FE REPORT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Pubali Bank and Jamuna Bank have received regulatory approval to raise Tk 13 billion through subordinated bonds in order to strengthen their capital base under Basel-III compliance, as per Bangladesh Bank's December 2014 guidelines on risk-based capital adequacy.The approval was...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Submarine Cables posted a 1.5 per cent year-on-year profit growth to Tk 1.86 billion for FY25, driven mainly by higher revenue in the final quarter.The annual result exceeded expectations, as the company had earlier reported a 17 per cent...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP): Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish "red lines" too dangerous for artificial intelligence to cross.More than 200 prominent figures including 10 Nobel laureates and...
KYIV, Sept 23 (AFP): Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine killed two people overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, while Russia's defence ministry reported several Ukrainian drones had targeted the capital, Moscow.The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to...
DELHI, Sept 23 (BBC): A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a dangerous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane.Officials say the teen, who is from Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan, was...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP): Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel but he played down the prospect of recognition.Sharaa, a former...
GAZA, Sept 23 (Reuters/AFP/AP): Israel's military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday, a painful reminder for Gazans that Western powers' recognition of a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the horrors of...
Dhaka has become synonymous with traffic congestion. For millions of residents, commuting is not just a routine day-to-day hassle, but also it drains time, energy and health. According to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, the city loses nearly 3.2 million...
Dhaka is a city where millions of people walk every day. In such a busy urban environment, footpaths should be safe, wide and accessible to everyone. Sadly, most footpaths in Dhaka are anything but pedestrian-friendly.Many are broken, narrow, or blocked...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh once stood out as a development success story, celebrated for its laudable performance in lifting millions out of poverty. Today, that narrative is fast unravelling. For the first time in decades, poverty rates are climbing rather than falling. The...
That the government is lately attaching due importance to the expeditious recovery of a huge amount of defaulted bank loans stuck in court cases is a piece of good news. The move initiated by the Financial Institution Division (FID) of...
SUBAH JAHWA PURBA | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
"Oh, our mother tongue, Bangla, blooms with beauty in many shades." Amidst our sweet Bangla language, there is a magic; the magic of dialect. Bangla is not just a single language; it's the living rhythm of countless dialects, each carrying...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
On a slow weekend afternoon in Dhaka, Spotify shuffled to a song less heard. It began with a strangely familiar image: “Rooftops and crows/And guitars and away we go.” The song “Crows” by Orford mentions rooftop hangouts, the unnoticed birds...
Nasrin Akter and Sifat Kamal | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Rail transportation of agricultural products provides cost efficiency, bulk shipments, reduced transit congestion, and minimised spoilage of perishable items. Despite these advantages, the newly launched weekly train services for agricultural goods, which commenced in October 2024, were suspended just one...
Mohammed Abul Ahsan | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
In developed economies, professional roles in finance and other sensitive sectors are strictly regulated. Progression into such positions is contingent upon obtaining well-defined certifications that validate both technical knowledge and adherence to ethical standards. For instance, financial planners cannot rise...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
The atmosphere temperature has been increasing and all the consequences are becoming obvious around the world. It is no more a news. However, how the rise of temperature in our country impacts our everyday livelihood and health has so far...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-23 12:00:00
Comprehensive reforms in Bangladesh's port and logistics sector are urgent to enhance trade efficiency and woo greater US investment, suggests the American trade chamber in Bangladesh.The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) call came from a meet in Dhaka...
THAKURGAON, Sept 22 (UNB): A court in Thakurgaon has ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate moveable and immoveable properties and freeze bank accounts of former Thakurgaon-2 MP Md Dabirul Islam following an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Senior Special...
A pre-election observation team from the European Union (EU) has met with the officials of the Election Commission (EC) to discuss the preparation and atmosphere ahead of the national election scheduled to be held in early February 2026.The eight-member EU...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur has left for Singapore to undergo advanced medical treatment.He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on a Biman Bangladesh flight on Monday morning. He was accompanied by his personal physician, Dr....
Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller has met BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and discussed the prevailing political situation and the upcoming national election in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The meeting was held at the BNP leader's Gulshan...
BNP senior leader Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain has said his party will make Cumilla a division in the days to come, naming it after the district itself, if this interim government fails to do so, reports UNB."Cumilla must be made...
Chief Coordinator of National Citizen Party (NCP) Nasiruddin Patwary has said his party is set to win 150 out of 300 seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections, likely to be held in early February 2026, reports UNB.He also predicted that...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday). Day and night...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Seven faculty members and a student from Jahangirnagar University (JU) have been ranked among the world's top 2.0 per cent of most-cited scientists in a list prepared by Stanford University researchers and published in the Elsevier journal on September 20.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Army will implement a project to re-excavate 81.5 km of five rivers in the Khulna and Jashore regions at a cost of Tk1.4 billion.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Dengue claimed two more lives across the country in the last 24 hours until Monday morning. Some 678 people diagnosed with dengue positive were also hospitalised during the period.With these deaths, the dengue toll has reached 181 this year and...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
An estimated Tk 270 billion, spent in the last 27 years for improving the situation of pollution of the Buriganga River, failed to bring the expected outcome due to inappropriate projects and actions. Besides, political economy-based policies have destroyed the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Raising 11 allegations of irregularities and inconsistencies in the DUCSU election, the VP candidate from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed panel on Monday said they will have no scope to accept the election as legitimate unless the university administration clarifies...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 22: A total of 12 panels are contesting in the upcoming Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall union elections, scheduled for Oct 12. The EC announced the primary candidatures after scrutiny on Monday. A total of...
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