OUR CORRESPONDENT SYLHET, Jan 18: Illegal stone extraction, predominantly by a section of people possessing political influence, is going on unabated in different places of Sylhet district, creating environmental hazards. Despite regular administrative drives to stop the illegal activity, stone...
BANGLADESH DEVELOPMENT BANK HOLDS MANAGERS CONFCE-2025 Bangladesh Development Bank PLC held its Managers Conference-2025 at the bank's Head Office on Saturday. Ahmed Ismet, Chairman, Board of Directors of the bank, attended the conference as the chief guest while Managing Director...
Bangladesh Commerce Bank holds Business ConferenceBangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) Business Conference-2025 was held at a city hotel on Saturday. Md Ataur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, was present as the chief guest. Md Mohasin Miah, Chairman of...
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) is going to formulate standards for LED lamps designed to produce more light with less electricity, focusing on the issue of energy savings, says a statement. To this end, a technical workshop on 'Minimum...
BADC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BANYAN FOR FERTILISER IMPORT The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has signed an agreement with China's Banyan International Training Ltd for the import of 440,000 tonnes of high-quality Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser in 2025. The agreement...
LONDON/BENGALURU, Jan 18 (Reuters): Gold stocks in COMEX-approved warehouses have jumped by one-third in the past six weeks as market players sought deliveries to hedge against the possibility of import tariffs from incoming US president Donald Trump.With Trump's inauguration due...
SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (Reuters): Financial markets are betting China will not use the yuan as a policy tool to offset expected US tariffs in a second Donald Trump presidency, based on a view that sharp depreciation like that seen in...
IAMCL, LANKABANGLA SECURITIES SIGN SELLING AGENT AGREEMENTICB Asset Management Company Limited (IAMCL) and LankaBangla Securities on Thursday signed a selling agent agreement at the ICB head office at DIT avenue in the capital's Motijheel. The agreement aims to boost the...
SOUTHEAST BANK HOLDS BUSINESS CONFERENCESoutheast Bank recently organised the "Business Policy and Planning Conference-2025" to evaluate its business position and formulate future plans. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain, managing director of the bank, presided over the meeting with participation from divisional...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-19 00:00:00
The market surveillance unit of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will be made accountable to its board from now on, said the chief of the prime bourse. Until now, the unit was only answerable to the securities regulator. The strategic...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-01-19 00:00:00
Large-cap companies having stronger fundamentals are cheaper now on the bourses compared to small-cap firms with poor business performance. Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios reveal such a picture of the current market. A P/E ratio indicates a stock price relative to the...
Tanjim Hasan PatwaryEntrepreneurship in Bangladesh is having a moment. Youths nowadays are inclined towards entrepreneurial life although it doesn't represent the majority but the growing glamour of doing something interesting and meaningful is luring a lot of them. With Dhaka...
RASSIQ AZIZ KABIR | 2025-01-19 00:00:00
Entering the workforce is often quite exciting for any freshly minted graduate. After a long and challenging 16 years of academic life followed by a tiresome ordeal of searching for jobs, getting into the white-collar workforce in the context of...
SOFIA NOOR RAFA | 2025-01-19 00:00:00
A glimpse into the vibrant world of Arka Fashion Week 2025 being held in Dhaka It is no wonder that we frequently find ourselves struggling to adapt to constant changes. In such moments, we seek stability and connection, wondering how...
KYIV, Jan 18 (AFP): A Russian attack has killed four people and injured three in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, the city's military administration said Saturday."We already have four dead in Shevchenkivsky district," said Tymur Tkachenko, head of Kyiv's military...
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AFP): US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first...
SEOUL, Jan 18 (AP): South Korea's impeached president on Saturday argued for his release before a Seoul judge as the court reviewed whether to grant a law enforcement request for his formal arrest.Yoon, who has been in detention since he...
TEHRAN, Jan 18 (AFP): Two judges were killed in a shooting attack on Saturday at the Supreme Court building in Tehran, state media reported."This morning, a gunman infiltrated the Supreme Court in a planned act of assassination of two brave...
The government inaugurated the air-conditioned (AC) bus services on Gazipur's Shibbari to Dhaka's Gulistan route under the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Initially, the authorities launched 10 buses on the route on an experimental basis with the hope of easing...
Imagine growing up in a home where your memories, safety, and warmth are intertwined, only to see it burn before your eyes. This nightmare is a reality for thousands in Los Angeles, California, as wildfires rage uncontrollably. Despite combined efforts...
In the midst of the collective national endeavor to transition to a healthy democratic culture and practices, the recent assault on aggrieved indigenous students in front of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) building in Motijheel will go down...
A transparent, consistent and predictable tax structure is necessary not just for successful revenue generation; it is also for encouraging investment which is vital for the development of the national economy. It plays a crucial role in inviting foreign direct...
Chittagong Abahani finally broke the jinx as they tasted their first win in the ongoing Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League football, beating Bangladesh Police Football Club by a 1-0 goal at Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday, reports...
FE REPORTThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has proposed stricter Quality of Service (QoS) standards for mobile-phone operators and internet service providers (ISPs), introducing the provision of fines for non-compliance under the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act 2001. The move aims...
FE REPORTSonamasjid-based traders have urged the government not to impose ban on onion import until May this year for the interests of local consumers and farmers as well, sources said.The traders fear that price of onion will rise manifold in...
With the submission of the recommendations of the first four reform commissions on 15 January, the European Union (EU) now looks to the interim government and political parties to identify priority reforms on which there is consensus, reports UNB.The EU...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-01-18 00:00:00
Local refiners pressed the government twice this month to raise edible-oil prices despite a falling trend in prices in the global market in recent weeks, sources say. This came after the government on December 9 last year raised bottled soybean...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-18 00:00:00
Vegetable prices have continued to decline notably over the past week, offering some relief to consumers, but the prices of fish and chickens are on an upward trend, posing challenges to low-income households.A visit to various markets in Dhaka on...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-01-18 00:00:00
Two new push-through projects are initiated for launching full-fledged rapid-transit bus services in Dhaka, which is expected to dilute a slew of nagging problems the capital city smart from. Dhaka BRT Company is undertaking the two schemes for the bus...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-01-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh's current account surplus with the European Union (EU) climbed to $23.08 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 riding on the back of robust exports to the 27-member economic bloc.Net inflows from goods exports, mostly clothing items, to the EU...
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