A farmer in the northern Gaibandha district prepares rice seedlings amid chilly winter winds and temperatures around 9-10°C. The image reflects the dedication of Bangladeshi farmers, who continue working even in challenging weather conditions. — Focus Bangla
BAMAKO, Jan 25 (AFP): More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents.Mali, which is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will visit Germany next month to attend Munich Security Conference, foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday."Honourable Prime Minister has decided to join Munich Security Conference and we are now working on bilateral meetings (to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
A ministry-of-commerce proposal for slashing taxes on three essentials to cool prices ahead of Ramadan is under consideration of the government's revenue authority.The mass-consumed commodities during the month fasting and religious festivals are sugar, onion and dates, which all bears...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
The government has finalised a draft national toll policy which proposes annual revisions to tolls for all vehicle categories based on the consumer price index.If approved, sources say, tolls for all existing 13 categories of vehicles would be calculated based...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
China's RMB is now here in Bangladesh's fastest settlement system styled RTGS on expectation of easing pain of the businesses in trade payment, traditionally dominated by costly dollar. Real Time Gross Settlement or RTGS is an online means of immediate...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
Tax-revenue collection missed the time-bound target for the first half of this fiscal with a Tk 232.27-billion shortfall for several adversities, although the receipt showed some annualised growth. The National Board of Revenue blames the target failure on import tightening...
MUMBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters): Indian lenders have suggested that investments in perpetual bonds issued by banks should be valued according to the call option instead of treating them as 100-year securities, according to four sources directly aware of the matter.The...
Foreign investors bolstered their positions in the rising Japanese stock market drawn by a depreciating yen that boosted exporter shares and a robust performance in the chip sector, reports Reuters.According to exchange data, foreigners pumped in a net 395.84 billion...
BEIJING, Jan 25 (Reuters): Apple's, opens new tab smartphone shipments in China shrank 2.1 per cent in the final quarter of 2023 from the same year-ago period, hurt by intensifying competition from local rivals led by Huawei, data from research...
BENGALURU, Jan 25 (Reuters): Indian metal-to-oil conglomerate Vedanta reported a smaller-than-expected drop in third-quarter profit on Thursday, as an uptick in production and sales outweighed lower metal prices.Consolidated profit after tax dropped 18 per cent to 20.13 billion rupees (nearly...
BERLIN, Jan 25 (AFP): German business morale sank further in January, a key survey showed Thursday, as the slump in Europe's largest economy showed few signs of passing quickly.The Ifo institute's closely watched confidence barometer, based on a survey of...
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters): The US economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter amid strong consumer spending, and defied dire predictions of a recession in 2023 after the Federal Reserve aggressively raised interest rates, with growth for the...
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters): India's commerce ministry has backed a long-standing demand from the jewellery industry to reduce import tariffs on gold bars, government and industry officials said, amid concern the duties were further harming the country's faltering jewellery...
Standard Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Green Life Hospital. Under this agreement, debit & investment (credit) cardholders and all employees of the bank along with their dependents will get special discount on medical tests and hospital's...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
The Pan-Asia Research Institute (PARI), a Japan-based global think tank, has hosted a webinar on Japan's contributions to the social development of the South Asian nations.The event styled 'Japan's Contributions to the Social Development of the South Asian Nations with...
One of Bangladesh pharmaceuticals industry pioneers, Dr Lokiat Ullah, has been picked as Managing Director of Bio Pharma and Bio Group, one of the top and export-oriented multinational pharmaceutical companies in the country. The company board meeting nominated him for...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Md. Abul Bashar has been promoted to Grade-1 officer, according to a notice issued by the central bank recently.After joining the BB as an assistant director in early 1993, he has successfully discharged duties...
A delegation of the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed companies (BAPLC), led by its newly elected President Rupali Haque Chowdhury, paid a courtesy call on Chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam at the Securities Exchange...
The apex court has ordered the resumption of the recruitment process for 86 positions at the Barapukuria Coal Mine, which had been halted around 15 years ago, reports bdnews24.com.The directive was issued on Thursday by a five-judge appellate bench led...
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Jan 25 (Reuters): Dylan Run, a Shanghai-based finance sector executive, started moving a bit of his money into cryptocurrencies in early 2023, when he realized that the Chinese economy and its stock markets were going downhill.Crypto trading and...
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Midland Bank and Rasel & Jewel Corporation at the bank's Agrabad Branch in Chattogram recently. Mohammed Abu Hena, head of Unit-1, Institutional Banking Division, Chittagong of Midland Bank, and Golam Rasul, proprietor...
To establish a state-of-the-art solid biohazardous waste treatment facility, Eastern Bank (EBL) and icddr,b signed a memorandum of understanding at EBL's head office in the capital on Wednesday, according to a statement.Ziaul Karim, head of Communications and External Affairs at...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
The Dhaka bourse witnessed yet another big fall on Thursday, with the key index sinking below 6,200-mark, as large-cap shares kept bleeding.Stocks, such as Beacon Pharma, Beximco Pharma, Square Pharma, City Bank, and Bangladesh Submarine Cable saw major corrections.These five...
Md Touhidul Alam Khan has joined National Bank Limited as the managing director and CEO with effect from Thursday, according to a press release of the bank. He joins from The Premier Bank, where he previously held the position of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
Runner Automobiles returned to profit in October-December (Q2), FY24 after losses in five consecutive quarters.It could rebound as sales of its three wheelers jumped.The company has experienced a consolidated profit of Tk 6.45 million for Q2, FY24 against a loss...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-26 00:00:00
Berger Paints plans to raise Tk 3.75 billion by issuing rights shares at Tk 1,376 each to its employees and general shareholders; the target is to increase its free float to 10 per cent of its outstanding shares. More than...
LONDON, Jan 25 (AFP): Britons travelling to France were warned on Thursday they could face 14-hour delays at a port under a computerised border scheme proposed by the European Union.All visitors entering the EU-with visas or visa waivers-will soon find...
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