Who to ensure road safety?

Accidents on roads and highways are increasing, with the death toll rising almost every day. A large proportion of these accidents involve motorcycles. Additionally, a significant number of accidents involve buses, trucks, covered vans, and small battery-powered vehicles. Some of...

Bridging divide between farm and non-farm activities

In rural Bangladesh, the challenges facing agriculture are many and varied. Among these, the marketability of perishable products like potatoes presents a persistent problem. This is compounded by a lack of adequate transportation infrastructure that does not allow farmers to...

Prioritising reduction of poverty, income gap

The claim that the economy had been experiencing an era of remarkable growth during the past decades is gradually proving to be hollow as the so-called growth totally failed to create enough employment opportunities. Economists and experts prefer to call...

Interoperable instant payment system soon to trigger growth

A cover-all interoperable instant payment system (IIPS) comes soon as experts Monday suggested its immediate introduction to accelerate Bangladesh's transition towards a cashless society and the central-bank governor agreed.They said digital IIPS infrastructure is crucial to ensuring efficiency, inclusiveness and...

Bangladesh for deeper trade ties with US, seeks further tariff cut

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reaffirms Bangladesh's strong commitment to deepening relations with the United States, particularly in trade, investment, energy and development cooperation, as a bilateral trade deal is set to be signed."Thank you very much for the support....

Peoples' battle against greed, disparity in S. Asia

Thunderstorms that batter South Asia each monsoon season now have a political echo: waves of popular revolt are sweeping away powerful regimes. After Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal -- and to a lesser yet significant extent Indonesia -- mass upsurge...

Rashidpur gas field adds 8 mcfd gas to national grid

An additional 8 mcfd gas would be supplied to national grid daily from the newly discovered Rashipur Gas Field under Bahubal upazila of the district, reports BSS.Director (Operation) Petrobangla formally inaugurated the gas supply to the national grid from the...

Chittagong port tariffs rise by about 40pc

FE REPORT The government on Monday published the gazette notification on new tariffs schedule for goods and vessels at Chittagong port raising charges on an average 40 per cent.The port charge has been hiked at the moment when the private...

Jamaat, other Islamic parties announce protest programmes

Jamaat-e-Islami and three other Islamic parties have announced protest programmes to voice their five-point demand.Jamaat-e-Islami announced their programme at a press conference to press for implementation of their demand. It will hold rallies on September 18, 19, and 26. Islami...

Dual delivery system introduced for AEO-recognised businesses

FE REPORTChittagong Customs House (CCH) has introduced a dual delivery system, allowing businesses with a compliant import-export record to release imported raw materials and other goods from both customs houses and off-dock facilities.The system is available only to businesses recognised...

Teesta flows above danger mark

Lalmonirhat, Sept 15 (UNB): Authorities have opened all 44 sluicegates of the Teesta Barrage to control the swelling river as heavy rainfall and upstream onrush of water pushed its level above the danger mark.At 6am on Monday, the water level...

Community clinics get medicine supplies in a couple of days

MANIKGANJ, Sep 15: Community Clinic Health Assistance Trust will supply medicines worth Tk 1.2 billion to all community clinics within the next couple of days, which is expected to resolve the shortages of basic medicines that prevailed in community clinics...

Digital bank applicants get until Nov 2

FE REPORT The Bangladesh Bank has extended the deadline for submitting applications seeking to establish digital banks by more than a month.Aspiring individuals and institutions will now be able to submit applications until November 02, 2025 (Sunday upto 6:00 pm),...

Walton makes history with first-ever motherboard export to US

In a landmark achievement for Bangladesh's tech industry, local manufacturer Walton Digi-Tech Industries has become the first company from the country to export Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), commonly known as motherboards, to the United States.In a significant move that...

Decline in BoP deficit heralds new FY

Bangladesh saw its balance of payments (BoP) deficit narrow in the opening month of the fiscal year 2025-26 as two props helped partly offset a sharp deterioration in the country's financial account.Last official statistics show a current-account surplus and robust...

China to send technical team for Teesta project

China has shown strong interest in Bangladesh's Teesta Masterplan, with a team of Chinese experts set to visit in the coming months for an on-site assessment.Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen conveyed this message to Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam...

Taskforce proposes BBS renaming as StatBD

A government-formed taskforce has recommended renaming the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) as Statistics Bangladesh (StatBD) in a bid to make the national statistical body independent.It has also proposed creating a "chief statistician" post to head the government statistical body,...

BB buys $353 million more from 26 banks

The central bank purchased US$353 million more through an auction from 26 banks on the interbank spot market on Monday aiming to keep the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency stable.The amount was bought under the...

Further US tariff cut likely on two conditions

A visiting US trade delegation stressed expediting Bangladesh's labour-law amendment and narrowing the bilateral trade gap to pave the way for further reduction in the tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the American market.At a discussion Monday in Dhaka, the local...

Ex-lawmaker Saddam on remand

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former Nilphamari-3 lawmaker Saddam Hossain Pavel on a two-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Dhaka College student Mazedul Islam during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, reports BSS.Metropolitan Magistrate M Mezbah Ur...

BNP believes in building inclusive Bangladesh: Khosru

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said their party believes in building an inclusive Bangladesh where no one is left behind because of religion, caste or individual identity or physical limitation, reports UNB."We want a Bangladesh for...

Nur discharged from hospital after 18 days

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur was discharged from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday after 18 days of treatment, reports UNB.Rashed Khan, general secretary of the party, said Nur was released around 4:30 pm.Although Nur has been...

Testimony in Hasina case at final stage

FE REPORT Testimony from witnesses in the crimes against humanity case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others is in its final stage.The other two individuals involved are former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector...

Mirza Fakhrul, 76 others acquitted from SPA case

A Dhaka court on Moday acquitted 77 people, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed with the capital's Shahbagh Police Station under the Special Powers Act (SPA).Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Judge...

EU eager to work with elected govt next year

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh, Michael Miller, has stated that reforms are essential for Bangladesh's democratic transition. He also expressed optimism that a newly elected government would take responsibility for running the country through elections next year, and...

Protesters vandalise police station, govt offices in Faridpur

FARIDPUR, Sept 15 (UNB): Protesters went on a rampage in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Monday opposing the demarcation of Faridpur-4 constituency by the Election Commission.They vandalised Bhanga Police Station, Upazila Parishad building, highway police outpost, Bhanga municipality building,...

More cultivation, huge surplus lead to potato price collapse

Sultanul IslamHigh prices of potatoes in 2022-2023 encouraged farmers around the country to increase cultivation of potatoes in 2024-2025 season. This led to the highest production in history.11.5 million tonnes of potatoes were produced in the last harvesting season, far...

NRBC Bank gets new DMD

Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan has joined NRBC Bank as the Deputy Managing Director (DMD) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) on Sunday, says a statement. As DMD and COO, Mr. Khan will be responsible for overseeing NRBC Bank's operations, technology integration,...

SBAC BANK CELEBRATES 200TH BOARD MEETING

SBAC BANK CELEBRATES 200TH BOARD MEETINGSBAC Bank PLC celebrated its 200th Board Meeting at the bank's Head Office on Monday. Chairman of the bank Md Moklesur Rahman along with other officials cut a cake at the boardroom on the occasion....

SONALI BANK INAUGURATES TREASURY AUTOMATION LIVE IN CBS

SONALI BANK INAUGURATES TREASURY AUTOMATION LIVE IN CBSSonali Bank PLC, the largest state-owned commercial bank, has fully automated its treasury activities with the Core Banking System (CBS). All activities of the bank's treasury divisions have now integrated into CBS. MD...