FE REPORT | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
At least 11 apparel and textile owners and their family members have won seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections, according to unofficial results, highlighting the growing political influence of business leaders from the country's readymade garment and textile...
JUBAIR HASAN AND YASIR WARDAD | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance is going to form a new government with heavy socioeconomic burdens after its landslide victory in the 13th national election.The $462 billion economy has recently been passing through a sluggish state due to the...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Business leaders look to the oncoming political government with cautious optimism that the transition would restore confidence among local and foreign investors and international buyers.They expressed such optimism as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) prepares to form the government with...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Leaders of India, China, the United States, the United Kingdom and Malaysia congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on sweeping the general election, signalling early diplomatic engagement with the party chairman, Tarique Rahman, who is set to become prime minister.India's...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
A number of names have surfaced as finance minister of the new government set to be formed in a couple of days, led by chairman of Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman.The ministry of finance, the second-most-powerful government organ after...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN WITH SAIF UDDIN | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) begins spadework to form the government after securing a commanding two-thirds majority in a general election widely seen as a turning point in the country's turbulent political history.Official results announced on Friday showed the BNP won...
KHONDAKER A. MAMUN | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's healthcare system has achieved notable success over the decades, particularly in immunization, maternal health, and infectious disease control. These accomplishments are widely recognized both nationally and internationally. Yet, despite this progress, foundational weakness continues to undermine our health outcomes:...
IG Chowdhury | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
With the possible breakup of NATO, it is now clear that a relationship between the unequal's is not a tenable relationship. It helps if a common enemy can be found. Minus that the unity of purpose falters. This is what...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Of the birds that live close to human habitation, crow is one. Although unlike sparrows which fabricate their nests in strategic corner of a house, the clever crows build their nests not exactly within a residence but at more strategic...
LONDON, Feb 13 (AFP): Karl Robinson is adamant Salford will be a better side when they return to the scene of last season's 8-0 defeat by Manchester City.The fourth-tier club side were thrashed by Pep Guardiola's men in an FA...
DOHA, Feb 12 (AFP): World number two Iga Swiatek and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina both crashed out of the Qatar Open on Thursday losing their quarter-finals to Maria Sakkari and Victoria Mboko respectively.Top seed Swiatek fell short against a...
MADRID, Feb 13 (AFP): Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his players did not work as a team and were taught a lesson in the first half of the 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid on...
UAE's Sohaib Khan plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Canada and United Arab Emirates at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. Canada won the game by five...
MUMBAI, India, Feb 13, (AFP): Italy have ambitions of hosting top-class cricket from Rome to Milan and Bologna after a historic and emotional first T20 World Cup victory.The lowest-ranked side in the 20-team tournament hammered Nepal by 10 wickets on...
COLOMBO, Feb 13 (AFP): Ireland suffered a major blow on Friday when captain Paul Stirling was ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup after suffering ligament damage.Stirling hurt his right knee when completing a catch during Ireland's...
COLOMBO, Feb 13 (AFP): Pakistan's Usman Tariq left his cricket ambitions back home to start a salesman's job in Dubai, before a biopic about India great Mahendra Singh Dhoni changed his life.The unusual bowling action of the double-jointed spinner has...
COLOMBO, Feb 13 (AFP): Zimbabwe beat a depleted Australia by 23 runs on Friday in Colombo to pull off the biggest shock of the T20 World Cup so far.After posting 169-2 in their 20 overs, thanks mainly to Brian Bennett's...
COLOMBO, Feb 13 (AFP): Excitement was hitting fever pitch in Colombo and across South Asia on Friday after Pakistan relented and decided to play against India in the T20 World Cup, reigniting the most lucrative match in cricket.The hottest tickets...
DUBAI, Feb 12 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia appointed a senior executive at its sovereign wealth fund, Fahd bin Abduljalil bin Ali al Saif, as its new investment minister on Thursday as part of a shift in the Gulf state's far-reaching economic...
The capital city's Motijheel Commercial Area gives almost a deserted look on Friday following the 13th parliamentary election held on Thursday. The country saw a four-day holiday including the weekend.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 13 (Reuters): Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei's flagship labor reform bill early on Thursday, marking a key advance for the libertarian leader's sweeping economic agenda.After debating the measure for more than 13 hours, lawmakers voted 42...
LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters): Ukraine expects its new $8.2 billion programme with the International Monetary Fund to be formally approved in weeks, its debt chief has told Reuters, a telegraphed but symbolic step, with the war with Russia about to...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Local refiners have sought an upward adjustment of edible oil prices amid forecast of decline in prices of the item in the international market, sources said.In a letter sent to Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners' and...
SM Najmus Sakib | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
People in Bangladesh are growingly infected with fatal diseases like cancer as food adulteration and environment pollution go uncontrolled and create a situation of living steeped in cancer-causing elements, experts say. They find a toxic chain developed from agriculture to...
Foreign direct investment plays a pivotal role in growing a nation's economy, especially in the case of emerging countries like Bangladesh. A rapidly growing economy with a vast number of workers, FDI is the fuel for the nation's industries, technological...
Developing Bangladesh's bond market requires clear policy guidelines to facilitate investment and ensure market confidence. Currently, financial institutions such as banks and NBFIs must seek pre-approval from the SEC, while bond issuance-even private placements-requires Bangladesh Bank's permission. Establishing a framework...
Tanim Asjad | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Spring, Basanta, starts today in Bangladesh as winter recedes, leaving a modest touch of Nature, reminding poet Subhash Mukhopadhyay's famous stanzas: "Phool Phutuk, Na Phutuk/Aj Bosonto" ( It is spring today, no matter if flowers bloom or not). In the...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2026-02-14 00:00:00
Why is the price of gold swinging so sharply in Bangladesh? The most common explanation is both simple and unsatisfying. Prices move because the global market moves. Since Bangladesh neither sets nor significantly influences international prices, its domestic market ends...
The people of Bangladesh, who practically remained disenfranchised for more than one and a half decades under the ruthlessly autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina, could finally cast their ballots last Thursday (February 12, 2026) to elect the 13th Jatiya Sangsad...
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