with the economic impacts of natural...

Jatiya Party headquarters torched

Jatiya Party's (JP) central office in the capital's Kakrail area was vandalized and torched again on Friday evening. The JP blamed Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) for the attacks. Leaders and activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad vandalised and set fire to the Jatiya Party's central office after wrapping up a rally,...

Under a blue sky and bright sunshine

Under a blue sky and bright sunshine, boats line up along the bank of the Buriganga River in Sadarghat area of the city, waiting for passengers. The photo was taken on Friday. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam