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SBAC BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT ON START-UP REFINANCING FUND-

2026-01-07 00:00:00

SBAC BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT ON START-UP REFINANCING FUNDSBAC Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in its Tk 5 billion Start-up Refinancing Fund to promote new entrepreneurs. SM Mainul Kabir, Managing Director and CEO of SBAC...

COMMUNITY BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH JHEEL MAESTRIA -

2026-01-07 00:00:00

COMMUNITY BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH JHEEL MAESTRIA Community Bank has signed a business partnership agreement with Jheel Maestria, a Dhaka-based restaurant, to offer special dining benefits to its customers. The agreement was signed at a ceremony on the restaurant premises...

Phone makers fear NEIR shutdown under new govt

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE ReportThe Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association of Bangladesh (MIOB) has expressed concern that the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) could again be shut down through corruption if a new political government comes to power. However, it says the initiative...

Young and old in Barishal join contract broiler farming

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Sultanul IslamMany broiler chicken farmers sustained losses while buying feed on credit from dealers, and have now become contract farmers of poultry companies. Many young and elderly people who could not manage jobs or lacked capital to start a business...

ACC files five cases against HBM Iqbal, others

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed five cases against former chairman of Premier Bank and Awami League leader HBM Iqbal, and others on charges of embezzlement of Tk 81.7 million in the name of advertisement promotion. Other accused include...

TRUST BANK MD & CEO WINS NRB GLOBAL AWARD

2026-01-07 00:00:00

TRUST BANK MD & CEO WINS NRB GLOBAL AWARDAhsan Zaman Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Trust Bank PLC, has won the 'Excellence in Remittance Leadership & Diaspora Banking Award'. He received the award from Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr...

Two-year treasury bond yields dip as BB buys $223.5m more

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORT The yields on two-year treasury bonds fell on Tuesday as the central bank purchased US$223.50 million more from 14 banks in a bid to stabilise the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency.The cut-off yield,...

UTTARA BANK INTRODUCES 'TAKAPAY DEBIT CARD'

2026-01-07 00:00:00

UTTARA BANK INTRODUCES 'TAKAPAY DEBIT CARD'Md Abul Hashem, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the bank's 'TakaPay Debit Card' on Monday. This card can be used to withdraw cash at all ATM booths and make payment through...

BB allows digital processing of export documents

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORT The central bank has allowed electronic presentation and processing of export documents under Documentary Collection arrangements, aiming to align export procedures with ongoing digitalisation initiatives.Under the move, authorised dealer (AD) banks can process export documents through secure bank-to-bank...

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed brief journalists at the secretariat in the city

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed brief journalists at the secretariat in the city on Tuesday. Story on Page 8 — Focus Bangla

17 apparel owners, family members join 2026 parliamentary race

JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-07 00:00:00

At least 17 apparel factory owners and their family members have entered the race for the next national elections, according to affidavits submitted to the Election Commission (EC), underscoring the growing political footprint of business leaders from the country's readymade...

Dry weather likely today 07-01-2026

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Mild to moderate cold wave may sweep over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna,...

Southeast University (SEU) held a discussion and dua mahfil on Monday, paying tribute to former prime minister and BNP

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Southeast University (SEU) held a discussion and dua mahfil on Monday, paying tribute to former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. The event, held on the university campus, was attended by SEU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Yusuf Mahbubul Islam, Pro...

Comilla University Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Masuda Kamal, Treasurer Professor Dr. Mohammad Solaiman

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Comilla University Pro Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Masuda Kamal, Treasurer Professor Dr. Mohammad Solaiman, and others prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at a doa mahfil, held at...

Revoke decision to bear foreign observers' housing, meal costs

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORT Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), on Tuesday, called for the revocation of the Election Commission's (EC) 'imprudent' decision to bear accommodation and meal costs of the foreign observers during the upcoming election.TIB said, "The Election Commission's decision to bear...

Japan gives Tk 13.8m for school transport, classroom expansion

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE Report Japan has extended a grant of about BDT 13.8 million (US$ 115,723) to two Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to support education-focused projects for improving safety and access for vulnerable children.The funding, provided under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots...

Speakers call for integrated plan to protect ecosystem

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORTSpeakers at a workshop on Tuesday called for an urgent and integrated master plan to safeguard the Saint Martin's Island.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in collaboration with the Department of Environment (DoE) and with support...

ACC submits charge sheet against NASA Group chairman, 30 others

2026-01-07 00:00:00

The ACC on Tuesday submitted a charge sheet against 30 people including former chairman of Exim Bank and owner of NASA Group Nazrul Islam Mazumdar for embezzling of Tk 6.16 billion as loans from the bank, reports BSS.The information was...

Jagannath University Central Student Union ELECTION

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Enthusiastic students waiting in long queues on Tuesday to cast their votes in the first elections of the Jagannath University Central Student Union (JnUCSU) and the hall unions. — FE Photo

Plots, shops of Dilip Agarwala's wife attached

2026-01-07 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of several plots and shops belonging to Sobita Agarwala, wife of Diamond World Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala, over graft allegations, reports BSS.The attached properties include 0.1147 acres of land in Chuadanga, a...

NCP accuses govt officials of bias ahead of election

2026-01-07 00:00:00

National Citizen Party (NCP) has warned that senior government officials, including intelligence chiefs, are openly favouring a party ahead of the national election, putting democracy at risk, , reports UNB."We've seen various government officials and chiefs of different intelligence agencies...

Over 1.5m Bangladeshis register for postal votes

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORTA total of 1,533,682 Bangladeshis, both from home and abroad, have registered for postal voting for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and the referendum, scheduled for February 12.Of the total, 761,140 voters reside in Bangladesh. They are unable to...

Tarique meets Dhaka-17 BNP leaders

2026-01-07 00:00:00

FE REPORTBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Tuesday held a view-exchange meeting with leaders and activists of the Dhaka-17 constituency.The meeting took place at the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Tuesday.Tarique Rahman is contesting...

End procession-based politics, build dignified society

2026-01-07 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for an end to the practice of using the nationalist banner solely for processions and meetings, emphasising the need to build a society where professionals can stand with dignity and...

Rossinton on brink of historic first in BPL history

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Chattogram Royals opener Adam Rossinton is on the verge of a record which no one could do in the history of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), reports BSS.The England recruit Rossington will etch his name in the BPL record book if...

Bangladesh telecast ban unlikely to dent IPL revenues

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh has ordered an indefinite halt to IPL telecast in the country, a move linked to Kolkata Knight Riders releasing Mustafizur Rahman after the BCCI direction. The dispute has also spilled into ICC planning, with Bangladesh asking for its T20...

Kolkata under 'no obligation' to pay Mustafiz a penny

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been under the spotlight in recent days, with widespread chatter following his signing by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the IPL auction. The attention intensified after the BCCI requested that KKR release the left-arm pacer,...

Bangladesh receive 'T20 WC revenue' warning

2026-01-07 00:00:00

Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) general secretary Syed Ashraful Haque, who also served as CEO of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), weighed in on Bangladesh's decision to not travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. Bangladesh cited...

Labourers, homeless suffer as Rajshahi records lowest temperature at 7°C

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-07 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Jan 06: Day labourers and homeless people have been suffering the most as Rajshahi reeled under an intense cold spell with the temperature dropping to seven degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning.The biting cold has caused widespread hardship, particularly for...

Indonesia flood kills 16

2026-01-07 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Jan 06 (AFP): Torrential rains battered Indonesia's Siau island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three missing, authorities said Tuesday.An overflowing river flooded four towns on the small island north of Sulawesi on...