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NCP, LDP join Jamaat-led alliance: Shafiqur

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

An electoral consensus has been reached between the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing at the National Press Club on Sunday...

Mild cold wave hits Dhaka; fog may disrupt transport

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Dhaka experienced a drop in temperature on Sunday as a mild cold wave affected some parts of the country, according to the Met office.It warned that thick fog may temporarily disrupt air travel, inland river transport, and road communication.With temperatures...

Online tax-return deadline extended until Jan 31

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns for individuals by another month.According to an order issued by the NBR on Sunday, the return submission deadline has been extended until January 2026...

Bangladesh's UN-defined role as regional hub undermined

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh's UN-mandated role as a regional logistics hub is getting undercut as manifest in the value of its re-exported goods plummeting, according to the first-quarter statistics of this fiscal year. Official data show the value of re-exported goods from Bangladesh...

Manufacturers fret over Tk120b unsold apparel raw material

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Millers fret over a stockpile of unsold local yarn worth Tk 120 billion amid massive influx of the cheap-rated clothing raw material, allegedly meant to undercut domestic industry, manufacturers say.The country's primary textile millers, especially spinners, say yarn imports from...

Khaleda passing 'critical' moment

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Three-time prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is going through a "critical moment" under treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, physicians said Sunday. She is undergoing treatment in ICU as her health condition...

Demand for China's lithium batteries to slump in early 2026

2025-12-29 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters): Demand for Chinese lithium batteries will likely slump in early 2026 due to an expected tumble in domestic electric vehicle sales and slowing battery exports, the secretary general of China's passenger car association said on Sunday."Looking...

Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy

2025-12-29 00:00:00

ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters): Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support...

RFL Chair launches awareness campaign to promote equality

2025-12-29 00:00:00

RFL Chair, the houseware brand of the country's leading business conglomerate RFL Group, has launched a public awareness campaign titled 'Khomotar Noy, Somotar Chair' (Chair of equaliser, not of power). RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the campaign...

NEW SALES CENTRE OF KONKA, GREE & HAIKO PRODUCTS OPENS IN CITY

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Mohammed Nurun Newaz, Chairman of Electro Mart Group, inaugurated a new sales & display centre of world No.1 Konka, Gree & Haiko brand electronics & home appliances at Mohammadpur in Dhaka recently. Managing Director Md Nurul Amin, DMD Mohammed Nurussafa...

ISLAMI BANK HOLDS BOARD MEETING :-

2025-12-29 00:00:00

A meeting of the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Sunday at the Islami Bank Tower. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, chairman of the...

ACI AGM APPROVES 25PC CASH DIVIDEND

2025-12-29 00:00:00

The 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) PLC was held on Sunday on a digital platform. M Anis Ud Dowla, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. The audited financial statements for the year ended...

Modhumoti Bank signs deal with World Famous Tours & Travels

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Modhumoti Bank signed an MoU with World Famous Tours & Travels (WFTT) on December 23 at the bank's head office, Gulshan in the capital. Arab Fazlur Rahman, deputy managing director & chief business officer of Modhumoti Bank, and Shohan Mahmud,...

NCC Bank signs Supply Chain Finance agreement with Akij Resource Group

2025-12-29 00:00:00

NCC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with six leading companies of Akij Resource- Akij Essentials Limited, Hashem Rice Mills Limited, Akij Agro Feed Limited, Akij Ispat Limited, Nobayon Traders Limited, and Akij Cement Company Limited -- to...

MTB distributes Loans in Jashore

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) distributes loan sanction letters to selected participants of the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) at the concluding ceremony of a month-long capacity-building workshop in Jashore. Nawshad Mustafa, director of SME & Special Programmes...

Radisson Blu Dhaka to host New Year's Eve celebrations

2025-12-29 00:00:00

As the year draws to a close and a new one begins, Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden invites guests to celebrate the final night of 2025 in style and elegance. The hotel is offering exclusive Elite Countdown Staycation packages, starting...

