LONDON/NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters): The war in Iran has sparked chaos across financial markets, leaving some investors and market makers reluctant to take on risk, making trading harder and costlier - a scenario regulators watch closely.None of the world's...
European shares edged higher in choppy trading on Monday as energy stocks rose, while investors awaited inflation data from Germany, euro zone's largest economy, that could shed light on the impact of the Middle East war on the bloc, reports...
The 42nd Senior Management Team (SMT) meeting of Sonali Bank PLC was held at the bank's head office conference room on Monday. SMT Chairman and MD & CEO of Sonali Bank Md Shawkat Ali Khan presided over the meeting. Among...
The Dhaka South Divisional Office of Janata Bank PLC held a branch managers' conference at a hotel in the city on Monday. Chairman of the bank Md Fazlur Rahman attended the event as the chief guest while Managing Director Md...
NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters): Nasdaq will roll out a set of rules including steps to speed up the entry of newly listed large-cap companies to its Nasdaq-100 index, as the exchange operator seeks to reduce delays in joining the...
Prime Bank signs a partnership agreement with Vista Electronics at its corporate office in the capital, offering customers exclusive discounts on a range of electronic products. Joarder Tanvir Faisal, head of cards & retail assets of Prime Bank, and Lokman...
Modhumoti Bank PLC held a discussion on the importance and significance of Independence Day at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Sunday. Shahnawaj Chowdhury, Managing Director (Current Charge); Arab Fazlur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director & Chief Business Officer; Arif...
Morgan Stanley downgraded global equities and upgraded cash and US government bonds, as investors shun risk in favor of safe-haven assets due to mounting uncertainty stemming from the Middle East war, reports Reuters.The Wall Street brokerage cut its rating on...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The securities regulator has approved two zero-coupon bonds-one by City Sugar Industries Ltd and another by SAJIDA Foundation-highlighting the growing reliance of large corporations on alternative financing instruments.City Sugar Industries will collect Tk 13 billion through a three-year zero-coupon bond....
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The stock market watchdog has ordered a further investigation into Shahjalal Equity Management to substantiate preliminary findings that the issue manager failed to raise the alarm when ACME Pesticides raised public funds using fabricated financial statements.Based on the findings, to...
Biplob Kanti Banik | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Each year, as Bangladesh prepares its national budget, a familiar policy narrative resurfaces: the need to increase the Tax-GDP ratio, reduce reliance on external borrowing, and strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation.While these objectives are valid, an important question often goes unaddressed:...
We live in a busy digital world. Screens are everywhere. They connect us easily, but they also steal our peace. Slowly, we are losing ourselves to our phones.Social media was meant to bring us together. Now, it often keeps us...
Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic growth over the past few decades. While these positive statistics reflect the country's achievements, a persistent issue continues to receive insufficient attention-horizontal inequality. This concept refers to disparities or unequal access to opportunities among different...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
A report goes like this: at least 22 migrants died in a boat tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea as the rubber boat carrying them left Tobruk, a port city in eastern Libya, on March 21 bound for Greece. But the...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Few statistics capture the scale of Bangladesh's economic vulnerability as starkly as this: $68.3bn illicitly transferred abroad in less than a decade. The figure, estimated by Global Financial Integrity, is not merely an accounting anomaly or a technical irregularity in...
Bangladesh's regression from a successful child vaccination country has been marked by the current outbreak of measles which has claimed 41 lives of children until Sunday last. The country launched its Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) as early as 1974...
Mustafizur Rahman | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The World Trade Organization (WTO) as a multilateral institution has been saved, for the time being, but at the cost of doing, and agreeing to do, almost nothing. 'WTO Reforms' was the catchword of 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14). Everyone agreed...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
In the highly volatile arena of international politics, while wars and conflicts dominate the headlines, strategy and strategic thinking play out quietly behind the scenes. In the volatile Middle Eastern arena, with tensions running high as a result of conflict...
The spread of fake news and AI-generated content on social media has become almost a daily occurrence. Platforms like Facebook often host fake photo cards imitating news outlets, adding fabricated quotes or stories. Many users, unaware of AI's manipulative power,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
A worsening fuel shortage left dozens of motorists stranded in long queues across the capital on Sunday, as several filling stations either ran out of fuel or imposed limits on sales, disrupting daily routines and business operations.At around 9:30 am,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh is losing an estimated Tk 838.38 billion annually through trade misinvoicing, highlighting a major drain on public finances and exposing deep vulnerabilities in the country's trade and financial systems.A new report by Global Financial Integrity (GFI) underscores the scale...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Yields on treasury bills showed a mixed trend on Sunday as banks channelled excess liquidity into short-term government securities, reflecting subdued private sector credit demand and cautious market sentiment.The shift in investment preference comes amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and slowing...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Those involved in human trafficking must be brought to justice, says the State Minister for foreign affairs, as reports emerged that Bangladeshis are among dozens of migrants who died attempting to cross the Mediterranean.Speaking to reporters at the foreign ministry...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
SYLHET, Mar 29: Among the 22 migrants who died aboard a boat while travelling by sea from Libya to Greece, 12 are residents of Sunamganj alone, said officials of Sunamganj district police.Contacted, the Additional Superintendent of Police, Sunamganj, Sujan Sarkar,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
The capital, Dhaka, on Sunday started returning to its usual bustling following full resumption of work at offices and functioning of businesses after extended Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day holidays.Government offices, banks, financial institutions, and courts resumed operations fully after the...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Developed and advanced developing countries were again at loggerheads to reach a compromise on some key issues on a deal during the final day of the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).As a result, until our...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has said previous governments inflated GDP growth and economic size for political purposes, as the interim administration moves to correct long-standing distortions in official data.He warned that the economy the...
ASJADUL KIBRIA | 2026-03-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh has formally announced its decision to join the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement at the World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC 14), marking its first entry into a plurilateral trade initiative.The move signals Dhaka's growing engagement in...
SACRAMENTO/NEW YORK, United States, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Millions of Americans took to the streets Saturday in the third wave of "No Kings" rallies across the United States, protesting policies of the U.S. administration, ranging from military action in Iran...
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