SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
The amount of inward remittances collected and disbursed through the country's agent banking increased by 4.75 per cent in the January-March quarter this year over the previous quarter.At the end of March 2024, the amount of inward remittances through agent...
FE Report | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh cannot take anymore Rohingya refugees, said Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday.Asked whether Bangladesh will allow influx of Rohingya people who reportedly assembled on the border due to the fierce fighting in the Rakhine State of Myanmar,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the State Minister for Commerce to start monitoring the market strictly, reports UNB.She made this directive during an unscheduled discussion at the cabinet meeting chaired by her at PM's office in the city.Cabinet...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh has secured Euro 300 million in loan as budget support from France which will be disbursed over the next three years.The France development partner-AFD on Monday confirmed the concessional loan through an agreement with the Economic Relations Division (ERD),...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
The power grid of Bangladesh needs to be prepared immediately to accommodate sophisticated power sources like Rooppur nuclear power plant that is scheduled to evacuate 2,400 megawatts of power in the coming years.A Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has made...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh has seen a 22.31-percent year-on-year decline in garment exports to India during the first nine months of the current fiscal year, data shows, despite an increase in shipments to other non-traditional markets.Exporters point at shrinking demand in India and...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am, according to the Met Office. The highest...
Twenty-seven more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 10 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Currently,...
North South University (NSU) Centre for Business Research (NSU-CBR) hosted a seminar on 'The architecture of equity valuation: 5 models 1 value' on the university campus in the city on Monday. Professor Niaz Ahmed, director of NSU-CBR, and Professor Helal...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
The High Court on Monday asked the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to dispose of within six months a directive that sought proper investigation into alleged irregularity, corruption and bribery during the work of 'National Household and Database (NHD) Project'. It also...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's leadership in Bangladesh's "extraordinary education sector success" was praised at the 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held in London last week, reports UNB.Bangladesh was commended for its recent achievements and transformations in the education...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
After a promising jump in FY22, Bangladesh's furniture exports dipped significantly last year on market competitiveness. However, local manufacturers believe they can still turn the tide within the next five years and propel earnings as high as near to garment...
Police have recovered the bullet-ridden bodies of three young men suspected to be members of the armed tribal separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), aka the Bawm Party, reports bdnews24.com.Additional Superintendent of Police in Bandarban Hossain Md Rayhan Kazemi said...
The government has decided to introduce the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Peace Medal for awarding an individual or organisation at local or international levels for their contribution to the establishment of peace, reports UNB.The cabinet on Monday approved the draft...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the ruling party leaders and members are 'extorting money' from poor battery-run auto-rickshaw pullers, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up the remarks while speaking at a human chain programme, organised...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given clearance to plying of battery-run rickshaws only in Dhaka city considering the suffering of low-income people and impacts of commodity prices amid the ongoing global crises, reports...
The second phase of the country's sixth Upazila Parishad election will be held in the country today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The voting will begin at 8:00 am and will continue until 4:00 pm without any break.Some 1,824 candidates, including 603 chairman...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh's GDP (gross domestic product) has been projected to be 5.82 per cent for the current fiscal year.According the provisional figures of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the size of the country's GDP in the current prices has been...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Taxmen on hunt for revenue now trapped online gamblers onto tax net and taxed Tk 500 million in one instance. Officials said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) realised evaded taxes worth Tk 500 million Monday from online gambling-company Ulkagames.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Regulators backpedal from banning battery-operated auto-rickshaws from Dhaka's perilously jammed roads as drivers run riot in protest on grounds that their livelihood would run into risk.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Monday announced that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina permitted...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed profound shock at the death of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian and members of the entourage in a helicopter crash.In a condolence...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will arrive in Dhaka today (Tuesday) to 'advance Australia's interests in a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indian Ocean region'."As Australia enhances our engagement with the Indian Ocean region, I am pleased to undertake my first...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
It turns out as a high tragedy as Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was found dead along with his foreign minister and others in a helicopter crash, necessitating a stand-in top order of the government. International media reports note that the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-05-21 00:00:00
Bankers exasperate over deposit-stock depletion as bank-merger panic and treasuries bait drive away depositors and investors, leaving some of the lenders high and dry, sources say. The trend again leads to a rise in the volume of mattress money or...
HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters): Shares of Chinese developers wobbled on Monday as investors fretted that China's "historic" steps to stabilise its crisis-hit property sector fell short of what is required to foster a sustainable turnaround in demand and confidence.Hong...
HELSINKI, May 20 (Reuters): Alphabet-owned Google will invest a further 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) into the expansion of its data centre campus in Finland to drive its artificial intelligence (AI) business growth in Europe, it said in a statement...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was signed at the CA Bhaban in the city on Monday. The objective of this MoU is to provide...
Nafiul Hasan, Director General-1 of Prime Minister's Office and Additional Secretary, joined the Agrani Bank PLC as a director recently. Agrani Bank Chairman Dr Zaid Bakht and CEO Md Murshedul Kabir along with other directors welcomed him with a bouquet....
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