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A fresh move to build FSRU at Moheshkhali

The government will conduct feasibility for building a new floating-storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Moheshkhali island in the Bay of Bengal with a capacity of 4.50 million tonnes per year (MTPA)."The state-owned Petrobangla has already decided to engage the state-run Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company (IIFC) to carry out the...

Savings instruments sales plunge 41pc in July amid rate cuts, inflation

The net sales of savings instruments dropped sharply to Tk 12.93 billion in July 2025 from Tk 21.87 billion in the same month a year earlier, reflecting a year-on-year (YoY) fall of about 41 per cent, according to Bangladesh Bank data.Economists and policymakers attribute the decline to multiple factors, including...

Stay vigilant to restore democracy, foil conspiracies

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday asked his party followers to stay vigilant until restoration of democracy as the most important task for them now is to establish democracy by foiling conspiracies against Bangladesh at any cost, reports UNB."Our two important tasks in the coming days are -- to...

ACC, NBR launch probes into Salam Murshedy, family

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the National Board of Revenue's (NBR) Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit (ITIIU) have launched separate investigations into former Awami League lawmaker and former Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy, his wife Sharmin Salam, and their children over allegations of corruption, illegal...

Govt slashes hilsa export to India by 50pc ahead of Durga Puja

The government has approved the export of 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community. The approved volume is almost half of what was permitted last year.This year's approved export volume is nearly half of the 2,420 tonnes permitted last...

Probe report against BFIU chief submitted

A four-member committee, formed to investigate allegations against AFM Shahinul Islam, the head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), submitted its report to the government on Sunday evening, sources said.The investigation was initiated after some "objectionable news/information (still/video images)" was published/broadcasted about BFIU chief in electronic, print, and social media.Convenor...

Illegal battery-powered rickshaws going the wrong way are seized and loaded onto a truck.

Illegal battery-powered rickshaws going the wrong way are seized and loaded onto a truck. The photo was taken in Dhaka's Motijheel area on Monday. — FE Photo

BD can boost birth reg to 69pc thru hospitals: Experts

FE REPORTBangladesh could raise its birth-registration rate from the current 50 per cent to 69 per cent if hospitals are legally tasked with registering births, experts said on Monday.The observation came during a workshop titled "Birth and Death Registration in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges, and the Way Forward", organised by PROGGA...