DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
The advisory council of the interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to exempt excise duty on air tickets for Bangladeshi pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj in 2026, in a bid to reduce the overall cost of...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
Nurul Kabir, Editor of the New Age, and Dewan Hanif Mahmud, Editor and Publisher of the daily Banik Barta, have been elected president and general secretary (GS), respectively, of the Editors' Council for a two-year term. The election took place...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday distributed awards among the top performers of Bangladesh Television's (BTV) 'Notun Kuri' competition 2025, reports BSS.Two top performers under 'Ka' and 'Kha' groups received a crest and a cheque for Tk 300,000...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
In the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh (BADAS) spent around Tk1.14 billion to provide free insulin, medicines, and healthcare to diabetic patients across the country.Currently, more than 6.5 million of the country's 13.8 million diabetic patients-nearly...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday began its long-awaited dialogue with registered political parties, pledging to play a completely neutral role in the forthcoming 13th national election and seeking the cooperation of all political actors to ensure a credible vote.Chief...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed that the national election scheduled for February 2026 could pave the way for the formation of a truly representative Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports UNB.He also said The JS will discuss and...
The 907th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held at the Corporate Head Office of the bank on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, Chairman of the Executive...
The 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System Ltd (JGTDSL), a company of Petrobangla, was held at the Petrobangla board room in the city on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by the company's Board...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has affirmed its commitment to providing robust support for Bangladesh as the nation approaches its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026, reports BSS.To this end, WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang outlined...
Shwapno, the No. 1 retail chain brand in the country, has launched a new campaign titled 'Shwapno Protidin Lakhopoti' (Shwapno Everyday Lakhpoti).During the campaign that began on November 1, customers can win Tk 100,000 every day by shopping for just...
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) successfully hosted the 'M&J Group Presents BUFT National Quiz Competition 2025', powered by Giant Group and organised in association with the BUFT Brand Ambassador Team, at the BUFT Auditorium in Dhaka recently. Faruque...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
German Ambassador Dr Rüdiger Lotz expresses the optimism that Bangladesh will soon rejoin the ranks of vibrant democracies as it prepares for what he calls "the biggest democratic elections in the world" in 2026, when over 127 million citizens are...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has recently organised a seminar titled "EBL Campus Connect: Inspiring New Generation in Banking" at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). Professor Daniel W. Lund, Pro-Vice Chancellor of IUB, Md. Aminul Islam, Senior Lecturer and Club Coordinator of...
Midland Bank PLC. in collaboration with Communic-IBA of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has recently organised a seminar on financial literacy at the Senate Hall of Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, attended the event as the chief guest...
The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ICB Securities Trading Company Limited (ISTCL) was held at the head office of the company in Kakrail, Dhaka on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Md. Nurul Huda, Deputy Managing Director of...
Grameenphone, the country's leading telecommunication services provider, has launched 'GP Shield', a next-generation, Cisco-powered DNS-layer security solution designed to protect customers from rising online threats such as malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. As digital adoption accelerates across Bangladesh, individuals and...
Bank deposits in Bangladesh surged by 9.98 per cent year-on-year (YoY) at the end of September 2025, achieving the second-highest growth rate recorded over the past 18 months.This strong performance signals a steady return of public confidence in the banking...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file cases against five more recruiting agencies and 26 individuals on charges of embezzling and laundering Tk 3.14 billion in the name of sending workers to Malaysia.Md Akhter Hossain, Director General (Prevention) of...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on November 25 will hold a public hearing to receive opinions, complaints, questions and recommendations from consumers, service providers, professionals and other stakeholders regarding the performance of telecommunication services and the regulatory authority itself.According...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
The export performance of the readymade garment (RMG) sector, the country's largest foreign currency earner, has been severely affected by multiple factors, including new US tariffs, a sluggish global economy, and local challenges in securing complex, small-sized orders, industry insiders...
SATKHIRA, Nov 13 (BSS): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in an anti-smuggling operation seized Indian medicines and narcotics worth about Taka 0.95 million (9.50 lakh) from different border area under Sadar and Kalaroa upazilas of the district on Thursday.Based on intelligence...
JHENAIDAH, Nov 13 (UNB): A college student was killed in a road accident in Hamdoh area of Jhenaidah sadar upazila on Thursday noon.The deceased was identified as Swadhin Ahmed, 19, son of Rawshan Hossain of Chhota Kamarkundu village in Jhenaidah...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Nov 13: Several thousand farmers in five upazilas of the district have become very much frustrated as they are facing acute crisis of various non-urea fertilisers in the current seasons. The farmers are now very much busy cultivating different...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-14 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Nov 13: At least five people including, two housewives, have died receiving snakebites in Chandpur in the past nine months and as many as 555 people were also injured being bitten by venomous snakes in the district during the...
SYDNEY, Nov 13 (BBC): A mother-and-daughter duo - one claiming to be a fortune teller and a feng shui master - have been charged over allegedly scamming almost A$70m ($46m; £35m) from "vulnerable" Vietnamese targets in Australia.The mother, 53, was...
OTTAWA, Nov 13 (AFP): G7 foreign ministers on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and raised the alarm about the escalating crisis in Sudan, as they wrapped up a meeting in Canada.In a joint statement, the top diplomats...
LIMA, Nov 13 (AFP): At least 37 people were killed and 24 injured in southern Peru on Wednesday when a double-decker bus plunged into a ravine after colliding with a pickup truck, officials said.The accident in Arequipa is one of...
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AP): President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines...
PARIS, Nov 13 (AFP): Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5C would now be essentially "impossible".The annual Global Carbon Budget report looks...
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (AP): Researchers on Wednesday reported two promising new approaches to counteract malaria's growing resistance to medication - one involving a new class of drugs.Switzerland-based Novartis released results of what it called a next-generation treatment. A study...
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