FE REPORT Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) will work together to help provide trade licence-related services to the trade body members who belong to the corporation's jurisdiction. Both DSCC and DCCI have...
FE Report The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority Bill 2023 was placed in Parliament on Wednesday to pave the way for establishing a separate government body to supervise the public procurement and related activities.While placing the Bill, Planning Minister M A...
FE Report | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
The government plans to once again reduce the prices of edible oil following the downward trend in the global market, according to sources.The commerce ministry is expected to convene a meeting with stakeholders, including the edible oil refiners, to determine...
FE Report | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Telecomm-unication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked Banglalink, one of the largest mobile network operators in the country, to pay an audit claim of Tk 8.23 billion within 10 days. The country's telecom regulator sent a letter to the operator in...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Despite the ongoing dengue outbreak, a number of open tanks have long been left unattended on the footpath beside the Dhakeshwari Temple in Old Dhaka. The stagnant clean water in the tanks can be an ideal breeding ground for Aedes...
The Agency to Innovate (A2i) Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament to form an agency to encourage innovation in the information technology sector and help the government to take programmes in establishing knowledge-based society and its implementation, reports UNB.State Minister...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the armed forces to maintain the dignity they have earned by standing beside the people, reports UNB."Our every force always stands beside the people alongside safeguarding the country's independence and sovereignty.... So, they...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Share of vast non-RMG swathe of the economy to Bangladesh's export earnings has been on a downturn, rendering the country riskily dependent on a single exportable, economists say over the latest lopsided turnover. They are of the opinion that ignoring...
Block trade boost to reap benefit of unfairness in market Trading on the block board has got a boost since mid-November after bourses allowed share transactions at prices up to 10 per cent lower than the main market floor price....
FE REPORT | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
The Public-Private Partnership (Amendment) Act 2023 was passed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Wednesday.Liberation War Affairs Minister A K M Mozammel Huq, who is in charge of carrying out parliamentary affairs on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Office, placed...
Ismail Hossain | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
The registration of new firms in the country declined by 20 per cent year-on-year to 10,738 in the just-concluded FY23, according to official figures, reflecting the prevailing economic downturn both at home and abroad. This downward trend follows a peak...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Medical expenditure per household (HH) in Bangladesh has risen beyond the means of many, almost having doubled in last 12 years by an official account.Analysts say a high prevalence of chronic diseases and growing treatment costs are pushing up the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.The sun...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered Dr Maksuda Farida Akhter Mili, a gynecologist of the Central Hospital, to surrender within four weeks in a case filed filed on charge of negligence of duty that led to the death of...
FE REPORT In the full text of a verdict the High Court suggested to enact laws and regulations to provide adequate compensation or expenses to aggrieved parties in cases of false, harassing and frivolous civil suits. The High Court bench...
FE REPORT The city's first metro rail received the highest 91,588 passengers on Sunday, the first working day after Eid-ul-Azha vacation, since the start of its Uttara-Agargaon operation on December 29.According to Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) company...
Bangladesh reported 86 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,042,940, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the...
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh claims that no country in the world has been able to completely contain the mosquito-borne dengue virus, calling it an "impossible task", reports bdnews24.com.Despite an alarming spike in dengue hospitalisations...
Dhaka is experiencing terrible traffic congestion as holidaymakers are returning to the capital after Eid-ul-Azha vacation. The picture was snapped from Airport Road in Banani on Wednesday — FE Photo
Munima Sultana | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
In a move to popularise electronic toll payment in all toll bridges and highways in the country, payment platform eKpay will be introduced on a pilot basis in Meghna and Gumti bridges next week.Officials said all eKpay users can pay...
The 21st founding anniversary of Bangladesh Jubo Mohila League, an associate body of the ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL), will be observed today (Thursday), reports BSS.Bangladesh Jubo Mohila League president Daisy Sarwar and its General Secretary Sharmin Sultana Lily greeted...
Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam, an independent candidate for Dhaka-17 by-election, alleged on Wednesday that he was attacked by a group of women and teenagers at Sattala slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali area while campaigning, reports UNB.He claimed that he had...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the government is arresting and repressing his party leaders and activists to damaged the level playing field of the upcoming national elections.He said green chilli price has skyrocketed...
Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Wednesday said there would be no dialogue with BNP on the caretaker government system which has been abolished by the court, reports UNB."The election will be held as per...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the BNP and like-minded parties are spreading rumours as part of plot to intensify conflicts centring the upcoming national election, reports UNB.He made the remarks during a joint meeting with the...
Chief Executive Officer, Citi India and Region Head of South Asia, Ashu Khullar along with Managing Director and Sub Cluster Head for Bangladesh & Sri Lanka, Shekar Rajashekaran recently visited Dhaka.During the visit Ashu and Shekar met with clients, business...
TOKYO, July 05 (Reuters): Tesla Inc cut prices in Japan of its Model 3 and Y electric vehicles by low single-digit per centages from the start of this month, it said on Tuesday.The company slashed prices for all variants of...
Mercantile Bank Limited has recently organised a virtual training on "Internal Credit Risk Rating System with Highlights on CIB Online Reporting" at the bank's training institute in the city. Mati Ul Hasan, additional managing director & CRO of Mercantile Bank...
In celebration of 10th anniversary of NRBC Bank's establishment, a special issue of Planet Magazine has been unveiled. The Ekushey Padak winner eminent, writer, freedom fighter and sponsor of NRBC Bank Dr Nuran Nabi unveiled the magazine on a virtual...
FE Report | 2023-07-06 00:00:00
Strengthening bilateral trade and investment was focused in the discussions between the ministers and visiting UK Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston.The UK is committed to working with Bangladesh to build a trade and investment relationship that will create jobs...
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