SAIF UDDIN | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Amid growing fears of job losses and disruption, experts believe artificial intelligence (AI) could unlock vast new economic opportunities for Bangladesh if managed wisely.While concerns persist over automation and its impact on employment, they argue that the country's focus should...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
World Bank's loan confirmation without project preparation creates a hiatus making Bangladesh pay interest and other fees before fund utilisation begins, officials say about the financial waste. The mismatch has caused a financial gap of about US$1.5 billion between the...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Saturday that Bangladesh's current Constitution did not allow a national referendum."If a referendum is to be held, it can only be done after obtaining the people's mandate, coming to parliament,...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Three new ICT-sector development projects involving Tk 46.33 billion have been proposed all of which are lookalikes of previous ones allegedly doomed to failure in set goals for corruption, misuse of public funds.Officials at the Planning Commission hold such view...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
Malfunctioning insurance firms may also face merger or liquidation under a new reform recipe of the interim government, hot on the heels of banking-sector overhaul drive.Sources say the insurance regulator has finalised the Insurer Resolution Ordinance 2025, paving the way...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended allowing onion imports to control the rising prices in the local market.Given the increase in onion prices, import permission should be granted immediately, the commission noted.According to the BTTC, onion prices...
Japanese investors divested significant holdings in foreign stocks in the week to November 1, as they turned cautious amid hawkish remarks from some US Federal Reserve officials and favoured locking in profits after the recent market rally, reports Reuters.Japanese investors...
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Bangladesh Operations, has partnered with DHL Express Bangladesh to join the GoGreen Plus carbon-reduced shipping programme, marking a significant milestone in the bank's ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmentally responsible operations. The agreement was signed...
NCC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) recently, enabling NCC Bank customers to pay various fees and taxes, including holding tax, trade license fee, hotel tax, market salami, wheel tax, and other...
Prime Bank PLC organised 'Prime Neera-SME Women Entrepreneurs Training and Development Programme' at a hotel in Chattogram recently. Prime Bank's Neera initiative is dedicated to promoting financial inclusion and sustainable business growth among women entrepreneurs across the country. The event...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
As the central bank moves forward with the merger of five troubled Islamic banks, general shareholders of these listed banks should either be offered shares of the merged entity or allowed to subscribe to its shares at a discounted price.This...
MYMENSINGH, Nov 8 (BSS): In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have developed the country's first-ever duck plague vaccine, paving the way for better protection of Bangladesh's duck population from deadly viral diseases.Duck farmers across the...
A person has won a car by purchasing a television in the flagship campaign "Dream Home Offer-Season 2" of Vision Emporium. KM Shamsuzzaman, Chief Operating Officer of Vision Emporium, Shafik Shahin, Head of Marketing of Vision Emporium, Rasel Ahmed, Head...
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has been honoured with the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Sustainability Game Changer Award 2025 as the champion in the Community Impact category for its transformative community initiatives implemented in 2024. Chief Executive...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
The 20th edition of the Bangladesh Network Operators Group (bdNOG) Conference is set to be held in Sylhet, marking another milestone in the country's networking and ICT community.The four-day event, titled bdNOG-20 Conference and Workshop, will be organised at the...
Indonesian National Shippers' Council (INSC) organised an annual meeting of the Asian Shippers' Alliance (ASA) & Global Shippers' Alliance (GSA) in Bali, Indonesia on 6 November. A two-member delegation of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) headed by its Chairman, Md....
Le Méridien Dhaka, in collaboration with Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), presents the Greek Food Festival 2025. Featuring a special appearance by Guest Chef Ioannis Georgakakis, from JW Marriott Crete Resort & Spa in Greece who will bring authentic Greek cuisine...
BRAC Bank PLC and Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) have jointly financed a landmark renewable energy initiative, a 64.55 MW solar power plant, operated by Bangladesh China Renewable Energy Company Limited (BCRECL).A ceremony was held at InterContinental Dhaka on November...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
India's investigation into imposing a countervailing duty (CVD) on Bangladeshi jute product imports has hit a procedural snag, with Bangladesh seeking an extra 30 days to submit its questionnaire responses, sources said.The commerce ministry has requested the Bangladesh High Commission...
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters): The Trump administration will hold an auction for drilling oil and gas off the US Gulf next month and has proposed another in a waterway in southern Alaska, it said on Friday.The lease sale in the...
BEIJING, Nov 8 (Reuters): China lifted a ban linked to Brazil's avian influenza outbreak, the country's General Administration of Customs said in a notice released on Friday.China issued a countrywide embargo on all imports of poultry and related products from...
China has begun designing a new rare earth licensing regime that could speed up shipments, but it is unlikely to amount to a complete rollback of restrictions as hoped by Washington, industry insiders said, reports Reuters.The Ministry of Commerce told...
Palli Sanchay Bank, a specialized financial institution, recently held a special yard meeting in Bakshimail union of Mohanpur upazila in Rajshahi, with the participation of members from the Bakshimail Village Development Samity and Bakshimail West Village Development Samity. The meeting...
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had asked the Justice Department to investigate the meatpacking industry over high beef prices -- as he faces mounting political pain over the issue.In a social media post,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-09 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Nov 8: Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping, has said that four new high-frequency dredgers have been introduced to address the country's navigability crisis.He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking to...
LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters): World food commodity prices fell for a second consecutive month in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks a basket...
Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapal has been elected the new president of World Archery Asia (WAA), defeating Thomas Haan of South Korea, reports BSS. The election was held during the Asian Archery Congress at a local hotel in the capital...
The Asia Cup Trophy imbroglio is close to being resolved, with officials of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) finally breaking the ice, reports Cricbuzz.Following a truce mediated by a couple...
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