Bangladesh is currently facing heightened communal tensions, aggravated by waves of misinformation spreading across borders. Political unrest in the country has been exploited by false narratives, especially in Indian media, to portray exaggerated claims of violence against the Hindu minority....
Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) is a dynamic approach that integrates human resource practices with a corporation's overarching goals. In today's competitive landscape, aligning HR strategies with business objectives ensures that a corporation not only survives but thrives.At its core,...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
It is indeed a good development that the country's labour-intensive apparel industry is advancing along the path of automation to accelerate the production process and reduce the cost of production. Automation has gained greater importance for Bangladesh when its competitors...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
With growing governmental interest in replacing polythene with biodegradable alternatives, fostering innovations in eco-friendly packaging has become imperative. Reports suggest that private researchers, particularly students, are actively exploring alternatives to polythene. While jute sacks and bags are often cited as...
Katrina Fano | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The latest development in the readymade garment (RMG) factories of the country, courtesy of limited automation, has sent mixed signal to all concerned. Particularly, the workers are alarmed, for it means loss of their livelihood. Already close to 31 per...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
After years of fiscal profligacy, monetary policy came to the forefront as the saviour of the economy in a large swath of the world. From the financial crisis of 2008 to the Covid pandemic, loose fiscal policy was found to...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2024-12-24 12:00:00
Experts and investors smell a rat in the recent decision of Daffodil Computers to issue shares to non-listed Creative International at face value in repayment of a debt of Tk 467 million. Both the organisations belong to the Daffodil Family,...
PANELISTS Mr. Shamsul Huq ZahidEditor and CEOThe Financial ExpressEvent ChairMs. Farzana LalarukhCommissionerBangladesh Securities Exchange CommissionChief GuestDr. Najmus SaydatJt SecretaryFinancial Institution DivisionMinistry of FinanceMr. Istequemal HussainDirector, Bangladesh BankMirza Mohammad Mamun SadatFirst Secretary (Tax Policy), NBRMs. Mazeda KhatunPresidentBangladesh Merchant Bankers' AssociationMr. Nahid...
Freestyle encroachments of roads, footpaths and even passenger shades by hawkers go on unabated in different parts of the capital. Same is the condition of a shade in front of New Market that offers little space for passengers to sit...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Meghna Re-Rolling & Steel Mills Limited (MRSL), a sister concern of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), to establish Bangladesh's first climate-smart steel plant.This state-of-the-art facility...
A seven-member commission has been formed to investigate the 2009 Pilkhana massacre, reports UNB.Disclosing the information at a programme at the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said the Chief...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a case against former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury (SK Sur Chowdhury), his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury and their daughter, Nandita Sur Chowdhury. The approval was given on Sunday for...
The Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated an enquiry into allegations of corruption, embezzlement and money laundering in the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project, reports UNB.A special team of five ACC officials are conducting the entire probe.Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The issue of Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and building- construction rules in the new Detailed Area Plan (DAP) are likely to be settled within two weeks, RAJUK chairman Major-General Siddiqur Rahman Sarker (Retd) said on Monday."We expect that we shall...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The government on Monday scrapped the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Moulvibazar project, as it might put the biodiversity of Lathitila reserved forest in jeopardy."If we develop a safari park in a large forest, biodiversity and conservation efforts could be...
Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the interim government would announce the revised budget, although in this case more of an emergency budget reflecting the change in government, for the 2024-25 fiscal by February, reports UNB."It would be...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh sees its foreign-currency reserves overshoot US$20-billion mark in meticulously set IMF arithmetic, after over a month of downturn, feeding on growing inflow of US dollars.Such rise in the gross stock of foreign-exchange reserves gives some sort of relief to...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
Amid some disarray in local banking situation, a private organization wants licence to establish a global-standard unconventional climate bank, first of its kind in Bangladesh, sources said.A cardinal objective of the bank is to preserve nature and address environmental issues...
Seven sailors have been murdered in a deadly attack on a fertiliser-laden cargo ship named MV Al Bakherah in the Meghna River in Chandpur, officials and media reports said Monday. Five were found slain aboard the ship of Brishti Enterprises...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has requested India to extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina wanted by a tribunal to stand trial on charges of "crime against humanity" during her prolonged rule. "We have sent a note verbale to the Indian government to send...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-12-24 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will extend the ongoing $4.7-billion loan programme for Bangladesh by six months until December 2026, officials have said.It was decided at the two-week-long third review of the programme held this month after the multilateral lender...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight till morning.Night temperature may rise slightly...
Prof M TamimProf M Tamim, a distinguished professor of petroleum and mineral resources engineering, joined Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) as vice-chancellor on Monday, says a press release.According to a circular from the Ministry of Education December 17, President and...
FE REPORTDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 93 alleged muggers during raids at different places in the capital in the 24 hours to Monday morning.Members of the DMP began the raid at 8:00 am on Sunday under the...
FE REPORTApproximately 16,000 farmers, who were impacted while trying to grow onions from poor quality seeds handed over to them by Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), were provided with fresh seeds.The new seeds, sourced both locally and internationally, were delivered...
The namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Hussein, a 12-year-old boy who died on Sunday from bullet injuries sustained during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement on August 5, was held at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Monday. Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md...
MUNIMA SULTANARiding metro rail by new riders is likely to be difficult as stock of two types of permanent prepaid tickets runs low amid a crunch of one-time tickets.Against this backdrop, no speedy process of buying more cards is in...
BNP has formed a five-member partial convening committee for its Kurigram district unit as part of its ongoing efforts to reorganise the party, reports UNB.The announcement was made on Monday in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Judge Court has ordered to freeze a total of 35 bank accounts of former lawmaker for Chuadanga-1 constituency Solaiman Haque Joardar Saloon, his wife Aktari Joardar and daughter Tabshina Jannat, report agencies. Acting Judge of the court...
A Dhaka court has imposed travel ban on former state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam, his wife Silvia Pervin and two sons Sadman Shahriar and Ahnaf Shahriar over graft allegations, report agencies.Acting Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...
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