FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
The Investment Corpo-ration of Bangladesh (ICB) has ploughed Tk 1.5 billion into the stock market from the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF), officials say.Earlier, it received Tk 1.0 billion from the CMSF with an eye to enhancing liquidity support in...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Today (Sunday) is the ninth anniversary of the world's biggest industrial disaster-Rana Plaza collapse- in Savar of Dhaka.On this day (24th April) in 2013, Rana Plaza building collapsed, killing 1,138 people. Most of the victims were garment workers who worked...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Increased budget for ensuring quality education and teaching, particularly more investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), were underscored at a programme Saturday to fit in the fast-changing world. Speakers at the event also urged the government to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh received a record $6.79 billion in foreign aid in the first three quarters of the current financial year, up 55 per cent from last fiscal's, officials say.In the past fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, external development partners released $4.38 billion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday emphasised the need for taking a basin-based approach to manage waters of trans-boundary rivers alongside a better water management system to 'build back better' from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, reports BSS."In the Asia-Pacific region,...
Selina Momen, chief patron of FOSA and wife of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, visits a stall after inaugurating Eid Charity Mela at the Foreign Service Academy (FSA) auditorium at Bailey Road in the city on Saturday. The Foreign...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office....
FE REPORT Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) has demanded stopping extra toll collection by the leaseholders at the river port terminals including Sadarghat in Dhaka during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, considering the interests of passengers. BJKS Secretary General Md Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury...
Our correspondent | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23: The traditional 'Jabberer Boli Khela,' the wrestling contest, will be held at Lal Dighi Maidan of the port city tomorrow (Monday) marking the three-day Boishakhi Mela that began on Sunday. It is a long-established culture in the...
MANIKGANJ, Apr 23 (UNB): Eid home-goers are likely to face tough journey on Dhaka-Paturia highway due to traffic congestion as development work in parts of the highway has not been completed yet.Transport workers said tens of thousands of people in...
SYLHET, April 23 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Japan and Singapore would like to recruit manpower with communication skills from Bangladesh.He made the remark while speaking at a fresher reception of nursing staffers at Sylhet...
Makeshift shops on footpaths in the city's Motijheel area doing a brisk business as the low-income people are crowding there to buy things at cheaper rates amid an Eid shopping binge — FE Photo
FE Report | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh's proven natural gas reserves might be depleted in less than five years if production continues at its current rate, said a new report. According to the report, titled 'Bangladesh at an Energy Crossroads', the current rising trend of consumption...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed allegedly by miscreants in Cheragi Hill area in Chattogram port city on Friday night, reports UNB. The dead is Askar Bin Tareque alias Evan,religious affairs secretary...
Police have arrested six people including a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Magura town for their involvement in cheating in the teachers' recruitment test on Friday, reports UNB.The arrestees are BCL president of the Hossain Shaheed government...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 23 (UNB): Police arrested secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Rajshahi metropolitan unit in a case filed over vandalism on Friday.The arrestee is Imaz Uddin Mandal, absconding accused in a vandalism case filed with Poba thana, said Rajshahi Metropolitan police at...
Speakers at a webinar said BNP has been letting off volleys of lies in the political sphere to delete people's memories about the struggle for the country's independence, mask their own crimes and seize the state power by any means,...
Citizens under the banner of Bachao Haor, Bachao Desh formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Saturday, calling for stopping looting in the name of Haor embankment management and freeing Bangladesh from...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged police are trying to cover up its failure and indifference to contain violence in the city's New Market area and the involvement of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in it, reports UNB."BNP...
Three of India's most industrialised states plan to import 10.5 million tonnes of coal in coming months as officials scramble to arrest widespread power cuts, a move that could push global coal prices to new highs, reports Reuters.The scale of...
S. M. Nurul Hoque S. M. Nurul Hoque has been re-elected chairman of the Research for Education & Management Academy (REMA) Trust for 2022-2024 session. The election was held at REMA Bhaban, Chawkbazar, Chattogram, on Friday, says a press...
Prices of rice exported from India and Vietnam dipped last week as supplies increased, although the Vietnamese market was expected to see fresh orders from China, Bangladesh, Iran and Sri Lanka in coming months, reports Reuters.Rates for top exporter India's...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
The apex apparel body calls for foreign diplomats to tell positive developments and stories about Bangladesh's apparel sector to relevant stakeholders in their respective countries.The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) seeks support to tap the potential of the...
Climate change campaigners held a wave of protests for Earth Day on Friday, pushing demands such as an immediate halt to European imports of Russian oil and gas, and an end to building fossil fuel infrastructure, reports Reuters.In Europe, activists...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has taken an initiative to enhance its capacity to better manage industrial parks and thus attract more investments.To this effect, the BEZA on Tuesday inaugurated a new project, titled 'Capacity Building of BEZA on EZ...
FE REPORTBusiness Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) and International Trade Centre (ITC)-SheTrades Programme, in collaboration with Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) decided to develop and adopt the globally recognised ISO standard definition of women entrepreneurship in the country.As part of...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has established a host-to-host (H2H) integration solution for Suguna Food and Feeds Bangladesh Private Limited (Suguna), one of the largest multinational feed companies operating in the poultry industry of Bangladesh.The bank was the first to introduce the...
Guardian Life Insurance Limited and Bank Alfalah Limited recently signed a group insurance agreement whereby all the employees of Bank Alfalah and their families will enjoy group insurance benefits. Sheikh Rakibul Karim, FCA, Chief Executive Officer (CC) of Guardian Life,...
Four reputed exporters belonging to agro-processing sector of Bangladesh participated in a three-day international food and beverage trade show held in Canada from April 20 to 22, reports BSS. The exporters are Globe Fisheries Ltd, Alin Foods Trade, Globe Soft...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Halal meat processing entrepreneurs have sought subsidy on export of further processed meat (FPM) products as competitive advantages of FPM are higher than those of meats in the international market, industry insiders said.Halal Meat Processing Industries Association of Bangladesh (HMPIAB)...
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