MERCANTILE BANK HOLDS 'RISK CONFERENCE 2025'

MERCANTILE BANK HOLDS 'RISK CONFERENCE 2025'Mercantile Bank organised 'Risk Conference 2025' on Saturday at the bank's head office in the capital. Md. Sirajul Islam, executive director, Bangladesh Bank, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Md. Anwarul Haq, chairman of...

Market cap shrinks against GDP amid lack of revival reforms

The market cap of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is now at its lowest since FY21 amid persistent erosion of equity values and a drought of initial public offerings (IPOs).That means the new Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), after...

Nine killed in accidental blast at Kashmir police station

SRINAGAR, Nov 15 (AFP): Nine people were killed and 31 injured when confiscated explosives accidentally blew up at a police station in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Saturday, just days after a car blast in Delhi killed a dozen people.The incident...

Record-breaking win for BJP in Bihar

PATNA, Nov 15 (BBC): Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are celebrating as his party-led alliance secured a record-breaking win in the northern state of Bihar.The BJP achieved a landslide in the state, with Modi's...

Deadly heat worldwide prompts $300m for climate health research at COP30

BELEM, Nov 15 (Reuters): With more than a half-million people worldwide dying from heat-related causes every year, a group of philanthropies is putting $300 million into developing life-saving solutions as global temperatures continue to rise.The money, announced this week at...

Income tax on waived interest raises questions among corporates

"Where any interest or part thereof is waived by a scheduled bank or a financial institution in favour of a company registered with the RJSC, such waived amount shall be deemed as income of the company and shall be taxable...

Small businesses and rising energy cost

Recent energy pricing in Bangladesh is putting immense pressure on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of our economy. In April 2025, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised industrial gas prices by 33 per cent, with captive-power users...

Start-ups and problems they are facing

It has been quite a journey for Bangladesh over the past few years as an emerging hub for start-ups. Even though vicissitudes are expected in any business landscape, the overall scenario has been rather downhill, raising notable concerns among stakeholders.Back...

Time to regulate online content creators

Social media offers a unique platform for independent content creators to express themselves freely, experiment with new ideas, and both enlighten and entertain their audiences. This unprecedented freedom of creating and publishing online content has unleashed countless talents, many of...

Setbacks LDCs are up against in global trade

For more than a decade, the global community has been working towards the goal of doubling the share of global exports from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to two per cent by 2020, up from one per cent a decade...

Paying heed to IMF's revenue warning

The persistent challenge of elevating revenue collection remains the central economic puzzle that Bangladesh has attempted to solve for many years. From enacting a new income tax law in 2023 to expanding and reorganising both the Income Tax wing and...

Weather (2025-11-15)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...

Suspect drowns after jumping into Turag to flee locals

A man has drowned after he jumped into the Turag River in an attempt to escape locals, who were chasing him along with other youths believing that they had torched a bus in the capital's Mirpur area.The deceased - Saiyaf...

ISU hosts seminar on peace, nonviolence

An inspiring seminar titled "Peace and Nonviolence: Inspiring Positive Change in Individuals and Society" was held at International Standard University (ISU) on Wednesday, according to a statement.The event focused on promoting the core values of peace, empathy, and nonviolence as...

NSU organises talk on human rights

North South University's (NSU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) organised a talk titled "Human Rights and National Security: Why Open Societies Need Open Voices" on Thursday, according to a statement.The session, held at the NSU Syndicate Hall, was...

BECPS recognises four of DU as professional psychologists

The Bangladesh Educational and Counseling Psychology Society (BECPS) has officially recognised four psychologists as full-fledged professional psychologists for completing their MS and MPhil degrees in educational psychology and counseling psychology.The recognition was announced at the society's annual general meeting (AGM),...

DU prof arrested amid male students’ allegations of sexual harassment

Dhaka University's (DU) Chemistry Department professor Dr Ershad Halim has been detained by police following allegations of sexual harassment made by several male students.He was picked up on Thursday (13 November) around 11:00 pm from his residence in the capital's...

Prices of winter vegetables, eggs drop amid rise in supply

Rise in supply has helped to ease the prices of early winter vegetables and eggs in last one week, while onion prices have remained static at the previous high.Traders said the supply of vegetables, like cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish and...

Ministry seeks Tk 330b to upgrade primary schools

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) has sought nearly Tk 330 billion in government funding, entirely from domestic sources, to implement six major development projects aimed at improving infrastructure and learning environments in primary schools across Bangladesh over...

AL, BCL leaders held in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Nov 14 (BSS): Police in separate daylong raids on Thursday arrested three leaders of the banned Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from different areas of Rangpur district.They were arrested in connection with cases filed over attacks,...

Ex-Sramik Dal leader shot dead in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 14 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rangunia Upazila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 40, son of Md. Nazer Sawdagar of Ward No. 3....

Woman assaulted in Dhanmondi 32 sent to jail

A Dhaka court has sent Salma Islam to jail over an attempted murder during last year's July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra issued the order on Friday after Salma was produced before the court.Her lawyer Abul Hossain Patwary...

Festive election people's key demand now: Khasru

CHITTAGONG, Nov 14 (BSS): BNP standing committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the key demand of the people of the country is now a festive election."Everyone wants to vote and choose their representatives. The...

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher speaking at a joint press conference

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher speaking at a joint press conference of eight Islamic parties at Mogbazar in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Nur hails Chief Adviser's speech

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur on Friday said that the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming national parliamentary election has dissipated following the Chief Adviser's address to the nation, reports BSS."The Chief Adviser (CA) gave due importance to everyone's opinions...

‘No imposed law can interfere with parliament's sovereignty’

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said no imposed law, order or forced proposal can be allowed to interfere with the sovereignty of the National Parliament, reports UNB."We do not want the sovereignty of the National Parliament to be...

AL can't participate in polls for bars

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League cannot contest the polls as its activities have been suspended under the country's anti-terrorism laws and deregistered by the Election Commission.He made the remarks on Thursday evening during a meeting...

BD may be among worst sufferers of heat stress

Bangladesh may become one of the worst sufferers of heat stress, as Dhaka's temperature has risen by nearly 6°C over the last decade, far exceeding the global threshold of 1.5°C, experts warned.The economic losses due to heat is projected to...

Resetting Dhaka's overhead electric cables underground stalls

Shifting Dhaka's dangerously dangling overhead power-distribution-network cables underground remains stalled as two Japanese-funded projects worth around Tk 19.01 billion face rollback after prolonged dithering, sources say. The projects were initiated under Power Division of the government nearly eight years ago...

NCP delegation meets visiting IMF mission

A delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) met the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission at the InterContinental Dhaka on Friday for a courtesy and policy discussion. They expressed gratitude to the IMF for its continued support to Bangladesh...