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Contractor Mithu arrested for health sector graft

2025-09-12 00:00:00

FE REPORT Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Motazzerul Islam Mithu from the capital's Gulshan area on Thursday for his alleged involvement in the health sector corruption during the Awami League regime. DMP Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) Muhammad Talebur...

ICT-1 records deposition of 13 witnesses

2025-09-12 00:00:00

FE REPORT Depositions from 13 witnesses have been completed so far in the case involving the killing of six people in the city's Chankharpool area during the 2024 Uprising.The three-member bench of The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka, led...

New DUCSU leaders pay tributes to War, July Uprising martyrs

2025-09-12 00:00:00

DU CORRESPONDENTIslami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel's newly elected leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) offered prayers on Thursday seeking divine blessings for the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War and the July Uprising.In the morning, the leaders first...

RUCSU: Sarbojonin Chhatra Sangsad announces panel

2025-09-12 00:00:00

RU CORRESPONDENTTasin Khan, a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination (SAD), will contest for the vice-president (VP) post at the RUCSU election from the Sarbojonin Chhatra Sangsad panel. Mahayer Islam, former RU coordinator of SAD, announced the panel at a...

Independent Student Alliance declares panel

2025-09-12 00:00:00

RU CORRESPONDENTIndependent Student Alliance announced a partial panel on Thursday for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election, along with a 13-point manifesto focusing on academic reforms and student welfare.The panel nominated Tawhidul Islam for vice-president (VP), Nusrat...

A voter casting her vote in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union

2025-09-12 00:00:00

A voter casting her vote in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Election 2025 on Thursday. — bdnews24.com

Gold pares losses as labor market weakness bolsters Fed easing expectations

2025-09-12 00:00:00

Gold prices pared losses on Thursday, holding at near-record highs as soft US jobs data outweighed concerns from firmer inflation data, with investors still betting on the Federal Reserve easing interest rates next week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.2...

US consumer prices increase more than expected in August

2025-09-12 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters): US consumer prices rose more than expected in August and the annual increase in inflation was the largest in seven months, but the data is not expected to prevent a much-anticipated interest rate cut from the...

World oil market to see higher surplus after OPEC+ hike: IEA

2025-09-12 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters): World oil supply will rise more rapidly this year and a surplus could expand in 2026 as OPEC+ members increase output and supply from outside the group grows, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday,...

Policy decisions to shape BD's trillion-dollar ambition

ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2025-09-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh stands at a crossroads in its digital journey. The decisions it makes now -- regarding spectrum pricing, taxation, and telecoms regulation -- will determine whether it achieves its ambition of becoming a trillion-dollar economy by 2040, or continues to...

HSBC, CPA partner to launch digital port payments

2025-09-12 00:00:00

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has recently introduced a fully automated, real-time port payment system aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, security, and convenience for the country's maritime stakeholders. On...

MIDAS SME Autumn Fair kicks off in city

FE REPORT | 2025-09-12 00:00:00

A three-day 'MIDAS SME Autumn Fair-2025' kicked off in the city on Thursday, showcasing a diverse range of products from youth and women entrepreneurs.Organised by Micro Industries Development Assistance and Services (MIDAS), the fair aims to highlight the creativity and...

CPA hands over Pangaon ICD to BIWTA

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-12 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 11: Aiming to shift cargo from overburdened highways to cost-effective river routes, the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has signed two agreements to revive Dhaka's Pangaon Inland Container Depot (ICD) and enhance the country's inland waterway cargo handling capacity....

ELECTRO MART GROUP PROVIDES 1,000 UMBRELLAS FOR BANGLADESH POLICE

2025-09-12 00:00:00

ELECTRO MART GROUP PROVIDES 1,000 UMBRELLAS FOR BANGLADESH POLICEThe Electro Mart Group provided 1,000 umbrellas to the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs for the welfare of the Bangladesh Police Force. Group Chairman Md Nurun Nawaz Selim handed...

Rupali Bank PLC Managing Director Kazi Md Wahidul Islam at the Financial Literacy Programme held at the Rupali Sadan Corporate

2025-09-12 00:00:00

Rupali Bank PLC Managing Director Kazi Md Wahidul Islam at the Financial Literacy Programme held at the Rupali Sadan Corporate Branch of the bank on Thursday as part of the bank's fortnight-long campaign from Sept 1-15 to impart financial literacy...

Daraz launches 9.9 Anniversary Mega Sale

2025-09-12 00:00:00

Daraz Bangladesh, the country's leading e-commerce platform, has launched the much-anticipated 9.9 Anniversary Mega Sale recently in celebration of its anniversary, says a press statement.The campaign, which will run until September 18, gives customers the perfect opportunity to grab exclusive...

