FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
A complaint has been lodged against Anisul Huq, former law minister and Advocate Toufika Karim, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) spokesperson Md Akhtarul Islam told the FE.Anisul Huq, during his tenure as minister, misused his power to amass a substantial amount of...
KUSHTIA, Oct 07 (UNB): It has been five years since Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), was brutally murdered by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said Bangladesh will become 'a place of slaughterers' rejoice', if the fallen autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina can make revival in the country.People of the country will not be...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
A total of 112 social and cultural organisations expressed solidarity with the demand to recognise the martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Abrar Fahad as 'National Anti-Oppression Day.'The organisations include the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Jatiya Nagorik Committee, Ektar Bangladesh, AB Party, and...
Work on the construction of a beautiful walkway adjacent to the new bridge over the Turag river at Aminbazar, Gabtoli, in the capital is going on in full swing. — Photo by Shafiqul Alam
The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2024 will be published on October 15.Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar, chairman of Dhaka Education Board and head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, told UNB on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The Saudi government has approved Bangladesh's proposal to transport Hajj pilgrims via the sea route for performing Hajj. The decision was announced by Saudi Arabia's Minister for Hajj and Umrah Affairs, Tawfiq Bin Fawzan al-Rabiah, during a bilateral meeting with...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The interim government has formed a taskforce for every district to inspect and review market and supply chain of essential commodities in a bid to curb the abnormal price hike.The 10-member district taskforce comprises additional deputy commissioner, additional superintendent of...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The government has made an initiative to bring the fishing folk under insurance coverage with intent to lessen risks in the events of natural disasters and fatal incidents, according to officials.To this end, the Financial Institutions Division (FID) has been...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Nonbanks also see a surge in non-performing loans (NPLs) with the aggregate buildup standing over Tk 247.11 billion by latest count till last June.The volume of NPLs in the financials of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs accounted for 33 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Tapashee Tabassum Urmi, an assistant commissioner (executive magistrate) at Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner`s Office, was suspended on Monday over her controversial comments on the social media platform Facebook about Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of the interim government.Public Administration Ministry's public...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to take lease of two aircraft to operate its Hajj flights next year as its decision to buy new aircraft will take time to finalise.Officials said the decision to take the lease was taken this...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 07(AP): The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.The Nobel Assembly said that their discovery is "proving...
The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, based in Amman, has unveiled its 16th annual list of the world's most influential Muslim personalities for 2024, reports UNB.The prestigious publication, The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, features a diverse...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The interim government is eyeing to float an international tender afresh to seek expressions of interest (EoIs) from interested global players for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a spot basis.Officials said the state-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Much-talked-about conglomerate S Alam Group has taken nearly Tk 70 billion in loans from Social Islami Bank, according to the new management of the bank now trying for a turnaround."These loans covering both funded and non-funded are still in regular...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economy is expected to rebound significantly over the coming year, with GDP growth making a leap to 7.1 per cent in FY2025-26, according to a latest HSBC projection. Although the growth rate has been revised to 4.5 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday issued a travel ban on S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam, his wife Farzana Parveen and 11 members of his family over allegations of laundering US$ 1.0 billion to Singapore and several other countries....
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of Mohammad Aziz Khan, chairman of Summit Group, along with 11 of his family members.The freeze was implemented on Sunday and includes all personal and business accounts owned by...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to allow cash support against repo facility once a week instead of two days in a move to prompt banks manage funds more efficiently, according to central bankers.As part of the plan, the BB...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00
Interim government's economic policy body, in a major development push, decides to build the long-stalled Matarbari deep-sea port and prefers Japan as the builder rather than China or India for quality works and for some geopolitical issues.Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin...
MANILA/SEOUL, Oct 7 (Reuters): Samsung Electronics is not interested in spinning off its contract chip manufacturing business as well as its logic chip designing operation, its chairperson Jay Y. Lee told Reuters on Monday.Analysts say the two businesses are incurring...
BEIJING, Oct 7 (AFP): Top Chinese economic policymakers are expected to flesh out a raft of growth-boosting policies on Tuesday, after the announcement of long-awaited stimulus measures last month sparked a blistering stock market rally.Beijing has struggled to kickstart the...
BRUSSELS, Oct 07 (Reuters): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's rejection of EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles failed to stop fellow European Union members voting in favour, exposing how a divided Berlin is struggling to drive EU policy.Germany was one of...
TOKYO, Oct 07 (Reuters): Japan's Nissan Motor said on Monday it would invest an undisclosed amount in ChargeScape and roll out the battery charging technology company's services to its electric-vehicle drivers across the United States and Canada.After the transaction, Nissan...
The 117th audit committee meeting of Shari'ah-based Standard Bank PLC was held at its Head Office in Dhaka on Monday. Chairman of the committee Golam Hafiz Ahmed presided over the meeting. Members of the committee Ashok Kumar Saha and SAM...
Sonali Bank PLC opened its 'Uttara Janapath Branch' at Uttara in Dhaka with the promise of smart and digital banking services on Monday. Deputy Managing Director of the bank Subhash Chandra Das inaugurated the branch. Md Arshad Hossain, General Manager...
Hasan Tarek has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Insurance Company Ltd, with effect from October 1. On behalf of the Board of Directors and Eastern Insurance family, Chairman of the company ASM Waheeduzzaman congratulated the new...
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