Prime Bank, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Bank (BB), recently organised the inaugural ceremony of "Customer Awareness Week 2025 (Dhaka Division)" at the City Convention Hall in Kishoreganj. This event is organised under the theme "Building Awareness for Financial Security."...
In celebration of the spirit of Victory Day and the joy of togetherness, Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort proudly announces its exciting "DHAKA REGENCY BijoyUllash" festive offers. The grand celebration promise unforgettable experiences for families, and food lovers.As part of...
Four days after a major power disruption, Bangladesh Bank's server has yet to be fully normal, officials said, reports UNB.They said the online platform for the Interbank Data Processing (ITDP) system, which facilitates mutual exchanges between banks, remains offline due...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Bd. Thai Aluminium posted a 2.5 times higher loss in the first quarter of FY26 compared to the same quarter of the previous year, amounting to Tk 89.44 million.The earnings disclosure should come as a shock to investors after Bd....
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Accounting professionals have called for the adoption and effective implementation of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9 to strengthen risk assessment, restore public trust and improve transparency in Bangladesh's banking sector.For years, loan classification and provisioning in the country have...
A S M Ahsan Habib | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The global financial system is undergoing a major transformation due to emerging technology. FinTech 4.0 or the FinTech revolution are popular terms used to describe this transformation. The era of dominant digital finance has begun with the advent of FinTech...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh has entered a phase of development marked by jobless growth. Is it a short-term phenomenon that will somehow disappear or a systematic outcome of following the wrong development thesis? According to a recent report, while Bangladesh's productive sector experienced...
The central bank has opened a new chapter in the country's trade policy by authorizing local sellers to list products directly on global e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, and Flipkart. Implemented in late November 2025, this move goes...
Women today contribute equally to the nation's economy. Yet, they remain largely excluded from land ownership. The Constitution guarantees equal rights under Articles 27 and 28(2), but personal inheritance laws still restrict women. Under Muslim law, daughters receive half of...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Guardians, not teachers, with the help of the head master conducted annual examinations at a government primary school in Rajshahi metropolitan city as the latter got involved in a movement to press home demand for pay-scale upgradation. Meanwhile, secondary school...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The warning signs are unmistakable, and the consequences are no longer abstract. The growing presence of harmful chemicals in the Bangladeshi food chain now poses a direct threat to every family in the country -- a slow-moving public health emergency...
A select project titled "Digital Service Transformation for Access and Resilience (D-Star) has been returned by the Planning Commission (PC) for revision on account of what the PC considers excessive costs. Submitted to the PC by the Information and Communications...
Neil Ray | 2025-12-08 12:00:00
Most people view butterfly, a unique creation in the living world, as an aesthetic treat to the eye or a source of entertainment. But whoever could think of a butterfly fair instead of a show of the most decorated wingy...
SATKHIRA, Dec 07 (BSS): The historic Satkhira Liberation Day was observed on Saturday with due dignity and various commemorative programmes, marking the district's freedom from Pakistani occupation forces on December 7, 1971.To mark the liberation day, the Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad...
Stating that there is a campaign underway to brand their party as a negative force in politics, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the party leaders and workers to be active in cyberspace to counter misinformation...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations that former president Md Abdul Hamid misused state resources for personal benefit during his time in office, reports bdnews24.com.Investigators say the allegations relate to a beautification and decoration project in...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 07 (UNB): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh, in partnership with the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, organised a regional dialogue in Chattogram on Saturday to advance the...
Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah talking to journalists after a meeting of the Election Commission (EC) at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon on Sunday. — Focus Bangla
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday).The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 31.5 degrees Celsius in Narsingdi, while the lowest at 10.5 degrees in Tetulia.The sun...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the disease to 396 this year, reports UNB.During the same period, 516 new patients were admitted to hospitals, raising the total...
A Dhaka court has granted police five more weeks to submit the investigation report in the murder case relating to the 1996 death of film star Salman Shah, reports bdnews24.com.The report was due on Sunday, but the investigation officer told...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of police detained secretary general of Janata Party of Bangladesh Shawkat Mahmud from his Malibag residence in the capital on Sunday. Mahmud was also a former vice-chairman of BNP, and a former president of the National...
Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral M Nazmul Hassan handing over the Sword of Honour to a cadet for his outstanding performance during the President's Parade ceremony at Bangladesh Naval Academy in Chattogram on Sunday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
Students from seven colleges staged a sit-in and blocked the main road in front of the Shikkha Bhaban in the capital on Sunday, demanding immediate promulgation of the ordinance for setting up the proposed Dhaka Central University (DCU).The demonstration began...
The exhumation of 114 unidentified martyrs of the July Uprising began at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the capital on Sunday morning, as authorities move forward with post-mortem examinations and DNA testing to confirm their identities, reports BSS.The exhumed bodies will be...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
A new study has found that unionised readymade garment (RMG) factory workers earn an average of 10 per cent higher wages compared to their non-unionised counterparts in the RMG sector, as well as non-RMG workers.The study, presented at the Annual...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
Four Bangladeshi businesses have been recognised and honoured as 'Exporter of the year' for their leadership and continuous contribution to promoting Bangladesh in the global stage and enabling sustainable growth of the country.The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
The country's refiners have increased the price of bottled soybean oil by Tk 6.0 a litre to Tk 195, while palm oil prices have risen by Tk 16 a litre. The price of loose soybean oil has been raised by...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
A new political alliance called the 'Democratic Reform Alliance', comprising three political parties, was launched on Sunday. The parties involved are the National Citizen Party (NCP), Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), and Rashtra Sangskar Andolon.NCP convener Nahid Islam made the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-08 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 7: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 34 individuals -- including senior Janata Bank officials and top executives linked to trading entities of the S Alam Group -- over alleged loan fraud, abuse of authority,...
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