BRAC Bank's SME customers will now enjoy transactions without fees in other banks' ATMs. NPSB fee of BDT 15 set by Bangladesh Bank for non-BRAC Bank ATM transactions will be waived for all SME customers of the bank. The bank...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Ten-most traded stocks grabbed 27.64 per cent transactions of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while Shinepukur Ceramics was the most-traded stock in the outgoing week.Beximco Group's entities, particularly Shinepukur Ceramics and Bangladesh Export Import Company (Beximco) continued to feature in the...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has become the Title Sponsor of the International Trade Fair, organised by Chittagong Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CMCCI). Chairman of the Board Executive Committee of the Bank Alhajj Abdus Samad Labu handed over the...
MTB Foundation, in its effort to align its CSR initiatives with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recently expanded its support to Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC) for their autistics children like previous years. This support will help...
BABUL BARMAN | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Stocks drifted lower in the first week after unveiling the national budget as investors were not happy with the budgetary measures on the capital market.Week on week, DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed 54.56 points or...
Samina Akhter | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Myanmar's violent ethnic cleansing which forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps is going to mark its fifth anniversary in August next. Myanmar's persecution of Rohingya Muslims is not new. Such waves of emigration were recorded in...
Bangladesh, once highly dependent on Indian cattle, today is almost self-reliant in meeting its own demand, even when millions of cattle are slaughtered across the country during Eid-ul-Azha. A recent survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has found that the...
In the coming days, older adults will become more susceptible to diseases than their previous generations, says a recent research. The study published in The Journal of Gerontology claims that the incidence of illness among the elderly is increasing day...
Parents are a child's first and most important teacher. They lovingly bring up their children; share their thoughts, problems, joys and grievances with them. Children turn to their parents for solutions to all their problems. They imitate their parent's behaviours...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Apartment buildings are increasing in Dhaka and also expanding in other cities. These apartment houses provide comfortable living conditions for the dwellers-- some owners and others tenants. An essential element to ensure the comfort is round-the-clock security arrangement. Generally supplied...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
The world at the moment is witnessing a whole host of issues. The Ukraine war, highly volatile energy market, unchecked inflation, looming food grains crisis and rising global temperature. These are some of the issues of current concern. But which...
Despite the runaway price hike of fuel oil in the international market, the government has been selling the item to the consumers at a subsidised price. And as it is causing the public exchequer to bleed constantly, the power and...
A K Abdul Momen | 2022-06-18 00:00:00
Since my assumption of the Office of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, I, in fact, am bestowing special emphasis on economic diplomacy. In order to achieving Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's dream of Sonar Bangla by 2041, Hon'ble Prime Minister has...
Nineteen films were selected for Tk 121.5 million (12.15 crore) grants from the government for the fiscal year 2021-22 on Wednesday, reports UNB.Ten films are receiving Tk 6.0 million (60 lakh) each, four films Tk 6.5 million (65 lakh) each...
Factual errors occurred in the headline and intro of the news item titled 'China eyes Mongla seaport operations management' carried on Page 1 in Thursday's issue of The Financial Express.This is to clarify that the headline 'China eyes Mongla seaport...
No one will be forced to take a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque, reports bdnews24.com.The government's duty is to create awareness on taking COVID-19 vaccines, the minister said in a news briefing on Thursday...
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has increased the fare for its passenger ships and ferry services by 20 per cent effective from Sunday, reports UNB.This was announced in a BIWTC press release on Thursday.It said the authority has re-fixed...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh feels that the World Bank (WB) should compensate the people whom they had harassed by bringing false allegations of corruption centring the Padma Bridge project."They raised false allegations and tormented a lot of people. Many were harassed as they...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Amid volatility in the international market, the government is considering extension of the VAT waiver on edible-oil imports until June next year to keep supply and prices of the essential item stable, officials said.The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC)...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Japan as a major development partner will continue support for Bangladesh in its journey towards becoming a developed nation, speakers tell a programme.The view came at the 'Golden Jubilee Anniversary Celebration of JICA in Bangladesh' hosted by Japan International Cooperation...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
The government for the first time has appointed a female finance secretary at the Finance Division.Ms Fatima Yasmin, currently working as the Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary under the Ministry of Finance, has been posted as the senior finance secretary,...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday sought the support of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency-JICA to fulfil the vision of Bangladesh to turn into a developed nation by 2041, reports UNB."I hope Japan and JICA will be with us...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
At least three feasible onshore gas fields and three wells have remained "forced idle" for years due to cases pending with local and international courts, slowing down the much-needed oil-gas discovery.Inadequate exploration in potential gas fields is aggravating the country's...
Kamal’s remark spurs stock prices The finance minister's latest remark that the stock market would make a turn around when the new budget implementation begins, encouraged investors to be active on Thursday. Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Wednesday said when...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
The Covid-19 test positivity rate exceeded 5.0-per cent mark in Bangladesh on Thursday as the virus continues to spread considerably in recent times. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported the Covid-19 infection rate at 5.76 per cent on...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal's latest remark, terming the flat and plot owners in Dhaka 'black money holders', came under criticism at the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament) on Thursday. Criticising the finance minister's 'new definition' of black money, an opposition lawmaker...
Cows are being taken care of at an agro farm in Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Dhaka city, to be sold ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha early next month. Cows weighing 200-400 kgs would be sold at Tk 475 per kg,...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh's top bankers suggest the central bank to consider FBCCI request for loan-repayment moratorium till December selectively and on condition, as they mention some willful defaults. Following a meeting between the Bangladesh Bank governor and top brass and chief executives...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-06-17 00:00:00
The single-track rail being built with the Padma bridge will have the capacity to operate 80 trains daily with provision of running double-deckers in both passenger and container services.Official sources say the design of rail track along the country's longest...
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