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Festival spending goes increasingly digital

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

Financial Express (FE): Can you give us a brief overview on how the market of Ramdan-specific/Eid-centric banking products are growing in Bangladesh? M. Nazeem A....

Urban upper-middle class's Eid trend

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

With Ramadan well underway and the city already beginning to hum with the quiet anticipation that builds in its latter half, thoughts are turning -...

Customers look for meaningful banking support during Ramadan and Eid

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

Financial Express (FE): Do you have any Ramadan-specific and Eid-centric banking products?Alamgir Hossain (AH): Ramadan and Eid are very special times for our customers, and...

What Eid wears now

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

A newlywed couple from the capital's Rayer Bazar area are approaching their first Eid together. Kashfia Ahmed and Hasibul Shubho would make the festival memorable...

Step Footwear sets a new milestone in footwear industry

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

Step Footwear has firmly established itself as a distinctive name in Bangladesh's footwear industry through its premium-quality products. Crafted using cutting-edge technology and innovative design...

We are focusing on cashless transactions

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

Financial Express (FE): When did Premier Bank start offering credit card services? Md. Monzur Mofiz (MMM): Premier Bank introduced credit card services in Bangladesh since...

The payment revolution many didn't see coming

2026-03-02 00:00:00

SAWM & CELEBRATION

During the Eid season, commercial activity expands markedly as many people buy new clothes and other essentials in preparation for the festivity. As the holy...

Initial phase of the Language Movement in 1947

2026-02-21 00:00:00

MARTYRS’ DAY & INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY, 2026

Following the partition of the Indian subcontinent into two separate entities called India and Pakistan in August 1947, the language movement was the first popular...

We fail to introduce Bangla at all levels of society

2026-02-21 00:00:00

MARTYRS’ DAY & INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY, 2026

Late left-wing politician, writer, researcher and historian Badruddin Umar gave an interview to BSS last year on February 20, highlighting various historical aspects of International...

A brief account of the Language Movement--

2026-02-21 00:00:00

MARTYRS’ DAY & INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY, 2026

Language Movement began in 1947 and reached its climax in the killing of 21 February 1952, and ended in the adoption of Bangla as one...

Awareness, early cancer screening can save both lives and cost

2026-02-05 00:00:00

WORLD CANCER DAY

The lack of awareness and delayed diagnosis are the biggest challenges for Bangladesh's fight against cancer, said Sakif Shamim, Managing Director of Labaid Cancer Hospital...

Why investment in oncology infrastructure is an economic imperative

2026-02-05 00:00:00

WORLD CANCER DAY

Every year, approximately 482,000 Bangladeshis cross into India seeking medical treatment. Several hundred thousand more travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Medical tourism outflows total...

Precision oncology and cancer cure by immunotherapy

2026-02-05 00:00:00

WORLD CANCER DAY

Every year 4th February is observed as the "World Cancer Day", adopted by Union for International Cancer Control UICC in 2000 at Paris World summit...

Future of cancer care in Bangladesh

2026-02-05 00:00:00

WORLD CANCER DAY

Bangladesh must invest heavily in cancer research, innovation, AI-driven technologies -- Doulot Akter Mala shows how answers to cancers can be derived from latest know-how...

Banking sector reforms to restore confidence, stability

2026-01-29 00:00:00

MTB-FE Roundtable Discussion

The banking sector of Bangladesh has been under intense strain after years of weak governance, political interference, and regulatory failure. Doctored financial statements and large-scale...

Why students must co-create their education

2026-01-24 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION 2026

There is a scene in the 2023 award winning Indian film 12th Fail that captures something profoundly wrong with South Asian education systems. In a...