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Salah Uddin appointed administrator of Social Islami Bank

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Md Salah Uddin, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, assumed the role of Administrator of Social Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday, says a press statement. He took on this responsibility as part of a broader reform initiative launched by Bangladesh Bank...

BEPZA seals $111m deals for Mirsarai industries

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has signed agreements with four companies to set up industries at the BEPZA Economic Zone (EZ) in Mirsarai, Chattogram, involving a total investment of US$111.26 million and creating employment for 7,607 Bangladeshis.The agreements were...

Padma Oil logs record profit, declares highest-ever dividend

FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Padma Oil has posted a record annual profit of Tk 5.63 billion for FY25, driven by higher sales and substantial non-operating income from bank deposits.The state-run oil distributor also registered a 38 per cent year-on-year profit growth for the year,...

9 LNG cargos received in Oct

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The government has received nine cargos of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) having around 28.8 million MMBTu in October to meet the growing energy demand in the country, an official said on Thursday, reports BSS."We are importing LNG regularly under long-term,...

NBR to hold stakeholders' meeting on Nov 16

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will hold the 3rd stakeholders meeting "Meet the Business' titled 'Bond Automation System UP Module' on November 16, reports BSS.The event will be held at the Multipurpose Hallroom of the revenue board building in...

Premier Bank signs agreement with BB for Credit Guarantee Scheme

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The Premier Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with the Credit Guarantee Department of Bangladesh Bank to assist the eligible marginal and landless farmers, low-income professionals, school banking account holders and micro businesspersons who have '10/50/100 taka accounts' with...

Friendship receives Earthshot Prize 2025

FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Friendship, a Bangladeshi social purpose organisation, has been named the winner of the Earthshot Prize 2025 in the "Fix Our Climate" category.The Earthshot is a global environmental award that was distributed first in 2021. The local NGO has been given...

Grameenphone hosts grand finale of FutureMakers

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Grameenphone, the country's leading telecommunication service provider, has hosted the grand finale of FutureMakers, its first-ever nationwide AI idea competition designed to empower university students to showcase their creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills through Artificial Intelligence (AI). The initiative is...

Midland Bank provides assistance to family of late Abul Kalam

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The Midland Bank family has extended financial assistance of Tk 1.5 million to the family of Abul Kalam, who tragically lost his life in the recent metro-rail bearing-pad accident in Dhaka on October 27.The bank provided Tk 500,000 from its...

No new licences for MFIs

FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

No new licences will be issued to microfinance institutions (MFIs), as the microfinance sector in Bangladesh is now overcrowded, said Dr Mohammad Helal Uddin, Executive Vice Chairman of the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA).He made the remarks while speaking as the...

New Zealand hold on against Windies to level T20I series

2025-11-07 00:00:00

AUCKLAND, Nov 06 (AFP): Powerful batting by Black Cap Mark Chapman carried New Zealand to a three-run victory in the second T20 against West Indies in Auckland on Thursday.Chapman blitzed 78 from just 28 balls as New Zealand made 207-5...

Messi tells business confce that he's not focused on legacy yet

2025-11-07 00:00:00

MIAMI, Nov 06 (AP): Lionel Messi already is considered the greatest soccer player ever. That said, he thinks there's still more for him to accomplish.The Inter Miami star told a business conference on Wednesday that there will be a time...

BCB confirms the name of BPL teams

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Governing Council has finalized the lineup of franchises for the upcoming season of the country's flagship T20 tournament, reports UNB.The franchises are Dhaka Capitals, Chattogram Royals, Rajshahi Warriors, Rangpur Riders, and Sylhet Titans, the Bangladesh...

India thump Australia to take 2-1 lead in T20I series

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GOLD COAST, Australia, Nov 06 (AFP): India took a 2-1 lead in their T20 series against Australia with a 48-run demolition of the home side on Queensland's Gold Coast on Thursday.After losing the toss and being sent in to bat,...

