UCB Investment successfully closed Pubali Bank's 5th Subordinated Bond worth Tk 5,000 million, marking UCB Investment's 4th milestone transaction with Pubali Bank. The closing ceremony was held at the headquarters of Pubali Bank in the capital. UCB Investment acted as...
TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may struggle to calm a bond market jolted by her vow to cut the consumption tax rate, a taboo even her mentor and former premier Shinzo Abe - known for his...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
New IPO rules have created scope for professional and globally accepted price discovery mechanisms, said the chief of the securities regulator.The remark was made at a meeting on Wednesday between the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Central...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
The DSE Brokers Association (DBA) has urged the securities regulator to reclassify securities listed on the prime bourse in line with global standards.The association made the appeal in a letter to the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Wednesday as investors assessed a temporary shutdown at two large fields in Kazakhstan, expectations of a build in US crude inventories and fresh geopolitical tension tied to US tariff threats in its...
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters): Gold prices extended their record run to breach the $4,800 per ounce level on Wednesday on safe-haven flows driven by escalating friction between the United States and NATO over Greenland.Spot gold climbed 2.1 per cent to...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh's cotton imports declined in 2025 after a strong rebound a year earlier, as spinning mills cut purchases amid subdued global apparel demand while diversifying sourcing towards Brazil, the United States, and Australia. The shift was driven by quality considerations,...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 21 (BSS): The first-year undergraduate admission test for the 2025-2026 academic session at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) will be held tomorrow (Thursday).A total of 18,277 applicants will take part in the examination against 1,235 seats...
NARAIL, Jan 21 (UNB): A 10-year-old boy was found dead at his home at Bahirpura village in Lohagara upazila of Narail on Tuesday evening.The deceased is Sohag Sheikh, a Class V student of Bahirpura Primary School and the son of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Jan 21: The District Election Office, Gaibandha, has published the final voter list of the five constituencies of Gaibandha for the 13th national parliament election and the number of women voters exceeds men's by tens of thousands.Among the 2.19...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
BOGURA, Jan 21: The government hospitals in Bogura are currently reporting a significant surge in patients, particularly children and the elderly, suffering from cold-related illnesses due to intense cold waves.The state-owned healthcare facilities are admitting two to three times more...
Sadiq Ahmed | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
The July 2024 Mass Movement brought to the fore the long-standing unaddressed development challenges of rising inequalities in wealth, income, and economic opportunities. A particularly concerning reflection of these inequalities is the growing incidence of youth unemployment. Addressing this matter...
About 70 per cent of the Earth's surface is covered by water, most of it forming the vast oceans. While we are familiar with marine animals such as dolphins, sharks and whales, many strange and rare creatures remain largely unknown....
A recent incident exposed a chilling example of how an "ambulance syndicate" allegedly caused the death of man in Shariatpur. Reportedly, the ambulance carrying Jamshed Ali to Dhaka for advanced treatment was deliberately obstructed by influential local ambulance owners and...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
The remark of an election commissioner that the loan-defaulting candidates were being validated ‘with a heavy heart’ speaks volumes for the Commission’s predicament in the absence of a robust legal mechanism and decisive political backing, writes Atiqul Kabir TuhinNon-performing loans...
The Ministry of Law's refusal to endorse the draft of the Artha Rin Adalat Ain (Money Loan Court Act) and its suggestion, instead, to amend the existing laws renders the whole exercise redundant. An unceremonious rejection, this MoL decision smacks...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2026-01-22 00:00:00
A novel with the eponymous title was written in the sixties by two Americans, Eugene Burdick and William Lederer, that was later made into a Hollywood movie. The book was a critique of the scatter-brained foreign policy pursued by American...
Bengal Islami Life Insurance Limited achieved the historic milestone of collecting Tk 1.0 billion in premiums in 2025. To mark this achievement, a colourful celebration ceremony was held at the TCB Auditorium in Dhaka recently, with the company's Chief Executive...
M. Nazeem A. Choudhury, Deputy Managing Director, Prime Bank PLC during an interview with The Financial Express recently gave his views on agent banking and performance of the Prime Bank with regard to this grassroots banking that uniquely helps financial...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 20: A devastating fire broke out on Tuesday at Rohingya Camp-16 in the Shafiullah Kata area of Palongkhali union under Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar, destroying at least 500 shelters and leaving nearly 3,000 Rohingyas homeless.The blaze...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
A first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation by ensuring interoperability among different wings of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has started operations.The government has already signed a financing agreement with the World Bank on this, and the...
FE REPORTThe Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Tuesday issued a 16-point guideline on house rent, including a provision that rent cannot be increased within two years of a hike.The authorities have also capped annual rent increases at 15 per...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
The yield on 10-year treasury bonds declined on Tuesday as the central bank purchased an additional US$45 million from two banks in a bid to stabilise the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency.According to auction results,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 463 decimals of land owned by Mohammed Saiful Alam, chairman of S Alam Group, who is accused of being a bank defaulter.The order was passed by the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday unveiled an eight-point priority social-policy agenda, pledging sweeping reforms to rebuild the country's economy and social fabric after what it described as years of mismanagement under the Awami League government.The party said the...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has promised flats, schools and healthcare for Korail slum residents in his Dhaka 17 constituency, seeking their prayers ahead of the Feb 12 election, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a prayer gathering on Tuesday at Mohakhali T&T Colony...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
The tax revenue collection posted double-digit growth, more than 14 per cent, in the first half of the current fiscal year (H1), but the gains were not enough to offset a widening gap against official targets. Provisional figures show that...
A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor Atiur Rahman and 24 others on charges of embezzling Tk 5.31 billion in the name of a private company named AnonTex Group, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special...
Weather may remain dry with temporary cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at a few places during late night to morning. Night and...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-21 00:00:00
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) Dhaka University (DU) unit paid tribute to Shaheed Asad, who was martyred during the anti-Ayub movement of 1969, marking his 57th martyrdom anniversary.They offered the tribute at the Shaheed Asad Memorial,...
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