FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Dhaka metro-rail company has extended the MRT operation time by an hour for the last 15 days of holy Ramadan.Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) MAN Siddique announced the decision at a press conference on Sunday. According...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India are going to open negotiations on signing the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon, says the Indian envoy while unveiling umpteen sub-regional integration plans. Addressing a seminar on Multi-layered connectivity in the Bay of Bengal, jointly...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Widening financial-account deficit for huge outgoings affects balance of payments (BoP) and basically denies Bangladesh economy benefits of growing surplus in its current account, economists say.Meanwhile, the country's gross foreign-exchange (forex) reserves dropped below $20 billion as the central bank...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The government has been urged to make clear its stance on merger of the country's weaker banks in the fiscal measures to be announced in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25.Businesses and economists have raised the issue at...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Source taxes on leather-and leather-goods exports are going to be halved to help the sector meet high-cost compliance precondition of buyers, as export diversification comes under government's top priorities.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may cut the tax to 0.5...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Sunday was recorded at 33.0 degrees...
A mobile court on Sunday fined Tk 1.12 (11.24 lakh) to an owner of an under-construction building for violating the building code, reports UNB.Being informed, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and local Member of Parliament Saber Hossain Chowdhury...
Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury said that many skill-based jobs have been created in our country. But we do not have candidates who can fulfill our demand based on that skill, reports UNB."So, students should focus on professional and vocational...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
A total of 48 students of various departments of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of Dhaka University (DU) have received 'Dean's Award'. Besides, six teachers of the faculty were also awarded for their outstanding research activities at a programme at...
Referring to France's regulatory bodies to check misinformation and disinformation, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Sunday said though regulation can impede freedom of speech and media, it's needed to protect professional journalists, reports BSS."France has...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) on Sunday launched truck sale of eggs, milk, and meat at rational prices for the Ramadan, aiming to ensure consumers' easy access to essential animal proteins during the holy month.The initiative aims to...
Sellers purchasing different delectable varieties of sweets from a stall at the five-day Sweet Fair on the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises in the city on its concluding day (Sunday) — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
There is a need for increasing investment in different socioeconomic sectors through the gender budget so that it helps the country achieve gender parity, speakers told a programme on Sunday.They also said proper monitoring of implementing the budgetary allocation and...
Pro-BNP Blue Panel candidate Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and pro-Awami League White Panel candidate Advocate Shah Monjurul Hoque were elected president and secretary respectively of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for the 2024-2025 tenure, reports BSS.Convener of election...
MYMENSINGH, March 10 (UNB): Ekramul Haque Titu has been unofficially declared winner in the Mymensingh City Corporation election held on Saturday.With this, Titu has once again become the mayor of the Mymensingh city corporation.Titu, former mayor of the city corporation,...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Speakers at a conference on women's political leadership from three major political parties in Bangladesh emphasised economic empowerment for women's advancement. They said that investing in women is crucial to accelerate the country's growth. Democracy International organised the conference on...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to make a list of those people who are hatching conspiracy, spreading propaganda and incitement against the country from abroad, reports UNB.He made the call at a reception organised by Bangladeshi...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the Awami League government is using the Cyber Security Act (CSA) as a tool to suppress the opposition's leaders and activists, reports UNB.He made the...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP has become isolated from people in politics after failing to realise the public mindset, reports BSS."It has been proved in Bangladesh's politics that the...
BEIJING, Mar 10 (Reuters): China's lithium industry would benefit from a stabilisation of prices of the battery metal, which is set for a long-term uptrend, said the chairman of Ganfeng Lithium, a major Chinese supplier of the battery metal.Lithium demand...
DUBAI, Mar 10 (Reuters): Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Sunday the oil giant was looking at further opportunities to invest in China, where he said oil demand was robust and growing.State-owned Aramco has been ramping up its...
WASHINGTON, Mar 10 (Reuters): Under pressure from European regulators, Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic to put its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe.Earlier this...
US energy firms last week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday, reports Reuters.The oil and gas...
BANGKOK, Mar 10 (Arab News): Thailand's aromatic, spicy cuisine has long been a huge draw for visitors. Now, the country is focusing on creating halal versions of popular dishes to attract more tourists from the Muslim world.Since predominantly Buddhist Thailand...
WASHINGTON, Mar 10 (Reuters): The US banking sector saw its profits drop by nearly half in the last quarter of 2024, as large firms began paying hefty fees to help recoup costs incurred by several bank failures last spring, the...
Midland Bank celebrated the International Women's Day 2024. On the occasion, a get-together was held on Saturday at the Board Room of the bank's Head Office at Gulshan in Dhaka. MD & CEO of the bank Md Ahsan-uz Zaman was...
The prize distribution and closing ceremony of Islami Bank-Western Union Special Remittance Campaign was held at a city hotel on Saturday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, addressed the programme as the chief guest. Prem Sugunesh,...
A memorandum of understanding was signed between Social Islami Bank and bKash regarding linked account service. Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest at the signing ceremony held at the bank's head...
LONDON, Mar 10 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices inched up last week as temperatures below seasonal normal levels in China pushed buyers back into the market, especially as prices had recently fallen below that of some oil-linked...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) is going to conduct drives in the holy month of Ramadan, aiming at ensuring the quality of products and checking price manipulation.Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun made the announcement at a press...
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