FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) published the updated draft voter list on Thursday, with the total number rising to 123.6 million.Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the details of the updates at a press briefing at the EC...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The private-sector credit growth fell significantly in November 2024 mainly due to a lower demand for loans, particularly for trade financing, amid ongoing uncertainties along with higher interest rates on lending, bankers say. The growth in credit flow to the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
It feels like the prime of winter now as chill in full blasts made life a misery in Dhaka and elsewhere across Bangladesh as fog blanketed the sun all day long on Thursday.Falling temperatures and icy wind added to woes...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
A steady 17.72-percent growth to US$4.62 billion in December raised Bangladesh's merchandise-export earnings to $24.53 billion in the first six months (H1) of this fiscal, and exporters hope for a yet better tomorrow. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released Thursday...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night, reports UNB.The Army Chief, accompanied by his wife, visited the BNP chief's Gulshan residence, Firoza, around 8:30pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to dense fog may occur over the country during midnight till noon. Air navigation, inland river transport and...
A post on X (formerly Twitter) by Times Algebra account claiming the Bangladesh government bans entries of Hindus in public jobs is completely false, chief adviser's press wing said, report agencies."The claim made in this post on X is completely...
Chief Patron of Dhaka Cantonment Ladies Club Sarahnaz Kamalika Zaman distributed warm clothes among the cold-hit people in the capital's Baunia area (Trust Green City) on Thursday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations of illicit bank transactions amounting to Tk1.34 billion and acquisition of illegal assets by journalist Munni Saha.On Thursday (January 2), the anti-graft watchdog's headquarters decided to proceed with the inquiry,...
Dhaka, Jan 2 (UNB) - The Ministry of Public Administration has announced that it is now accepting applications for reconsideration from candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment process.This decision follows the issuance of a directive on...
The government officially recognised Kazi Nazrul Islam as the National Poet, issuing a gazette notification on Tuesday, reports UNB.The Ministry of Cultural Affairs made the announcement formalising a recognition long considered overdue.This decision follows an earlier proposal approved at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Masud Biswas, former head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), over allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income.The case was filed on Thursday as confirmed by ACC Director...
The Police Reform Commission (PRC) has stressed the need for improving the service-oriented programmes of the Bangladesh Police, such as filing of online general diary (GD) and women helpline to deal with cyber crimes, reports BSS."The service-oriented programmes of the...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has unveiled the cover of a book written by journalist Mehedi Hasan Dalim on July mass uprising, reports BSS.The book titled 'High Court's Controversial Judgment & July Mass Uprising' was published by Bangladesh Law Times...
SYLHET, Jan 02 (UNB): BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has termed Jamaat-e-Islami's recent statement on patriotism 'ridiculous.'"It will not be enough to judge only the July-August killings: all the crimes of the Hasina government should be judged,"...
KHULNA, Jan 02 (UNB): The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sought a list of magistrates who were in charge in Khulna during the student-led mass uprising in July-August. Following the imposition of curfew on July 20, magistrates worked alongside Border...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 02: A court here has rejected the bail plea of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a former Iskcon leader and a spokesperson for the Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote.The Hindu monk was arrested in a sedition case filed with the...
President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has demanded withdrawal of the false cases against former Chief Justice SK Sinha and take initiative to bring him back to the country, reports BSS.He raised...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to investigate allegations of corruption over the construction of sculptures and murals of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman across the country, reports bdnews24.com.ACC Director General (Prevention) Md Akhtar Hossain announced the decision to the media on...
The BNP has demanded that the interim government make public all the contracts signed in the power and energy sectors during the 15 years under Sheikh Hasina's rule, reports UNB."I urge the interim government to disclose every contract signed in...
Midland Bank PLC (MDB) signed an MoU with Ship International Hospital Ltd., one of the trusted private hospital in Bangladesh. Md Rashed Akter, Head of Retail Distribution Division & Chief Bancassurance Officer from Midland Bank, and Futoshi Kono, Board Director,...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank (AIB) PLC launched Retail Business Hub at its Jamalkhan branch in Chattogram. Retail clients will get various banking facilities, including home, semi-pucca, car, personal investment from the Business Hub. Managing Director and CEO of the bank Farman...
BEIJING, Jan 2 (Reuters): Apple is offering rare discounts of up to 500 yuan ($68.50) on its latest iPhone models in China, as the US tech giant moves to defend its market share against rising competition from domestic rivals like...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) continues to attract significant foreign investment as Prime Leaf Processing Company Ltd becomes the 40th company to sign a lease agreement in the BEPZA Economic Zone (BEPZA EZ).This milestone further solidifies the zone's...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM: The Chattogram Elevated Expressway, the longest of the country, opens to commercial traffic today (Friday). After four months of trial runs, toll collection on the expressway starts today. Sources said tolls for both entry and exit would initially be...
Bengal Commercial Bank has posted an impressive 181 per cent growth in its operating profit for the year 2024, compared to the previous year. The bank's operating profit surged to Tk 760 million in 2024, up from Tk 270 million...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced a reduction in the cash margin requirement for opening Letters of Credit (LCs) for car imports, with effect from February 1, reports UNB.The central bank issued the directive on Thursday under Section 29 of the...
bKash has played a crucial role in driving a surge in remittance inflows to Bangladesh, with expatriates sending funds legally to over 4 million unique bKash accounts in 2024. Expatriates have sent 65% more remittances through bKash in 2024, compared...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-03 00:00:00
Despite an economic slowdown in the past calendar year, state-owned Sonali Bank PLC has registered an operating profit of Tk 56.34 billion, the highest in its history.The profit has surged by Tk 17.88 billion from the previous year's profit of...
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