FE REPORT | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
The state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is going to invest Tk 9.5 billion from its own funds to purchase two brand-new ships, which it estimates will increase revenue by one-fourth. The decision was disclosed in a stock exchange filing on...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
Unitholders of pooled funds managed by the ICB Asset Management Company Ltd did not receive any return on investment for FY24. FY25 is going to be as frustrating. But the asset manager is positive about dividend distribution for the ongoing...
Delta Life Insurance Company Limited held its 2024 Annual Conference at a hotel in Cox's Bazar recently. The company's Chairman, Hafiz Ahmed Majumder, was present as the chief guest and Adiba Rahman, Chairperson of the company's Executive Committee and an...
The Premier Bank PLC has recently organised its 'Half-Yearly Business Review Meeting 2025' at the RRF auditorium in Jessore. Managing Director & CEO of the bank Mohammad Abu Jafar attended the event as the chief guest. Additional Managing Director Shamsuddin...
IFIC Bank PLC has been awarded the internationally recognized ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for meeting the global standards and requirements in information security management. The certification has been granted by the International certification body Bureau Veritas in recognition of the bank's...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has launched Mastercard-branded international debit card for foreign currency account holders. Through these cards, Resident Foreign Currency Deposit (RFCD), Foreign Currency Current (FCC) and Exporters Retention Quota (ERQ) account holders of Islami Bank will be able...
Daraz Bangladesh, the country's leading e-commerce platform, is set to launch its 8.8 Monsoon Madness campaign today, featuring a range of discounts, contests, and promotional offers across its platform.During the campaign running until August 14, customers will have access to...
KHULNA, Aug 7 (BSS): A total of 80 foreign commercial ships have docked at Mongla Port in the first 37 days of the 2025-26 financial year (FY), transporting approximately 550,000 tonnes of imported and exported goods and 518 vehicles.Md Makruzzaman,...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has appointed Faria Kabir as Head of Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking (CCIB), Bangladesh. With this appointment, Faria will also become a core member of the Bank's Country Management Team (CMT) in Bangladesh, elevating the...
Guardian Life Insurance Limited, a leading provider of corporate group insurance solutions, has entered into an agreement with Perfetti Van Melle Bangladesh Pvt. Ltd. to extend insurance benefits to its employees.Under this partnership, all the employees and the family members...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh must move beyond its long-standing Dhaka-centric investment strategy and tap into the untapped economic potential of municipalities, said Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).Speaking...
Bombardier said on Thursday it would expand its services and support network to multiple regions in the United States, as the Canadian business jet maker aims to meet increasing demand for aftermarket care from its customers, reports Reuters.The expansion is...
SAO PAULO, Aug 7 (Reuters): Brazil's seafood industry is sounding the alarm to pressure the federal government for immediate relief as it grapples with mounting fears of job losses and bankruptcies as a result of the 50 per cent tariffs...
Gold rose to an over two-week high on Thursday, buoyed by safe haven demand after US President Donald Trump's tariffs went into effect and US jobs data added to rate-cut expectations, reports Reuters.Spot gold gained 0.6 per cent to $3,388.09...
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's group will build and operate a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Bihar state with a 2.4 gigawatt capacity, the biggest coal plant constructed in India via private investment in a decade, reports Reuters.The first of...
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters): Oil prices steadied on Thursday, paring early gains after the Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet US President Donald Trump in the coming days, raising expectations for a diplomatic end to the war...
In today's Bangladesh, thousands of young men and women complete higher education only to face the harsh reality of unemployment. Armed with degrees and certificates, they are still branded as 'incompetent' by society, despite tirelessly pursuing opportunities and enduring countless...
The growing availability of easy loans and microcredit schemes may seem like a blessing for low-income individuals, but in reality, they are pushing many into a dangerous cycle of debt. Loan apps and quick approval systems often target the poor...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
A disturbing piece of news recently went viral on social media - the hanging and beating to death of a dog in Barisal. Several youths killed the poor creature on camera like it was nothing. The main culprit faced a...
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury | 2025-08-08 00:00:00
As Artificial Intelligence-based software and tools continue to take over many aspects of professional and personal lives, concerns have been raised by AI experts as well as authorities in various advanced countries regarding the ethical usage of AI. A niche...
Despite repeated calls from businesses and think tanks to enhance the NBR's revenue mobilisation efforts in a systemic manner, shortfalls in collection have become a recurring issue. A report by The Financial Express, citing official sources, reveals that the NBR...
Acclaimed Bangladeshi writer, journalist, and translator Mashiul Alam has been awarded the prestigious Civitella Ranieri Fellowship, an international honour conferred on distinguished visual artists, writers, and composers from around the world. He is the first writer from Bangladesh to receive...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-07 12:00:00
Major political parties in Bangladesh have expressed mixed reactions over the timeline for the next national elections recently announced by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.The BNP on Wednesday welcomed both the July Declaration and the election schedule announced by the...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-07 12:00:00
Only four non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) out of the 15 that have published financial reports for January-June this year posted a year-on-year profit growth, driven by a surge in investment income. IPDC Finance, IDLC Finance, DBH Finance and United Finance...
Amidst countrywide festive celebrations of the first anniversary of the fall of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday, Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus made a couple of declarations that the nation has been eagerly...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Day and night temperature may remain unchanged.The highest temperature on...
The School of Law at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) held a public lecture on Wednesday, which brought students, academics and legal scholars for a discussion on the historic July Uprising's relevance to contemporary legal thought.Dr. Mohammad Shahabuddin, Professor of International...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-07 00:00:00
Experts at a discussion in the city on Wednesday called for taking urgent steps to shut operation of the lead-leaking industrial sites that cause harm to children in Dhaka.icddr,b organised the discussion titled "Fighting Lead Poisoning in Bangladesh - Progress...
A newly-promoted deputy director of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP being adorned with rank badge at a programme at its headquarters in the capital's Khilgaon area on Wednesday. Ansar and VDP Director General (DG) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud and...
FE REPROT | 2025-08-07 00:00:00
Speakers at a dialogue in the capital on Wednesday said freedom of the country's media is now being compromised in various ways. A new kind of pressure has emerged - figuring out who belongs to whom, who needs to be...
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