YASIR WARDAD | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Both farmers and consumers are being deprived of the benefits of a bumper watermelon harvest, as prices plunge in producing districts but remain relatively high in the capital, market insiders said.While watermelon prices have dropped by nearly 50 per cent...
A Dhaka court has shown journalist Shaukat Mahmood arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station, bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana passed the order on Monday.Prosecutor Muhammad Shamshuddoha Suman confirmed the order was issued in...
Information and Broadcasting Secretary Mahbuba Farzana presiding over a view-exchange meeting on proper broadcasting of government directives, news, content, advertisements, and programmes at the Secretariat in the capital on Monday. — PID
Chief Whip Nurul Islam has reported an acute water shortage at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) complex, stating that the situation has worsened over the past few days, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters after a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday, Nurul Islam,...
Namaz-e-janaza of Dilara Hafiz, wife of Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, was held at South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in the capital on Monday, report agencies.Hafez Qaari Mufti Md. Abu Raihan, Pesh Imam of the Parliament Secretariat Mosque, conducted...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
As an unending vice of "mob culture" in the country worries all, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed warned from parliament that such predatory acts would no longer be tolerated."We will ensure freedom of speech and the right to organize. But we...
The interim government's reliance on the banking sector surged significantly to meet development-project costs and other expenditures, with borrowing from internal banks reaching over Tk 73,000 crore in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, FY2025-26, reports UNB.According...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recovered over Tk 440 million (Tk 44.14 crore/ around $3.6 million) in cryptocurrency laundered abroad through Metaverse Foreign Exchange (MTFE).Deputy Inspector General of CID Md Abul Bashar Talukdar disclosed the development to the media...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh has so far received around 15,000 tonnes of diesel from India's Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) through a cross-border pipeline, officials said on Monday.Pumping of around 7,000 tonnes of additional diesel has already begun from India's Siliguri marketing terminal to...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
A study has suggested reducing dependence on imported fuels and moving towards a self-reliant energy system as investment in renewable energy (RE) can bring long-term economic benefits.According to it, for every $1.0 spent on shifting from liquefied natural gas (LNG)...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The government has appointed an international legal consultant to resolve existing and future disputes involving liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) appointed George Thomas West Jr a couple of weeks ago, a senior RPGCL official...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, elected from Dhaka-17 in the parliamentary polls, has reported an election expenditure of Tk 2.3 million, reports bdnews24.com.The details of his expenditure, submitted to the returning officer, were made public on Monday.According to his submitted return,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Taka edges closer to its equilibrium level against the US dollar and the subdued local currency helps improve Bangladesh's global trade competitiveness by way of lowering product prices. The real effective exchange rate (REER) index stood at 101.43 in February...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India have begun formal discussions on bilateral currency-swap arrangement in cross-order trade transitions, sources say. Although the high-profile initiative to settle portion of bilateral trade in Indian Rupee (INR) had launched in July 2023, not through taka-rupee swap,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
The government has decided to launch a measles vaccination campaign in June next with a lowered age limit as the highly contagious disease spreads in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Khulna, and some other districts.The government has also lowered the age limit...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday held a brief but notable meeting with Opposition Leader and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his Parliament office. The unscheduled interaction, requested by the opposition leader, comes amid ongoing political engagement...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
A deepening energy crisis has left the capital grappling with a severe fuel shortage. Filling stations across Dhaka have been unable to meet the surging demand, forcing motorists into gruelling hours of waiting for strictly rationed supplies.The impact triggered by...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Strengthening the rural economy is on new government's "top priority", even as more than 1,800 development projects from previous administrations remain under the scanner over poor implementation and alleged corruption, says the finance minister.Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
A dedicated division under Bangladesh Bank spearheads anew stolen-asset-recovery initiative with over 200 high-value non-performing loan (NPL) cases under scrutiny, each involving an estimated Tk 2.0 billion.A newly established unit--Stolen Asset Recovery Division--is currently validating the amounts using data from...
FRANKFURT, Mar 30 (Reuters): US consumers and importers take the vast majority of the financial hit from tariffs but trade volumes also suffer, resulting in a negative shock for exporters, too, a European Central Bank Economic Bulletin article said on...
PARIS, Mar 30 (AFP): G7 ministers and central bank officials gathered Monday to tackle the economic consequences of the war in the Middle East that has sent energy prices soaring and has triggered fears for the world economy.The United States...
As many as 46,459 micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs were direct beneficiaries of various SME Foundation programmes last fiscal year, said Foundation's Chairperson and Industries Secretary Md. Obaidur Rahman.The information was shared at the 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held...
An ocean-going Aframax oil tanker, the largest newly-built vessel registered under the Bangladeshi flag and financed by BRAC Bank, is set to embark on its maiden voyage today.Named MT Omera Liberty, the tanker is owned by MJL Bangladesh PLC, a...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
A joint study has identified major weaknesses in Shariah governance in Bangladesh's Islamic banking sector, warning that gaps in oversight and accountability are contributing to financial stress and eroding depositor confidence.The research, conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management...
Prime Bank Investment PLC (PBIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, has won The Asset Triple A Digital Finance Awards 2026 in the category of Digital Project Awards - Best Digital Collaboration.PBIL is the only investment bank in Bangladesh to...
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury speaks at the 356th session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2026-03-31 00:00:00
Over 50 per cent of Japanese companies expect profit growth and expansion in Bangladesh this year after the elections, according to a survey released on Monday.Business leaders from Bangladesh and Japan, however, stressed the need to remove barriers in line...
LONDON, Mar 30 (AFP): Aluminium prices climbed around six per cent in early trading on Monday after Iran attacked two major plants in the Gulf that produce the widely used metal, raising concerns over supply disruptions.Gains later reduced, though prices...
OSLO, Mar 30 (AFP): Norway will temporarily slash its taxes on petrol and diesel to counter rising prices as the Middle East war disrupts global energy supplies, the government said Monday.As of April 1, the tax on petrol will be...
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