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Govt unveils onshore wind power project guidelines

Draft guidelines for onshore wind-power-project development have been unveiled under a government priority as this clean energy remains under explored despite offering a "complementary and increasingly cost-competitive pathway". Until now, the country generates only 62 megawatts of electricity from wind resources out of total 1,774mw power generated from renewable sources,...

As Eid-ul-Azha is less than a week away, not everyone is leaving the capital for their hometowns. Those

As Eid-ul-Azha is less than a week away, not everyone is leaving the capital for their hometowns. Those who will celebrate the festival in Dhaka are arriving from other places. The photo was taken at Dhaka Railway Station in Kamalapur on Friday. — FE photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

Islamic banks see steady growth in deposits, assets in March

The country's Islamic banks saw steady growth in deposits, assets and key financial indicators in March 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.The total deposits in Islamic banks stood at Tk 4.79 trillion in March 2026, up from Tk 4.76 trillion in February 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.On...

UAE tanker with crude oil arrives at Ctg Port

MT Fossil, an oil tanker carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil from the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, has arrived at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port, reports bdnews24.com. The process of lightering -- transferring oil to smaller vessels -- began at around 10:30am on Friday.The tanker...

AI cameras, RFID scanners tighten grip on traffic violations in city

Drivers who break traffic rules or operate vehicles without valid papers are increasingly coming under scrutiny as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) quietly rolls out a new digital surveillance system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) cameras and radio-frequency identification (RFID) scanners.Although the number of devices remains limited compared to the...

PM visits Mymensingh today

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Mymensingh today (Saturday) to attend a series of official and political programmes, reports BSS.During the visit, the Prime Minister will inaugurate a canal re-excavation project, formally open the national programme marking the birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul...

Cattle markets yet to gain momentum

With less than a week remaining before the holy Eid-ul-Azha, sacrificial cattle markets have already sprung up across the capital city, but trading has yet to gather full momentum.During visits to several makeshift cattle markets on Friday, this FE correspondent saw a comparatively low turnout of buyers, many of whom...

Banks remain open today

All scheduled banks across the country will remain open today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday), maintaining regular banking operations and transaction hours as usual ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holiday, reports BSS.Although Saturday is typically observed as a weekly holiday, the decision has been taken to keep both public and private...