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DMP provides Tk 7.5m to 159 police members' families

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORT The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday provided over Tk 7.5 million to the family members of 159 injured, dead, and ailing police members.DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjad Ali distributed the financial assistance to the family members at...

CIU to hold convocation tomorrow

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE DESK Chittagong Independent University (CIU) Convocation 2025 will be held at the Chittagong Boat Club in Patenga area tomorrow (January 18).Energy, Power and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan will be present in the programme as the chief...

Ctg airport issues guidelines to combat HMPV

2025-01-17 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, Jan 16: The Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport authority issued guidelines to prevent the Human Metapneumo Virus (HMPV) outbreak on Thursday. The airport authority directed all passengers and concerned persons to cover the nose and mouth with mask....

DMP urges city dwellers to avoid some roads today

FE REPORT | 2025-01-17 00:00:00

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Thursday urged city dwellers to keep away from using some roads at different places in the capital as medical college admission exams will be held today (Friday).The exams for admission to 18 public medical...

Govt condemns attack on ethnic minority students

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe interim government on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on the peaceful gathering of a group of ethnic minority students in front of the capital's National Curriculum and Textbook Board office in Motijheel. The government has ordered an investigation...

Police disperse 'adibasi' students’ protest

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Police have dispersed a protest march staged by students from the 'adibasi' community - a collective term for several ethnic minority groups in the country- near the Ministry of Home Affairs, reports bdnews24.com.Several students and a policeman have been injured...

Global economic slide holds back labour market recovery

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe global economy is slowing down, making it harder for labour markets to recover fully, according to the latest ILO report. In 2024, global employment was flat, rising only because of growth in the labour force, so keeping the...

Obaidul Quader's so-called foster son Hiru lands in jail

2025-01-17 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent to jail Asaduzzaman Hiru, so called foster son of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, in a case lodged over murder of one Toufikul Islam Bhuiyan during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan...

ICT orders NTMC, BTRC to preserve mass uprising data

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORT The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in the capital on Thursday directed the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to preserve all digital data of the July-August mass uprising last year.A tribunal bench...

BCL leader Nishi sent to jail in student assault case

2025-01-17 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Thursday sent to jail Benazir Hossain Nishi, joint general secretary of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in a case lodged for assaulting students of Dhaka University (DU) during anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md...

BNP-Jamaat won't get mercy if AL makes comeback: Mamunul

2025-01-17 00:00:00

PATUAKHALI, Jan 16 (UNB): Khelafat Majlish Ameer Maulana Mamunul Haque said the people of Bangladesh won't pardon BNP and Jamaat if the fallen Awami League makes a comeback due to disagreements between the parties.He said this while addressing a mass...

Lutfozzaman Babar finally walks out of jail

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Lutfozzaman Babar, former state minister for home affairs, walked free after 17 years in prison, receiving a warm reception from BNP leaders and activists at the jail gate, reports UNB."He walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at around...

EC's objective is to ensure free, fair national polls

2025-01-17 00:00:00

KHULNA, Jan 16 (UNB): Election Commissioner (EC) Brig Gen Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah (retd) said the primary objective of the current commission is to ensure a free, fair, and impartial national election.The commissioner said this while addressing the inauguration of...

‘Jamaat to build humanitarian society, if elected’

2025-01-17 00:00:00

MAGURA, Jan 16 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami central Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday expressed the hope that his party would build up a humanitarian society in the country along with all Islamic parties if they are elected."Jamaat-e Islami has...

Chhatra Dal protests attack on ethnic minority students

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Chhatra Dal's Dhaka University (DU) unit held a protest rally Thursday, demanding justice for the attack on ethnic minority students and the arrest of those responsible, reports UNB.The protest march started at 04:30 pm from the TSC Square, circled the...

SOCIAL ISLAMI BANK HOSTS CLIENT GET-TOGETHER--

2025-01-17 00:00:00

SOCIAL ISLAMI BANK HOSTS CLIENT GET-TOGETHERForeign Exchange Branch of Social Islami Bank organised a client get-together on Thursday. Md Nazmus Saadat, Managing Director (Acting) of the bank, was present as the chief guest and AAM Habibur Rahman, deputy Managing Director,...

