Syed Manzur Elahi passes away

Eminent businessman and philanthropist Syed Manzur Elahi is no more. He breathed his last on Wednesday morning at a hospital in Singapore while undergoing treatment, at age 83.He had been suffering from various old age-related complications for some time, his family sources said.Syed Manzur Elahi was one of the finest...

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UN chief due today

Rohingya crisis and post-uprising political reforms in Bangladesh are high on his agenda as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrives here today on a four-day visit. He is scheduled to fly in Dhaka at 5:00pm by an Emirates flight to begin his tour that will first take the UN chief...

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Moody's lowers outlook for BD banking

Moody's Ratings downgrades the outlook for Bangladesh's banking system to negative from stable one as the US-based agency cites adversities like rising asset risks, poor corporate governance and slower economic growth. In its latest report, released Wednesday, the global ratings agency also has highlighted inflationary pressures among the cardinal causes...

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We mourn

We, members of The Financial Express (FE) family, mourn the passing of Syed Manzur Elahi, Chairman of Apex Group and Managing Director of International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of the FE, and the publisher of this newspaper.A distinguished business leader, Syed Manzur Elahi was more than just an...

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3 PCBs’ boards recast

The central bank on Wednesday reconstituted the boards of three private commercial banks (PCBs) -- Meghna Bank, NRB Commercial Bank and NRB Bank -- after dissolving previous ones.Bangladesh Bank (BB) spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan told the FE that each of the boards comprises seven new directors.Each bank will have a...

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Prayer, Sehri, Iftar Timings (2025-03-13)

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