FE REPORT | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that from now on, Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia will receive the same social protection benefits as Malaysian workers. In addition, for those going to Malaysia who have weak English skills or find...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank has issued a master circular consolidating all existing instructions on import transactions into a single reference document, aiming to simplify procedures, improve clarity for traders, and facilitate smoother cross-border trade.The circular, issued on Thursday, will remain valid for...
The Election Commission (EC), led by AMM Nasir Uddin, will release its roadmap for the 13th general election next week, reports bdnews24.com.EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the timeframe on Thursday.He said the roadmap would contain a deadline-driven plan for election-related...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Although the Bangladesh-US trade talks dominated newspaper headlines in recent months, remittance inflows from the world's largest economy surged quietly in the background, posting an impressive growth of nearly 60 per cent in FY25, according to the Bangladesh Bank data.Official...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
SYLHET. Aug 14: The law enforcers started action against the people who looted stones from the Sadapathar area. In a joint drive conducted by the administration and joint forces, started since yesterday evening have recovered 12,000 sft stones from nearby...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Consumption tax-collection growth declined to 4.47 per cent last fiscal year, impacting national revenue, mainly as sluggish business environment hit large businesses hard, sources said. A senior revenue official also cited graft in VAT collection as another reason, suggesting procedural...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased a further US$176.50 million from commercial banks on Thursday, as part of its ongoing drive to stabilise the foreign-exchange market.This makes total dollar purchases since 13 July to US$798.50 million under the prevailing free-floating exchange-rate regime.According...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday). Day and night temperature may fall slightly.The highest temperature...
Rabeya Akhter, wife of late Md. Ismail Mia - a former inspector of Kalia Chapra Sugar Mills and noted social worker - died at her residence in Batrish, Kishoreganj town, on Wednesday.Her funeral prayer was held on the Shahidi Mosque...
RANGPUR, Aug 14 (UNB): A three-member body has been formed to investigate the death of two men in a mob attack in Taraganj upazila under Rangpur on August 09.Superintendent of Police (SP) of Rangpur Abu Saim said the probe panel,...
Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam has been elected as a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Trustee Board, under the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Professor Islam is the...
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Aug 14: Workers of Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL), under Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), staged a protest and meeting on Wednesday, demanding elimination of longstanding disparities in pay and incentives among different categories of employees.According to the...
FE REPORT Another teacher of Milestone School and College who sustained serious burns during a recent deadly jet crash into one of the school buildings died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Thursday.Mahfuza Akter, 45, succumbed...
The Bangladesh Army has cautioned the public about the creation of fake social media profiles in the name of Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, according to the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) media release issued on Wednesday, reports UNB.The fake...
FE REPORTBangladesh has rejected the latest global plastics treaty draft, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution. It said the treaty falls far short of the mandate set by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 5/14 to establish a legally...
DU CORRESPONDENTDhaka University (DU) has formally handed over all administrative, academic, and financial responsibilities along with information of the government seven colleges to the authority of the proposed Central University.DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Niaz Ahmed Khan handed over the documents to...
A relative of a child patient, undergoing treatment with dengue at Mugda Medical College Hospital in the capital, feeding her liquid food on Thursday. The number of dengue patients has been on rise across the country. — FE Photo
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 14: The first-ever fuel oil transportation from Chattogram to Dhaka through a newly constructed oil pipeline is set to begin tomorrow (Saturday). The construction of the country's first oil transportation pipeline has been completed, costing Tk 36 billion....
FE REPORT Police have arrested 13 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliates in the capital.Deputy Police Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman told the media that a team of detective branch (DB)...
Jatiya Party leader (JaPa) Shameem Haidar Patwary has said there is no scope under the law for anyone other than GM Quader to use the party's electoral symbol 'Plough' or to become its chairman, reports UNB."In the eyes of the...
Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Thursday said that those advisers who intend to join politics after the announcement of the election schedule should resign, reports UNB."None of us, including me and the advisers who wish to engage...
A Dhaka court has sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mafizur Rahman Sumon to three and a half years in prison each in a case filed over amassing wealth beyond known sources of income,...
DU CorrespondentBangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) President Rakibul Islam Rakib has said the convening committees in Dhaka University (DU)'s residential halls will remain in place.He told this while talking to journalists following a meeting with the DU Vice-Chancellor on Thursday.The...
DU Correspondent | 2025-08-15 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have formed a five-member committee to create a structured framework for student politics on campus and in residential halls through consultations with students and other stakeholders.The committee was formed on Thursday in accordance with a decision...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will file a case against Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her ICT adviser, on charges of amassing assets worth around Tk 600 million 'outside of known sources of income'.The ACC...
BNP Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu has called on the people to remain vigilant to prevent any attempt to delay the national election beyond February, reports UNB.He cautioned that any move to extend polls deadline would pave the way for the...
MIDLAND BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CLINICALLMidland Bank PLC (MDB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CliniCall, the country's only telemedicine service provider. Md. Nazmul Huda Sarkar, Chief Technology Officer of Midland Bank, and Parvez Ahmad, Chief Operating Officer of...
AL-ARAFAH ISLAMI BANK OPENS STALL AT HAJJ AND UMRAH FAIRAl-Arafah Islami Bank, co-sponsor of three-day Hajj and Umrah Fair 2025, opened a stall at the fair that began at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka on Thursday. The bank's Managing...
After years of sitting on the sidelines, US crypto companies are lining up to go public, buoyed by friendly policies under President Donald Trump's second administration that have pushed the value of global cryptocurrencies to a record $4.2 trillion, reports...
Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB), has been re-elected as Chairman of Primary Dealers Bangladesh Limited (PDBL) and Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of Jamuna Bank PLC, as its Treasurer...
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