Ashraful looks to help batters mentally as batting coach

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh’s newly appointed batting coach Mohammad Ashraful is eyeing to work with batters on the mental side of their game, rather than the technical part, as he prepares to guide the batting unit in the upcoming home series against Ireland,...

The significance of November 7 revolution

Emajuddin Ahamed | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

The trend of politics in Bangladesh is quite distinct. It is unique in melody and rhythm. Its nature and mobility also have distinctive features. If its flow is obstructed or if any threat emerges, a deluge of floods result that...

Hidden cost of cashless shift

2025-11-07 00:00:00

In this era of rapid technological advancements, the move to digital payments is being hailed as a breakthrough in convenience and efficiency. Peer-to-peer transfers, digital currencies, and mobile wallets are all becoming increasingly popular worldwide. However, this rise raises a...

Cyberbullying at its worse

2025-11-07 00:00:00

Today's world fits in the palm of our hands. With just one click, friendship, education, and entertainment are all within reach. Yet behind this convenience, an invisible darkness-cyberbullying-is growing. On social media, mocking someone's clothing, pronunciation, opinion, or body shape...

Missed opportunities for rural tourism

Shiabur Rahman | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Rural tourism has become a major driver of local growth globally. Besides serving as an ingenious way to diversify rural economies in many countries across regions, it is preserving local culture and heritage. As a nation with rich natural and...

Return back to Nature ensures survival of human race

Nilratan Halder | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

Nepal has emerged as the most Nature-connected nation in the world, according to a research, first of its kind, conducted by academics from Britain and Austria. Involved with the ground-breaking research was Miles Richardson, a famed professor of Nature connectedness...

Reining in online gambling

2025-11-07 00:00:00

The reported government's move to crack down on online gambling deserves unreserved commendation. For too long, this digital menace has flourished unchecked, feeding on people's vulnerabilities and taking advantage of technological loopholes. The decision, taken at a high-level meeting at...

100 illegal establishments removed in Gazipur

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GAZIPUR, Nov 06 (UNB): Around 100 illegal establishments have been removed from Joydebpur Railway Junction area in Gazipur on Thursday.A mobile court conducted the drive in the area in the afternoon and evicted around 100 illegal establishments.

Sand lifters on the prowl in northern rivers

2025-11-07 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 06 (UNB): Once vibrant lifelines for northern Bangladesh, the Teesta, Dharla and Jamuneswari rivers are now being ruthlessly stripped of sand by illegal dredging syndicates operating under the shadow of political protection and administrative inaction.Despite a standing government...

Tea yield in Sylhet feared to face a massive shortfall

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00

SYLHET, Nov 07: Tea production in Sylhet region is apprehended to suffer a massive shortfall this year due to drought-induced foul weather and high prices of fertilisers. Industry insiders anticipate the fall in tea yield while there's no chance to...

US to cancel flights as longest govt shutdown drags on

2025-11-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (AFP): US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on.Federal agencies have been grinding to a...

Modi's party faces test in crucial Bihar election

2025-11-07 00:00:00

ALIPUR, Nov 06 (BBC): Brisk voting was being reported in the eastern Indian state of Bihar where more than 74 million people are eligible to vote in a crucial election that will be a precursor to several key state polls.Voters...

Pakistan fires into Afghanistan despite truce

2025-11-07 00:00:00

KABUL, Nov 06 (AFP): Projectiles were fired from Pakistan into Afghanistan on Thursday, an Afghan military source and witnesses told AFP, as the two neighbours were to resume talks in Turkey to reinforce a fragile ceasefire."Pakistan used light and heavy...

Mamdani ready to discuss cost of living with Trump

2025-11-07 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 06 (AFP): New York mayoral election winner Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday that he was ready to engage with his arch-critic President Donald Trump on the issue of cost of living.The Muslim-American lawmaker, whose rapid ascent...

US circulates draft UN resolution for Trump's Gaza plan

2025-11-07 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 06 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said.US Ambassador...

Total devastation inside Gaza after war

2025-11-07 00:00:00

GAZA, Nov 06 (BBC): The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees, from Beit Hanoun on one side to Gaza City on the other.Beyond the distant...