FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Singer Bangladesh's loss escalated 160 per cent year-on-year to Tk 480 million in the third quarter through September this year despite higher sales, due to a significant increase in finance costs.The multinational electronics and home appliance manufacturer has reported negative...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Beacon Pharmaceuticals posted an impressive 81 per cent year-on-year profit growth to Tk 947 million in FY25, driven by record sales and higher income from investment.The company's expanded distribution network also played a role in achieving the 17 per cent...
Sadiq Ahmed | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
There are two elements of standard public debt sustainability analysis. The sustainability of external debt and the sustainability of domestic debt. They are inter-related but often have different dimensions. Both are very important. As such, traditional debt sustainability assessment (DSA)...
China's recent decision to tighten control of rare earth metals marks a significant turning point in global technology and trade. The Ministry of Commerce has introduced new export control measures that restrict the export and transfer of technologies related to...
Over the past two months, the price of gold has been surging continuously, reaching unprecedented levels. The rise has been so sharp that middle-income consumers around the world are hesitant to purchase gold under the current circumstances. This sudden surge...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
The invention of antibiotics was a milestone in the history of modern medicine and those were hailed as miracle drugs for their ability to prevent infections. These lifesaving drugs are now losing their effectiveness globally, much to the concern of...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Accusing fingers were raised from some quarters at the three devastating fire incidents at Shialbari, Mirpur, Chittagong Export Process Zone (CEPZ) and the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) within a span of just five days. They found...
Bangladesh's once-thriving shrimp- and frozen fish-export sector is now gasping for survival. Already reeling from an unfavourable international market, the industry has been pushed deeper into crisis by the government's prolonged inaction. Exporters are caught in a severe liquidity trap,...
Zarif Nazib and Zarin Tarika | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
The perception of night has been fundamentally changed ever since the invention of artificial light. The nighttime is not just darkness; it has an economy of its own. It is known as the "nighttime economy" (NTE), a simple term for...
Bangladeshi leg-spinner Rishad Hossain made a huge leap in the ICC's weekly rankings for the ODI bowlers following his incredible performance in the ongoing three-match series against West Indies at home, reports BSS.Rishad who took nine wickets so far in...
Turned into a subservient organisation---one that was pliant to accommodate politically motivated data manipulation, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) earned quite an infamy. Political or dictatorial governments resorted to such ploys in order to present a rosy picture of...
The BNP has appointed Humayun Kabir, an adviser to party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as one of its joint secretaries general, reports UNB."Humayun Kabir has been made the BNP's Joint Secretary General (International Affairs)," said a press release issued by...
A Dhaka court has placed Bangladeshi-origin US citizen Enayet Karim Chowdhury on a five-day remand afresh in a case lodged under the Anti-Terrorism Act with the capital's Ramna Police Station, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Mohammed Zunayed passed...
BNP has not demanded a caretaker government but instead sought an impartial role from the current interim government during the next national election, said Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul, report agencies.Talking to reporters at the Secretariat in the capital on...
US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) has expressed optimism about sending observers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections reports BSS.An eight-member IRI delegation met with Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah at the Election Commission (EC)...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has said the officials must remain firm in their decisions and act strictly in accordance with the law, without yielding to any pressure while performing their election duties. He assured them...
Senior BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the interim government must immediately begin functioning in the manner of a 'caretaker' administration for the sake of neutrality ahead of the upcoming general election, report agencies.The BNP standing committee member...
Rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram division in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere. Day and...
Two more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours until Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 255 this year, reports UNB.The new deaths were reported in Dhaka South City...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
Detective Branch (DB) police arrested three drugs traders with 6,000 pieces of yaba pills from Jatrabari in the capital.The arrestees are Mosammat Rokeya Khatun (55), Khadiza Akter Sathi (25) and Momtaz Begum (54).DMP DC Talebur Rahman said a DB police...
Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, head of the Department of General Management at SBE, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), was appointed AACSB Regional Network Virtual Ambassador.The appointment was given under the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), USA, according...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
A delegation of leadership representatives from various sectors in Germany, including the government, private sector, civil society and academia, ended their five-day visit to Bangladesh on Tuesday.The visit was organised by the Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik (BAKS) - Federal Academy for...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
The government is set to finalise Mosque Management Policy 2025 this month aiming at protecting the interests of imams and muezzins.A high official at the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) said the policy is now being drafted considering the demand...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged two separate cases against Sub-Registrar Md Nurul Amin Talukder, his wife Mosammat Nurunnahar Khanam, and daughter Jinnat Talukder, accusing them of amassing and laundering money to the tune of over Tk 301 million through...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
A student from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was arrested during overnight protest on the campus on Wednesday.Sreeshant Roy, a student from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a resident of Ahsanullah Hall, was arrested...
Police obstructed a 'symbolic march' of the Chakri Pratyashi Protibondhi Graduate Parishad (Job-Seeking Graduates with Disabilities Council) towards the chief adviser's Jamuna residence in the capital on Wednesday while the procession reached Shahbag Police Station from TSC. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-10-23 00:00:00
The government is set to introduce major reforms in the process of obtaining driving licences, including a mandatory 60-hour training programme aimed at improving drivers' understanding of traffic rules, road signs, and vehicle control.The move is part of a broader...
The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Wednesday gave approval for the import of a total of 100,000 tonnes of rice, including parboiled and Atap varieties, worth about Tk 4.46 billion, alongside several key infrastructure and power-sector proposals...
Metrorail authorities overnight debarred entry into its stations without journey purpose, saying one would have to pay Taka 100 once someone's rapid pass is scanned at the concourse floor, reports BSS.The state-run Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which runs...
Chief Adviser's Special Assistant Anisuzzaman Chowdhury on Wednesday stressed the need for ensuring operational autonomy of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to strengthen its role as the capital- market regulator as enjoyed by the central bank, reports UNB."If...
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