Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday told the Election Commission (EC) that providing VVIP facilities to someone while denying theses to others is the violation of a level playing field in the election, reports UNB."If someone gets many facilities, even VVIP facilities,...
Police personnel searching motorbikers at Banglamotor on Wednesday as part of the beefed up security measures, taken across the capital to avoid any untoward situation ahead of the national election. — FE Photo
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the parliamentary elections and the referendum be held on the scheduled date without any postponement, reports bdnews24.com.NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary spoke about it on Wednesday after meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM...
The Council of Advisers on Wednesday approved the proposed Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 at its meeting, aiming to effectively control the use of tobacco products and smoking in the country.The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The government has extended the Value-Added Tax (VAT) exemption on metro-rail passenger tickets until June 30 next year, aiming to promote public interest and encourage greater use of the environmentally friendly mass rapid-transit system.Earlier, the VAT exemption on metro rail...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The government has reduced the existing import duty on dates by 40 per cent to ensure its adequate supply and help stabilise market prices during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.The government issued a notification on Tuesday reducing the customs...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Textile millers have urged the Bangladesh Bank to further extend the import credit period for cotton and other industrial raw materials to 360 days.They warned that a return to the earlier 180-day limit would severely disrupt export-oriented textile production and...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
A young man was killed in a crude bomb explosion in Moghbazar area of the capital on Wednesday evening. The victim, identified as Siam, 24, died instantly when miscreants hurled the bomb from Moghbazar flyover, which exploded on the ground...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Economists and experts on Wednesday said Bangladesh risked slipping into a prolonged phase of low growth and high inflation unless deep structural reforms were carried out alongside ensuring political and macroeconomic stability.Without decisive action on long-pending institutional and structural weaknesses,...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Irregularities amounting to over Tk 29.27 billion were committed in six government and independent power producer (IPP) solar projects undertaken by the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) between 2012 and 2025, according to a study conducted by Transparency International Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday summarily rejected a writ petition filed by Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna seeking directive to remove his name from Bangladesh Bank's loan-defaulters' list. The High Court bench of Justice Md Bazlur Rahman and Justice...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Sweeping reforms in Bangladesh's telecommunications regulation and surveillance regime are coming in an amended law as the interim government endorses an ordinance that proscribes services suspension, in particular.The Advisory Council Wednesday granted final approval to the Bangladesh Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance...
BNP has reached an electoral understanding with seven more alliance partners of the anti-fascist movement, leaving eight parliamentary seats for them for the upcoming national elections.BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the list at a press conference at the...
Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been appointed as the country's 26th Chief Justice, reports BSS.A notification, signed by Law Secretary Liaquet Ali Molla, was issued to this end on Tuesday (December 23),...
Security has been tightened across the country, particularly in the capital, ahead of Christmas Day, the largest religious festival of the Christian community, to be celebrated today (Thursday) in the country as elsewhere in the world, reports BSS.Home Adviser Lieutenant-General...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
After nearly eighteen years in forced exile, Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh today to a rousing reception in a homecoming his party describes as historic, with far-reaching implications for the country's post-uprising political milieus, especially surrounding the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The government does not take into cognizance the opinion of nearly 73 per cent of the population about establishing good governance, an official survey shows, which indicates roots of graft and recurrent political crisis.If political interference is added, the rate...
A views-exchange meeting between the Administrator Team of Social Islami Bank and the Branch Managers, Operation Managers, and Sub-Branch In-charges was held recently via Zoom platform from the bank's head office. Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and Administrator of the bank...
Shimanto Bank PLC has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka Central International Medical College & Hospital at the bank's head office. Under this agreement, all Debit and Credit Cardholders, as well as employees of Shimanto Bank, will...
The 92nd meeting of the Board of Directors of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held on Wednesday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Humayun Kabir, members of the Board of Directors, Mohammad Ismail Hossain, Nemai Kumar Saha, Mostafa Kamal, Tanjima Binthe...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Mohammed Jahangir Alam and Sumon Chowdhury have been re-elected president and secretary general of the Bangladesh Steel Manufacturers Association (BSMA) respectively.The election for the BSMA Executive Committee for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 terms was held during the 13th Annual General...
BRAC Bank has recognised the top performers of its bancassurance campaign, 'Cholo Bidesh', which was conducted in strategic partnership with Pragati Life Insurance PLC.The initiative marked a notable milestone in BRAC Bank's growing bancassurance portfolio, underscoring the bank's commitment to...
Bangladesh's external sector demonstrated strong performance and resilience in November 2025 as foreign exchange reserves reached their highest levels of the year, reflecting improved external inflows and effective liquidity management, reports BSS.Remittance inflows were also at a peak, approaching US$...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
All scheduled banks across the country will remain open on Saturday following a directive from Bangladesh Bank (BB) to facilitate election-related financial transactions ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election.In a circular issued on Wednesday to all banks, the central...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Regulators on Wednesday urged the country's real estate developers to strictly comply with all relevant rules and regulations, particularly the latest Detailed Area Plan (DAP), to ensure better living conditions in the capital.They also called for environment-friendly construction and adequate...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday put strong emphasis on formulating budget in a self-reliance manner focusing quality education, rural development, youth-women empowerment, local production and health, reports BSS.The Chief Adviser laid the emphasis while reviewing the revised budget,...
The 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Rangpur Foundry Ltd (RFL), held on a digital platform on Wednesday, approved 23% dividend for shareholders for the FY 2024-25. Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman of the company; Rathendra Nath Paul, Managing Director; Sabiha...
State-owned Rupali Bank PLC has opened Islamic Banking Help Desks at 11 of its branches to facilitate customers with a range of Islamic banking services. Kazi Md Wahidul Islam, Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated this service at the bank's...
The annual sales conference of the FMCG Division of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) was held in two phases in Cox's Bazar recently. About 1,100 sales officials and representatives from 10 sales lines of the FMCG Division participated in the...
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