FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against 17 people - including the former chairman, managing director, and directors of FAS Finance and Investment Limited - over allegations of embezzling nearly Tk 590 million by showing loans in...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
The central bank purchased an additional US$81 million through an auction from 10 banks in the interbank spot market on Monday, aiming to keep the exchange rate of the US dollar against the taka stable.The amount was bought under the...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
With around Tk 70 billion in loans remaining unpaid by state-run sugar mills for years, Sonali Bank has urged the government either to repay the money immediately or issue bonds or provide state-guarantees to ease the bank's classified-loan burden and...
FE REPORTAfter more than five months of deliberations, the Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) is yet to reach a final decision on the contentious yarn-import issue, though a report is now expected within days. Sources said the commission is likely to...
Two people load loudspeakers and other audio equipment into a motorised rickshaw at Patuatuli in Old Dhaka on Monday. Sales of sound accessories have risen across the country ahead of the 13th national election. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE Report | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the government would not take foreign loans extensively for the social sectors. Rather, it would take loans for the sectors that would attract investments, he said. Looking ahead, he said, Bangladesh must...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed import rules for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in an effort to ease the ongoing supply crisis and stabilise the domestic market. The move is intended to reduce financing pressure on importers and ensure smoother availability...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has highlighted three security concerns regarding Bangladesh's participation in the T20 World Cup in India, one of which specifically involves pacer Mustafizur Rahman, according to Sports Advisor Asif Nazrul.Nazrul said the letter warned that including...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged safeguards so that "election robbery" can never ever again happen in Bangladesh, as a fresh poll is ahead.He expressed the resolve Monday after a high-level inquiry concluded that the...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
An envisioned post-uprising transition from "authoritarian kleptocracy" to democracy is derailed by reform-reactionaries and a section of the bureaucracy, says Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). In its highly critical analysis of the latest situation with declared governance reform, the Bangladesh chapter...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Health and education sectors have taken the major brunt of a sizeable cut in the current development budget halfway through the fiscal year. The ongoing Annual Development Programme (ADP) outlay for the fiscal year 2025-26 has been cut by 13.04...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed its 56th University Day on Monday (January 12, 2026) amid colourful programmes and wide participation of teachers, students, officials, employees, and alumni.The day-long celebration began at 9:30 am with the gathering of teachers, students, officers, staff...
DU CORRESPONDENTThe Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and the Dhaka University unit of the Bangladesh Young Columnists' Forum will jointly organise a book fair in memory of slain Inqilab Moncho spokesperson and July frontliner Sharif Osman Bin Hadi on...
FE REPORTThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against former Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Md Hamidul Alam and his wife on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income, concealing information in asset statements, and...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 12 (BSS): Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Ali Riaz has said a mandate of the voters (referendum) on the July Charter is indispensable for future Bangladesh's state structure and full-length establishment of democracy.Important decision on...
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) officials reported 33 new cases of dengue in the past 24 hours, with one death recorded by Monday morning, reports BSS.According to a DGHS statement, of the 33 fresh cases, seven were hospitalised...
Bangladesh and Pakistan have discussed a range of regional and global issues on the sidelines of the extraordinary session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers' (CFM) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reports UNB.Deputy Prime Minister...
Mine explosion severely injured a young man named Hanif at Hoikang border point in Shazahan Deep area of Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district at 11.00am on Monday. The victim, identified as son of Fozol Korim, a resident of Lombabil...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
The upcoming elected government of Bangladesh, following the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus, will face key challenges in ensuring national security, democracy, and the rule of law, observed speakers at an event in the capital.The speakers also advocated ensuring...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has marked a landmark year-end performance for 2025, achieving significant milestones across key financial indicators.The bank's total income has entered the four-digit club, while its Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio has been reduced to one of the...
Bangladesh is set to achieve a milestone in institutionalizing its growing freelancing sector as the country's first national digital platform for freelancer registration and ID card management, freelancers.gov.bd, will be formally inaugurated today, reports BSS.The platform's security and technical capabilities...
FE REPORTBangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested all its members to display two vertical banners at each factory's entrance and head office promoting the upcoming referendum and raising voter awareness.On January 06, the apparel apex body in...
Dhaka Bank distributes blankets in NarayanganjDhaka Bank PLC has recently distributed blankets among the cold-affected poor and distressed people in Araihazar, Narayanganj as part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. A. T. M. Hayatuzzaman Khan, former vice chairman...
Midland Bank PLC has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Best Western Plus Bay Hills, an upscale four-star hotel of Goldsands Group, located in Himchari, Cox's Bazar. The MoU signing ceremony was held at the bank's head office...
Bangladesh Bank announced plans to issue the 'Bangladesh Government Special Sukuk-1', a Shariah-compliant bond worth Tk 100.00 billion, to finance selected national infrastructure and welfare projects, reports UNB.The decision was finalised after meetings held last week by the central bank's...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-01-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Nepal are set to step up efforts to deepen trade, transit, and connectivity cooperation, as senior officials meet today in Dhaka for the 8th Bangladesh-Nepal Commerce Secretary-Level Meeting (CSLM), sources said.The meeting will review progress since the 7th...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Jan 12: Farmers in Sylhet said most of them are not happy with the price they have been getting for their transplanted Aman (T-Aman), or commonly called Aman, paddy as they recently completed harvesting with good yields.Sylhet trader...
OUR CORRESPONDENTMANIKGANJ, Jan 12: The Nipah virus risk in Manikganj, a district located near Dhaka,is no longer just a concern but has now turned into a 'real threat', following outbreak of the disease in 35 out of Bangladesh's total 64...
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul speaks at a press conference at the Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban in the city on Monday- FE Photo Story on page 1
The Women's Chess League, organised by the Bangladesh Chess Federation, will begin January 23 at the Chess Federation hall-room in the city, reports BSS. All women's and girls' chess teams are invited to participate in this Women's Chess League, said...
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