Citizen Portal or Sorkary Kroy Batayan is an important step towards increasing citizen participation in public procurement. The Citizen Portal is now a major source of public procurement information. The latest district-wise information on invitation of tenders and award of...
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters): The dollar dropped to a fresh four-month low on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that its interest-rate hike cycle has ended and that lower borrowing costs are coming in 2024.On a busy day for policy...
The IBCF Research & Training Academy arranged a daylong workshop on "Digital Bank: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities and Potential for Digital Islamic Banks in Bangladesh" at the BAB office at Gulshan in Dhaka recently. Ambassador (Retd.) Mohammed Mohsin, former Foreign Secretary...
Prominent educator and social activist Professor Syed Shahjahan inaugurates a sub-branch of NRBC Bank PLC. at Chowmatha, Barishal on Thursday as the chief guest. Major ( Retd.) Parvez Hossain, Head of Support Services and Branches Division, Gopal Chandra Roy, Head...
The name of state-owned Rupali Bank Limited has been changed to Rupali Bank PLC, says a statement.Rupali Bank Limited was approved as Rupali Bank PLC as per BRPD Circular Letter No. 77 on Thursday. From now on, the bank will...
A corporate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between BAIRA Life Insurance Company Limited and Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, the only state-owned mobile network operator in the country, says a press release. Md Jahangir Alam, Chief Executive Officer of BAIRA Life...
World's leading health research institute icddr,b is offering instant cashback up to Tk 100 on bKash payment on any diagnostic test, says a press release.Customers will enjoy a flat Tk 50 instant cashback on a minimum of Tk 2,500 bKash...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-12-15 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 14: Discussions are currently underway with a private port operator that complies with international standards for the lease of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), as the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) looks to lease out this important container...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR FROM DUBAI | 2023-12-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh is the 10th-largest market of US Soybean as year-on-year import is growing mainly to produce cooking oil and feed for poultry, aquaculture and livestock, according to market insiders.The country's private-sector leaders and experts said US soybean consumption by local...
Middle order batter Yasir Ali Rabbi hit a century as East Zone beat Central Zone by seven wickets in their second match of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thjursday, reports BSS. East...
PARIS, Dec 14 (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan.PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia...
PERTH, Australia, Dec 14 (Agencies): Veteran opener David Warner hammered a gritty 164 to silence the critics and steer Australia to 346-5 against an inconsistent Pakistan attack in the first Test at Perth on Thursday.The 37-year-old batted for much of...
Soccer clubs paid a record $888.1 million in agent service fees in 2023, an increase of 42.5 per cent on the previous year, world governing body FIFA said in its annual "Football Agents in International Transfers" report released on Thursday,...
PERTH, Australia, Dec 14 (AFP): Australian allrounder Cameron Green revealed Thursday he suffers from a chronic kidney disease and that he was not expected to live past the age of 12.Now 24, he has gone on to become a key...
President of Bangladesh Olympic Association and Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed posing with the winners of the Qatar Cup IWF Grand Prix II competition in Qatar on Wednesday — ISPR
The Bangladesh cricket team began their New Zealand tour on a positive note, securing a win in the tour match against New Zealand XI on Thursday, reports UNB.In a noteworthy performance, four batsmen notched up half centuries for Bangladesh, with...
SATKHIRA, Dec 14 (UNB): A woman has given birth to a baby girl inside an ambulance on the way home in Ashashuni upazila with the body of her husband who died at a hospital in Satkhira town.Family sources said Altaf...
At least four people were killed in separate road accidents in Habiganj and Gaibandha districts on Thursday, reports UNB.In Habiganj, three people died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between an easybike (a battery-run human hauler) and...
The Martyred Intellectuals Day was observed in different districts on Thursday to commemorate those intellectuals who were killed by Pakistani forces and their collaborators during the Liberation War, reports BSS.In Gaibandha, the Martyred Intellectuals Day was observed in the district...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning....
A fresh batch of 136 irregular Bangladeshi citizens returned home from Libya on Thursday by a chartered flight, reports UNB.With this, the total number of returnees rose to 534, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release.The Bangladeshis...
BRAC University has announced the appointment of Dr Shaila Sultana as the new director of the BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) recently, says a statement. She will take over in February 2024.An accomplished academic, Dr Shaila Sultana previously served as...
Standard Chartered and Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital (IIEI&H) recently celebrated 20 years of their dedicated partnership in fighting avoidable blindness and visual impairment in the country, says a statement. Through initiatives that worked towards restoring sight, testing and...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-15 00:00:00
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday issued a new warning against the sale and intake of raw date juice on serious health grounds.Date juice is a prominent source of fatal Nipah virus and it usually breaks out...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said they are not under any external pressure; rather they are under their own pressure as his party is committed to holding the national election in a "free and fair" manner, reports UNB."We...
The nation on Thursday observed the Martyred Intellectuals' Day paying glowing tributes to the intellectuals who were brutally killed by the Pakistan occupation forces and their local collaborators at the fag-end of the country's Liberation War in 1971, reports BSS.Sensing...
At least four leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra Union were injured in an alleged attack by the activists of DU Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) near the TSC and the VC's home of the Dhaka University, reports UNB.The incidents took...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called the Election Commission (EC)'s decision to send a letter to the Home Ministry requesting a ban on political rallies between December 18 and January 7 'unprecedented and anti-people.', reports UNB.Condemning...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has underscored the need for continuous fight against the communal forces which are still opposing our Liberation War, reports BSS.The AL leader came up with the remarks while talking to journalists after paying...
The United States has raised concerns regarding the emergence of "deep fakes" in Bangladesh, particularly in the context of its upcoming national election. This issue is seen as part of a global trend where artificial intelligence (AI) is being used...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
