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Victory Day cricket team announced

2025-12-15 00:00:00

To celebrate the Victory Day on December 16, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will arrange Victory Day Exhibition cricket match, keeping with the traditions of past years.Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium will host the match to be held in T20 format,...

Performance matters, not big names: Sohan

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Rangpur Riders' captain Nurul Hasan Sohan emphasised the importance of consistent team performance rather than depending on individual big names, as his side prepares for the upcoming 12th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, reports BSS."We are...

Saudi Arabia Ministry of Industry issues 95 new licences

2025-12-15 00:00:00

RIYADH, Dec 14 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 95 new industrial licenses during October, while production commenced at 81 new factories during the same month. A report from the Ministry's National Centre for Industrial...

China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave

2025-12-15 00:00:00

YANCHENG, Dec 14 (AFP): In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing...

Google faces EU fine next year for favouring own services

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Alphabet's Google is expected to be fined by EU antitrust regulators next year for not doing enough to comply with EU rules against favouring its own services and products in search results, people familiar with the matter said, reports Reuters.A...

Olympic Industries holds 46th AGM

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The 46th annual general meeting (AGM) of Olympic Industries PLC was held on a digital platform on Thursday. Chairman of the company Aziz Mohammad Bhai presided over the meeting. The AGM approved a 30 per cent cash dividend for the...

CUSTOMER AWARENESS WEEK BEGINS IN COX'S BAZAR

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Customer Awareness Week, Chattogram-2025, organised by the Financial Integrity and Customer Services Department of Bangladesh Bank in association with Bank Asia PLC, began in Cox's Bazar on Friday, aiming to raise awareness about banking services. Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank...

PUBALI BANK OPENS 515TH BRANCH IN TEKNAF

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Pubali Bank PLC has inaugurated its 515th branch in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, on Sunday with a view to providing modern banking service. Mohammad Ali, Managing Director & CEO of Pubali Bank, formally inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Md....

BRAC BANK'S KISHOREGANJ SME/KRISHI BRANCH RELOCATED

2025-12-15 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has relocated its Kishoreganj SME/Krishi Branch to a larger and more modern facility, offering customers greater convenience and enhanced banking amenities. Situated at Hossendi Trade Centre on Shahab Uddin Mosque Road in Kishoreganj, the new premises feature state-of-the-art...

Govt addresses challenges of shipbreaking industry

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 14: Secretary of the Ministry of Industries Mohammad Obaidur Rahman said the government is working to resolve the longstanding challenges faced by the shipbreaking industry through policy support and capacity-building initiatives.He made the remarks while inaugurating the office...

Mongolian non-resident envoy meets BGMEA leaders for boosting bilateral trade

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Mongolian non-resident Ambassador Ganbold Dambajav met leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in Dhaka on Sunday to explore opportunities for boosting bilateral trade, investment and broader economic cooperation between the two countries, reports BSS.The meeting was...

Symphony Mobile's 70th Customer Care Centre now in Noakhali

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Local mobile phone brand Symphony Mobile has recently opened its 70th Customer Care Centre in Maijdee, Noakhali recently, says a press release. FM Abdul Hafiz, Senior Director of Symphony Mobile inaugurated the Customer Care Centre as the chief guest. Murad...

Interim govt formulated BD’s best labour law ever: Adviser Sakhawat

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) M Sakhawat Hussain said on Sunday the labour law enacted under the interim government is the best Bangladesh has ever had, compared to all previous labour laws in the country's history, reports UNB."Considering...

Kick-off Conference of OCAG and NIK held

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The Kick-off Conference of the Twinning Project titled "Strategic Partnership of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG), Bangladesh and the Supreme Audit Institution Najwyzsza Izba Kontroli (NIK), Poland" was held at a city hotel recently, says a...

MTB disburses loan to tribal farmers

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has recently disbursed loan to 55 tribal farmers at Modhupur, Tangail, a landmark initiative aimed at strengthening financial inclusion, promoting sustainable agriculture and enhancing socio-economic development of indigenous community. The farmers were given loan at...

