FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked finance companies (formerly non-bank financial institutions or NBFIs) to submit their actual liquidity positions after detecting inconsistencies in earlier statements.The banks must provide the updated data using the new template issued with the circular. The...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
A separate commercial court system aligning with Bangladesh's economic realities and the evolving needs of the judiciary will be established to exclusively settle business disputes and loan-recovery cases. Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed made the announcement Sunday at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Revenue intelligence has tracked down nearly Tk 400 billion worth of assets amassed in different countries around the world through money laundering from Bangladesh.National Board of Revenue Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) Director-General Ahsan Habib apprised Chief Adviser of the interim...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
A multimodal logistics hub integrating railway, road, and Chittagong seaport facilities will be developed near the Bay Terminal to boost Bangladesh's trade-facilitating efficiency, as efforts are geared towards US$100-billion annual export earnings.To this end, the World Bank-financed Bay Terminal Breakwater...
NEW DELHI, Aug 17 (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deepest tax cuts in eight years will strain government revenues but are winning praise from businesses and political pundits who say they will bolster his image in an ongoing trade...
RIYADH, Aug 17 (Arab News): Oman's banking sector continued its steady expansion in the first half of 2025, with total credit rising 8.4 per cent year on year to 34.1 billion Omani rials ($88.7 billion), official data showed.According to the...
The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Takaful Islami Insurance PLC was held on a digital platform on Saturday. Chairman of the company Tahmina Afroz presided over the meeting. The AGM unanimously approved a 10 per cent cash dividend for...
The 901st meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held at the Corporate Head Office of the bank recently. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, Chairman of the Executive Committee....
BRAC Bank has extended instant loan facilities to marginal farmers in Nilphamari under the refinancing scheme for Tk 10/50/100 account holders, managed by the Financial Inclusion Department (FID) of Bangladesh Bank. Organised with Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) as the...
Mercantile Bank PLC has signed an agreement with IFAD Motors Ltd at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Sunday. Dr. Md. Zahid Hossain, DMD & CBO of the bank, and Muidur Rahman Tanvir, Head of Business of IFAD Motors,...
Bank Asia PLC honoured its employees for their exceptional achievements in the Silver Jubilee Sales Campaign at an award ceremony held at the Bank Asia Tower in Dhaka recently. The campaign was designed to boost retail CASA deposits, onboard new...
For months, families would stroll past the quiet curve of Dhanmondi Lake, watching Lake Serene rise floor by floor -- each visit a mix of curiosity, hope, and anticipation. On Saturday, those hopes turned into house keys as Anwar Landmark...
Rice prices in Bangladesh continue to exert significant pressure on food inflation as well as overall inflation, according to the latest economic update by the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission of the Planning Ministry, reports UNB.The contribution...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Stocks extended its gaining streak for a second consecutive session on Sunday, buoyed by a rebound in investor sentiment.Investors renewed their buying appetite, especially for banking and textile stocks, amid optimism ahead of the earnings season, market analysts said. The...
Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) has been named 'Bangladesh's Best Bank for Diversity and Inclusion' by Euromoney for a fourth consecutive year, reaffirming its holistic and forward-thinking approach to building a more equitable workplace and community.In 2024, MTB launched the...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Mutual fund investors are in a tight spot yet again as most closed-end mutual funds failed to declare dividends for the financial year that ended in June 2025 due to depressed market conditions and higher provisioning against unrealised losses.Fund managers...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 17: Some 56 out of 72 level crossings from Chattogram's Dohazari to Cox's Bazar railway line lacks either gates (barriers) or gatemen, and in some cases both, which leaves the crossings highly accident-prone.According to the railway police,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Aug 17: A significant portion of the bridge protection embankment on the western side the second Teesta Bridge at Mahipur in Lakkhitari union of Gangachara upazila under Rangpur district has collapsed, triggering risk of erosion for different adjoining villages....
Citizens Bank organised a day-long Training on Operations Guidelines on BACH & BEFTN at its Training Academy recently. Md. Abdul Latif, Deputy Managing Director of the bank, inaugurated the programme. Mr. Mohammad Shafiqul Imdad, Additional Director, Payment Systems Department (PSD),...
Prime Bank PLC., in collaboration with American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) and its AIUB Business Club, organised a high-impact seminar titled "Financial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking" at the university campus. The seminar attracted over two hundred students from...
A five-day training programme titled 'Certification Course on Treasury Dealings' organised by the Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association (BAFEDA) began at the Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) on Sunday. Md. Omar Faruk Khan, Managing Director of Islami Bank...
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 17 (BSS): Air Vice-Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), on Sunday hoped that international flights from Cox's Bazar Airport will begin partially by mid-October this year."Today, we inspected the...
MetLife Bangladesh has introduced a new, affordable health insurance solution that offers comprehensive protection against 10 critical illnesses, whose treatment costs can be significantly high.The solution, titled MetLife Critical Illness Insurance with Return of Premium (MCII-ROP), provides coverage for kidney...
Bangladesh is stepping up its bid to be a sectoral dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus emphasising the country's economic and strategic advantages as key to deepening ties with...
The government is set to build 201 mini stadiums at the upazila level across the country under a revised project involving an estimated cost of Tk 28.55 billion (2855.42 crore), reports UNB.Ecnec on Sunday approved the project titled 'Construction of...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) fell further on Sunday as banks preferred to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-Day T-bills came down to 10.14 per cent on...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
The government has finalised its plan to expand the four-lane Dhaka-Chattogram highway into 10 lanes and is considering managing funds from both private investors and multilateral agencies due to the high cost estimated at Tk 620 billion.Officials said though the...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Day temperature may fall slightly.The highest temperature on Sunday was...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
The three-day Hajj and Umrah Fair 2025, organised by the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), concluded at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on Saturday. The fair, which began on August 14, aimed to connect intending pilgrims...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Dengue claimed another life in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning, with 466 new dengue patients also being hospitalised. With these new cases, the total number of deaths and hospitalizations from the mosquito-borne disease has reached 105 and 26,378...
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