ADN Group joins hands with Korean firms to set up advanced multipurpose assembly facilities

2025-09-12 00:00:00

ADN Telecom Limited and ADN Technologies Limited, strategic business units of ADN Group -- one of the nation's largest IT conglomerates -- have signed MoUs with South Korean companies CND Motors Co. Ltd. and PBS Co.Ltd. to collaborate on sustainable...

SABINCO HOLDS 172ND BOARD MEETING

2025-09-12 00:00:00

SABINCO HOLDS 172ND BOARD MEETING The 172nd Board Meeting of SABINCO was held at its head office in Dhaka recently. The meeting was chaired by SABINCO's Chairman Sultan Abdulrauf, representative of the Government of Saudi Arabia. Deputy Chairman of SABINCO...

Under US pressure, Mexico mulling 50pc tariff on Chinese cars

2025-09-12 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Sept 11 (AFP): Mexico, under pressure not to serve as a back door for Chinese goods entering the United States, has proposed a 50-per cent duty on car imports from the Asian giant-up from 15-20 per cent.The initiative,...

Chinese firm signs deal to produce bluetooth headphones at CEPZ

2025-09-12 00:00:00

Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Company Limited, a Chinese company, has signed an investment agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to establish a manufacturing plant in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), reports UNB.The new facility will produce bluetooth...

BRAC Bank 1st to bring agent banking outlets under insurance

2025-09-12 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has partnered with Pragati Insurance Limited to bring its entire agent banking network under insurance coverage, according to a press release.All BRAC Bank agent banking outlets will now be secured through 'Cash-in-Safe' and 'Cash-in-Transit' insurance. With this initiative,...

IFIC BANK HOLDS 48TH AGM

2025-09-12 00:00:00

IFIC BANK HOLDS 48TH AGMThe 48th annual general meeting of IFIC Bank was held on Thursday in a hybrid format, with the physical session taking place at the Army Golf Club, Dhaka. The meeting was presided over by Md. Mehmood...

South Korea scraps plan to expand tax on stock investments

2025-09-12 00:00:00

SEOUL, Sept 11 (Reuters): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Thursday he would not pursue plans to revise a capital gains tax on stock investments, conceding that the move risked undermining the market and reaffirming a promise of...

Asian equities see first monthly foreign outflow in four months in August

2025-09-12 00:00:00

Asian equities saw sharp outflows in August as worries over US President Donald Trump's tariffs weighed on the outlook for the region's exporters, while a weaker dollar added to margin pressures and competitiveness concerns, reports Reuters.Foreigners sold a net $8.8...

Saudi oil giant Aramco raises $3 billion from Islamic bonds

2025-09-12 00:00:00

DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters): Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, raised $3 billion from a sale of Islamic bonds, a term sheet showed on Thursday, as investors appeared unperturbed by an Israeli attack on neighbouring Qatar this week.Aramco priced...

BB, PRIME BANK INK DEAL TO IMPLEMENT TK 5B START-UP REFINANCING FUND

2025-09-12 00:00:00

BB, PRIME BANK INK DEAL TO IMPLEMENT TK 5B START-UP REFINANCING FUNDPrime Bank signed a participation agreement with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) to implement a Tk 5 billion Start-up Refinancing Fund aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and supporting emerging business ventures...

Dhaka bourse rebounds, ends three-session losing streak with moderate gains

FE Report | 2025-09-12 00:00:00

The Dhaka bourse closed the week's last session with a moderate rise, breaking the losing streak of the previous three sessions as the majority of stocks closed higher.DSEX, the broad index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), had lost 2.89 per...

Bond rules overhaul planned to tap global trade shifts, meet ESG norms

Farhan Fardaus | 2025-09-12 00:00:00

The securities regulator has moved to amend the Debt Securities Rules 2021 to make bond issuance easier, with a focus on social impact and environmental sustainability.The amendments appear urgent at a time when higher US tariffs on exports from competing...

Venezuela sack coach after World Cup hopes end

2025-09-12 00:00:00

CARACAS, Sept 11, (AFP): Venezuela sacked coach Fernando Batista on Wednesday night, a day after their World Cup qualification dream died and after an intervention by the country's president.News of Argentine Batista's sacking, alongside his entire backroom staff, came after...

National football team return home from Nepal safely

2025-09-12 00:00:00

The Bangladesh national football team returned home safely from Nepal on Thursday) afternoon on a special flight after being stranded in Nepal due to the political unrest, reports BSS.A special Air Force flight carrying the national football team landed at...