SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's environmental performance has seen further degradation, causing the country to plummet to the third-lowest position among 177 nations on the 2026 Environmental Performance Index (EPI).This marks a steep decline from the previous edition of the global report, where the...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
No current government plan is there to cancel or renegotiate the previously signed concession agreement with Denmark-based APM Terminals for the construction and operation of Laldiarchar Container Terminal at Chattogram seaport, said the Shipping Minister.Responding to a written question from...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's sea and land ports are facing serious security and revenue risks as more than half of the country's cargo-scanning equipment remains non-functional, according to a recent assessment by an intelligence agency.The intelligence report, submitted to the National Board of...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
At least 54 people have died and 39 others injured so far in floods, flash-floods and landslides triggered by downpours across Bangladesh's southeastern and northeastern regions, as the disaster gradually shifts towards northern districts.Flood forecasts have it that fresh inundation...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
An IMF delegation discussing a fresh lending package for Bangladesh has recommended devising a mechanism to restrict the subsidy benefits only to the poor while the affluent pay actual or market rates for power and energy services. The visiting International...
A business review meeting with the participation of 23 branches of Social Islami Bank PLC, operating under Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, from the Dhaka north and south regions was held at the bank's head office on Saturday. The meeting was...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank has organised a month-long specialised Entrepreneurship Development Training Program to promote entrepreneurship and support the sustainable growth of the CMSME sector. The program is being held in Jhalakathi under the initiative of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU)...
Mercantile Bank PLC has launched a 100-hour "Entrepreneurship Development" training programme in Chattogram. The inaugural ceremony was presided over by Md. Zakir Hossain, Deputy Managing Director and CRO of Mercantile Bank. Syeda Amina Fahmeen, Additional Secretary, Finance Division, attended the...
Shwapno, the country's largest retail chain, has launched a new outlet in the Mirpur-2 area of Dhaka. The approximately 9,000-square-foot outlet, located on Mirpur Model Thana Road, was officially inaugurated on Thursday. With this addition, the country's largest supermarket chain...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 13: Prices of essential commodities have climbed sharply in Chattogram amid persistent monsoon rain, adding to consumers' financial burden. Consumers alleged that traders are using the rainy spell as a pretext to raise prices gradually despite an adequate...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BAJUS) has reduced the price of gold.BAJUS Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring announced the revised gold price in a notice signed by the Committee's Chairman Dr Dewan Aminul Islam Shahin on Monday.As per the latest...
The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) on Monday signed a land lease agreement with Jenson & Nicholson Packaging Limited for an investment of approximately US$13.7 million to establish a manufacturing facility at the National Special Economic Zone, reports BSS.Under the...
Danish Ambassador in Dhaka Christian Brix Moller meets Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at his ministry on Monday. — PID
MUMBAI, July 13 (Reuters): India's markets regulator has imposed a two-year cooling-off period for former officials, barring them from representing clients before it in investigations, settlement proceedings and applications for fundraising or regulatory approvals, according to a government notification.The regulator...
NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters): Major banks are ramping up how they incorporate digital assistants in their daily operations, determining how such agents interact with human colleagues and clients as they race to get ahead.Banks are competing in the adoption...
Asia Pacific General Insurance PLC held its 26th Annual General Meeting on a digital platform recently. Company Chairman Aftab ul Islam presided over the meeting attended by Vice Chairman Wahidul Haque Siddiqui, Directors, Chief Executive Officer K.M. Saidur Rahman and...
ACI Pharma Business held its Annual Marketing Conference 2026-27 in Cox's Bazar recently, bringing together Field Marketing and Strategic Marketing personnel from across Bangladesh. M Mohibuz Zaman, MD & CEO, ACI Healthcare Ltd.; Mohammad Abul Basher Howlader, Director, HealthCare Operations;...
NCC Bank and Akij Resource Group, one of the country's leading industrial conglomerates, have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on advance cash management. Through this agreement, NCC Bank will ensure safe, technology-driven, and modern collection services for Akij...
BRAC Bank has signed a strategic partnership with The Structural Engineers Limited (SEL), one of Bangladesh's leading real estate developers, to provide exclusive home-financing benefits to SEL customers and employees. Under the partnership, customers purchasing SEL properties can enjoy home...
Modhumoti Bank held its first Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting on Sunday at the bank's head office in Gulshan. The meeting was presided over by Hafiz Mufti Saiful Islam, the chairman of the bank's Shariah Supervisory Committee. Hafiz Mufti Zubair Abdullah...
The cumulative disbursement of the City Bank-bKash Digital Nano Loan has exceeded Tk 100 billion, marking a major milestone in Bangladesh's journey towards digital lending and financial inclusion, according to a press release.Since its commercial launch in December 2021, the...
Major stock markets in the Gulf retreated on Monday as hostilities escalated across the region and Iran asserted that it had sealed the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices higher and reigniting global inflation fears, reports Reuters.US forces...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
Rupali Bank is set to nearly double its paid-up capital after securing regulatory approval to issue Tk 6.80 billion worth of ordinary shares to the government against accumulated share money deposits.In a regulatory filing on Monday, the state-owned lender said...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
In a major regulatory crackdown, the stock market watchdog has initiated the process of cancelling the licences of six more merchant banks over allegations of prolonged inactivity and capital deficiency.The move was triggered by preliminary findings that some of the...
NAOGAON, July 13 (UNB): Police recovered the bodies of a husband and wife from their home in Mahadevpur upazila of Naogaon on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Lokman Mandal, 55, and his wife, Delwara Begum, 45, residents of Paharpur...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-07-14 00:00:00
RANGPUR, July 13: Prices of almost all rice varieties have surged across the district, taking a heavy toll on the working class and the low-income people. The spike in rice prices has pushed the ordinary people already struggling to cope...
A former Spanish prime minister is facing criticism for saying that France's World Cup team "does not have any French players," which French and Spanish leaders have called racist, reports AP.Mariano Rajoy, a member of Spain's conservative Popular Party, made...
Croatia have appointed former West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic as head coach following the departure of Zlatko Dalic, the Croatian Football Federation announced on Monday, reports Reuters.Bilic, 57, returns to the national setup after previously coaching Croatia's Under-21 side...
LONDON, July 13 (AP): Sneh Rana took two crucial wickets as India wrapped up a dominant 270-run victory over England in the first-ever women's Test played at Lord's, the historic "home of cricket", despite a stubborn half-century from Sophie Ecclestone.England...
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