SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Despite higher repayments of previous debts, the government's domestic borrowing from the banking system witnessed a positive growth in July-October of FY25, compared to the same period in FY24, according to a latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) report. The increase is...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has instructed field-level officials to work diligently to keep the prices of essentials at a tolerable level and ensure their smooth supply during the upcoming Ramadan."Ramadan is coming up; you will have to keep a...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Adverse weather patterns throughout the outgoing 2024, coupled with skyrocketing fertiliser and input prices, have put farmers in a dire situation.Consumers are also bearing the brunt of these challenges as the soaring US dollar exchange rate drives up import and...
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
The outgoing year 2024 has been eventful for the country's information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which played a crucial role in the July-August uprising that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.On the one hand, social media platforms were used...
Expressing his heartfelt condolences over the passing away of Nobel Laureate and former US President Jimmy Carter, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Monday President Carter was a true friend of Bangladesh, reports BSS."With profound sadness, I write to...
ATLANTA, Dec 30 (AFP): Tributes poured in Monday for Jimmy Carter, the former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation and died aged 100.Carter had been in hospice care...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement leaders sat in an urgent meeting on Monday night in view of the government’s July proclamation decision. The students earlier announced to roll out the proclamation of the July Revolution today at 3:00 pm at the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
The interim government will issue a proclamation within a few days to mark the student-led popular uprising in the month of July."We hope that the July proclamation will be presented before the nation within a few days after consultations with...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
With enthusiastic participation from taxpayers, income tax returns filed online for the assessment year 2024-25 have so far surpassed 1.0-million mark.Additionally, registrations for online return submission exceeded 1.6 million, said a statement issued Monday.Individual taxpayers can easily and quickly file...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Effective implementation of dumping, anti-dumping and countervailing measures have been underscored to stall unfair trade practices as it is imperative to ensure fair completion.Such fair run of trade provides deserved guardrails around domestic industries in order stall dumping of foreign...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh spent US$1.71 billion in the first five months of this fiscal to service foreign debts, which is around 27-percent higher than the aid inflow worth $1.35 billion.Lower inflow of foreign aid is attributed to numerous domestic and external factors,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
Bangladeshis pass hard times in the outgoing year 2024 as inflation defiantly stays in double-digit rhythm pushed by high prices that created consumer pain, analysts say.Fiscal interventions by the government in the form duty-tax waivers were almost defied by the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
The central bank is expected to issue a circular today (Tuesday) introducing a reference-centric exchange rate as a latest innovation to bring stability on the overheated foreign-exchange market, ending virtually an inefficacious crawling-peg experiment.Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to issue...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may fall by (1-2)°C over the country.The highest temperature of the...
One more death was reported from dengue in the 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 573 this year, reports UNB.The death has been reported in the Barishal division, outside...
The government has announced an increase in monthly allowances for post-graduate private trainee doctors, raising the stipend to Tk 35,000, reports bdnews24.com.On Monday, the finance department issued a notification in this regard, stating that the doctors will receive an allowance...
Chairman of Southeast University Trust Rezaul Karim presides over the AGM and 135th board meeting of the trust on its campus in the capital on Sunday.
FE REPORT | 2024-12-31 00:00:00
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will conduct mobile courts across the country, including Dhaka, to prevent the increasing usage of fireworks, firecrackers and sky lanterns during New Year's Eve.Fireworks and firecrackers heighten air and sound pollution negatively...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said some 60 percent of cancer patients in the country are farmers, attributing their high risk of the disease to prolonged exposure to pesticides, reports UNB."Some 60 percent of cancer patients are directly...
Photographed on Monday, graffiti has been painted on a wall adjacent to the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital, marking July Revolution Proclamation set to be launched by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement today (December 31). — FE photo
The Ministry of Education has announced the formation of a high-level expert committee to design an independent institutional framework equivalent to a university for the seven government colleges currently affiliated with Dhaka University (DU), reports bdneww24.com.The four-member committee will be...
The graffiti of Sheikh Hasina on a metro rail pillar near Raju Sculpture on Dhaka University (DU) campus, which was partially painted over by workers, has been redrawn, and students have thrown shoes at it, report agencies.On Sunday night, various...
United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) leader Michael Chakma has filed a written complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and eight others over his enforced disappearance, reports bdnews24.com.He submitted the complaint on Monday morning,...
When the Liberation War broke out in Bangladesh in 1971, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, currently the chief adviser to the interim government, engaged himself in building public opinion in favour of the war while teaching at the Middle Tennessee State...
NILPHAMARI, Dec 30 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged all, including political actors, to remain vigilant to ensure differences of opinion among them do not lead to situations that could harm the country's progress and its people."There may...
The 2nd meeting of the Project Steering Committee for 'Rural and Peri-Urban Housing Finance Project-Second Phase', funded by IsDB and implemented by Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC), was held on Monday at the BHBFC head office. The meeting was...
National Finance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FinTech Hub to enhance its technological capabilities and improve customer experiences. Under this partnership, FinTech Hub's next generation Core Financial Solution (CFS) FINETIX will be deployed in National Finance. Irteza...
Pragati Life Insurance PLC has signed a group insurance agreement with Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC. Managing Director & CEO M J Azim of Pragati Life and Managing Director & CEO Mosleh Uddin Ahmed of Shahjalal Islami Bank signed the agreement....
The 28th Annual General Meeting of ACI Formulations Limited 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 30 June 2024...
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