There is no scope to postpone the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election scheduled to be held in early February next, said Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, report agencies."According to the government's declaration, the national election will be held by February....
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Marking the historic 36 days of the July Uprising, the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed 'Oikkoboddho Shikharthi Jote' (United Student Alliance) has unveiled a 36-point manifesto for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election.The manifesto includes six urgent priorities to...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
The physical condition of Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur has improved as he was shifted from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to a cabin at Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital on Monday.Director of DMCH Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman briefed...
More than a year into the tenure of the interim government, members and chairmen of various reform commissions expressed deep frustration over the lack of visible progress.They said their work has largely been confined to submitting reports with little meaningful...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) has pledged to take all possible measures to curb the use of undisclosed money in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said."We may not be able to completely stop...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with senior leaders paying tributes to party founder and late President Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Monday, marking the party's 47th founding...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday suspended its official Jannatul Ferdous Mitu and made her an officer on special duty, as assistant tax commissioner of Tax Zone-5, Dhaka, following allegations of serious misconduct in handling over confidential documents.An...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has seized assets worth Tk 330 million, including a luxury hotel owned by Rafiqul Islam, proprietor of owner's assets seized on charges of fraud, forgery, and laundering funds.The seizure, carried out under a court order,...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Three major university campuses outside Dhaka continue to witness intensifying unrest in recent times, seriously disrupting regular academic activities and student-union-election process.Several incidents of clashes have taken place in the last few days, a cause for grave concern, as student...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and 34 others.They are accused of embezzling Tk 4.48 billion through a fake organisation called Suchona Foundation, which collected...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Time and again the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has faced threats of being destroyed, but it has risen like a phoenix bird, BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Monday.He told the media after paying tributes to party founder...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh has sought US$1.5 billion in credit from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under its climate policy-based budget-support programme, officials said.The proposed budget support aims to strengthen climate policies as part of government measures for pursuing sustainable development objectives.As...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh received $2.42 billion in remittances in August 2025, an 8.9-percent increase from $2.22 billion in August 2024, reflecting a steady growth in migrant workers' contributions.According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, cumulative inflows reached over $4.9 billion during July-August in...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Vanilla could soon become a new cash crop for Bangladesh as six years of research by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) has confirmed its feasibility under local weather conditions.Vanilla beans are one of the world's most expensive spices, widely...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Experts have identified five long-standing structural challenges facing Bangladesh's economy, cautioning that these could undermine the country's growth prospects.The five challenges are post-least developed country (LDC) graduation pressure, lack of diversification, inefficient trade facilitation, low investment, and weak global value-chain...
SAIF UDDIN AND NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Steelmakers across Bangladesh struggle to keep afloat mainly for demand slump amid economic slowdown, political uncertainly and sluggish construction works especially in public sector, insiders say and seek remedies.They have said large-scale millers have substantially scaled down price as a...
One of Afghanistan's worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospital after they were plucked from the rubble of homes being combed for survivors, reports...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Economists and elites deplored the stalling of the post-uprising interim government's reform agenda, despite months of pledges and discussions, as they grouped in a watchdog on reforms. Bangladesh Reform Watch (BRW) was launched at a meet organised by the Citizens'...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has stressed streamlining the current army role along with a clearly defined command structure and close coordination among all forces in the lead-up to the forthcoming elections.The direction from the head of post-uprising government was...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-09-02 00:00:00
Access to formal credits by cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises is strewn with fresh hurdles stemming from ramped-up general provision requirement that discourages commercial banks from such highly supervised lending.Such regulatory change in general provisioning came at a time...
ABUJA, Sept 1 (Reuters): Nigeria has signed a production-sharing contract with TotalEnergies and its local partner South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) for two offshore blocks awarded during the 2024 licensing round, the country's upstream oil regulator said on Monday.The deal covers...
RIYADH, Sept 1 (Arab News): Saudi Aramco has kept its official selling prices for liquefied petroleum gas unchanged for September 2025, maintaining the same levels as the previous month. Propane is priced at $520 per tonne, while butane remains at...
Gold hit a more than four-month high on Monday to trade around $23 shy of all-time highs, buoyed by US Federal Reserve rate cut bets and a softer dollar, while silver breached $40 per ounce for the first time since...
BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters): European Union countries are considering a 10-year delay to the introduction of EU-wide taxes on aviation and shipping fuels as they seek to push long-delayed energy tax reforms over the line, a draft document seen by...
LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters): Oil rose by more than 1 per cent on Monday on concern over supply disruptions stemming from intensified Russia-Ukraine airstrikes as well as a weaker dollar.Brent crude was up 80 cents, or 1.2 per cent, at...
BENGALURU/TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters): Euro zone factory activity expanded for the first time since mid-2022 as domestic demand offset the impact from US tariffs while the Asian manufacturing sector saw shrinkage, private surveys showed on Monday.There were mixed signals over...
NRB Bank PLC participated as the title sponsor of the 'Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025', held at the Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet recently. The event celebrated the outstanding contributions of 12 women entrepreneurs from across...
Delta Life Insurance Company Limited has introduced a "Health Card" facility for its policyholders. Adeeba Rahman (ACII-UK), Chairperson of the Executive Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the company, inaugurated the card at the Delta Training...
To keep pace in the age of AI, Guardian Life Insurance Limited has launched its newly redesigned mobile application -- Guardian Life -- promising a smarter, more intuitive way for users to manage their insurance needs.Designed with both existing policyholders...
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