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Meeting of Risk Management Committee of Modhumoti Bank's Board of Directors held

2025-11-18 00:00:00

The 44th meeting of the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held on Sunday. The meeting was presided over by Mostafa Kamal, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee.

Citizens Bank holds Annual Risk Conference 2025

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Citizens Bank PLC organised Annual Risk Conference 2025 at its head office in Dhaka recently. A.N.M. Moinul Kabir, Director, Department of Offsite Supervision, Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the conference as the chief guest while Alamgir Hossain, Managing Director of the bank,...

Uttara Motors organises Bajaj motorcycle service camp in city

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Bajaj Motorcycle Free Service Camp and Fair began at Uttara Motors Service Centre in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Saturday. This service camp will continue until Wednesday.More than 500 Bajaj motorcycles received free check-ups and servicing at the service camp. Special offers...

Japanese economy contracts as Takaichi readies stimulus

2025-11-18 00:00:00

TOKYO, Nov 17 (AFP): Japan's economy shrank 0.4 per cent in the three months to September, official data showed Monday, as new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government prepares a major stimulus package.The quarter-on-quarter reading for gross domestic product beat market...

BB clarifies gross weight criteria for frozen fish export subsidies

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has clarified the calculation process for cash assistance or export subsidies provided against the export of frozen shrimp and other fish, reports BSS."The 'Gross Weight' will be understood to mean the weight of the fish including the...

A delegation from Maersk Group and the Danish government meets Chief Adviser

2025-11-18 00:00:00

A delegation from Maersk Group and the Danish government meets Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city on Monday.— PID

Bangladesh's exports to China remain stagnant amid duty-free access

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh's trade imbalance with China continues to escalate, driven by persistent higher imports of essentials for its industries from the country's top import destination. On the other hand, Bangladesh's exports to China remained almost stagnant in recent years despite having...

US hopes to finalize rare earths deal with China this month: Bessent

2025-11-18 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (AFP): US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Washington hopes to finalize a deal with China for securing supplies of rare earths by the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of November.Under the tentative deal -- reached...

Gold steadies after sell-off as markets await US data

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Gold held steady on Monday as investors awaited US economic data this week for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory after prices fell more than 2 per cent in the last session on reduced rate cut expectations, reports...

PASCHIMANCHAL GAS COMPANY LIMITED HOLDS 26TH AGM

2025-11-18 00:00:00

The 26th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Paschimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL), a subsidiary of Petrobangla, was held at the Petro Centre in Dhaka on Sunday. Chairman of Petrobangla and shareholder of the PGCL Md Rezanur Rahman, other shareholders...

Oil prices ease after loadings resume at Russian export hub

2025-11-18 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 17 (Reuters): Oil prices dipped slightly on Monday as loadings resumed at Russia's Novorossiysk export hub after a two-day suspension at the Black Sea port that had been hit by a Ukrainian attack.Brent crude was down 5 cents...

Help street children this winter

2025-11-18 00:00:00

Winter has already begun, and our country is home to over 5 million street children. During this season, their condition becomes particularly vulnerable. Being homeless, lacking warm clothes, and facing the biting cold every day makes them prone to sickness....

Misuse of climate fund must be stopped

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-11-18 00:00:00

Bangladesh, one of the world's most climate-exposed nations, has recently got a sobering reminder how vulnerable its own governance systems remains in the face of an unfolding planetary emergency. The latest findings of the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) reveal that...

Child labour and development parameter

2025-11-18 00:00:00

The multiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) carried out by the Bangladesh Bureau of statistics (BBS) has presented an alarming picture of child labour and various negative aspects related to it. As high as 9.2 per cent children in the age...

As Mamdani rises, Bangladeshi diaspora shines in America

Md. Abdul Latif | 2025-11-18 00:00:00

When Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist steps before a crowd in Queens-microphone in hand, voice steady-the moment feels bigger than a rally. Behind him stand tenants, students, taxi drivers, and small business owners, many sharing immigrant roots like...

Weather (2025-11-17)

2025-11-17 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 32.8 degrees Celsius in Ambagan, while the lowest at 14.5...

15th death anniv of Shah Shamsuddin today

2025-11-17 00:00:00

Today, 17 November (Monday), is the 15th death anniversary of Shah Shamsuddin (Santhu Master) He was one of the organisers of the Liberation War and also a former headmaster of Baghata High School of Kotiadi in Kishoregonj.He left behind five...

Re-evaluated results of HSC published

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

The results of answer script re-evaluation of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Sunday.Under the Dhaka board, 201 more students have had their results corrected as GPA-5, while 308 students, who were previously shown...

JU admission tests to begin on Dec 21

JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

Jahangirnagar University (JU) is set to begin the online application process for its undergraduate admission test for the 2025-26 academic session on 23 November, with examinations scheduled to start from 21 December.The information was confirmed by Md Ali Reza, member...

International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025

2025-11-17 00:00:00

The prize giving and closing ceremony of the two-day International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025 (ICEBTM 2025), organised by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), at a city hotel on Saturday....

ACC to file case against six railway officials

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) initiated a case against six senior officials of Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Sunday on charges of causing a loss of Tk 3.58 billion to the state through misuse of power, fraudulent feasibility assessments, and procurement irregularities...

ACC okays cases against ex-AL MP Maya, wife for illegal assets, money laundering

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved filing of multiple cases against former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and his wife Parveen Chowdhury on charges of abuse of power, embezzlement, illegal asset accumulation, and money laundering through...

Preserve interim govt's stabilising measures

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday called on the upcoming elected government to duly recognise the foundational work and stabilising measures, undertaken during the interim government's tenure, emphasising that the coming months are crucial for consolidation before the transition.Speaking...

Jubo League leader Hanif held for attacking CU students

2025-11-17 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 16 (BSS): Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Hanif, a Jubo League leader wanted in multiple cases over attacks on Chattogram University (CU) students.Hathazari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Manjur Quader Bhuiyan led the operation and detained Hanif from his...

July Memorial set on fire in Feni

2025-11-17 00:00:00

FENI, Nov 16 (UNB): Miscreants set fire to the July Memorial in Muktabazar area of Feni district town early Sunday.Police said at around 3:30 am group of helmet-wearing youths poured petrol on the monument and set it ablaze before fleeing.Feni...

EC to launch expat voter registration app on Nov 18

2025-11-17 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) will unveil the expatriate voter registration app (Postal Vote BD) to facilitate the Bangladeshi citizens living abroad casting their vote, reports BSS."On the evening of November 18, we will inaugurate the 'Postal Vote BD' as we...

Jamaat, 7 allied parties to continue movement

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

Eight like-minded political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, on Sunday announced that they would continue their movement until all their demands -- particularly the full implementation of the July charter (constitutional reform) ordinance and a national referendum -- are fully met."The eight-party...

Bhasani a lasting inspiration for democracy, rights: Tarique

2025-11-17 00:00:00

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said great national leader Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani will always remain a source of inspiration for the nation in securing the just rights of the helpless and in protecting democracy, human rights,...

Nat'l leaders' coop indispensable for holding free, fair JS election

FE REPORT | 2025-11-17 00:00:00

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin on Sunday sought cooperation and suggestions from the political parties to hold the 13th National Parliamentary Election in a free, fair, and acceptable manner.He said the Election Commission (or EC) alone...

As the winter is just around the corner

2025-11-17 00:00:00

As the winter is just around the corner, there has been a rise in the sale of blankets. In the photo taken in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city on Sunday, people are seen purchasing blankets of...