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BD passport performs as 7th weakest for 2025

Bangladeshi passport has been identified as the seventh weakest one for 2025, according to a latest global report.The South Asian nation shares 100th position with Libya and the Palestinian Territories, whose citizens can get visa-free access to 40 travel destinations across the world.The global report listed all the world's 199...

Surge in fertiliser subsidies feared

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) fears the government's fertiliser-import subsidy burden will get heavier as the state-run banks are compelled to clear bills at higher dollar rates, sources say.It has requested the industries ministry to take steps in this regard.The state-owned banks are supposed to pay urea import bills as...

Shrinking rural banking weakening CMSMEs

Commercial banks' position in rural Bangladesh keeps weakening with the constant fall in formal credit disbursements and the number of branches in the least- developed areas, bankers say.As a result, the condition of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) in rural areas is worsening as they gradually lose their...

Bird strikes a major safety concern for HSIA flight operations

Growing number of incidents of bird strikes in the sky around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has created a major safety concern for flight operations as a survey has found that unregulated business activities within its 10-kilometre radius makes breeding space for birds.The study carried out by the Civil Aviation...

Family members of the border guards

Family members of the border guards, who were arrested in a slew of cases filed in connection with the 2009 Pilkhana BDR mutiny, stage a demonstration at Shahbagh in the capital on Wednesday, demanding their immediate release. — FE Photo

Cold waves loom as dense fog grips Bangladesh

Bangladesh is bracing for multiple cold waves this January, with temperatures forecast to plummet further across the country, including capital Dhaka, reports UNB.Dense fog and chilly winds have already disrupted daily life, intensifying the challenges faced by millions, particularly the underprivileged.Dhaka recorded its lowest temperature at 16.3°C on Wednesday (Jan...

Filing case against S Alam's son, others approved

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against 54 individuals, including former chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ahsanul Alam, for alleged embezzlement of over Tk 9.93 billion.ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain disclosed this information to the media at the ACC headquarters in Segunbagicha, Dhaka on Wednesday. Ahsanul...

Govt ownership in Grameen Bank could be reduced

A significant restructuring is on the horizon for Nobel Prize-winning microfinance institution Grameen Bank, with plans to reduce the government's ownership stake and reshape its board management structure.According to a draft ordinance recently published on the Financial Institutions Division's website under the Ministry of Finance, the government's stake in Grameen...

Tension over border fence on C'nawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Jan 8 (UNB): Amid tensions between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India over the construction of a barbed wire fence by BSF along the Chapainawabganj border a flag meeting was held on Wednesday between the two sides.Lt Col Golam Kibria, Commander of...