Sylhet Gas Fields holds 43rd AGM

2025-12-29 00:00:00

The 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), one of the gas and petroleum products producing companies of Petrobangla, was held at the conference room of the company's Dhaka Liaison Office, Petrocenter, in Dhaka recently. Chairman...

BARI workshop on 'Agri research'

2025-12-29 00:00:00

The Training and Communication Wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) held a workshop on 'Agricultural research and thoughts of youths' at the Institute's Kazi Badruddoza auditorium on Sunday as a part of the celebration of 'Youth Festival-2025'. Students of...

What happens to Beximco Pharma after London trade suspension

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Beximco Pharmaceuticals' stock plunged 2 per cent on Sunday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) following news that trading of the stock is set to be suspended on the London Stock Exchange on January 2 next year.The pharmaceutical company was...

Shipment of 56,890 tonnes of US wheat arrives at Ctg port

2025-12-29 00:00:00

A vessel named MV Evita carrying 56,890 tonnes of US wheat has arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Sea Port under a government-to-government (G2G) contract between the United States and Bangladesh, reports BSS. The wheat was imported under a...

Nuzhat Anwar joins DSE as new MD

2025-12-29 00:00:00

DHAKA, Dec 28 (BSS): Nuzhat Anwar joined as managing director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday.Earlier, on December 18, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved her appointment to the prime bourse.Nuzhat Anwar brings over two decades...

Non-life insurers fear loss of business without agents

FARHAN FARDAUS | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Non-life insurers fear losing business because of the ban on agent commission, while the insurance regulator says it took the action to stop the misuse of the tool to attract premiums in an effort to discipline the sector."Our products are...

Trust Bank unveils its first-ever Annual Sustainability Report-2024

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Chowdhury Liakat Ali, Director of the Sustainable Finance Department (SFD) of Bangladesh Bank, and Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Trust Bank PLC, unveiled Trust Banks' first-ever Annual Sustainability Report-2024 along with other senior executives and officials of...

Al-Arafah Islami Bank signs agreement with Provati Insurance

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, country's one of the leading Shariah-based banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Provati Insurance PLC.The agreement will enable seamless premium collection, enhanced data security, real-time reporting, and efficient financial reconciliation across Sunlife's operational network....

BRAC Bank wins Remittance Award

2025-12-29 00:00:00

The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare & Overseas Employment has awarded BRAC Bank the prestigious Remittance Award for the second consecutive year.This recognition from the government of Bangladesh demonstrates BRAC Bank's strong commitment to bolstering the economy by simplifying remittance processes...

CA for enhanced trade with Pakistan

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stressed the need for boosting bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Pakistan when Pakistan High Commissioner, Imran Haider, paid a courtesy call on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.During the meeting, both sides...

BD to launch NEIR on Jan 1 to rein in illegal mobile phones

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh is set to roll out the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on January 1, marking a major shift in how mobile phones are regulated across the country. The system aims to curb the illegal handset market and strengthen digital...

BAU opens 'In Vitro Culture and Genome Editing' lab

2025-12-29 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Dec 28 (BSS): Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Sunday inaugurated a state-of-the-art 'In Vitro Culture and Genome Editing' clean laboratory, marking a new milestone in advanced research on heredity and genetics of livestock. The laboratory was inaugurated at 11.00...

Woman, son dead after being hit by a train in Bogura

2025-12-29 00:00:00

BOGURA, Dec 28 (bdnews24.com): A woman and her son have died after being hit by a train at Sonatala upazila in Bogura district, with police suspecting suicide.The incident occurred around 9:30am on Sunday in Chhoyghoria Para of Sonatala Municipality, said...

Severe cold wave persists in Gaibandha, Naogaon, Barishal

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

A severe cold wave, marked by dense fog and icy winds from the Himalayas, has been sweeping through the northern district of Gaibandha, Naogaon, and Barishal for the past several days. Our Correspondent from Gaibandha writes: The temperature in this...