FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has said there is no legal barrier to his participation in the upcoming national elections while holding his current post, arguing that the country's top law officer is not a government employee under the Constitution. Speaking...
The High Court (HC) has granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjur Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, report agencies.The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md Sagir Hossain...
National Citizen Party (NCP) has started distributing party's nomination forms for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election, report agencies.The price of each application form has been fixed at Tk 10,000, while for July heroes and low-income individuals, it has...
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the increasing desperation of some political parties to hold a referendum before the national election, bypassing the constitution, has raised public suspicion about their motives, reports UNB.He made the remarks while,...
Installation work on a WASA pipeline along the route from Rampura Bridge to Notun Bazar in Dhaka begins on Thursday. The infrastructural project is directly contributing to severe traffic congestion and causing immense suffering for commuters. The photo was taken...
FE REPOR | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested Md Firoz Hossain, former managing director (MD) of EXIM Bank, in a case filed over embezzling and laundering more than Tk8.57 billion.After the arrest, Md Firoz Hossain was produced before a court with...
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as five more patients died and 1,034 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB.With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths from...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh could avert an economic loss equivalent to 11 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) by ensuring that no child drops out of school, according to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain has dismissed the recent letter sent by the banned Awami League to the United Nations, saying it will have "no effect."Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, the adviser was...
BNP will observe what it calls 'National Revolution and Solidarity Day' today (Friday), marking the 'civil-military uprising' of November 7, 1975, with due respect.On this day in 1975, amid political unrest, soldiers and civilians together freed then Chief of Army...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would work together to finance Bangladesh's big projects as the country signed a mutual framework for streamlining their loans and ensuring the best utilisation of the money, officials said on...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Most money for a World Bank-funded development project for Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has been allocated for operational expenses on ancillaries that range from toiletries to foreign trainings, raising questions about justification. On the wish-list are toilet tissues, toilet...
Bhalo Kajer Hotel (Hotel for Good Deeds), a commendable initiative by a group of youths, provides food for homeless and impoverished people in exchange for good deeds in several areas of the city. However, the queue of people eating meals...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Eight Islamic parties including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday announced a grand rally on November 11 in the capital, demanding implementation of the July National Charter and referendum before the national elections.They said the nation is now united and called upon...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh sees its foreign-currency buffers wane amid a rather abrupt earnings dip and external payments, stoking fears of pressure on the country's current-account balance too soon.The fall in foreign-currency surplus happened principally because of the steadily growing overseas liabilities of...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
A new logistics policy is now in place with comprehensive framework designed to modernise Bangladesh's logistics ecosystem, improve transport efficiency and attract both domestic and foreign investment.The Council of Advisers of the interim government, headed by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
A glimmer of hope appears on the horizons for some of the shareholders in the five merged banks as the regulator considers compensating small investors beggared of investments. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) softens its stance over the conundrum related to...
BABUL BARMAN AND FARHAN FARDAUS | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
There is a huge gap in the net asset value (NAV) between what the troubled Islamic banks reported in their latest financial statements and what the Bangladesh Bank announced when it dissolved their boards on Wednesday.BB Governor Ahsan H. Mansur,...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
A draft ordinance awarding capital punishment and other severe penalties to those guilty of enforced disappearances in special-tribunal trial is approved by the Council of Advisers of the post-uprising government. The law on the anvil provides for setting up special...
The 443rd Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank was held at the bank's Head Office on Thursday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. The overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and several...
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) organised a seminar titled "Employment Opportunities for Youth in the Insurance Industry: Development and Prospects of the Actuarial Profession" at the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB) recently. IDRA Chairman Dr M Aslam...
Janata Bank PLC's digital banking app, eJanata, has introduced NPSB fund transfer and mobile recharge facilities. At the same time, the app's user interface has been redesigned to make it more modern, attractive, and secure. Chairman of Janata Bank Fazlur...
Dhaka Bank signed a strategic partnership with RANGS Limited, the official distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Bangladesh, to provide customers with auto loans at a special interest rate, reduced processing fee, and exclusive value-added benefits. H.M. Mostafizur Rahaman, SEVP &...
Prime Bank recently signed a payroll agreement with Rahim Group at the bank's corporate office in Dhaka. Under this agreement, employees of Rahim Group will enjoy a range of exclusive banking privileges from Prime Bank, including preferential services, credit card...
Md. Sawkatul Alam, executive director, Bangladesh Bank, formally taken over as the administrator of EXIM Bank on Wednesday, as part of the ongoing merger process involving five banks, according to a press statement.Mr Alam obtained both his bachelor's and master's...
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Business Chamber of Canada (BBCC) have signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering cooperation, strengthening business ties, and creating new opportunities for mutual trade and investment...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-07 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has upheld the securities regulator's decision to impose fines on 22 investors, including individuals, for manipulating stock prices of Beximco and BD Finance.In an order issued on Thursday, an HC bench comprising Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque...
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...
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...
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