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Bhutan's first transit shipment through Ctg port finally released

Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2025-11-27 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 26: Bhutan's maiden transit shipment through Chittagong Port has finally been released today (Wednesday), two months after it arrived by sea but got stuck in paperwork. In a landmark development for sub-regional trade, Bangladesh has completed customs formalities...

US-Bangla Airlines to rebrand in-flight magazine

2025-11-27 00:00:00

US-Bangla Airlines has entered into a strategic partnership with Annex Communications Ltd to lead the comprehensive rebranding of its in-flight magazine, 'Blue Sky'. Under this collaboration, Annex Communications, a well-established advertising and communication agency, will support the magazine's content planning,...

EBL sets new benchmark with 100 structured finance deals

2025-11-27 00:00:00

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has reached a major milestone as its Structured Finance Unit successfully closing its 100th deal in September. The total value of arranged deals has surpassed Tk 260 billion, including USD 887 million in foreign currency financing.The...

SME FOUNDATION SEMINAR ON 'PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES 2025'

2025-11-27 00:00:00

SME FOUNDATION SEMINAR ON 'PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RULES 2025'SME Foundation held a seminar on 'Public Procurement Rules 2025' at the conference hall of the Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) in Dhaka on Wednesday to raise awareness among micro, women and new...

Intel agency warns of artificial crisis

2025-11-27 00:00:00

REZAUL KARIMA top state intelligence agency has issued a detailed warning about a significant threat to the stability of the essential commodities market ahead of Ramadan.It alleges a coordinated attempt by "hyper-profit-seeking and dishonest businessmen" to engineer an artificial crisis...

MODHUMOTI BANK HOLDS 140TH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

2025-11-27 00:00:00

MODHUMOTI BANK HOLDS 140TH EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING The 140th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office on Wednesday. EC Chairman Salahuddin Alamgir presided over the meeting. Among others, Mohammad Ismail...

SKOP stages Ctg port blockade programmme

2025-11-27 00:00:00

Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Nov 26: Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) staged a blockade programme in the port city on Wednesday, protesting the alleged conspiracy to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of the Chittagong port to a foreign company....

ICC Bangladesh urges SMEs, exporters to adopt deforestation-free practices

2025-11-27 00:00:00

FE REPORTBusinesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and exporters, must ensure their operations comply with international requirements and that their supply chains do not harm the environment, Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh, has...

Concerted efforts to make Khulna a climate-resilient city stressed

2025-11-27 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 26 (BSS): Speakers at a stakeholder experience-sharing meeting on Wednesday called for stronger citizen engagement and coordinated efforts to make Khulna a fair, inclusive, and climate-resilient city.The event, organised by SIAM, an NGO and Work for a Better...

Deer poacher held with 32 kg venison, traps in Bagerhat

2025-11-27 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, Nov 26 (UNB): Members of Coast Guard in a drive arrested a deer poacher along with two deer heads, 32 kgs of venison,eight deer legs and 2000 metres of deer-hunting traps from a house at Kanainagar in Mongla upazila...

Public sufferings acute as three roads lie in tatters

2025-11-27 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHANDPUR, Nov 26: Three roads of high public importance in three different upazilas of the district have remained in severe disrepairs and neglected for a long time causing lots of inconveniences to movement of countless vehicles and thousands of...

Indian stocks to hit new highs by mid-2026 despite foreign exodus: Reuters poll

2025-11-27 00:00:00

BENGALURU, Nov 26 (Reuters): India's stock market will reach record highs by mid-2026 and extend those gains through next year, a Reuters poll of equity analysts showed, as strong domestic buying overtakes stretched valuations and a flight of foreign capital.Foreign...

PUBALI BANK HOLDS CLS AGENT CONFERENCE-

2025-11-27 00:00:00

PUBALI BANK HOLDS CLS AGENT CONFERENCEPubali Bank's retail business division recently organised CLS Agent Conference-2025 at the auditorium of the bank's head office. Pubali Bank Managing Director and CEO Mohammad Ali was present as chief guest at the conference. Deputy...

MTB SECURES FOUR ACCOLADES IN MASTERCARD EXCELLENCE AWARDS

2025-11-27 00:00:00

MTB SECURES FOUR ACCOLADES IN MASTERCARD EXCELLENCE AWARDSMutual Trust Bank (MTB) secured four prestigious accolades at the Mastercard Excellence Awards 2025 - the highest number of awards recognising an individual bank this year. The award ceremony was held on Saturday...

