The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to strengthen cooperation in professional development through joint expertise and resources.ICAB Chief Operating Officer Shubhashish Bose and ERF...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Cordaid has called for scaling up saline-resilient agriculture in Bangladesh's southern coastal belt, where rising salinity threatens food security and livelihoods. At a learning-sharing seminar titled "Breaking the Salt Barrier: Rewriting the Story of Saline Lands in Southern Bangladesh" held...
BRAC Bank, in collaboration with Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN), organised a three-day training programme in Narsingdi for 30 women entrepreneurs, according to a press statement.The programme offered intensive mentorship, training and networking to help participants scale up their ventures,...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Dominage Steel Building Systems has rejected a media report claiming its factory had remained shut, though it acknowledged a slowdown in business.In response to an investigative report aired by a national TV channel, the company expressed confidence that it would...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
The prime bourse gained for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, backed mainly by banks, many of which reported hefty losses for the latest quarters.The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened the day's session on a positive note and maintained the...
CARACAS, Sept 30 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of US "aggression," following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats."Today the consultation process...
JAKARTA, Sept 30 (AFP): Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.The building gave way Monday on Indonesia's...
KABUL, Sept 30 (AFP): Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network.Taliban authorities began shutting down high speed internet connections to some provinces earlier in the month...
KYIV, Sept 30 (AFP): Ukraine said on Tuesday that a Russian overnight drone strike had killed a family of four in the northeastern Sumy region.Oleg Grygorov, the head of the regional military administration, said Russian forces had hit a residential...
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end nearly two years of war in Gaza has received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the plan has been shared with Palestinian militant group...
A 2024 white paper prepared during the current interim government estimated annual trade-related outflows from Bangladesh at $16 billion, equivalent to 3.4 percent of GDP-more than the nation's total yearly health budget. TBML primarily occurs through mis-invoicing of international trade...
The "Theory of Organic Evolution," proposed by Charles Darwin, marked a turning point in scientific history. Darwin explained how new forms of life emerge through natural mechanisms such as mutations, and how only the fittest survive under the pressure of...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
While a lack of government initiative is often blamed for the sluggish performance of the country's export of services, absence of innovative approaches by the private sector is considered no less responsible. The combined effect of these two factors appears...
Hospitals and other health service providers in the public sector have long earned infamy for corruption as well as substandard services. Reports on such irregularities abound. One might recall here the Transparency International Bangladesh (TI,B)'s study report of November 2020...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 12:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government on Monday signed agreements on funding worth US$269.1 million in loans and US$62.6 million in grants to support water supply, power distribution, and displaced people from Myanmar.Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-09-30 12:00:00
Bangladesh's animation industry, still a niche player on the global stage, holds the potential to fetch as much as US$3.0 billion in annual export if given the right policy support, industry-insiders claim.For more than a decade, Bangladeshi animators have quietly...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-09-30 12:00:00
Kathmandu’s blazes of this month are not just Nepal’s issue—their peril is for South Asia. The explosion of protests by Nepal’s impatient youth against corruption, elitism, and inequality toppled Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and rattled the very foundations of...
MAX Group is one of Bangladesh's leading multidisciplinary infrastructure development conglomerates, with a journey spanning over four decades. Since its establishment in 1984, the Group has consistently demonstrated commitment to quality, technical excellence, and long-term capacity building. Its work has...
Md Tanvir Rahman | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Walton has established itself as a strong player in Bangladesh’s commercial air conditioner (AC) market and is expanding internationally. Their local manufacturing strength and continuous innovation ensure a promising future. According to the company, around 90 per cent of AC...
Jasim Uddin | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Dhaka's skyline tells a powerful story of ambition and urban growth. Arrays of high-rises stretch across the horizon-some with gleaming glass facades, others with simple brick-and-cement finishes. Inside these towers are millions of lives, dreams, and struggles. These structures are...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Realtors rue their woes stemming from rising pressure on the property business of late for a combination of policy shifts and regulatory uncertainties. One major blow came in 2022 when the previous government reduced the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in...
FE: Could you please give an introduction to your company?Aameir Alihussain: BSRM started its journey in 1952 thru the hands of Late Akberali Africawala and Late Taherali Africawala, the rise of the first 12” steel hand-rolling mill. Later, Mr Alihussain...
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Cement manufacturers in Bangladesh fear existential crisis in recent times due mainly to an irrational tax burden and lack of policy support, says the top representative of the sector to narrate how the industry's robust growth steers a reverse course....
Saif Uddin | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Relentless urban expansion, the emergence of large-scale infrastructure projects and flourishing private housing construction are seen as major drivers propelling cement into a position of critical importance within Bangladesh's economy. Over the past decade or so, the industry has witnessed...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Realtors reckon the fallout as lending to finance construction by banks had been on a decline over the last two quarters in signs of a slowdown in fresh investment and stagnation in both public-and private-sector projects.The amount of outstanding construction...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday). Day and night temperature may remain...
The Department of Pharmacy at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) recently organised a day-long event on its campus to celebrate World Pharmacists Day 2025. The event began with an inaugural rally, joined by eminent personalities including Ishtiaque Abedin, Founder Member, Board...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Senior reporter of The Financial Express (FE) Mohammad Jubair Hasan has clinched the 2nd Silk Road Global News Award 2025, initiated by China under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.At a recent event in Kunming of southwest China's...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
With technical assistance from the ICT Division's Aspire to Innovate (a2i) programme and UNICEF, the National University (NU) has, for the first time, introduced a mandatory four-credit Information and Communication Technology (ICT) course at the undergraduate (UG) level.The initiative aims...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, Adviser to the Ministry of Planning, said women would soon have the legal rights to take their children to workplaces, as the interim government is working to establish a provision in this regard.He said women are not...
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