BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters): European Union ministers on Monday were set to urge top US trade officials to apply more of the July EU-US trade deal by cutting US tariffs on EU steel and removing them from EU goods such...
Gold prices held steady on Monday, as growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next month helped offset pressure from a firm US dollar, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.1 per cent at $4,069.10 per ounce, as of 1153...
LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters): Oil prices stabilised on Monday after last week's decline of about 3 per cent, as investors weighed the chances for a US rate cut against the prospect of a Ukraine peace deal that could lead to...
Recent discussions about the proposed involvement of Danish and Swedish companies in managing Chattogram's Laldia Terminal and Dhaka's Pangaon facility have drawn considerable public attention. As the country's principal gateway for international trade, the Chattogram Port holds immense economic and...
The healthcare sector in Bangladesh is expanding rapidly, with increasing patient pressure, higher budget allocations and ongoing infrastructural modernisation. Yet this progress is scarcely reflected in the administrative structure of our hospitals. In most healthcare facilities across the country, doctors...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-11-25 00:00:00
Scientists have made an engine that is hotter than the sun's core. But how hot is the sun's core? The temperature of the sun's core is around 15 million degrees Celsius. Usually, the temperature of a typical star's (our sun...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-11-25 00:00:00
There are moments in global affairs when the trajectory of history pauses just long enough for diplomacy to intervene. The latest US-driven effort to broker an end to the war in Ukraine may well be one of those rare moments....
The imbroglio that the Savar Leather Industrial Park finds itself in is the result of ineptitude and concerns other than the overriding one to turn this facility into a world class leather hub. Begun as early as 2003, the relocation...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday set December 3 and 7 respectively for charge framing hearings against 30 accused, including Hasina and 25 army officers in two cases over crimes against humanity involving enforced disappearances and torture during the...
To ensure robust risk management and regulatory compliance, Pubali Bank organised the 'Annual Risk Conference 2025' recently at its head office auditorium. The conference was inaugurated by the chief guest, ANM Moinul Kabir, director of the Department of Offsite Supervision,...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its new Kanaipur sub-branch and relocated Faridpur branch under the control of Faridpur branch on Sunday. The relocated branch is at Sharifunnesa Peace Tower on Thana Road in Jhiltuliarea under Kotwali Thana, and the new sub-branch is...
AB Bank won the `Mastercard Excellence Award- 2025' in the category of Mastercard Credit Business (Domestic) for the year 2024-2025. Syed Mizanur Rahman, managing director & CEO of AB Bank, received this honour on behalf of the bank from Md....
Mashrur Arefin, managing director and CEO of City Bank, has been honoured as 'CEO of the Year-2025' in financial institutions category at the 4th Bangladesh C-Suite Awards. The award recognises his exceptional leadership and contribution over three decades to Bangladesh's...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-11-24 12:00:00
Stakeholders have strongly opposed a plea by Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS) to allow its concern, Sena Insurance, to underwrite insurance risks relating to defence purchases, terming the move a violation of the Insurance Corporation Act.They said the Act entitles only...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-24 12:00:00
After reporting its highest-ever annual profit in FY25, United Power Generation & Distribution Company's first-quarter profit plunged 30 per cent year-on-year to Tk 2.92 billion in the three months to September, due to lower revenue and higher production costs.The power...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Light fog may occur at places during early morning. Temperature may remain unchanged.The highest temperature in the country...
SYLHET, Nov 23 (UNB): A 45-year-old Bangladeshi man was shot dead allegedly by Indian Khasias along the Sylhet border in Kanaighat upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Jamal Uddin, son of Makram Ali of the upazila.Abdul Awal, officer-in-charge...
Gas supply has been suspended in Panchabati-Muktarapur area and its adjacent Narayanganj and Munshiganj districts after a gas pipeline was damaged during road construction work, reports UNB.Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited announced the temporary suspension in a press...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday called for a fundamental shift in the development approach of Dhaka to make the capital more livable, reports BSS."Excessive concrete-based development has made the city unsafe...
The Department of Civil Engineering of United International University (UIU) on Saturday organised a seminar on earthquake risk and its mitigation in the urban areas of Bangladesh.The seminar was held at 2:30 pm at UIU Campus, United City, Madani Avenue...
The visit of Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay to Bangladesh has reaffirmed the deep-rooted friendship and goodwill that have long shaped bilateral relations, according to a joint statement issued on Sunday during his ongoing three-day state visit, reports BSS.Prime...
The Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) has called upon the public to remain calm and follow essential safety measures during earthquakes, reports BSS.The fire service on Sunday issued a safety guideline for the public to be maintained during earthquakes...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
Gas price for fertiliser factories has been hiked by 82.81 per cent to Tk 29.25 per cubic meter from the previous rate of Tk 16 per cubic meter with effect from December 1.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal Ahmed...
The Commonwealth is ready to extend any form of assistance to Bangladesh in holding the upcoming 13th national parliament elections, Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Sunday, reports BSS.Commonwealth Secretary General Shirley Botchwey conveyed this assurance...
KHULNA, Nov 23 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former parliament member Mia Golam Porwar has said Jamaat seeks to build a welfare-oriented state based on justice.Parwar said his party wants to build a state "where people from all walks...
A Dhaka court on Sunday set November 25 for placing arguments in a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and niece Tulip Siddique, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha...
The Election Commission (EC) will sit with some 80 local election observer organisations in two separate discussions on tomorrow (Tuesday) as part of its dialogue with different stakeholders ahead of the 13th parliamentary election likely to be held in early...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate corruption allegations against Md Asaduzzaman Hiru, so-called foster son of Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.Hiru is accused of having earned a huge amount of illegal wealth through smuggling, hundi (illegal money...
National Citizens' Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday expressed deep concern over what he described as the absence of a proper level-playing field ahead of the upcoming national election, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference organised by the party...
\Stating that the justice and fairness, inspired by the ideals of Prophet Muhammad (SM), will guide his party's governance if it returns to power, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday sought support from imams, khatibs, muezzins and Islamic scholars...
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