FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
The government would pursue a "cautious stance" on obtaining foreign loans amid the significant rise in total external debts, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday."This year, we are very cautious about taking new loans," he told a group of...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
The National Consensus Commission is scheduled to meet political parties October 5 in what could be a decisive sitting to settle how the July Charter will be implemented. With little progress made since the last adjourned meeting in September, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Making the electronic government procurement (e-GP) compulsory for all public agencies, the government on September 28 issued the Public Procurement Rules (PPR) 2025, replacing the 2008 version.It has also removed the ±10 per cent price cap on work procurement, which...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Power tariffs of half a dozen of the state-owned power plants are set to be cut years after initiation of their commercial operations, said sources.The proposed new tariffs are expected to get approved by the Advisors Council Committee on Economic...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the reporting requirements for temporary Non-resident Taka Accounts (NRTAs) and temporary Foreign Currency (FC) accounts to facilitate foreign investment in the country, reports BSS.To this end, the central bank on Tuesday issued a circular saying...
JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the militant group reviewed the proposal backed by Israel.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday issued a stark warning that the world is "failing the Rohingya," calling on the international community to mount effective pressure on Myanmar to end persecution of the minority and begin their repatriation to...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh may see its economic growth a bit better to 5.0 per cent in the current fiscal, compared to the past year, with inflation falling below the double-digit line and consumption rising, says the ADB.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in...
BOGURA, Sept 30 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an easy-bike driver from Nundah Fazil Madrasa area in Nandigram upazila of Bogura district on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Ripon, 50, son of Badiuzzaman of Garidah Talpotti Amin Bazar...
THAKURGAON, Sept 30 (UNB): Police recovered the decomposed bodies of a 45-year-old woman and her daughter from their house at Madarganj in Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon district on Monday night.The deceased were identified as Samila Rani, wife of Jagadish Chandra...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 30 (BSS): Bed planting technology is being promoted in the region, including its vast Barind tract, to make farming more efficient and climate-resilient.It improves soil and water management, leads to better fertilizer and seed utilization, and helps protect...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
PABNA, Sept 30: Around 1,000-1,200 maunds of coriander leaves worth Tk four to five million is being sold daily from the Padma Char area of Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila and the primarily winter crop, which is cultivated year-round, is being sent...
Aiden Markram will be at the helm as South Africa kick-start defence of their World Test Championship race with a two-match series in Pakistan next month. Regular skipper Temba Bavuma misses out as he continues to recover from a grade...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept 30 (AFP): Pakistan on Tuesday included five spinners and recalled paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi in an 18-man squad for the two-match Test series at home to South Africa.Besides the deadly spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid...
Batter Soumya Sarkar is likely to miss the start of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan due to visa complications. Soumya returned to the T20I set-up after regular captain Litton Das was ruled out from the T20I series due to...
Dhaka Division stayed on the top of the NCL T20 point table after securing a 28-run win over Rajshahi Division at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Tuesday, reports BSS.Their unbeaten run seemed to have ended when they posted...
Players of champions Binary Blasters and runners-up Textile Warriors pose with the trophy of the ISU Football Fest Season 1 at the Royal Multisport Arena in the city on Monday. The tournament was organised by the International Standard University (ISU)...
The much-awaited decision on the status of the Asia Cup trophy and medallions, which were not presented to the victorious Indian team after the final on Sunday, has been deferred. The members of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), who met...
TOKYO, Sept 30 (Reuters): World number one Carlos Alcaraz wore down Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday to win his eighth title of a spectacular year and further cement his status as a dominant force...
Asif Mahmud, Bangladesh's sports advisor, has declared that the country's premier all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan, will never play for the national team again, reports Cricbuzz.Shakib, who served as an Awami League member of parliament from January to August last year...
MALIHA TASNIM | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
Walk down almost any street in Dhaka and the change is hard to miss. Every corner of this city is filled with a variety of restaurants-Dumplings steam in roadside stalls. Sushi rolls appear in small restaurants. Burgers are sold alongside...
MOHAMMED ASIF | 2025-10-01 00:00:00
As the dhak drums beat louder and the smell of incense lingers in the air, Dhaka seems to put on a new skin in autumn. The capital, so often weary with traffic jams, dust, and endless work, suddenly bursts into...
HANOI, Sept 30 (Reuters): Trayton Group signed a deal to relocate most of its furniture production to Vietnam from China the day after Donald Trump was re-elected as US President. New US tariffs would not change the strategy, its head...
LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Tuesday ahead of another anticipated production increase by OPEC+ and as the resumption of oil exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region via Turkey reinforced market expectations of a supply surplus.Brent crude futures for...
Agrani Bank PLC Managing Director Md. Anwarul Islam was present as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the training course organized by the Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) for the 166th and 167th bat ches' senior officers of...
AB Bank recently organised a training programme titled 'Bankers Foundation Course' to enhance professional skills at the AB Bank Training Academy with participation of 38 officials of the bank. Kaiser A. Chowdhury, Chairman, AB Bank, attended the closing ceremony as...
PRAN-RFL Group, one of the leading industrial conglomerates in the country, has donated to the Bangladesh Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The contribution was made from the company's Workers Profit Participation Fund (WPPF), says...
Pathao Courier, Bangladesh's leading delivery service, introduces InstaPay, an exclusive feature designed to empower e-commerce merchants with instant, hassle-free payments upon delivery of their products, says a press release. All Pathao Courier merchants can now avail these benefits simply by...
Millennium Information Solution Ltd. (MISL) has been presented with "Gold" Award (1st Prize) as the "Islamic Finance Technology Service Provider of the Year 2024/2025"at the 10th Islamic Finance Forum for South Asia (IFFSA) Awards 2025, says a press release.This award...
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