FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
Sri Lanka is gradually getting back to normalcy after a prolonged economic crisis, and the country is now ready to attract investors in different sectors, representatives of a visiting business delegation told a media briefing in Dhaka on Thursday."We're having...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The government is seriously thinking of subsidising diesel fuel for farmers during Boro season, agriculture minister Md Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday."If the Russia-Ukraine war prolongs and diesel price continues to surge globally," he said, "we have to find a...
NEW DELHI, Sept 01 (BSS): India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today formally announced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming India visit taking place on September 5-8."I am happy to announce the visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India"....
DSEX surpasses 6,500 mark The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed the 'psychological' threshold of 6,500 mark on Thursday after nearly four months as buoyant investors continued their buying spree on stocks amid high expectations. The market...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The government reduced Thursday fares of water transport by Tk 15 paisa per kilometre after fuel prices were lowered by Tk 5 per litre.The ministry of shipping (MoS) issued a circular in this regard saying that the revised fares charts...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The inflow of remittances crossed US$4.0 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2022-23, following higher manpower export particularly to the Middle East counties."We expect that the existing trend in inward remittance will continue in...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
A move gets going to compile data about the nine essentials listed by the government to set their consumer-level prices, in a latest bid for cooling the overheated market.Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) is collating the market data ahead...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh is taking preparations to face the challenges, especially to overcome the possible trade barriers, in the post-LDC (least developed country) era, said Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Sharifa Khan on Thursday.She also said there could be some challenges in...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
A new law entitled Public Debt Act 2021 gets through parliament with provisions easing local and foreign borrowings but punishing false information about investment in the national savings schemes.The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Thursday passed the bill on the act which...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
Laggard project-execution performance in Bangladesh's power sector, which is blamed for the current crisis, may make the World Bank toughen its stance on funding at an upcoming review, officials have said.The Bank has selected its financial-supported at least six energy-sector...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underlined the need for taking preparation from right now to deal with the possible changes that would happen in the domestic and international labour markets as a result of the 4th industrial revolution (4IR),...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order that granted bail for six months to Destiny Group President and also former Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen (retd) Harun-Ar-Rashid who was sentenced to four...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The inquiry committee, formed after the fatal accident at the BRT project's Uttara site, submitted its final report on Thursday, more than 15 days after the mishap, whose preliminary report held the project's Chinese contractor responsible.Neelima Akhter, additional secretary and...
Ishtiaque Abedin, a founder member of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), was unanimously elected as chairman of the Board of Trustees of AIUB in its board meeting recently, says statement. Mr Ishtiaque is a renowned businessman. He is a member of...
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Commandant Major General Susane Giti handing over a certificate to an officer of the Female Military Officers' Course (FMOC)-26 at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT), at Rajendrapur Cantonment in Gazipur on...
Professor Dr ABM Rashedul Hassan was appointed as Vice-chancellor (VC) of EXIM Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh on Thursday, says a statement. He has a wide range of experience in the fields of education, financial management and governmental administration. Prior to...
Bangladesh reported two more Covid-linked deaths and 216 cases in 24 hours until Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,325 while the caseload to...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity (BGWS) staged a demonstration on Thursday, demanding Tk 25,000 monthly minimum wage for the country's ready-made garment (RMG) sector workers.They also criticised the government's decision of reducing fuel oil price only by Tk 5.0 per...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
Nearly 23-per cent urban population in four city corporations in Bangladesh suffers from hypertension, a common risk factor among city-dwellers that leads to several life-threatening complications, says a study.The four cities are Narayanganj, Cumilla, Mymensingh and Rangpur.The findings of the...
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 01 (UNB): A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) politician wanted in three criminal cases has been arrested, police said on Thursday.The arrestee has been identified as Shariful Islam Tuhin, member secretary of JCD's Chattogram metropolitan unit.A police team arrested...
Jatiya Party Parliamentary Party on Thursday handed over a letter to Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury requesting her to recognise party chairman GM Quader as the leader of opposition in the Parliament, reports UNB.Currently, Raushan Ershad is the opposition leader who...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail for six weeks to BNP vice-chairman and also former FBCCI President Abdul Awal Mintoo in two cases filed by the police with Sonagazi Police Station in Feni. Mintoo has also been asked...
UN Under-Secretary-General for Counterterrorism Vladimir Ivanovich Voronkov has appreciated the good practices of Bangladesh to counter-terrorism and prevent violent extremism, reports UNB.Voronkov invited Bangladesh to share their story of success in the upcoming high-level meeting of the heads of counter-terrorism...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-02 00:00:00
The Appellate Division Thursday stayed the High Court (HC) verdict that scrapped a provision of the Government Service Act, 2018 making it mandatory for law enforcers to take prior permission from higher authorities in arresting any civil servant on charges...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said BNP has come in the field making a plan of creating chaos across the country, reports BSS."BNP has arranged different programmes with a plan of creating anarchy across the country....
BNP on Thursday announced a two-day programme protesting the killing of a Jubo Dal activist in Narayanganj and attacks on the party's 44th founding anniversary programmes in different parts of the country, reports UNB.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir...
Hedge funds that actively buy and sell stocks are set for their worst performance in 10 years, based on new data from Preqin, suggesting that the tide may be turning against stock picking strategies, reports Reuters.Globally, funds that buy and...
A new index that measures distress in the US corporate bond markets showed a slight improvement in August, data released on Wednesday showed, suggesting an uptick in investor sentiment heading into US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech...
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