BEIJING, Apr 20 (Reuters): China on Friday slapped a levy on imports of an acid from the United States widely used in food, feed, pesticides and medical fields, amid heightened tensions with Washington over bilateral trade.From Saturday, imports of propionic...
NEW DELHI, Apr 20 (AFP): Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday he was postponing his visit to India, during which the Tesla boss was meant to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss big investment plans.The news came a day...
LONDON, Apr 20 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week to a new three-month high due to supply concerns amid tensions in the Middle East and a drop in feedgas deliveries to two LNG terminals in...
Meghna Bank PLC has signed a strategic agreement with Tiger New Energy (TNE) to serve as 'Transaction Advisor for Market Extension & Business Partnering of TNE'. Recently, TNE has launched Bangladesh's first battery swapping network and this collaboration of Meghna...
Mymensingh Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC organised an ‘Employee Conference 2024’ at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium, Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh on Friday. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, addressed the conference as the chief...
Prime Bank PLC has recently received bancassurance business commencement approval from Bangladesh Bank. Mohammad Shahriar Siddiqui, Director, BRPD, Bangladesh Bank, handed over the approval letter to Nazeem A Choudhury, Deputy Managing Director - Consumer Banking of Prime Bank, at a...
NCC Bank organised an Art Fest based on the theme 'Planet Vs Plastic', aiming to create a green world. On the occasion, an age-based art competition was arranged for the children of NCC Bank's officers at the Head office in...
Monisha Abraham will replace Shehzad Munim as the Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh, effective from July 01, says a press release. She will be the first female Managing Director to lead BAT Bangladesh in the company's history of 114 years....
We have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of technology available and being used by children over the last decade. We are now living in such a digital paradigm where our children grow up in a world surrounded by...
There is a pressing need for the extension of the Metro Rail line from Kamalapur to Khilgaon. While expansion work is currently underway from Motijheel to Kamalapur, it is imperative to consider the substantial population residing in the adjacent areas...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-21 00:00:00
In the capital's Fayedabad area in Uttara, there stands a place of worship for Muslims called Baitur Rauf Mosque. This is different in various ways from traditional mosques, and every account of its distinctive features is endearing in their own...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-04-21 00:00:00
As global trade passed a sluggish year in 2023, a strong rebound is necessary to support world economic growth in the current year. However, the possibility of a strong recovery of global trade seems thin for various reasons, as predicted...
That country's most institutions have become largely dysfunctional is hardly disputed. And, such an unfortunate decadence has happened amidst impressive development works, a phenomenon that many economists tend to describe as a 'paradox'. The fact remains that the economy in...
Niranjan Chandra Debnath | 2024-04-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank has recently unveiled a roadmap for banking sector reform. The roadmap aims at ensuring good governance, maintaining public confidence and eventually promoting stability in the financial sector. The comprehensive plan targets seventeen key issues to resolve, of which...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a 72-hour nationwide heat alert starting from Friday saying the ongoing heat wave is expected to continue in most parts of the country, reports BSS."Discomfort might increase due to high humidity during this...
North South University (NSU) on Saturday hosted the admission test for the summer semester-2024 (Undergraduate programme) on its sprawling campus in the city's Bashundhara area. Some 7,400 students attended the admission test for four schools, i.e., the School of Health...
Inspector General of Police (IGP) and also Chief Patron of Bangladesh Retired Police Officers Welfare Association Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on Saturday called on the students to advance in knowledge and science through hard work and relentless efforts, reports UNB.The IGP...
People from all walks of life bid farewell to Shib Narayan Das, one of the designers of the first flag of Bangladesh and a freedom fighter, by placing wreaths on the coffin of deceased at the central Shaheed Minar, reports...
Photographed on Saturday, bumper of an unfitness bus broke down in the midst of the road in the city's Banglamotor area and regardless of a possible accident, the vehicle's helper is trying to fix it promptly — FE Photo
The biennial election to the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association was held amid festive mood and tight security on the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation premises on Friday. In the Misa-Dipjol panel, Misa Sawdagar was elected president and Monowar Hossain Dipjol general...
As many as 407 people died and 1,398 were injured in 399 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr journeys, reports bdnews24.com.Another 24 people were killed and 21 injured in 18 railway crashes. Two crashes on water routes left seven people injured and...
Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan on Saturday said the government has reduced the cost of general hajj package compared to the last year despite the high price of dollar, reports BSS.Tk 0.1,04 million (Tk 1,04,178) has been reduced...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Institute for Professional Development (BIPD) on Saturday alleged that Fareast Finance and Investment Limited has illegally held back its six FDRs worth Tk 10.83 million for six years.The BIPD, a training and research institution catering to teachers and...
FARIDPUR, Apr 17 (UNB): Roads in Bangladesh have become more dangerous with fatalities and injuries almost every day and the two highways from Dhaka to Khulna and Barishal are two of those which have witnessed 320 fatalities in the past...
MANIKGANJ, Apr 20 (BSS): Election Commissioner Md Alamgir on Saturday directed the election officers to perform their duties with honesty and sincerity to hold the upcoming upazila polls in a free, fair and neutral manner.He gave the directive while exchanging...
BNP vice-president and also a renowned businessman of the country Abdul Awal Mintoo suddenly fell sick and was immediately admitted to United Hospital in the capital on Saturday, reports UNB.According to family sources, on Friday night after participating in a...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Saturday said that the government wants to create a space for journalists to allow them to work in a free, fair and congenial environment, reports BSS."We want to ensure necessary...
Regular judicial proceedings of the Supreme Court (SC) are scheduled to resume today (Sunday), after the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr starting from March 24.A notification, signed by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court Md Golam Rabbani, on Saturday stated that...
Bangladesh has taken all necessary preparations to welcome Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who will arrive tomorrow (Monday) on a two-day official visit which might see the signing of nearly a dozen of cooperation documents to strengthen...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday that the present government is standing on a quicksand and the thrown of the government will sink into the quicksand anytime."This illegitimate government is standing on...
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