APEX FOOTWEAR HOLDS 35TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

2025-11-27 00:00:00

APEX FOOTWEAR HOLDS 35TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGApex Footwear virtually held its 35th annual general meeting on Wednesday. Golam Mainuddin, chairperson and independent director of Apex Footwear Limited, presided over the meeting. Syed Nasim Manzur, managing director, was present at the...

CSE joins digital disclosure submission platform

FE REPORT | 2025-11-27 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has launched the second phase of its smart submission system (SSS), incorporating the port city bourse, to speed up and create a hassle-free disclosure submission process through a single digital platform.By eliminating manual submissions of...

Businesses call for pre-listing inspections of IPO aspirants to ensure fair valuation

FE Report | 2025-11-27 00:00:00

Business enterprises have suggested on-the-spot inspections of companies willing to go public to assess whether their financial and operational strength is sufficient to protect shareholders' interests.The proposal came at a meeting held on Wednesday at the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...

Ronaldo cleared for World Cup opener despite red card

2025-11-27 00:00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to play for Portugal in their opening game at next summer's World Cup finals despite his red card against the Republic of Ireland, reports BBC Sports.FIFA suspended the final two games of a three-match ban...

Tigers look to fine-tune their prep for T20I World Cup

2025-11-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh will look to start their T20 series on a winning note as they face Ireland in the opening game of the three-match series today (Thursday) at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram, reports BSS.The...

Israeli army announces new operation in N West Bank

2025-11-27 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Nov 26 (AFP): The Israeli military on Wednesday announced a new "counterterrorism" operation in the north of the occupied West Bank.The military and internal security service said in a joint statement that they "began operating as part of a...

13 killed: Some residents trapped inside

2025-11-27 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Nov 26 (AFP): A huge fire engulfed several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, the government said, with media reporting that some residents were trapped inside.Massive flames first took...

Everywhere parking, nowhere to walk

2025-11-27 00:00:00

Busy city roads are becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. Cars frequently turn abruptly without following traffic rules, and sudden lane changes create constant hazards. Added to this is the widespread problem of vehicles parking irregularly-even in "no parking" zones and...

Antimicrobial resistance threat looms large

Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-27 00:00:00

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a growing global public health threat, is severely affecting the management of infectious diseases. Microorganisms are increasingly developing the ability to resist the killing effects of antimicrobials (AMs), rendering these drugs less effective or even completely useless...

Beyond demolition of vulnerable buildings

2025-11-27 00:00:00

The deployment of eight teams by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) following the Friday's powerful quake and three more tremors the next day to assess the vulnerabilities of buildings in Dhaka is a welcome move. It has identified 300 buildings...

International liner trade of Bangladesh--partnering with leading terminal operators

Khandaker R. Zaman | 2025-11-27 00:00:00

The recent initiatives of the interim government of Bangladesh in the terminal operations of Chittagong port, awarding two terminals to global operators, as well as the operations of Pangaon inland terminal have raised controversies. Reading the reports and submissions at...

62m Bangladeshis vulnerable, risk sliding back into poverty: WB

2025-11-26 12:00:00

FE REPORTBangladesh's 62 million people -- half of the non-poor population -- are now at risk of falling back into poverty as progress in reducing poverty faces its toughest period since 2016, the World Bank (WB) said on Tuesday.Some 21...

Teachers seek MPO as no student passes from three colleges of Magura

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-26 12:00:00

MAGURA, Nov 23: Not a single student from three out of the 28 colleges in Magura passed the HSC exam this year and the teachers hinted that the result reflects the educators’ diminished morale due to not being enlisted in...

CIC unlocks 2 bank lockers of Hasina

FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00

The Central Intelligence Cell unlocked two lockers of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday at Agrani Bank's principal branch. CIC, accompanied by magistrates, bank officials, broke open the locker nos. 751 and 753 as per Bangladesh Bank Guidelines. Official...

Petrobangla to import 7 more LNG cargoes annually to boost fertiliser production

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-26 00:00:00

State-run Petrobangla has decided to import at least seven additional LNG cargoes annually-preferably from the spot market-using the proceeds from the recent tariff hike in order to feed the gas-starved fertilizer factories."We'll include the plan for additional liquefied natural gas...

Low forms over Bay of Bengal

2025-11-26 00:00:00

A low-pressure area has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast, with forecasts saying it may intensify further, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department issued a special weather bulletin on Tuesday, asking fishing boats and...