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Net FDI surge signals investor confidence

Bangladesh recorded a robust rise in net foreign direct investment (FDI) during July-September 2025, reflecting improved investor confidence amid global uncertainties.According to the latest figures released by Bangladesh Bank, net FDI inflows in the third quarter (Jul-Sep) stood at $315.09 million, marking a 202- percent year-on-year increase from $104.33 million...

NBR rolls out MFS corporate tax payments

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday launched large-value tax payment facilities through mobile financial services (MFS) to make corporate tax payment easier, faster and more digital.As part of the inauguration, trial transactions were conducted through bKash Limited's online merchant wallet service.These included tax deducted at source (TDS) payments...

Tk 2.0t revised ADP to be tabled today

A proposed Tk 2.0-trillion Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year will be placed before the National Economic Council (NEC) today for approval, marking a 7.41-percent decline from the FY25 RADP and the lowest revised development outlay in the past five years.Planning Commission sources say Tk 300...

Graft-free leadership key to Bangladesh's progress

FE REPORTAnti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Sunday said establishing a fair and integrity-based state is essential to ensure justice for all.He, however, warned that even if the current political crisis is resolved, corruption would remain Bangladesh's one of the biggest challenges.The ACC chairman also stressed the need...

Yields on treasury bills decline further

Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) declined further on Sunday with banks channeling their excess liquidity into risk-free securities, amid subdued private-sector credit demand ahead of the upcoming polls.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-Day T-bills fell to 10.14 per cent on the day from 10.42 per...

Minor girl struck in cross-border gunfire in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar, Jan 11 (UNB): The quiet morning in Whykong union, Teknaf, was shattered when an 11-year-old girl was hit by a stray bullet, highlighting the ongoing risks faced by communities along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.Tanzina Afrin, daughter of Jashim Uddin, was in the Lamba Beel area around 7:00am on Sunday...

Court orders seizure of 431-decimal land of S Alam, others linked with him

A Dhaka court ordered on Sunday seizure of 431 decimals of land registered in the names of S Alam Group owner Saiful Alam and other individuals related to his interest. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz passed the order allowing an application filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC),...

Tetulia coldest place for four days in a row

FE REPORTThe minimum temperature in the country dropped by 1.0°C within a single day and was recorded at 7.3°C in Panchagarh's Tetulia on Sunday.Despite the fall in the minimum temperature, the geographical spread of the cold wave temporarily shrank.But meteorologists warned the cold wave might expand in some southern districts...