FE REPORT | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
Dhaka has proposed visa-free travel between India and Bangladesh with an eye to enhancing people-to-people connectivity in the wake of trouble getting tour permission.Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen discussed the issue with his Indian counterpart S Jaishangkar when they...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
Customs has determined 'scope of 'work' for stakeholders as per Export General Manifest (EGM) of late to eliminate 'ghost' exporters and check money laundering, following recent discoveries of deviations.The government has implemented EGM in all customs houses through Asycuda System...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday announced the formation of Leather Industry Development Authority (LIDA) for promoting the growth of the country's leather and leather-goods sector."I am announcing a leather development authority for the improvement of the leather industry. We,...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh will not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), world's largest regional free-trade bloc led by China, or any other grouping before the forthcoming general election. "We have decided not to join RCEP or any international platform before the...
A petty trader selling Palmyra fruit, collected from rural areas, at a roadside shop in Kamalapur Railway Station area of the city on Thursday — FE Photo
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram division in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at a...
With an air quality index (AQI) score of 179 at 08:53 am on Thursday, Dhaka ranked 3rd in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB.Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the first and second spots,...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed till November 20 a High Court verdict that sentenced Md Sohel Rana, former chief judicial magistrate of Cumilla, to one month's imprisonment for committing contempt of court by ignoring an HC stay order on...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
A one-minute silence will be observed next Sunday (October 15) in Dhaka city, aiming to create public awareness of the adverse impact of sound pollution.The programme will be observed from 10:00 am to 10:01 am.Environment, forest and climate change secretary...
Today (Friday) is the 16th death anniversary of eminent journalist Obaidul Huq, says a statement.Obaidul Huq breathed his last on October 13, 2007 at his Banani residence at the age of 96. He was the editor of the Bangladesh Observer...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan inaugurating the Emergency Response Control Centre (ERCC) building at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Headquarters in the city on Wednesday. South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young-sik, Korea International Cooperation Agency Country Director Taeyoung Kim,...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) held a human chain programme on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway on Thursday to protest against the Israeli aggression in Palestine and show solidarity with the Palestinian freedom fighters. They also, following a short rally, brought out...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Thursday urged the cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) to perform their duties with the spirit of patriotism staying above all sorts of greed, reports UNB."We have to extend a helping hand to the...
'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', the much-anticipated biopic of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, premiered on Thursday, reports UNB.The film is all set to have the nationwide theatrical release today (Friday).Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina was...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-13 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said that the US should come with financial assistance, rather than resorting to threats or warnings, in the region if Washington intends to counter Chinese influence here. While briefing journalists at the foreign ministry...
A delegation of BNP joined a lunch hosted by Ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh Reto Renggli at his on Thursday, reports UNB.The BNP delegation, led by the party's Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, went to the Swiss envoy's...
At a recent joint event at the European Parliament hosted by MEP Maximilian Krah and the Study Circle London, speakers from various backgrounds came together to debate the question of how to address the ongoing "disinformation campaign against Bangladesh," that...
Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Jahangir Alam on Thursday said a level playing field will be ensured for all the participating political parties in the upcoming 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections as the EC is determined to hold free, fair...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said bedeviling a fair election is possible under the present government is like keeping a chicken in the custody of a fox, reports UNB."The Awami League is the most deceitful party...
Claiming that the upcoming national elections will be unprecedented peaceful and neutral one, Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said if BNP does not participate in the polls, it will lose everything, reports BSS.No result will be...
TOKYO, Oct 12 (AP): Japan's top automaker Toyota agreed Thursday to work with Idemitsu, a major Japanese oil company, on technology for mass production of solid-state batteries that promise to be a key component in future electric vehicles.The deal is...
KUALALAMPUR, Oct 12 (Reuters): Goldman Sachs Group sued Malaysia in a UK court on Wednesday, as tensions escalate over a settlement agreement on the bank's role in the multi-billion dollar 1MDB corruption scandal."Today, we filed for arbitration against the Government...
The UK's FTSE 100 touched a two-week high on Thursday, helped by a rise in energy and mining stocks as commodity prices climbed on hopes of fresh China stimulus, while Restaurant Group surged after accepting a takeover bid, reports Reuters.The...
Most stock markets in the Gulf rose on Thursday, tracking higher oil prices, while traders kept an eye on the conflict between Palestinian militants and Israel, reports Reuters.Oil prices - a key catalyst for the Gulf's financial market - climbed...
BENGALURU, Oct 12 (Reuters): Indian shares closed lower on Thursday, dragged by a slide in information technology (IT) stocks on weak earnings by Tata Consultancy Services, while investors await results of peers Infosys and HCLTech, as well as key inflation...
LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters): World shares rose and the dollar and bond market borrowing costs held steady on Thursday ahead of US inflation data and European Central Bank meeting minutes that will add to the hotly-contested debate on where interest...
With a view to preventing abuse of Mobile Financial Services (MFS), bKash in collaboration with Kurigram District Police, recently organised two coordination workshops to raise awareness. Organised at Zilla Parishad Complex Auditorium and Kurigram Police Line, bKash agents, channel partners...
Nitol Insurance Company Limited has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adorsho Pranisheba regarding Cattle Insurance. SM Mahbubul Karim, CEO of Nitol Insurance Company, and Fida Haq, managing director & CEO of Adorsho Pranisheba, signed the MoU on...
The business review meeting-2023 of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) was held at its head office in the city recently. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Prof Dr Engr Rashid Ahmed Chowdhury was present as the chief...
The 862nd meeting of the executive committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited was held on Wednesday at the bank's corporate head office. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, chairman of the executive committee. Managing Director (CC) Abdul...
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