FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The yield on five-year treasury bonds edged up on Tuesday, signalling higher government borrowing from the banking system in the coming months to help finance the budget deficit, officials said.The cut-off yield, commonly referred to as interest rate, on Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's interim government urges political groups, activists and the public to desist from staging unauthorised protests and street gatherings once the timetable for national elections is announced, or else illegal assemblies will invite legal action.Schedule is expected within days for...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The judiciary of Bangladesh is set to enter a new phase of efficiency and institutional independence with the promulgation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025, a long-awaited reform that grants full financial and administrative autonomy to the apex court.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The central bank purchased over US$2.50 billion from banks in nearly last five months aiming to encourage both exporters and remitters through keeping the dollar-taka rate stable.As part of the ongoing intervention, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) bought $202 million more...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set an ambitious goal to bring four million businesses under VAT registration within the next two years.This is part of its efforts to expand the VAT net and ensure greater compliance across the...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh gets a breathing space as the International Labour Organization (ILO) defers until March its decision about further action for nonobservance of three labour rights-related core conventions, sources say.However, the UN labour agency presses for timely implementation in all priority...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Place women at the centre of political and social transformation, the Chief Adviser urges, asserting that a "new Bangladesh must rise with the womenfolk leading the way". Speaking at the 2025 Begum Rokeya Day ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday, Prof...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Government bank borrowing goes ballooning with the fundraising through special auction of bonds and bills to pay for five-in-one Sammilito Islami Bank and possible liquidation of nine hard-up nonbanks.To meet the fresh financing challenges, amid less-than-expected level of revenue-mobilisation drives,...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature on Tuesday was recorded...
South Korean industrial conglomerate Youngone Corporation recently awarded scholarships to six students of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) for the Autumn 2025 semester.Kihak Sung, founder chairman and CEO of Youngone Corporation and the Korean EPZ, handed over the scholarship certificates to...
RU CORRESPONDENTA total of 272,625 students have applied at Rajshahi University's (RU) undergraduate (UG) programmes for the 2025-26 academic session.The application deadline ended at 11:59 PM on Dec 7.A total of 111,514 students submitted applications for the A unit (Humanities)....
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the disease in Bangladesh to 401 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 421 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising...
FE REPORT The house help, identified as Ayesha, fled with a mobile phone, a laptop, some gold jewellery, and cash after the murders of her employer and the latter's teenage daughter in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Monday, according to...
FE REPORT Students from the seven government colleges in the capital, demanding the issuance of an ordinance for the Dhaka Central University (DCU), suspended their protest following assurances from the Ministry of Education.They announced the suspension at a press conference...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Students of Dhaka College and Dhanmondi Ideal College engaged in clashes in the capital on Tuesday, violating their 'peace deal'. According to the police and eyewitnesses, the incident began at around 9:00 am on the road behind LabAid Hospital when...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr Abdul Momen inaugurating the day-long programme, organised on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, on the ACC premises in the capital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Human rights experts, government officials, and international partners have called for swift and substantive implementation of Bangladesh's new obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), opining that its ratification must now be translated into real accountability...
Bangladesh has issued a gazette amending several articles of the Representation of the People Order (RPO), bringing changes to postal ballot counting, the powers of election officials, and the authority of the judicial committee, reports bdnews24.com.The changes have been made...
As the Election Commission (EC) gears up its preparations for folding the national election, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Tuesday said the Commission is not barring any registered political party from participating in the polls, reports UNB."Those who are...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the attachment of 177 decimal of land located in Dhaka and Narayanganj, along with two vehicles, owned by former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court's vacation bench...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has requested the cooperation of Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed to ensure that judicial officers fulfill their duties on the Electoral Inquiry Committee (EIC) before the 13th national parliamentary election.In response, the...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will collect public opinion through an online platform to prepare its manifesto for the upcoming 13th national election, reports UNB.Party Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman announced the initiative in a post from his verified Facebook page on Tuesday."One meaningful...
FE REPORTBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the victory achieved through the July 2024 mass uprising must be strengthened collectively by everyone."Even if there are differences of opinion, the sacrifices made by the young boys and...
Sunny Bepari, a resident of Barishal, has received iPhone 17 Pro from Jamal Bhuyan, captain of the Bangladesh National Football Team, after winning it through a Nagad transaction.He earned the gift by participating in Nagad's mega campaign titled "Asha Ar...
Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 21.2 per cent in the eight days of December to $1,008 million, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Tuesday.During the same period last year, the country's remittance...
Benapole, Dec 9 (UNB): A deepening bottleneck at the Benapole-Petrapole trade gateway has stranded about 150 export-bound trucks loaded with betel nuts worth an estimated Tk 100 crore, exposing Bangladesh's second-largest betel-nut industry to mounting financial risk as delays stretch...
Seven Rings Cement brings together leading architects, engineers and industry professionals to celebrate innovation in Bangladesh's construction and design sector.Held under the theme "Sketch 2 Structure," the event highlighted the transformation of creative concepts into enduring structures,says a press release.The...
Rupali Bank PLC has publicly disbursed agricultural loans to farmers in Kalukhali, Rajbari as part of its initiative to support agricultural production growth and enhance the financial capacity of farmers. The loans were handed over to farmers at a ceremony...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 09: A World Bank (WB) delegation on Tuesday wrapped up a three-day visit to Chittagong port, where they reviewed the Bay Terminal mega project, which is set to significantly enhance the port's capacity and operational efficiency.The visit focused...
MIDLAND BANK FAMILY PROVIDES TK 1.0M FOR KORAIL SLUM FIRE RELIEFThe Midland Bank family provided financial assistance of Tk 1.0 million to Sajida Foundation, a charitable organisation, to support relief efforts for those affected by a recent fire in the...
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