FE Today Logo

Search results for:


Ex-NCC Bank chairman Abu Mohsin dies

FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00

Former Chairman and Director of NCC Bank S M Abu Mohsin passed away at 3:00 PM on Monday at Apollo Imperial Hospitals, Chattogram due to heart attack. He was 72. He left behind his wife, four sons and a number...

Talks with stakeholders before formation: Nahid

FE REPORT | 2024-10-08 00:00:00

Information and Technology Adviser Nahid Islam announced that the government would hold a series of consultation meetings with stakeholders before the formation of the Media Reform Commission.He came up with the revelation at an open discussion on Monday titled "Media...

10pc job incomplete even after soft launch

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-10-08 00:00:00

The soft opening of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) could not ensure completion of the rest 10-percent physical work even after the lapse of a year.Although the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) recorded 98.6-percent progress...

AL leader held for Muttakim murder

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Police on Sunday midnight arrested an Awami League (AL) leader from the city's Shah Ali Thana area in connection with Muttkim Billah murder by firing indiscriminate gunshots at the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.The arrestee is Md Alamgir Hossain, a...

Four injured in BNP factional clash in Gazipur

2024-10-08 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Oct 07 (UNB): At least four people were injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over establishing dominance in the Joydebpur area of Gazipur.The confrontation occurred on Monday afternoon near the Kali Mandir...

Travel ban on ex-land minister Saifuzzaman, wife

2024-10-08 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over allegations of corruption, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Ash Shams Mohammad Zoglul Hossain passed the order in response...

Saber Hossain Chowdhury on five-day remand

2024-10-08 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of BNP activist Mokbul in 2022, reports UNB.Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the remand order after the...

Ex-MP Sheuly Azad on eight-day remand

2024-10-08 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 07 (UNB): A Brahmanbaria court has placed former reserved seat MP Umme Fatema Nazma Begum Sheuly Azad on an eight-day remand in connection with a murder case.Brahmanbaria Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-5 Judge Swagata Samya passed the order on...

Complaint filed against ex-minister Anisul, wife

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...

A mother's never-ending grief

2024-10-08 00:00:00

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)...

BD to become a place of killers’ rejoice, if AL returns: Rizvi

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...

Recognition of Abrar martyrdom day as Anti-Oppression Day demanded

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

2024-10-08 00:00:00

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

HSC exam results on Oct 15

2024-10-08 00:00:00

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...

KSA agrees Hajj thru' sea route, govt plans 2024 trial voyage

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...

Spl taskforce formed to curb price hike

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...

Move to introduce ins for fishermen

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...

Nonbanks see NPL surge amid rampant default

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...

Lalmonirhat executive magistrate suspended

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...

Biman to take lease of 2 aircraft amid growing demand for Hajj season

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...

Two Americans get Nobel Prize in medicine

2024-10-08 00:00:00

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...

Dr Yunus among world's most influential Muslims in 2024

2024-10-08 00:00:00

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...

Govt mulls over fresh int'l bid

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...

Briefing 2024-10-08

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Prayer Timings (2024-10-08)

2024-10-08 00:00:00

S Alam Group hauled up Tk 70b from one bank

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...

BD bound for robust economic rebound: HSBC

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...

Travel ban slapped on S Alam, his family members

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....

Bank A/Cs of Summit’s Aziz Khan, family frozen

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...

BB cash support against repo once a week likely

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...