Awami League (AL) will hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan at 2.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday), marking the homecoming day (January 10) of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the rally,...
Dhaka streets came back to life on Monday, following a three-day break for the weekend and Sunday elections. The photo, captured near Dhaka airport, depicts the return of bustling traffic flow. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the tenure of tax waiver on the interest amount of foreign-loan repayments to cushion foreign investors amid the current economic uncertainties.The tax exemption on the interest amount of foreign loan repayment would...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Troubled e-commerce firm Evaly has sought government intervention to arrange a meeting with payment gateways and courier services with an eye to expanding its business.The company has requested commerce ministry to take necessary step to the end, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Banks will have to provide sector-wise information on import financing in a changed format covering all sectors of trade for proper monitoring by the central bank. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has revised the data-input template of post-import financing (PIF) for...
A total of 127,198 Bangladeshis will be able to perform hajj this year, the same as last year, although the quota went unfulfilled in 2023, reports UNB.Dhaka and Riyadh signed a bilateral agreement in this regard in Jeddah on Monday...
The government of Canada has not deployed any election observer to monitor Bangladesh's January 7 national election, the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka said Monday, reports UNB."Any individual who identifies as a Canadian observer is acting independently," reads a message...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the parliamentary elections, reports UNB."I also congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the successful...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
China, India, Russia and other South and South Asian countries have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her election in the run-up to a straight fourth term in office.The envoys of China, India, Russia, the Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Raw-material imports for Bangladesh's export-oriented readymade garment (RMG) industry dipped sharply in 2023, despite the sector maintaining a 3.67-percent year-on-year growth in exports, data showed. Textile and apparel leaders attributed the import decline to a combination of factors: ongoing dollar...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
A government policy change on high public expenditure is set to result in pared-down external fund allocations in the current development budget, officials said Monday.The government is likely to slash its project aid by 15 per cent in the upcoming...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced it will continue its anti-government campaign, labelling the 12th national election as "illegal and undemocratic" due to its "lopsided nature".At a press conference on Monday, BNP Standing Committee Member Abdul Moyeen Khan said...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, having a record fourth consecutive term in office, hailed her Awami League party's landslide victory in the general election as a triumph of democracy and Bangladesh's people.She made the remark at a meeting with foreign election...
We often come across security guards standing at the gates of government and private office buildings as well as residential ones. But their life does not seem to be much cheerful. They have to work for longer shifts but are...
ChatGPT has become a revolutionary product in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Operating as a chat box utilising artificial intelligence, it generates questions and answers by emulating human intelligence. It can engage in conversations, draft articles, essays, applications and...
Agri-tourism may sound quite unfamiliar to most of us. However, it is taking off worldwide. It involves any agriculture-based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm. Agri-tourism, visiting farms and agricultural sites, still remain less-discussed in Bangladesh, despite...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
The number of cell phone users in the country crossed 190 million at the end of November last year, according to the telecom regulator, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Given that the country's population is over 170 million, the cell...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
One hopes this is not too blasphemous a question but who supervises the Bangladesh Bank whose responsibility it is to supervise the financial sector in general and banks in particular? This question comes up because the dismal record of poorly...
Following the MLM (multilevel marketing) scams, e-commerce financial defrauding hit media headlines and together the two robbed, according to the commerce ministry, about 10 million victims of Tk22 billion. Of them, the MLM companies mostly melted in the thin air...
THIMPU, Jan 7 (AFP): The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan holds general elections on Tuesday with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising "Gross National Happiness" over growth.Both parties contesting the vote are committed to a...
CLINTON, Iowa, Jan 7 (Reuters): Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed his role in the siege of the US Capitol on the third anniversary of the attack, arguing that those prosecuted for storming the building should be freed.Speaking at a campaign...
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader on Sunday said a one-party rule will be established in the country by sacrificing JP candidates at the end.He said his party is being used as a sacrificial lamb for this purpose, reports UNB."As...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Jan 7 (AFP): The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in more than half a century is poised to blast off early Monday -- but this time, private industry is leading the charge. A...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Sheikh Hasina set an example of holding a free and fair national election, reports BSS."Sheikh Hasina has proved how an acceptable election can be...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has greeted voters for boycotting the 12th parliament election."The voters gave an unprecedented response to boycott vote staged by the ruling party," said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi during a virtual press...
Voters snake through long queues at Nurunnesa College polling centre in Narayanganj to exercise their franchise in the 12th national election on Sunday. — Focus Bangla
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-08 00:00:00
Gas supply across Bangladesh is set to rise this week as US-based Excelerate Energy will resume LNG re-gasification at its expanded capacity floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) after a two-month overhaul, sources said.Excellence, Bangladesh's first FSRU owned by Excelerate Energy,...
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