REZAUL KARIM | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
The India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI) has requested the government to allow buffalo-meat import from India to meet the growing demand of the country, sources said.Recently, IBCCI President Abdul Matlub Ahmad has applied to the commerce ministry, seeking...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Despite its immense potential, the once-economically vibrant Barishal division has become least-focused region in the country in terms of banking services availability.Even during the British regime, the region was considered one of the economically important areas of Bengal due to...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
The US Department of State has started applying visa restrictions on Bangladeshi individuals responsible or involved in undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh"Today, the Department of State is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on Bangladeshi individuals responsible for,...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
In the wake of incessant rainfall throughout Thursday, Dhaka city struggled with severe waterlogging in multiple areas, causing widespread disruption to normal activities.Bangladesh Meteorological Department measured 116-millimetre (mm) rainfall from 6:00 pm on Thursday to 6:00 pm on Friday, which...
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the world community to keep the humanitarian assistance for the Rohingya and their repatriation on top of the agenda for a solution to the crisis created by Myanmar.The...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Bilateral trade between Bangladesh and China finds a bonanza even in crunch time with huge necessary imports of capital goods by the former heavily tilting the balance towards Beijing. Official data show the annual turnover in the two-way trade in...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country until 06:00 pm...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Four people, including three members of a family, died due to electrocution amid heavy rains in the capital's Mirpur area on Thursday night. The dead are Md Mizan (30), his wife Mukta Begum (25), and their daughter Lima (7), and...
Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Haque Shamim speaking at a district development coordination meeting in Shariatpur on Thursday
US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas receiving a crest from Vice chancellor of North South University Prof Atiqul Islam at a function organised by the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG)...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Although the Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) emerges as a transformative opportunity and holds with tremendous potential for Bangladesh, its potential growth remain still untapped significantly in the last 10 years.Speakers made the observations at the launch of a report styled 'BRI...
Bangladesh has urged all OIC Member States to contribute a voluntary fund to bearing the legal expenses incurred by the legal farm and support the efforts of The Gambia, reports UNB. "The Rohingya issue is a matter of continuous concern...
US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya holding talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday — Focus Bangla
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
A good number of freelancers in Bangladesh and in other emerging economies do not have access to social safety nets despite their inadequate earnings, according to a World Bank study.Around 40 per cent of surveyed freelancers in Bangladesh were unable...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Md Nurul Amin Howlader, a convicted Razakar, who was sentenced to death by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 in absentia for his crime against humanity in 1971, reports BSS.The ICT-1 on July 20, 2023, convicted...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday reiterated his government's determination to hold fair elections, reports UNB."It is not a matter of us to see who came to power or left, our goal is to organise fair elections," the minister made...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shifted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) from the cabin of the Evercare Hospital in the capital on Friday on the advice of her medical board, reports UNB.Khaleda Zia's personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) categorically said on Friday that they will not participate in elections under the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government. "We (BNP) are on the streets. We are holding road marches. We have been on the movement with...
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 22 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the national election will be held in a free, fair and impartial manner whether foreign observers come or not."The election...
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed as the Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged after its latest meeting concluded on Friday, with some markets paring losses earlier in the day, reports CNBC.The central bank kept rates at -0.1 per cent,...
Foreign investors increased their risk appetite, channelling funds into Japanese stocks last week, buoyed by data indicating that core US inflation was slowing down, reports Reuters.Data from Japanese exchanges showed foreign investors purchased shares worth 542.22 billion yen ($3.66 billion)...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
The ten most-traded firms accounted for about 31 per cent of the weekly turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), with Fu-Wang Food dominating the chart for the sixth week in a row.Fu-Wang Food, a small-cap company, continued to dominate...
LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters): Investors sold stocks at the fastest weekly rate this year in the week to Wednesday, Bank of America Global Research said in a report on Friday.The BofA data captures flows from the run-up to this week's...
Global equity funds recorded massive outflows in the seven days ending September 20 on concerns that the Federal Reserve might maintain its tighter monetary policy for longer to curb inflation, reports Reuters.According to LSEG data, investors withdrew a net $4.52...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
The benchmark equity index bounced back amid volatility in the outgoing week, returning to an uptrend after a single-week correction, as bargain hunters put fresh bets on hyped-up insurance stocks in anticipation of short-term gains.As smart investors continued their chase...
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (TASS) - A ban on the export of gasoline and diesel fuel from Russia could lead to an increase in world diesel prices, leading Finam analyst Alexander Potavin told TASS."On a global scale, world prices for diesel...
PARIS, Sept 22 (AFP): By the end of 2023, China will control half the world's installed capacity of electrolysers for producing low-carbon hydrogen amid a slowdown in new projects due to inflation, according to an International Energy Agency report released...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh can be the trade hub and bridge of business for the ASEAN, South Asian and South East Asian countries, said Vice President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Dr. Joshoda Jibon Deb Nath on...
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