The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to gradually rationalise and bring under the bound rate by 2026 some 60 tariff lines where the addition of customs duty and other duties and charges exceed the bound tariff,...
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 19(BSS): Police arrested former Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi's Assistant Private Secretary (APS) Firoz Bhuiyan from a hotel of the district town on Tuesday.Cox's Bazar Police Super Rahmat Ullah said Firoz, hailed from Rupganj ofNarayanganj...
CHANDPUR, Nov 19 (UNB): A case has been filed against 121people , including Mohanpur Union Parishad Chairman Kazi Mizanur Rahman, following vandalism, looting and arson at Awami League leader and ex-minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya's Chandpur house.Senior Assistant Superintendent of...
A Dhaka court has placed former Food Minister Qamrul Islam on an eight-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud, report agencies. Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ziadur Rahman passed the order on Tuesday as...
JASHORE, Nov 19 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained Awami League (AL)'s Gazipur Metropolitan unit Vice president and former Gazipur City Corporation panel mayor, Asadur Rahman Kiron, when he was allegedly trying to flee to India through the Shikarpur...
RANGPUR, Nov 19 (BSS): A case was filed against 39 leaders and activists of Awami League and Jatiya Party, including former Jatiya Party MP Mashiur Rahman Ranga and former Awami League MP Asaduzzaman Bablu, with Gangachara model police station in...
FE ReportSpeakers at a programme have said Bangladesh Awami League (AL) must face legal action for their crimes against humanity before they are rehabilitated in the country's politics. They also said the dream of establishing a new Bangladesh without holding...
Law adviser Asif Nazrul has said they will hold the national election as soon as possible on completion of necessary reforms, report agencies."This is not a matter for the Ministry of Law. We will hold the elections as soon as...
FE REPORTBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated his party's call for holding a national election quickly after completion of reforms in election commission and police administration."In fact, doubt has started pouring on you (interim...
IFIC BANK LAUNCHES 'IFIC SOMRIDDHI' WORKSHOP To mark the International Women's Entrepreneurship Day, IFIC Bank has launched 'IFIC Somriddhi' workshop, a new initiative designed to empower female entrepreneurs across Bangladesh. As part of this initiative, IFIC Bank has trained and...
S M Abu Jafar has recently been promoted to Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, says a statement.Before assuming his new role, Mr Jafar served as Senior Executive Vice President since 2021. With a banking career spanning...
EASTERN BANK HOLDS AGENT BANKING WORKSHOP Eastern Bank hosted the Annual Agent Banking Workshop 2024 at the bank's head office at Gulshan in Dhaka recently. The workshop included training and discussion sessions for EBL agents. M. Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing...
ISLAMI BANK SHARI'AH SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING A meeting of the Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka on Tuesday. Mufti Sayeed Ahmed, Chairman of the committee, presided over the meeting. Obayed...
MIDLAND BANK, BP MANUFACTURING SIGN CASH MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Midland Bank PLC and BP Manufacturing (BD) Co. Ltd. at the company's headquarters in Uttara EPZ, Nilphamari, recently. The agreement pertains to the implementation of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank will provide $600 million and $500 million in loan assistance respectively by December 2024, said Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder on Tuesday.He made the disclosure during a press conference at...
The 10th edition of 'Leathertech Bangladesh 2024', an international technology tradeshow focused on leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemicals, and accessories for the footwear and leather goods sector, is going to be held at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB)...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed speaks at a press conference on the '100 days of interim government' at the Multipurpose Hall of the finance ministry in the city on Tuesday. —PID | Story on Page 8
FE REPORTThe interim government moves to repeal a controversial tax provision that grants tax exemptions on donations made to the institutions named after Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Under the provision, individual taxpayers are eligible for tax rebates on the amount donated...
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan (BKSP) Green team emerged champions in the BKSP Cup Football Tournament beating Feroz Kamal Football Academy of Ashuganj by 2-1 goals in the final held at BKSP ground in Savar on Tuesday, reports BSS.In the proceeding,...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 15-member squad for the home series against Ireland, reports BSS.Pacer Jahanara Alam and Sharmin Akter were recalled to the team for ODI format after a year hiatus. Jahanara last played an ODI match...
RAKUB FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING COURSE BEGINS Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) organised the 42nd fundamental training course for newly appointed officers at the RAKUB Training Institute in Rajshahi. Dr. Mohammad Ali, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RAKUB, inaugurated the...
BANGLADESH COMMERCE BANK HOLDS BUSINESS REVIEW MEETING Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited held a Business Review Meeting-2024 for Chattogram and Sylhet divisions on Sunday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Md Ataur Rahman was present as the chief guest while Chairman...
First Security Islami Bank (FSIB) has taken decisive action against officials implicated in money laundering and issuing fraudulent loans to S Alam Group. The bank has withdrawn 194 officials, including 24 branch managers from its Chattogram region, in a sweeping...
The government has given permission for import of 188 million eggs through 42 designated firms in a move aimed at stabilising the local egg market, reports BSS.The Ministry of Commerce gave the approval on Tuesday with a view to ensuring...
FE REPORTExperts at a roundtable on Monday emphasised the need for Bangladesh to attract more investment and enhance production capacity to meet the rising demand for protein, which is expected to double by 2050.They suggested vertical expansion in poultry and...
Meena Bazar wins MasterCard Excellence Award Meena Bazar has been honoured with the prestigious MasterCard Excellence Award 2024 in the 'MasterCard Business (Merchant)-POS' category for FY 2023-24. Shameem Ahmed Jaigirder, Meena Bazar's Chief Operating Officer, received the award on behalf...
LANKABANGLA FINANCE WINS MASTERCARD EXCELLENCE AWARD LankaBangla Finance PLC achieved Mastercard Excellence Awards 2024 in two categories -- Mastercard Business (Innovation) and Mastercard Contactless (Issuing) for FY 2023-24. Humaira Azam, Managing Director of LankaBangla Finance, received the awards from Dr...
FE REPORTThe pipe and tube-well sector, long dominated by traditional businesses in Old Dhaka, has seen a shift in recent years, with a new generation of young, highly educated entrepreneurs taking the lead.Many of these young entrepreneurs, including MBA graduates...
GAZA, Nov 19 (BBC): A convoy of 109 UN aid lorries carrying food was violently looted in Gaza on Saturday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says.Ninety-seven of the lorries were lost and their drivers were forced at gunpoint...
2025 will decide who wins Ukrainewar, says ZelenskyKYIV, Nov 19 (BBC): Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks. Ukraine used the Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms)...
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