FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of resuming the special open market sale (OMS) anytime soon, which was stopped in December last year.Approximately 0.8 million people benefited directly from the OMS service, which was jointly...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Leaders of two associations of income tax and customs and VAT reached a consensus Tuesday to separate the policy wing from the implementation wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).In a...
FE Report | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Several companies, including BSRM, have sought duty-free imports of raw materials against bank guarantee, aiming to boost export growth, an official at the commerce ministry said.BSRM chairman Alihussain Akberali has recently written to the ministry, seeking required steps on the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) conducted a raid on Tuesday at Savana Eco Park and Resort owned by former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.Md Tariq Iqbal and Wakil Ahmed, two CIC...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants, reports UNB.The controversial move is expected to face immediate legal challenges, as it contradicts over 150 years...
DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 21 (UNB): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus began his extensive engagements here on Tuesday with his first meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shortly after his arrival here from Zurich by road.The meeting was held on the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Announcement of the monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half of this financial year this month remains cloaked in uncertainty probably because of unavailability of updated data on key macroeconomic indicators.As a matter of fact, Wednesday's board meeting of...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
A six-member expert panel to renegotiate tariff rates with the power-plant owners who bagged projects under the already-annulled special law in order to reduce power-purchase costs and state debt burdens.Around a hundred power plants were awarded to private-sector entrepreneurs under...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Six operational and defunct airlines owed the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Tk 77.22 billion in cumulative debts until last November, risking their licence renewal. The CAAB coordination meeting held on December 18 last decided to issue reminder letters...
FE report | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
China has in principle agreed to extend the loan-repayment period for Bangladesh.The Chinese decision was conveyed during the bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held in Beijing on Tuesday, foreign ministry...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over northern region and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere,...
FE REPORTThe University Grants Commission (UGC), on Tuesday, issued a notification against the illegal activities of an unauthorised private university named the East Asian University (EAU).The regulatory body has found evidence of the EAU's presenting false information on its website...
Dr Hasanul A Hasan, founder member of Board of Trustees of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), handing over a crest to a researcher in the 4th International Conference on Robotics, Electrical, and Signal Processing Techniques 2025 on the university campus in...
People travelling to Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) have crowded Square Hospital to get meningitis vaccinations after the country made it mandatory for those travelling to the kingdom for Hajj, Umrah, or on visitor visas, reports bdnews24.com.Different travel agents informed travellers...
Students along with faculty members posed for photograph in a seminar titled 'Regulating Artificial Intelligence for Mission-Oriented Innovation', organised by the Department of Law, North South University (NSU) on its campus in the capital recently. - Press Release
A worker bulldozing illegally built structures on both sides of a railway line during an eviction drive, conducted by Bangladesh Railway, in Tejgaon area of the capital on Tuesday.— FE Photo
FE REPORTThe European Union (EU) and UN Women signed a partnership agreement to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in public spaces, workplaces, and tertiary educational institutions in Bangladesh. The project is aligned with the Bangladesh government's commitment to achieving "a...
Socialist Students' Front (Samajtantrik Chhatra Front) celebrated its 41st founding anniversary on Tuesday, reports UNB.On this occasion, he leaders and activists of the organisation gathered in front of the Raju sculpture at Dhaka University.During the event, the speakers called for...
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of income tax file of former law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed theorder on Tuesday, allowing a plea of the...
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said if India refuses to return Sheikh Hasina, it would constitute a violation of the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB."We have written a letter for extradition. If India does not extradite...
The Election Commission (EC) has gone to hospitals to register those injured during the July uprising to vote. The election watchdog has gone to three hospitals as part of the initiative and is also correcting any errors in their national...
Amid criticisms of the party's early election demand, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has clarified that they are demanding the polls be held after minimum reforms, report agencies."We're not saying the election must be held right now. But...
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (AP): President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.Trump made the announcement in response...
Exim Bank foundation training course A Foundation Training Course for newly appointed Trainee Assistant Officers of Exim Bank has started at the training and research academy of the bank with Managing Director (Current Charge) Md. Akhter Hossain inaugurating it as...
Two three-day international sourcing shows under-one-roof -- building and construction as well as wood and woodworking technology, will be held in the capital on January 23-25, 2025, reports BSS.The shows will be jointly organised by the ASK Trade & Exhibitions...
Islami Bank holds board meetingA meeting of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Tuesday at Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka with Obayed Ullah Al Masud, chairman of the bank, in the chair.
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has taken steps to initiate legal proceedings to recover Tk 150 billion allegedly accumulated through suspicious transactions and money laundering, reports UNB.Over 350 accounts, belonging to prominent figures, including former ministers, MPs, and influential...
Rupali Bank PLC Managing Director Kazi Md. Wahidul Islam greets the nine newly-promoted general managers from the bank at the bank's head office in the city on Tuesday. Four of the nine GMs joined the Rupali Bank and the rest...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Tuesday said on the import cost of each air purifier would fall to Taka 7,000 from Taka 1,500 depending on the type as it reduces customs duty along with exempting regulatory duty (RD) and...
Tahmina Pria | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
When the cold winds blow and the days grow shorter, there's nothing quite like a steaming bowl of soup or stew to warm both body and soul. While Bengali food traditions don't emphasize soups as much as other cuisines, the...
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