For the First time from Bangladesh, Mahbub Ahmed Siddique, Chief Operating Officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), has been selected by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) as a member of Professional Accountancy Organization Development &...
The 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Hakkani Pulp & Paper Mills PLC was held on Saturday in hybrid mode, combining both physical and virtual participation. Chairman of the company Mohammed Golam Rasul Muktadir presided over the meeting, says a...
In a major step toward digitizing the nation's energy infrastructure, Petrobangla, the state carbohydron agency, and the Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Limited (BMTF) signed a contract on Monday to implement a sophisticated GPS-based monitoring system for gas metering stations, reports...
CHATTOGRAM CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
The board of directors of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) has approved a 25 per cent cash dividend for FY25 at its 48th annual general meeting (AGM), held in Chattogram on Monday.Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Shakhawat Hossain, adviser to the...
BRAC Bank has launched the country's first SME innovation lab - "Finnovision" - to help small businesses thrive.The initiative reinforces the bank's pioneering role in strengthening cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) through innovation, inclusion and sustainability solutions, according...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
State-run Jamuna oil and Meghna Petroleum are at 'high credit risk' as their investments in fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) equivalent to Tk 16.95 billion are stuck with banks facing acute liquidity crises.The banks are Global Islami Bank, Union Bank, First...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
The number of Bangladeshi firms more than doubled to 16 in terms of reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance in the last two years, according to Bloomberg. ESG is the most recognised sustainability matrix worldwide, and the global...
Mobile financial service provider, bKash, has recently organised a two-day seminar to boost skills of all employees engaged in Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism compliance functions.
IFIC Bank has awarded the top transactor of the 'Cross-Border Campaign' (August-September 2025), jointly organised by VISA, the globally acclaimed digital payment gateway, and IFIC Bank. At a ceremony held at the bank's head office on Sunday, IFIC Bank's customer...
The 141st meeting of the Executive Committee of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held at the bank's head office on Monday. The meeting was presided over by EC Chairman Salahuddin Alamgir. Among others, Mostafa Kamal, Mohammad Ismail Hossain, Nemai Kumar Sahaand,...
Nagad has received the Excellence in Business Payout award from Eastern Bank Limited (EBL), one of the country's leading private commercial banks.Under this initiative, the bank honoured 40 partner merchant organisations for their significant contributions to the bank's growth and...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
A four-day REHAB Fair 2025 will begin tomorrow (Wednesday) aiming to promote the country's real estate sector.The flagship trade show of the sector is expected to create a major matchmaking platform for the buyers and sellers at a single spot...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme on Monday said that too many regulatory bodies have been struggling to come up with a single policy to regulate battery-run electric three wheelers (E3Ws), allowing unsafe vehicles to rule the thoroughfares in the city as...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh faces significant challenges in introducing climate risk insurance despite being one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, speakers said at a workshop in the capital on Monday.Chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) Dr M Aslam Alam...
MILAN, Dec 22 (Reuters): Italy's competition authority (AGCM) said on Monday it had fined U.S technology giant Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and two of its divisions 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) over alleged abuse of their dominant position in...
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Monday after the US intercepted an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela and tensions in Russia's war against Ukraine remained high, with both developments raising fears of supply...
Under the temple-based Children and Mass Education Programme-6th Phase Project, a 5-day 'Special Training for Project Managers/Executive' for the officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Planning Commission, IMED, Finance Department, Ministry of Finance, Hindu Welfare Trust and the project...
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters): Spot gold surged to a record high of $4,383.73 per ounce on Monday, lifted by expectations of further US Federal Reserve rate cuts after last week's quarter-point reduction, sustained safe-haven demand, and a softer dollar.Gold, a...
TEHRAN, Dec 22 (AFP): Iran insisted on Monday that its missile programme was defensive in nature and designed to dissuade attack, while adding the existence of its arsenal was not up for debate.Israel had presented Iran's ballistic missiles, along with...
BANGKOK, Dec 22 (BBC): Officials from Thailand and Cambodia will meet next week to discuss the possibility of reviving a ceasefire, Thailand's foreign minister said, as deadly border clashes entered a third week.Both countries had signed a ceasefire earlier in...
JERUSALEM, Dec 22 (AFP): Israeli bulldozers tore through a four-storey residential building in east Jerusalem on Monday, displacing scores of Palestinians in what activists said was the largest such demolition in the area this year.The building, located in the Silwan...
MIAMI, Dec 22 (BBC): US and Ukrainian envoys say "productive and constructive" talks have taken place in Miami, but there still appears to be no major breakthrough in efforts to end Ukraine's war with Russia.Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff,...
MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters/BBC): A Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow on Monday, Russian investigators said, adding that they suspected Ukrainian special services could have been behind the attack. The bomb exploded under the Kia...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Dec 22: At the very outset of the potato farming season, farmers in the sixteen districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions have become increasingly worried as they are not getting fertilisers as per their needs, causing disruptions in field...
LONDON, Dec 22 (AFP): Former England cricket chief Andrew Strauss has warned that removing coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes will not be enough to change a "depressingly one-sided story" in Australia following another painful Ashes defeat.Strauss, 48, was...
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Dec 22 (AFP): New Zealand crushed West Indies by 323 runs on Monday to win the third Test at Mount Maunganui and seal a 2-0 series victory, with Jacob Duffy's five-wicket haul proving crucial.The hosts set...
MAGURA, Dec 22 (BSS): The divisional round of the Young Tigers Under-18 National Cricket Tournament was inaugurated on Monday morning at the Magura District Stadium.The tournament is being organised by the Magura District Sports Association with the patronage of the...
The problem that is not receiving as much attention as it should is the slow and bureaucratic nature of business registration and licensing in Bangladesh, which is undermining the country's ambition to become a viable investment destination. For most entrepreneurs,...
In this modern and innovative economy, we always celebrate success and at the same time look down upon failure. The fear of failure is one of the serious hindrances to actual entrepreneurship. As Bangladesh is a developing country, it is...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-12-23 00:00:00
Sharif Osman Hadi's martyrdom and the outpouring of grief and sympathy that his assassination aroused among the public has been, in a word, historic. The masterminds behind his killing might have thought that they had succeeded in removing him from...
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