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Does religion impede economic growth?

Abdullah A Dewan | 2023-12-22 00:00:00

In the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith promoted the platitude that religious beliefs and economic activities are rational choices. As in any profit-making activity, people respond to religious costs and benefits in a predictable and observable manner. John Wesley, a...

Garment worker Sajna in desperate search of her husband's body

2023-12-21 12:00:00

Garment worker Sajna Akter carrying her one-year-old daughter in her arms has been at Dhaka Medical College Hospital since Tuesday, reports bndews24.comShe claims her husband, 35-year-old Khokon Mia, was one of the people killed in the arson attack on the...

A man scavenges through the trash in a dumping

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Pictured on Wednesday, a man scavenges through the trash in a dumping ground at Shanir Akhra in the city, which is almost entirely filled with non-biodegradable plastics and polythene bags posing danger to the environment and ecology — FE photo

Toyota's Daihatsu to halt all vehicle shipments

2023-12-21 00:00:00

TOKYO, Dec 20 (Reuters): Toyota Motor's Daihatsu unit will halt shipments of all of its vehicles, Japan's biggest automaker said on Wednesday, after a safety scandal investigation found issues involving 64 models, including almost two dozen sold under Toyota's brand.An...

US, China remain top credit ratings to watch in 2024

2023-12-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters): The US and China on downgrade warnings, Turkey hoping for its first upgrade in a decade and Israel facing its first cut - plus more than 50 elections to navigate - means 2024 could bring pivotal...

28th AGM of Metro Spinning held

2023-12-21 00:00:00

The 28th annual general meeting (AGM) of Metro Spinning Limited was held on a digital platform on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Chairman of the company Mohammad Ali Khokon. The audited annual financial statements along with director's report were...

25th AGM of MJL Bangladesh PLC held

2023-12-21 00:00:00

The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of MJL Bangladesh PLC (MJLBPLC) was held on a virtual platform on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Md Nurul Alam, Chairman, MJLBPLC. MJL Bangladesh PLC's Managing Director Azam J Chowdhury, Directors of...

BCCCI holds AGM

2023-12-21 00:00:00

The annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) was held at its office in the city on Wednesday. Senior Vice President of BCCCI ATM Azizul Akil David presided over the meeting. BCCCI Secretary General...

Crown Cement approves 20pc cash dividend

2023-12-21 00:00:00

The shareholders of Crown Cement PLC have approved a 20 per cent cash dividend which was recommended by the board of directors for the year ended June 30, 2023, said a press release. The approval came at the 29th annual...

Standard Group Chairman Eng. Md Atiqur Rahman receives a tax card

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Standard Group Chairman Eng. Md Atiqur Rahman receives a tax card as the highest taxpayer in the category of 'Engineer' from NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim at a ceremony held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city...

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company awarded as the highest taxpayer

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited has been awarded as the highest taxpayer for the tax year 2022-23. Managing Director of the company Md Harunur Rashid Mollah received the award at a ceremony held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre...

Mohammed Jahed Iqbal, awarded as the second highest tax payer

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Mohammed Jahed Iqbal, Director of NRB Bank Limited and Managing Partner of M/S Md Jamil Iqbal, has been awarded as the second highest tax payer in the country and the highest tax payer in Sylhet region in 'firm category' by...

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC awarded as the highest taxpayer

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has been awarded as the highest taxpayer in the banking sector for fiscal year 2022-23. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Muneem, Chairman of National Board of Revenue, handed over the crest and certificate to Mohammed Monirul Moula,...

Chairman of Uttara Bank PLC Azharul Islam handed over the shares in then Eastern Banking Corporation

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Chairman of Uttara Bank PLC Azharul Islam handed over the shares in then Eastern Banking Corporation Limited, now Uttara Bank PLC, held by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to his legal heirs, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...

Titas EZ gets from BEZA licence

FE REPORT | 2023-12-21 00:00:00

Titas Economic Zone, a subsidiary of Meghna Group of Industries, has received pre-qualification licence from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).The proposed private industrial estate is expected to draw investment to the tune of $3.0 billion and generate an estimated...

