Abdul Hannan Masud, senior joint chief convener of National Citizen Party (NCP) and the party's candidate for the upcoming Noakhali-6 parliamentary election, has allegedly received death threats, reports bdnews24.com.Masud's uncle Shamsul Tibriz, chief convener of NCP's Hatiya upazila convener committee,...
National Citizen Party's (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has called on people to take to the streets peacefully in protest against the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman bin Hadi, report bdnews24.com.Speaking at a press conference outside the party's...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's verified Facebook account has been temporarily deactivated due to repeated hacking attempts, reports UNB. "Attempts were being made to hack the account since Friday morning. That is why it has been kept deactivated...
A house of Awami league (AL)'s former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel was set on fire in Chattogram on Thursday night amid protests over the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi, report agencies.The incident took place around 11:00...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said the murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson and Dhaka-8 independent aspirant Sharif Osman Hadi has shaken the entire nation, reports BSS."The murder of Osman Hadi has shaken the entire nation. The BNP will...
More than 450,000 expatriate Bangladeshi voters from different countries across the world registered through a mobile app, 'Postal Vote Bd', in the last one month to vote in the upcoming national election and the referendum, scheduled to be held simultaneously...
Police blocked a procession of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at Kakrail while it was marching towards the chief adviser's residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, in the capital on Friday, demanding justice for Osman Hadi's killing. — FE Photo
TOKYO, Dec 19 (AFP): Japanese car giant Toyota said Friday it will begin importing three of its US-manufactured models into its home market next year, in an apparent move to placate Donald Trump.The US president has imposed painful import tariffs...
Eastern Lubricants Blenders PLC, a subsidiary of the government-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), won the silver award at the ICMAB Best Corporate Award held in the city recently for their annual financial statement of 2024.
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Reuters): Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.The proposed settlement was filed on Thursday in the...
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (AFP): The EU is hoping to get a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur officially signed on January 12, diplomatic sources said after plans to seal the pact this week fell through.More than 25 years in...
The 446th Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held at the banks' Head Office on Thursday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. The overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and...
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) activities, Sonali Bank PLC distributed blankets among poor and destitute people suffering from biting cold in Sakhipur, Tangail. MD & CEO of the bank Md Shawkat Ali Khan handed over blankets to...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AFP): TikTok said Thursday it had signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States and avoid a ban threat over its Chinese ownership, US media reported.According...
SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices slipped to a fresh 20-month low this week, weighed by weak demand in the region and ample supplies.The average LNG price for February delivery into northeast Asia was $9.50 per...
Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Rakibul Haque has said more than 200,000 Bangladeshi expatriates living in Italy send over USD 1.3 billion in remittances annually, making a significant contribution to Bangladesh's economy while strengthening bilateral friendship and socio-cultural ties.He made the...
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters): US coffee lovers hoping President Donald Trump's tariff rollbacks last month will soon lower the cost of their daily caffeine hit had better think again.The widespread import tariffs imposed by Trump mostly over the summer, which...
GABORONE, Dec 19 (Reuters): Botswana's government now forecasts an economic contraction of almost 1 per cent this year as its key diamond sector continues to struggle, its finance minister said in a budget review on Friday.When the main budget was...
Gold prices edged lower on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar and year-end investor positioning, but were poised to end the week higher as softer US inflation data boosted bets of interest rate cuts, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.1 per...
Copper inched up on Friday to move within $25 of the record high after another bullish forecast by Goldman Sachs highlighted mine supply constraints, reports Reuters.Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.5 per cent at $11,837...
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Friday and poised for a second straight weekly decline as a potential supply glut and prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal offset concern over disruptions from a blockade of Venezuelan...
LONDON/SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters): Japanese government bond yields jumped and the yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a three-decade high and left the door wide open to further tightening.Global stocks were muted with...
HONG KONG, Dec 19 (AFP): Asian markets rose Friday as a below-forecast read on US inflation boosted hopes for another interest rate cut next month, while blockbuster earnings from chip firm Micron helped soothe nerves over a tech bubble.The yen...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has given additional time to seven more market intermediaries to ensure compliance with provisioning requirements for unrealised losses and adjustments to negative equity. The extension will take effect after December 31, when the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Stocks took a sharp downturn this week, reversing the gains made in the previous week, as jittery investors, unsettled by growing political unrest, rushed to dump their holdings across major sectors.Analysts pointed to the escalating political concerns, particularly after the...
Sohel Miah | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
In this dynamic era of industrialisation, the relationship between workers and employers is not merely a legal or administrative matter -- it is one of the key pillars of a nation's economic stability, productivity, and social harmony. The better the...
N N Tarun Chakravorty | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
One key reason behind China's rapid economic growth is its success in aligning the needs of industry with the skills produced by universities. China deliberately promoted close cooperation between academia and industry, creating mechanisms that move scientific research quickly into...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Evolution of civilisation is a long process. From its tentative beginning, a civilisation also ascends its summit at certain point and then the decline of the process also begins. Like human species or any other living being a civilisation sees...
NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (AFP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) banned Indian club Mohun Bagan Super Giant from all its competitions and fined it more than $100,000 for refusing to play a match in Iran.Mohun Bagan did not travel for...
ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec 19 (AFP): Danger man Travis Head crunched his fourth century in as many Tests at Adelaide Oval Friday as Australia built a 356-run lead over England to stand on the brink of retaining the Ashes.The hosts were...
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