FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Single-use plastic bags are banned in the country's supershops for customer use with effect from October 1.Adviser at the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan disclosed the information during a stakeholder meeting at the Secretariat on...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Foreign-exchange reserves fall further as Bangladesh clears due import payments worth to US$ 1.37 billion through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), but officials dispel any worry about this.After the clearance of import liabilities, the country's gross forex reserves dropped below...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Maintaining smooth supply of petroleum products looks challenging for LC payment backlog against the fuel imports amid forex crunch, sources said. State-run Sonali Bank PLC is also reluctant to open letter of credit (LC) besides clearing dues against imports made...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
MAN Siddique has been removed from the post of managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) seven years after his appointment.The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges cancelled the appointment...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The city witnessed severe traffic gridlocks on different roads on Monday as students under the banner of 'Technical Student Movement' blocked the road in Satrasta area at Tejgaon in the capital to realise their six-point demands. The photo was taken...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Around a hundred export-oriented garment factories remained closed amid unrest as a section of workers staged demonstrations through Ashulia-Gazipur industrial belts despite security deployment, sources said Monday. They said 85 readymade garment (RMG) factories located in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Day and night...
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Foundation Bangladesh elected its new office-bearers at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting on Monday, says a statement. Rizwan Bin Farouq has been elected as the chairman, Mirza Salman Ispahani as the honorary secretary, and...
Legendary Bangladeshi painter, sculptor and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar, lovingly known as Bangladesh's 'Puppet Man', has been put on life support in a private hospital in the capital, reports UNB.According to family sources of the artist, he has been suffering...
FE REPORTItaly embassy in Bangladesh has assured that the output of processed visa applications would be increased for Bangladeshi migrant workers.Applicants were also assured that their 'nulla osta' (work permit) would not expire once they submitted an application or requested...
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said bribery and corruption must be stopped in an attempt to resolving most of the problems in the prisons, reports BSS."Most of the problems inside the prisons could...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the main focus of the interim government is the law and order situation, stressing that the security situation has improved in the country, reports UNB.Prof Yunus also said the interim government has...
Army Chief general Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday called on President Mohammed Sahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the city, reports UNB.During the meeting, the Army Chief informed the president about the overall activities of the army, President's press secretary Joynal Abedin said.Besides, he...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Shahjahan Mia, nephew of former Teknaf Mp Abdur Rahman Badi, from Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Shahjahan was arrested from the Bashundhara Residential Area on Sunday, the media wing of RAB said in a statement.Former Teknaf Sadar...
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, has demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Abdullah Al Masud, a former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University, reports UNB.Masud came under attack at...
SYLHET, Sept 09 (UNB): A Swechchhasebak League leader and an activist were stabbed by unidentified miscreants in Sylhet city on Sunday night.The injured are Manjur Ahmed, general secretary of ward No-7 unit of the Awami League's voluntary wing Swechasebak League,...
A Dhaka court has sent former chief whip ASM Feroz to jail in a case lodged over the killing of a youth in the capital's Bhatara area during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the...
NARAYANGANJ, Sept 9 (UNB): Despite the Home Ministry's directive to deposit firearms and ammunition by September 03, at least 55 firearms have not been deposited in Narayanganj district.Of them, former member of the parliament of Awami League in Narayanganj-4 constituency...
FE REPORT BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday India-Bangladesh relationship should be based on mutual respect."India wants to keep its hegemony in the region. The India-Bangladesh relationship should be based on mutual respect," he mentioned.Mr Fakhrul...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has recently collaborated with Sailor, the flagship fashion brand of Epyllion Group to introduce a seamless cashless payment experience through HSBC's newly launched digital collection solution, Omni Collect. This innovative solution will...
Mercantile Bank Workshop on Offshore BankingMercantile Bank Training Institute organised a daylong workshop on offshore banking policy and operations on its premises recently. A total of 46 officials participated in the workshop. Mati Ul Hasan, Additional Managing Director & CRO...
FRANKFURT, Sept 09 (AFP): The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates again this week as inflation drifts back down towards its two-per cent target, but policymakers will likely stay tight-lipped on future moves.The ECB began raising...
The government has appointed Muhammad Anowar Pasha, additional divisional commissioner (general) of Chattogram, as the administrator for the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), reports BSS.The Ministry of Commerce issued a notification on Monday to this end. Anowar Pasha...
UCB students to benefit from partnership with EBLCountry's pioneering international education provider Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) has partnered with leading private bank Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL) to provide exciting career prospects to UCB students. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has...
PARIS, Sept 09 (Reuters): French multinational retail giant Carrefour is launching a franchise partnership with Dubai-based Apparel Group to establish its presence in India.The partnership will be aimed at North India initially, with further expansion planned across the country and...
IFIC Bank's newly formed board holds first meeting The first meeting of the reconstituted Board of Directors of IFIC Bank PLC (894th Board Meeting) was held on Sunday at the Board Room of the bank's Head Office. Md. Mehmood Husain...
BEIJING, Sept 09 (Reuters): China's consumer inflation accelerated in August to the fastest pace in half a year but the uptick was due more to higher food costs from weather disruptions than a recovery in domestic demand as producer price...
ASJADUL KIBRIAInternational trade has played a crucial role in narrowing the income gap between economies since the formal inception of the World Trade Organization (WTO) three decades ago on January 1, 1995.Again during two and half decades after the establishment...
Gold prices gained on Monday on mounting expectation of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 0.2 per cent to $2,502.29 per ounce by 9:22 a.m. ET (1322 GMT) and U.S. gold futures were up 0.3...
LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters): Oil futures edged up on Monday as the risk of production disruptions from a potential hurricane approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast helped prices steady after last week's heavy losses.Brent crude was up 16 cents, or 0.23...
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