Professor Anu Muhammad has been seriously injured after he fell while disembarking from a train in the city's Khilgaon, report agencies.The accident occurred around 11:00 am on Sunday and he was then rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Md...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
When most driving seats are occupied by millions of unprofessional, untrained drivers risking passengers' lives almost daily, the authorities concerned hardly pay any heed to train them for road safety.However, a small part of a fresh Tk 49.8-billion project involving...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) promised to restore the Kalshi canal to its old self by evicting the encrochers three to four years ago. But it has reneged on its promise. In the event of a moderate downpour, a large...
Lutful Habib Rubel, brother-in-law of State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, has announced withdrawal of his nomination for Singra Upazila chairman in Natore over allegations that he ordered the abduction and torture of a rival, according to bdnews24.com.He made the announcement...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a platform of the pro-BNP lawyers, has removed Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokan from the forum's senior vice-president position for taking charge as president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) violating the decision of...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the planned official visit of Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra to Bangladesh was postponed due to their various internal reasons, reports UNB."Look, elections are underway there (in India). It (visit) was postponed...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would hold a rally on April 26 (Friday) to push for immediate release of detained party chairperson Khaleda Zia and other leaders and activists in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital.BNP secretary...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Renowned business personality Rashed Maksud Khan passed away on Saturday. He was 84.Mr Khan breathed his last at 7:20pm while undergoing treatment in Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He had been suffering from different old-age complications.He left behind a son...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP is in a politically tumultuous situation as the party has failed to involve the people in their movement, reports BSS.BNP Secretary General Mirza...
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the new premises of Nawabpur Branch in Dhaka (Mazed sarder Tower-01, Holding No-153, Hazi Osman Gani Road, Bangshal) on Sunday. Md. Ashraf-uz-Zaman, Deputy Managing Director, Md. Rabiul Hasan,...
Chattogram, Apr 21 (UNB): A mild earthquake jolted the port city of Chattogram and its adjoining areas on Saturday night, authorities said.No quake damage was reported as of filing this report on Sunday morning.The earthquake, measuring 3.7 magnitude on the...
The Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (Bajus) on Sunday increased gold price by Tk 630 per bhori, a day after reducing it by Tk 840 per bhori, reports UNB.With this, the apex body of gold traders has increased gold price by Tk...
India, staging the world's biggest election, will rerun voting at 11 polling stations in the northeastern state of Manipur on Monday after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the state torn by months of ethnic clashes.The election...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
A Dhaka Court on Sunday sent three officials of Transcom Group on police remand for three days in two cases filed over alleged money embezzlement, property grabbing and illegal transfer of company shares. The officials are Abdullah Al Mamun, Director...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday fixed May 6 for delivering its judgement on a petition that was filed seeking winding up of Fareast Finance and Investment Limited (FFIL), a non bank financial institution (NBFI). The High Court bench of Justice...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 21 (UNB): The Bangladeshi-flagged ship 'MV Abdullah' which was released with all 23 crew members after 31 days of captivity by Somali pirates who hijacked the ship in the Indian Ocean, reached Al Hamriya Port of Dubai safely...
Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani will arrive in the city today(Monday) evening on a two-day official visit, report agencies."A special aircraft, carrying the Amir of Qatar and his entourage members, is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh wants to maintain friendship with everyone, but it will do whatever is needed to protect its independence and sovereignty, reports UNB."We do not want that anyone will undermine our independence and sovereignty....
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
The government will procure 1.75 million tonnes of paddy, rice and wheat combined this year during its Boro procurement drive.This target is 100,000 tonnes higher than last year's, according to the food ministry on Sunday, as the authorities look to...
For more than two decades, The Financial Express has been using Salmon FT colour (pink) newsprint, produced by Holmen Mill, Sweden. Unfortunately, the Swedish supplier mistakenly shipped white newsprint instead of the pink paper we ordered for in our latest...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has suspended Sonali Life Insurance Company's chairperson Quazi Moniruzzaman and other board members, and appointed an administrator to the company for six months.In a latest circular, it said retired Brig. General S M...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been generating electricity near its record high and re-gasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the highest level ever recorded to meet the rising power demand during the ongoing heat wave, according to official data.The country's overall electricity generation...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Commercial banks' spotlight on burgeoning rural Bangladesh keeps fading with disbursement of formal credits and the number of branches in the least-developed areas constantly shrinking, leaving potential local economy in the lurch.Officials and bankers have said because of the bank-financing...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Although the mercury calmed down a bit in Pabna, Chuadanga and Jashore on Sunday compared to the previous 24 hours, the ongoing heat wave remained in the 'very severe' category with the districts sweating under temperatures over 42 degrees Celsius....
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
Government's revenue authority has framed a three-tier time-bound action plan for augmenting revenues to finance the building up of 'smart Bangladesh', as present finances are inadequate even for the current budget support.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) plans to implement...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-04-21 12:00:00
Lack of protection against loan defaults is the main reason as to why investors have evinced disinterest in corporate bonds, leading to many debt securities being undersubscribed or unsubscribed. The kind of investment instrument is usually offered to banks, financial...
RIYADH, Apr 20 (Reuters): Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates and sister airline flydubai have restored normal operations after heavy rains caused severe flooding across the United Arab Emirates earlier this week, the airlines said on Saturday.Emirates cancelled nearly 400 flights and...
BEIJING, Apr 20 (Reuters): Russia remained China's top oil supplier in March, data showed on Saturday, as refiners snapped up stranded Sokol shipments.China's imports from Russia, including supplies via pipelines and sea-borne shipments, jumped 12.5 per cent on the year...
'Crisis not over' as eruptions at Indonesia volcano go onJAKARTA, Apr 20: The threat from an Indonesian volcano that has erupted more than half a dozen times this week is not over, the archipelago's top volcanology official told AFP, as...
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