With newly harvested onions hitting the market, prices have fallen, and vendors across neighbourhoods in the capital are offering them at discounted rates. In this photo, a vendor uses a loudspeaker to sell 2.5 kilogrammes of onions for just Tk...
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday urged Bangladeshi expatriate voters to complete their postal ballot voting and send the ballots by January 25 to ensure timely delivery.The request was made in a press release signed by EC Secretariat Director (Public...
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Tax compliance in Bangladesh will remain weak unless taxpayers can clearly see how their money is being spent, economists and business leaders said on Wednesday, highlighting transparency and fairness as key challenges in revenue administration.They made the remarks at a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
Targeted subsidised credit and stronger market oversight are essential to stabilise poultry and egg prices, according to a Bangladesh Bank study on the agricultural sector. The study points out that without financial support for smaller producers and closer monitoring of...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
Italy has extended full support for Bangladesh's democratic transition and the July Charter on reforms said a spokesman for the CA Office on Wednesday. Italian Undersecretary for Defence (deputy minister for defence) Matteo Perego di Cremnago denoted the support when...
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BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will launch his party's formal campaign from Sylhet today (Thursday) for the 13th National Parliamentary Election.The BNP leader along with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman landed in Sylhet Wednesday night and visited the shrines of Hazrat...
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India has temporarily classified its diplomatic mission in Bangladesh as a non-family posting, due to security concerns, Indian foreign ministry sources told the FE on Wednesday.Officials at India's ministry of external affairs (MEA) said the decision was taken as a...
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The government is going to amend the Money Laundering Prevention Act, allowing the state to sue the "property" itself if the owner cannot prove a legitimate source of income, officials say. If the court presumes the accused person or entity...
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The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has turned to the government and the central bank for urgent help after nearly Tk 1.8 billion of its funds got trapped in fixed deposit receipts (FDRs) with 10 banks, raising concerns over stalled projects...
Gold prices in Bangladesh surged past the Tk 250,000 mark per bhori on Wednesday, hitting an all-time high in the domestic market. The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raised the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 8,339 per bhori (11.664 grams),...
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Keeping only two larger public-sector banks through merging the rest is under government consideration to manage them well, the central bank governor said Wednesday while unveiling latest banking-sector overhaul packages. Dr Ahsan H. Mansur, the Bangladesh Bank Governor, was speaking...
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A total of 1972 candidates have been finalised to contest the vote in 298 parliamentary constituencies during the 13th national elections scheduled for February 12 this year.The aspirants are now ready to kick off their campaigns after they were allocated...
Bangladesh faces the prospect of being replaced in the T20 World Cup if it refuses to travel to India for its matches, ESPNcricinfo reports.The ICC board, in a vote on Wednesday, decided that another team would be invited should Bangladesh...
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Interim government chief Prof Muhammad Yunus said Bangladesh's forthcoming 13th parliamentary election must set a democratic benchmark for the future as authorities Wednesday unveiled extensive security and monitoring deployment involving body cameras, CCTV surveillance, drones and central control room.Speaking at...
COLOMBO, Jan 21 (AFP): England white-ball captain Harry Brook on Wednesday admitted it was "not the right thing to do" to get into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand, but insisted "I've learnt from my mistakes"."I've learnt...
MELBOURNE, Jan 21 (Reuters): Carlos Alcaraz withstood a barrage of big hitting from a familiar foe in Yannick Hanfmann in the Australian Open second round on Wednesday, with fellow top seed Aryna Sabalenka also enduring some shaky moments before sealing...
Sylhet Titans' players celebrate after taking a wicket of Rajshahi Warriors during the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Qualifier 2 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Wednesday– Sylhet Titans
Captain Sabina Khatun and Krishna Rani Sarkar scored a brace each as the Bangladesh women's team came from behind to beat Sri Lanka by an exciting 6-3 margin in the SAFF Women's Futsal Championship held at Nonthaburi Stadium in Bangkok,...
BELGRADE, Jan 21 (AFP): Thousands of kilometres of Balkan rivers have been damaged in recent years, a study published Wednesday found, as hydropower development, dams and sediment extraction drive a "steady erosion" of some of Europe's last pristine waterways.The Balkans...
BARCELONA, Jan 21 (AFP): Spain's railway system was under scrutiny on Wednesday after a commuter train crashed near Barcelona, just days after at least 42 people died in a collision between two high-speed trains.A train driver died and 37 people...
NARA, Jan 21 (AFP): The gunman charged with killing apan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty Wednesday and ailed for life, as the judge declared the broad-daylight assassination despicable and extremely malicious".The shooting more than three years ago...
DAVOS, Jan 21 (AFP): Europeans should avoid "reflexive anger" and sit down with US President Donald Trump in Davos to hear his arguments about acquiring Greenland, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.Trump was on his way to the annual meeting...
GAZA, Jan 21 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike in the centre of the territory on Wednesday killed three journalists, including a freelancer who regularly contributed for AFP, despite the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.Since October 10,...
BEIJING, Jan 21 (AFP/Reuters/BBC): China said on Wednesday it would defend the international system with the United Nations "at its core", a day after announcing it had been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace".Beijing confirmed on...
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The government on Wednesday approved the procurement of 27.15 million litres of refined soybean oil and 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser, along with the construction of fertiliser warehouses.The approvals came at a meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase,...
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has announced the names of the winners of the IDRA Insurance Excellence Award 2025, recognising the best-performing insurance companies for the first time.The evaluation process assessed companies based on their overall performance, service...
Novoair has announced an increase in flight frequency on its Dhaka-Chattogram route to cater to rising passenger demand and provide enhanced travel convenience. The new flight will begin operations on January 26, says a press statement. Currently, Novoair operates a...
Sheikh Rakibul Karim, FCA, has been assigned as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Life Insurance Limited, following approval from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).Prior to this assignment, he served as Additional Managing Director and...
The country's leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, Square Pharmaceuticals PLC, held its Annual Sales and Marketing Conference 2025 on Tuesday.The event began with a tribute to late Samson H. Chowdhury, the founding chairman of the Square Group by a commitment to working...
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