Monzur Mofiz new Managing Director (CC) of Premier Bank

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Md Monzur Mofiz has been appointed as Additional Managing Director (AMD) of The Premier Bank PLC and has subsequently been entrusted with the responsibility of Managing Director (Current Charge), effective from December 14, says a press statement.A veteran banker with...

BD’s capital market missing from global investment discourse

FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh remains largely absent from global and regional discussions on capital markets and investment, former Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin said on Saturday.He noted that stock markets in cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Mumbai, Bangkok and Colombo -- and...

Large-caps drive volatility in struggling stock market

FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

The wobbling equity market has experienced heightened volatility over the past three weeks, driven primarily by significant price erosion among market leaders, including Grameenphone. A combination of factors, including a decline in foreign portfolio investments, concerns over the viability of...

First Security Islami Bank reveals true financial health

FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

First Security Islami Bank has shocked its stakeholders by revealing a staggering loss of Tk 575.8 billion for the first nine months of 2025, significantly increasing the losses previously reported for the same period. This revision follows a directive from...

China's Jiangxi Copper sweetens bid for UK-listed SolGold to $1.13 billion

2025-12-15 00:00:00

SolGold said on Friday it was "minded to recommend" an improved offer from its top shareholder, Jiangxi Copper that values the gold and copper miner at about 842 million pounds ($1.13 billion), amid a global race for copper assets, reports...

Coca-Cola holds last-ditch talks in bid to salvage Costa Coffee sale

2025-12-15 00:00:00

US soft drinks company Coca-Cola's proposed sale of Costa Coffee is at risk of collapsing, with the company holding last-ditch talks this weekend with private equity firm TDR Capital in an effort to salvage the deal, the Financial Times reported...

EU aluminium, cement imports to face higher emissions costs, draft shows

2025-12-15 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, Dec 14 (Reuters): Imports of aluminium, cement and other commodities into the European Union could face higher costs than previously expected for CO2 emissions next year under draft EU plans to tighten its carbon border levy.From January, the EU's...

Iran raises fuel prices for heavy users

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Iran raised the price of its subsidized gasoline for most users on Saturday, a government spokesperson said, as the OPEC member seeks to control rising fuel demand without triggering public anger, reports Reuters.The increase in Iran's gasoline price, which is...

12th National SME Product Fair

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The eight-day 12th National SME Product Fair, organised by the SME Foundation, concluded at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Sunday. — FE Photo

Trump admin unlikely to finalise 2026 biofuel quotas this year

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The Trump administration is not expected to finalise 2026 biofuel-blending quotas before the end of this year, according to three sources familiar with the situation, extending uncertainty over a policy closely watched by the rival oil and agricultural sectors, reports...

US president's new Air Force One jet from Boeing delayed again

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The US Air Force said on Friday the delivery of the first of two new Air Force One jets from Boeing has been delayed by another year to mid-2028, the latest in a series of delays, reports Reuters.The latest delay...

Ukraine proposes supplying 1.0m tonnes of milling wheat

FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

Ukraine has proposed supplying 1.0 million tonnes of milling wheat to Bangladesh under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, even as Kyiv has raised serious objections to wheat imports by Dhaka from its territories under Russian occupation, sources said.They said Dhaka is...

National Bank concludes IFRS-9 ECL implementation workshop

2025-12-15 00:00:00

National Bank PLC concluded a daylong training workshop on the implementation of ECL-based loan classification and provisioning under IFRS-9 on Saturday. The programme was organised by the National Bank Training Institute (NBTI) as part of the bank's ongoing efforts to...

UCB holds townhalls across 16 regions

2025-12-15 00:00:00

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) arranged townhalls across 16 regions of the country. This month, the bank crossed a milestone of over BDT 110 billion (11,000 crore) in net deposit growth and added more than 650,000 new accounts- the highest...

EBL signs payroll banking agreement with LZ Group

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a payroll banking agreement with LZ Group, one of Bangladesh's leading and rapidly expanding industrial conglomerates with a strong presence in the apparel and textile sector. Nurul Haque, Chief Executive Officer of LZ Group,...