NRBC BANK CHAIRMAN RECEIVES 'EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD'Md Ali Hossain Prodhania, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NRBC Bank PLC, has been honoured with the 'Excellence in Corporate Governance Award' in recognition of his outstanding leadership in promoting...
FE REPORTThe government will continue to provide cash incentive facilities for exporters for an additional six months in order to support them during ongoing global economic challenges.According to a notification issued by the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Entrepreneurs and leaders of BGMEA, BKMEA and BTMA have called on the government to adopt a balanced tariff policy to resolve the ongoing dispute over yarn imports, aiming to make both the readymade garment (RMG) and spinning sectors more competitive...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026, which will take place in Nepal, report agencies.Wicketkeeper-batter Nigar Sultana Joty has been named captain of the side, with...
KUSHTIA, Jan 08 (UNB): Allegations that a government canal is being blocked to construct a pipe culvert have raised serious concerns among farmers in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, with at least 70 hectares of agricultural land at risk of permanent...
SHARIATPUR, Jan 08 (UNB): A young man was killed and two others were critically injured in a bomb explosion while allegedly making bombs in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Sohan Bepari, 20, son of...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSExtremely chilly weather marked by dense fog is taking a heavy toll on seedbeds of different crops, especially of Boro paddy, in Pabna and Sylhet causing an extremely worrying situation for the farmers in the districts. Our Pabna correspondent...
CAIRO/DUBAI, Jan 08 (Reuters): Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in two separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military said it had hit the site of a failed militant rocket launch, the latest violence...
BERLIN, Jan 08 (Reuters): German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the US foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what...
WASHINGTON, Jan 08 (Agencies): The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Thursday.During what the New York Times described as a wide-ranging, two-hour interview, the paper...
The Advertising Agencies Association of Bangladesh (AAAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aleph, the authorised commercial partner of global digital platforms such as Google and TikTok in Bangladesh. The partnership aims to strengthen the country's digital advertising...
RUPALI BANK'S BIGGEST SUCCESS IN RECOVERING CLASSIFIED LOANSThe Local Office of Rupali Bank PLC has achieved the biggest success in recovering classified loans. In 2025, the branch recovered a total of Tk 40 billion in defaulted loans, a new milestone...
FE REPORTBusiness Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a public-private dialogue platform, has urged the expansion of the scope of duty-free raw material import facilities for non-bonded exporters to drive export diversification.It made the call on Thursday at a dialogue titled "Duty-Free...
Mercantile Bank organises training on AML & CFTMercantile Bank Training Institute organised a training programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML & CFT) at the bank's training institute on Wednesday. Managing Director Mati Ul Hasan attended...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its Keraniganj agent point under its Aganagar branch at Bridge Road, South Keraniganj, Dhaka, on Wednesday. Md. Shafiul Azam, managing director & CEO of Modhumoti Bank, inaugurated the agent point as chief guest, in the presence of...
MTB inks deal with SMC Enterprise for advanced cash management solutionMutual Trust Bank (MTB) and SMC Enterprise signed an agreement for an advanced cash management solution integrated with MTB eBank at MTB Centre, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has launched a month-long Entrepreneur Development Training Programme as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. The programme is being implemented under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP), led by...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Renata has secured high-class recognition from one more stringent drug authority, which opened up an opportunity to export medicines to Turkey. In a filing on Thursday, the listed drug manufacturer informed that it had received regulatory approval from the Turkish...
Babul Barman | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
The SME board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in 2025, significantly underperforming the main market index.Sixteen of the 20 SME stocks suffered erosion in market value during the period, many of which had experienced...
Winter is a familiar season in Bangladesh, returning each year with a predictable rhythm. Not all winters are the same. Some pass gently, while others arrive with biting cold and silent cruelty. The severe winter currently gripping the country has...
The fertile topsoil of Bangladesh is the backbone of its agriculture-based economy and a vital resource for sustainable crop production. This thin yet invaluable layer contains essential nutrients, retains moisture and supports soil organisms that ensure healthy yields for millions...
Shiabur Rahman | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has been ranked among the world's fastest-growing cities, accommodating around 21 per cent of the country's total population. According to the UN's World Urbanization Prospects 2025 report, Dhaka has become the world's second most populous city, after...
Several years have passed since Bangladesh successfully resolved its long-standing maritime boundary disputes with Myanmar and India -- an achievement widely hailed as historic. Yet, with the passage of time, a quiet unease has set in. The verdicts of the...
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters): Aluminium consumers in the United States are paying record high prices, significantly above the level import levies and transport costs would warrant, as tight supplies globally aggravate the impact of tariffs and low US inventories.Needed by...
Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50 per cent by 2040, but supplies are expected to fall short by more than 10 million metric tons annually without more recycling and mining, the consultancy...
Gold prices fell on Thursday as investors braced for futures selling tied to a commodity index reshuffle, with a stronger US dollar adding pressure by making the metal costlier for overseas buyers, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.6 per cent to...
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
510 years ago, in 1516, Utopia by Thomas More was published in Europe. Written in Latin, the English meaning of the full Latin title is: ‘A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
A democracy will not often fail with the loud cracking of Glass. In fact, failure will often occur in the silent hours of fear rebranded as order, of oppression justified as stability, of institutions of democracy subverted to safeguard power...
Abdullah A Dewan and Dulary A Maher | 2026-01-08 12:00:00
Across Bangladesh’s countryside, a remarkable health-policy transformation has unfolded over the past two decades. Tens of thousands of low-level health posts—community clinics and union-level health and family welfare centres—now bring medical care within reach of rural populations. The ambition is...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2026-01-08 00:00:00
The country's two leading apparel trade bodies, BGMEA and BKMEA, have strongly opposed the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission's proposal to impose a 20 per cent safeguard duty on imports of cotton yarn up to 30 counts. In separate letters...
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