FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
The 18th four-day Bangladesh International Plastic, Packaging and Printing Industrial Fair-2026 (IPF-26) is set to kick off at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka tomorrow. A press conference in this regard was held on Monday at the office...
The government has issued the Supreme Court Secretariat (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026.The Printing and Publication Wing of Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division under the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Monday.Law Ministry's public...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Business leaders have voiced strong opposition to the commerce ministry's proposal to remove the requirement for chamber-or trade-association membership certificates when issuing or renewing import registration certificates (IRCs), warning that the move could heighten the risk of fraudulent trade and...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
The government is reportedly losing millions of dollars in revenue each year due to the misuse of bonded-warehouse facilities in the textile sector, industry insiders say.According to stakeholders, weak monitoring and widespread abuse of the bonded system are not only...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party will ensure a safe society and workplace for women.He has also rejected the idea of confining women to their houses."Women will not be locked inside home. Rather, they will live...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Monday that despite Hatiya's natural beauty, the people of the island continued to face many long-standing problems, stressing that only sincere and people-oriented leadership can ensure permanent solutions."The people of Hatiya suffer from a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman and two other cops have been sentenced to death for the killing of six people at city's Chankharpool during the July-August 2024 mass uprising.In its verdict delivered Monday the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1)...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Some rigorous policy, administrative, structural and technology-driven reforms under thepost-uprising interim government of Bangladesh contributed to revenue-earning growth by over 14 per cent.A report submitted by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to Chief Adviser Dr Mohammad Yunus reveals a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the Armed Forces to remain on the highest level of alert to ensure a free, fair, neutral and widely acceptable electoral environment ahead of the referendum and the 13th national parliamentary election...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Savings certificates (Sanchayapatras) are being made tradable on bond market, among other measures, to systematically force or encourage corporates through applying push and pull factors to meet their long-term financing needs from outside banks.This switch from banks to capital market...
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AFP): A monster storm barrelling across the United States had killed at least 11 people on Monday, prompting warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages after a weekend of misery.The storm dumped...
GAZA, Jan 26 (BBC/AP): Israel says it has agreed to reopen the Gaza Strip's key border crossing with Egypt only after an operation to retrieve the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the territory is complete.The Rafah crossing...
MANILA, Jan 26 (BBC/AFP): At least 18 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in the waters off Philippines' southern coast.Search crews have rescued 317 people on board the MV Trisha...
YANGON, Jan 26 (AFP): Myanmar's dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.The military snatched power in a 2021 coup,...
Most Gulf stock markets slipped in early Monday trading, weighed by a mix of geopolitical and policy worries - ranging from US-NATO tensions over Greenland and uncertainty around tariffs to growing questions about the US Federal Reserve's independence, reports Reuters.
Jan 23 (Reuters): The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday agreed to dismiss its enforcement case against a cryptocurrency exchange founded by billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, after investors in its lending program recovered their assets in full.The...
TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) : The unusual rate check by the New York Federal Reserve that triggered a spike in the stubbornly weak yen has lowered the threshold for intervention, but coordinated Japan-U.S. selling of dollars still looks highly unlikely...
United Finance PLC and United Healthcare Services Ltd. have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing customer wellbeing through a range of value added healthcare services, exclusive discounts, and tailored wellness packages. The agreement was signed by Mohammad Faizur...
A three-day training course titled "Leadership Development in Branch Management" has started at Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training Institute. Managing Director and CEO of the bank Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan inaugurated the training workshop as the chief guest on Sunday. Deputy...
Shahjalal Islami Bank inked a remittance disbursement deal with Nagad at its corporate head office on Sunday to ensure that remittances sent by expatriates reach their beneficiaries quickly and seamlessly. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, managing director, Shahjalal Islami Bank, and Md....
Midland Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bridge Holdings Limited on January 19. The MoU signing ceremony was held at the Bridge Holding's head office in Gulshan-2, Dhaka. Md. Zahid Hossain, managing director (current charge) of Midland Bank,...
BRAC Bank has once again secured its position as the top-performing bank in secondary market trading in government securities (GSEC) for the fourth consecutive year, as per the latest yearly report on GSEC published by the Bangladesh Bank. In FY25,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Voicing concerns over the recent suspension of all new and existing approvals for the import of post-larvae for vannamei shrimp farming, the country's shrimp and fish exporters have urged the government to withdraw the decision.Bangladesh Frozen Food Exporters Association (BFFEA)...
The Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) hosted a stakeholder consultation meeting with a visiting delegation from the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) on Sunday to discuss renewable energy, energy efficiency technologies, and Bangladesh's climate action mechanisms.The consultation brought...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
The Peninsula Chittagong posted a profit of Tk 6.27 million in the second quarter (October-December) of FY26, rebounding from losses in the same quarter a year earlier, mainly due to reduced salary and tax expenses.The listed hotel recorded less than...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Jamuna Oil Company's profit halved year-on-year to Tk 691 million in the second quarter of FY26 as it failed to realise interest income from deposits in Islamic banks that have been merged to salvage them from a liquidity crisis.The state-run...
KAZI ZAHIN HASAN | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
The previous government repeatedly accused poultry companies of manipulating the prices of eggs and chicken. What really happened? First, the cost of feed rose sharply after Russia invaded Ukraine. The prices of imported feed ingredients increased. This supply shock was...
MetLife Bangladesh settled Tk 28.53 billion in insurance claims in 2025, reinforcing its position as the country's leading life insurer in claims settlement.This amount includes the money customers received as insurance benefits and claims for loss of life and medical...
A closing ceremony was held in Sylhet recently to mark the end of the 9th Rotaplast mission to Sylhet. As part of the mission, 54 patients- mostly children, living in the greater Sylhet Division, Chevron Bangladesh's operational areas, received free...
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