400thBoard Meeting of Shari`ah based bank, Standard Bank PLC. was held on 31 October 2024 at Boardroom,Head Office, Dhaka. Honorable Chairman of the Board of Directors Mohammed Abdul Aziz presided over the meeting. It was attended by Director & Founder...
Nitol Insurance Company Limited recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Guardian Life Insurance Limited for strategic partnership and business collaboration. This partnership between Guardian Life and Nitol Insurance will enable them to better support their customers by offering...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC held a Business Development conference with the Managers of Chattogram Zone at a hotel in Chattogram on Saturday. Chairman of the bank Khwaja Shahriar was present as the chief guest while Managing Director and CEO Farman...
M/s Xingchen Textile Co Ltd, a Chinese company, will invest US$ 35.03 million to establish a textile industry in the Mongla Export Processing Zone (Mongla EPZ), reports BSS. The company will produce 20,000 tonnes of yarn and 12,000 tonnes of...
Air Vice Marshal Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), has revealed that it will take a few more months for Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal to become operational."Passenger services at the third terminal might...
Ethiopian Airlines has launched direct flights between Addis Ababa and Dhaka, making it the 40th airline to operate in Bangladesh.Its inaugural flight, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, touched down at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:30am on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.The...
M. A. Jabbar, Managing Director of DBL Group, has become the President of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Investors' Association (BEZIA), says a statement.Mr Jabbar, a computer science graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas, USA, has been instrumental in...
Md. Anwarul Islam officially took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Agrani Bank PLC on Sunday. He was appointed as the CEO for a three-year term, says a statement. Anwarul Islam stared off his career as a senior...
Veteran banker Ahmed Ismet has joined Bangladesh Development Bank PLC. as its chairman on Sunday, says a statement. The Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance recently appointed him as chairman of the Bank. Prior to joining the bank,...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) partnered with Visa to bring CyberSource, a payment gateway solution, aimed at improving payment management for businesses and merchants. The service offers secure and efficient payments, tailored to diverse clients' needs. The launching event at UCB's...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) recently signed an agreement with Mirpur Agricultural Workshop and Training School for providing payroll banking services to its employees. Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director, MTB; Md. Shafquat Hossain, deputy managing director, MTB, and James Gomes, director...
Southeast Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with bKash to provide 24/7 cash management services to the distributors, agents and merchants of bKash through linked accounts with the bank. The service is designed to help businesses efficiently manage...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may consider extending the deadline for income tax return submission due to disruptions caused by student-led mass movement in July and August."We will discuss the matter with the policymakers. If they agree, then the...
One more Bangladeshi garment factory, Cotton Field BD Limited, obtained the platinum LEED certification given by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), reports BSS.The factory located in Gazipur's Tongi scored 86 out of 110, according to USGBC, a membership-based non-profit...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh should pursue free trade agreements (FTAs) with more countries to address the challenges of LDC graduation and attract more foreign investment. Besides, its economic growth in the coming years should focus on quality and be driven by innovation, knowledge,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Bank Asia has reported a loss of Tk 1.03 billion for July-September this year, owing to higher provisions against loans and advances.The loss per share amounts to Tk 0.89 for the quarter, as opposed to a profit of Tk 0.18...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Linde Bangladesh secured in the third quarter through September a profit 264 times higher than in the same quarter a year ago.During the same period, the company's business, however, did not go well, which is why it endured a loss...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Nov 03: Local farmers are now passing a busy time to cultivate winter vegetables to earn handsome profits.As winter is knocking at the door, farmers are busy preparing croplands and caring vegetable plants, official sources say.Many farmers earned huge...
RANGPUR, Nov 03 (BSS): Vice-chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya Univer-sity, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr. Md Showkat Ali has said the university students should participate in extracurricular activities alongside academic studies."The skills acquired through extracurricular activities will benefit the students in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
SYLHET, Nov 03: Public sufferings have escalated as three union health and family welfare centres in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district have been closed down on account of various reasons. Failing to avail service from the facilities, a good number...
Opener Zakir Hasan vowed to cement his place in the ODI cricket if he is given opportunity in the first XI in the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports BSS.While he was almost a...
The Ireland Women's team will arrive in Bangladesh on November 22 for three-match ODIs and as many T20 International matches, reports BSS.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced the itinerary. As per the scheduled, the visitors will play the...
LAHORE, Nov 03 (Agencies): Pakistan will head into the first ODI against Australia on Monday with fiery fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Hasnain featuring in the playing XI squad, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)...
NAPLES, Italy, Nov 03 (Reuters): Forward Ademola Lookman scored twice in the first half to inspire Atalanta to an emphatic 3-0 win at Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday as the visitors moved second in the standings.Lookman opened the scoring...
MUMBAI, Nov 03 (AFP): New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took six wickets as his side sealed a historic 3-0 Test sweep in India with a thrilling 25-run win in the third Test on Sunday.Chasing 147 for victory, India were bowled...
Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitalsin N Gaza come under attack againJERUSALEM, Nov 03: They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli troops and under fire. Bombardment...
ARIZONA, Nov 03 (BBC): In battleground states like Arizona and Michigan, young women are lining up to vote early. Kamala Harris is hoping they are the tide that turns the election for her.On an abnormally warm fall morning on the...
SALEM, Nov 03 (AFP): Three days before the US presidential election, supporters of Donald Trump are ready to reject the results-unless their man wins."I really wouldn't believe it if they told me she won," Brandon Dent, 22, told AFP, referring...
DETROIT, Nov 03 (AFP): Kamala Harris targets the Rust Belt while Donald Trump heads to the biggest US swing states Sunday in a frantic last push, less than 48 hours before Election Day in the historically close campaign.Seventy-five million people...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2024-11-04 00:00:00
Remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis are the backbone of many rural households, and with the advent of Mobile Financial Services (MFS) like bKash, the process of receiving and using these funds has become significantly more convenient and secure. Families, particularly...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