As golden age for private capital ends, 2024 heralds more consolidation

2023-12-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters): The last 12 months have been some of the most challenging in the buyout industry's recent history, as private capital fundraising fell to five-year lows and investors became more selective with their money, sector executives and...

Asian markets track another Wall St record on rate hopes

2023-12-21 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 20 (AFP): Asian stocks rallied Wednesday, following another record performance on Wall Street as traders continue to bet on the US Federal Reserve slashing interest rates several times next year.The advances come even as central bank officials...

Global banks see no recession, US cos are more circumspect

2023-12-21 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters): Heading into 2024, analysts say the US recession they'd been forecasting for two years isn't coming anymore. Everyone else, from companies to investors, is still bracing for a slowdown caused by tepid consumer demand.Dissonance between the...

AB Bank distributed loans to women entrepreneurs

2023-12-21 00:00:00

AB Bank distributed loans to women entrepreneurs after a training session organised by Trinamool Women Entrepreneurs Society (Grassroots) in Sylhet on the occasion of Victory Day. Saiful Islam, executive director of Sylhet office of the Bangladesh Bank, was present as...

First Security Islami Bank inaugurated five agent banking outlets

2023-12-21 00:00:00

First Security Islami Bank inaugurated five agent banking outlets on Wednesday. The outlets are - Time Bazar agent banking outlet, Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar; Gouripur Bazar agent banking outlet, Madhaia Bazar, Cumilla; Chandpur Bazar agent banking outlet, Brahmanbaria; Purasava More agent...

GSP Finance reports losses of Tk 667m in Jan-Sept

FE REPORT | 2023-12-21 00:00:00

GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) reported a loss of Tk 667 million for the nine months through September this year owing to a drop in interest income while interest expenses soared.The non-bank financial institution (NBFI) made a profit of Tk 98.84...

Southeast Bank launched eight agent banking outlets --

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Southeast Bank launched eight agent banking outlets across the country. Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain, managing director of Southeast Bank, inaugurated the outlets virtually as the chief guest. The outlets are Jidu Dairy Farm, Sarker Cosmetics & Gift Corner, Mahadi Enterprise,...

23rd AGM of Central Depository Bangladesh held

2023-12-21 00:00:00

The 23rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Central Depository Bangladesh Limited (CDBL) was held virtually on Wednesday. Chairman of CDBL Sheikh Kabir Hossain presided over the AGM. CDBL Vice Chairman AKM Nurul Fazal Bulbul and members of the board of...

Asset managers squeezed by selling pressure of open-ended funds

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2023-12-21 00:00:00

Asset managers dealing with open-ended mutual funds (MFs) have been enduring liquidity pressure while having to pay off unitholders against the sell-off of units for investments are stuck in the capital market due to floor price. In recent years, open-ended...

India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds

2023-12-21 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 20 (Reuters): India has urged the Group of Seven (G7) countries to delay an incoming ban on Russian diamonds because the rules to trace the origins of gems remain unclear, two sources aware of the matter said.India,...

Gold holds steady -

2023-12-21 00:00:00

Gold prices steadied above the key $2,000 level on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts next year, while investors awaited US inflation numbers due later in the week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was little changed at...

A view-exchange meeting with former chairmen of BPDB held

2023-12-21 00:00:00

A view-exchange meeting with former chairmen of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) was held at Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday. BPDB Chairman Md Mahbubur Rahman presided over the meeting on the future of BPDB.

A seminar on 'Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100:

2023-12-21 00:00:00

A seminar on 'Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100: Prospects, Implementation and Coordination among Stakeholders' was held at the Multipurpose Hall of Pani Bhaban at Green Road in the city on Tuesday. Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister,...

Oil perks up on Red Sea tensions

2023-12-21 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 20 (Reuters): Global oil benchmark Brent hovered around $80 a barrel on Wednesday amid jitters over global trade disruption and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following attacks on ships by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi forces in the Red...

Chinese firms look to Malaysia for assembly of high-end chips

2023-12-21 00:00:00

SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters): A growing number of Chinese semiconductor design companies are tapping Malaysian firms to assemble a portion of their high-end chips, keen to hedge risks in case the U.S. expands sanctions on China's chip industry, sources said.The...