BRAC Bank has entered into a partnership with Nippon Paint Bangladesh to offer advanced transaction banking solutions. As part of this collaboration, Nippon Paint will access BRAC Bank's digital transaction banking platform, CORPnet, through API integration, enabling near real-time reflection...
Dhaka Bank, under its corporate social responsibility, presented a bus and a coaster bus to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, Bogura. Abdul Hai Sarker, chairman, formally handed over the keys to Professor Dr. Md. Wadudul Hoque Tarafder, principal of...
ACI Motors, the sole distributor of Yamaha motorcycles in Bangladesh, has launched Yamaha FZS Hybrid at a ceremony in Dhaka recently.This model of high-technology bike has already generated strong interest among bike lovers, says a press statement. Equipped with cutting-edge...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) achieved a remarkable success in foreign remittance collection in 2025, securing the second-highest position among all banks with collection of USD 3.13 billion. To mark this milestone, the bank organised a 'Glorious Milestone Celebration' programme at...
Customers can now easily lodge complaints related to bKash-to-bank transfers, savings, mobile recharge, and bill payment services directly from the bKash app. To make the complaint process simpler, faster, and more effective, bKash has recently introduced the 'Self Complaint (e-CMS)'...
Sayed Abul Hashem has joined Al-Arafah Islami Bank, one of the country's leading Shariah-based banks, as deputy managing director (DMD) and chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to this, he was working as DMD and CFO at The Premier Bank, according...
Mercantile Bank has promoted Tapash Chandra Paul and Shah Md. Sohel Khurshid to the position of deputy managing director. The new role recognised their long-standing contributions, leadership excelence, and strategic impact on the bank's growth and governance. Prior to the...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-20 00:00:00
The Dhaka bourse closed Monday's session with a moderate rise in the broad index, extending the gaining streak for the second consecutive session, mainly backed by investors' appreciation of blue-chip stocks.The market opened the day's session positively, and in 15...
FARHAN FARDAUS | 2026-01-20 00:00:00
The revised public issue rules introduced a new component-future profitability-to determine the value of primary shares, aiming to encourage companies with strong growth prospects to enter the equity market.The 2025 rules were formulated amid complaints from issuers and issue managers...
Kushtia district has been facing a severe shortage of rabies vaccine in government hospitals for several months. The life-saving vaccine is unavailable at sub-district health complexes and the district hospital. What is more alarming is that private pharmacies also lack...
The recent horrific fire that broke out in a residential building at Sector 11 of Uttara, Dhaka has once again brought to the fore the deep insecurity of our urban life. The fire, which started in the kitchen, claimed the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-01-20 00:00:00
What pundits on social and economic issues say, celebrate the outlook of people on how to improve the health of politics, governance and so on. However, of late, attention is also turning to the more fundamental issue of public health...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2026-01-20 00:00:00
As the world recalibrates economic alliances amidst technological disruption, climate insecurity and shifting geopolitics, Bangladesh's relationship with the Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden -- merits renewed attention. Often eclipsed by ties with major economies in Asia...
A quiet technological revolution is taking place in the country's garment industry. The industry's journey from its tentative beginning in the late 1970s to the current number one position in terms of leadership in energy and environment design (LEED)-certified factories...
KYIV, Jan 19 (AFP): Kyiv held "substantive" talks on security and economic issues with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, with more discussions expected in Davos this week, Ukraine's security chief said Sunday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who...
BANGKOK, Jan 19 (AP): How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one?A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try...
FLORIDA, Jan 19 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, as he again repeated his demand for control of Greenland.In a...
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters): Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced plans on Monday to hold a national election on Feb. 8, seeking to capitalise on her strong public polling in her first test at the ballot box since taking office...
ADAMUZ, Jan 19 (Reuters): At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in the worst railway accident in the country since 2013.The accident happened at 7:45...
Police have recovered the body of a woman with her throat slit from a rented house in the Kalachandpur area of Dhaka's Gulshan Thana, reports bdnews24.com.The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Sadia Akhtar Mimi, who worked as a dancer...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) showed a mixed trend on Sunday as banks opted to place their excess liquidity in shorter-tenure securities rather than longer-dated ones, amid uncertainty ahead of the national polls.According to auction results, the cut-off yield,...
Noakhali, Jan 18 (UNB): A 35-year-old suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kalir Bazar in Kabirhat upazila of Noakhali district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman Rony, son of Shahid of Joinadpur village in...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Issues related to Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project and the proposed Bangladesh-China Friendship Hospital were discussed during a meeting between Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen and National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Chief Adviser's Office in Dhaka...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The government has initiated a Tk 450-billion programme to overhaul the country's primary education system to be implemented over the next five years beyond the existing development projects.The proposed programme aims to narrow the persistent gaps in learning outcomes, achieve...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday launched an automated system that allows income tax paid at the import stage to be directly credited to taxpayers' electronic income tax returns, significantly easing long-standing compliance hassles for importers. The new...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday concluded its final day of appeal hearings clearing the way for several prominent candidates, including BNP Vice-Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo and leader Aslam Chowdhury, to contest the upcoming National Parliament election.However, the commission disqualified...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Ministry of Commerce has recommended excluding imports of 10-30-count yarn from the duty-free bonded warehouse facility, citing the need to shield Bangladesh's local spinning industry from mounting pressure caused by low-priced imports. The proposal has triggered sharp reactions from...
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters): The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the "Anti-Coercion Instrument" as part of the bloc's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against European allies...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Six people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured as a bus rammed an auto-rickshaw and crashed into a roadside ditch at Ghatak Kanda in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Sunday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,...
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