FIRST SECURITY ISLAMI BANK OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FIRST SECURITY ISLAMI BANK OPENS CUSTOMER SERVICE CAMPAIGN First Security Islami Bank launched its month-long Special Customer Service Campaign on Wednesday with the motto 'New dimension in customer service will ensure progress'. Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of the bank, inaugurated...

MIDLAND BANK AND WIN CHAMPION SIGN CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT

2025-01-17 00:00:00

MIDLAND BANK AND WIN CHAMPION SIGN CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTMidland Bank PLC and Win Champion (BD) Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby Win Champion will use 'Midland Cash Management (MCM)' application, the online cash management solution of MDB, for...

PUBALI BANK HOLDS 1ST BUSINESS CONFERENCE-2025

2025-01-17 00:00:00

PUBALI BANK HOLDS 1ST BUSINESS CONFERENCE-2025Pubali Bank PLC held its 1st Business Conference-2025 of Regional and Corporate Branch Managers at the bank's Head Office auditorium on Thursday. Monzurur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, was present...

Itochu Corp team in Dhaka

2025-01-17 00:00:00

A delegation from Itochu Corporation, led by Tadashi Katori, President and CEO of Itochu Singapore Pte Ltd, and Osamu Tano, Chairman and Managing Director of Itochu India Pvt Ltd, arrived in Dhaka recently, says a press release. On Friday, Mr...

BSEC imposed Tk 863.6m fines in Dec for trading rule breaches

FE REPORT | 2025-01-17 00:00:00

The securities regulator has imposed fines totalling Tk 863.6 million on six companies and 10 individuals for violating securities trading regulations in December.Some of the accused had also conducted a series of transactions to manipulate stock prices.The Bangladesh Securities and...

Dollar rules as investors eye Trump's economic policies

2025-01-17 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters): US President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House and fading hopes for aggressive interest rate cuts have driven the dollar to multi-year highs, and investors see this strength continuing, aided by the new...

Fine Foods' stock plunges despite 230pc profit jump

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORTFine Foods Limited posted a 230 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit for the second quarter (Q2) of FY25, reaching Tk 16.6 million, riding on higher sales.As a result, the company's earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk...

Navana Pharma to invest Tk 209m in new herbal division

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORTNavana Pharmaceuticals PLC has unveiled plans to set up a new herbal division at its existing manufacturing site with an investment of Tk 208.5 million.The decision, approved by the company's board of directors on Wednesday, was disclosed in a...

HC extends status quo until Jan 30

2025-01-17 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe High Court has extended until January 30 the tenure of its earlier order that directed the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on all internal affairs of Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider. The HC bench of...

Executive Committee (EC) meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Executive Committee (EC) meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC The 889th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held on Wednesday at Corporate Head Office of the Bank with Akkas Uddin Mollah, chairman...

Standard Bank's 'Annual Risk Conference-2025'

2025-01-17 00:00:00

Standard Bank's 'Annual Risk Conference-2025'The 'Annual Risk Conference'of Shari`ah-based Standard Bank PLC was held in the capital recently with Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of the bank, in the chair. Md. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director...

BIA certifies 82 BRAC Bank officials in Bancassurance training

2025-01-17 00:00:00

A total of 82 officials from BRAC Bank have been officially certified by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy (BIA) after completing the 'Bancassurance' training, says the bank in a statement.The officials in the 7th batch went through intensive training under the...

Shipping ministry seeks 40pc fund cut for project delay

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-01-17 00:00:00

Failing to implement two schemes of a mega project in time, the shipping ministry has sought a 40 per cent reduction in its allocation in the upcoming revised development budget for FY25, officials said on Thursday.As the schemes could not...

BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENT BANK OPENS 51ST BRANCH AT CHITALMARI, BAGERHAT

2025-01-17 00:00:00

BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENT BANK OPENS 51ST BRANCH AT CHITALMARI, BAGERHATThe 51st Chitalmari Branch of Bangladesh Development Bank PLC was opened at the Amin Tower (1st Floor) at Chitalmari in Bagerhat district on Thursday. Chairman of the bank Ahmed Ismet inaugurated the...