Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
There has been little success in the drive against drugs, even in relative terms. By all indications, the menace is expanding, assuming newer forms and greater intensity with the influx of new substances. The findings of the latest nationwide survey...
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The current fiscal year is an election year, with polls scheduled for February 12. A key question is how the economy will respond to the election in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. As the economy has entered the...
Tax policy in Bangladesh has long been driven by what is easiest to collect rather than what is fair or efficient. High trade taxes and transaction-based levies have filled revenue gaps left by weak income assessment and limited information. This...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The global economic order is undergoing a massive long-term shift away from free trade towards a more fragmented or more precisely a patchwork structure. This new emerging global economic system is largely influenced by rising protectionism, geo-political tensions and structural...
MG Quibria | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh has a troubled relationship with corruption. Since independence, it has been an enduring feature of public life-shaping institutions, distorting economic outcomes, and steadily eroding public trust. While corruption has long been widespread, systematic evidence from both domestic and international...
IG Chowdhury | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The 'Pale Blue Dot', as the voyager took a last look at this planet, is a disturbing image in terms of our place in the universe. This enormity of creation makes one feel very humble. Living on this dot are...
MAHMUDUL ISLAM | 2026-01-31 12:00:00
In 1862, Britain's colonial rulers laid the first railway tracks in what is now Bangladesh. The Financial Express speaks to George McCrudden, a young train driver in London whose work contributes to the continuation of a long legacy that is...
The country's poultry industry, despite being a leading agro-industrial sector--- which meets the entire domestic demand for poultry meat and eggs, draws a large amount of investment (to the tune of Tk 400 billion) and employs a huge workforce--- is...
A fire broke out on the fifth floor of a five-storey building in Chairman Bari area of Banani in the capital on Friday evening, reports UNB.Fire Service officials said the blaze started around 7:05pm in a warehouse that stored cork...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 30 (BSS): About 2.1 million (21 lakh) tonnes of consumer goods are currently waiting to be unloaded from 46 ships anchored at the outer area of Chittagong Port, as limited warehouse space and high demand for lighter ships...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 30: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken a tough stance on creation of any chaos over the court verdict regarding the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong port.The CPA issued a circular signed by Omar Faruk,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Suppliers have raised the prices of aromatic rice and non-packaged edible oils ahead of Shab-e-Barat and the upcoming Ramadan.The maximum retail price of packaged aromatic rice (Kalijeera, Chinigura) has gone up to Tk 175 per kg from Tk 155-160 a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Persistent implementation gaps in digitisation and inter-agency coordination continue to undermine trade efficiency and investment execution, belying progress in necessary reforms, officials said Friday about latest findings.A high-level government body in a meeting Thursday noted such drawbacks with concern, despite...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Primary textile-industry owners have urged Bangladesh Bank to increase the Export Development Fund (EDF) limit and cut its interest rate to help protect the export competitiveness of the country's primary textile sector, which is facing mounting financial and cost pressures.The...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
The pipeline of foreign aid - funds available for disbursement - narrowed to $42.09 billion in FY25, marking a 3.99-percent fall from the previous fiscal year to hit the lowest level since FY18, according to the latest Economic Relations Division...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Nearly 53 per cent of people are ready to vote for BNP candidates across the country, while more than 47 per cent want Tarique Rahman as the next prime minister, a survey released on Friday reveals.A strong intention to participate...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to seek a binding 12-year transition period to safeguard its export-oriented economy from post-LDC-graduation trade challenges in a high-stakes strategy to be placed at the upcoming WTO ministerial meet. Officials say the government has finalized a comprehensive...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is announcing a 36-point manifesto ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, bdnews24.com.The party's election promises are being announced at a function titled "Manifesto of Youth and Dignity" at a hotel in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.The...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has pledged to resolve the flooding in Feni through talks with India if the 11-party alliance comes to power.He made the promise at an election rally in Feni on Friday, bdnews24.com."The embankments, the absence of which...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday sought "yes" vote in the upcoming referendum, scheduled to be held along with the February 12 general election, and also pledged coal-based industries in the north. Speaking as the chief guest at a BNP...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Government's finance division wants fixing rational interest on loans from microfinance banks as it finds the rates irrationally high in case of microcredit, taken by small borrowers, sources have said.It specifically wants that the microfinance banks charge simple interest from...
Weather may remain dry with cloudy sky until 6:00 pm today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature was recorded on Friday at 32.3 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, while the lowest was...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
A fire broke out on a parked bus of Bhuiyan Paribahan in House Building area of Uttara in the capital on Friday.The incident of fire took place at 9:49 am. Upon receiving news of the fire, two units of the...
A new research volume edited by noted academic Prof. Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb - Reimagining the University: Best Practices for Higher Education in Bangladesh - was formally unveiled at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The unveiling ceremony took place on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
A group of ready-made garment (RMG) workers blocked the Airport-Mohakhali Road in the capital's Banani area on Friday, demanding payment of their due service benefits. The workers of Masud Apparels Limited in Chairman Bari area began their sit-in at around...
HAKA, Jan 30, 2026 (BSS): The Council of Advisers at its meeting has approved a proposal for Bangladesh to accede to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980, aimed at addressing legal complications faced by...
Bangladesh was elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2026 at the election of its five-member bureau, held in the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. — PID
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 29: The closing ceremony of the 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE 2026) will be organised at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) today (Saturday) after it started on Thursday. The Faculty of...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the cooperation between Bangladesh and China must continue, although a new government will soon take office, reports UNB. "In a few weeks, I will be out of this office and a new...
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