DETROIT, Jan 18 (Reuters): The Trump administration's top auto policy officials on Saturday touted federal efforts to lower car prices by eliminating vehicle emissions regulations, as affordability remains a key concern among Americans.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Environmental Protection Agency head...
As part of the initiatives undertaken in accordance with Bangladesh Bank's directives on the formation and operational activities of Bangladesh Startup Investment Company PLC, IFIC Bank PLC has formally handed over a cheque for Tk 80,057,080 to Bangladesh Bank. Nawshad...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has recently elected its new office bearers during a council meeting for the year 2026.At the meeting, Md. Kausar Alam FCMA was elected President of the Institute, while Abdul Matin...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed a Participatory Agreement with the Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank to facilitate access to concessional financing under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) Refinancing Scheme.The agreement aims to support technology upgradation, innovation and sustainable...
The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) plans to construct a multi-storied green office building in the administrative hub of the city's Agargaon area, in line with the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) policy.Green building is an approach to designing, constructing, and...
Novelist and essayist Md. Ashanur Rahman has been awarded The International Creative Arts Award 2025 by the International Creative Arts, Language & Development Research Centre of the University of Dhaka for his outstanding contribution to literature and its role in...
The Ministry of Land has launched a mobile application named 'Bhumi' to address the emerging situation and to ensure easy, safe and reliable land services for the citizens, said a ministry release on Sunday.The government has introduced the app as...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$ 32.62 billion, reports BSS.But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $28.03 billion, according...
Dr. Md. Ezazul Islam, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), has said that Bangladesh stands in the frontline of climate vulnerability."For us, adaptation is not a distant concept; it is an urgent national priority. This is...
London's benchmark stock index was largely unchanged on Friday after a record close the previous day, but it notched up a weekly gain thanks to strong earnings for financials, upbeat data, and strength in resource-linked shares, reports Reuters.The blue?chip FTSE...
MUMBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters): The delay in including Indian bonds in a key global index has raised the chances of the central bank extending its record government debt buying, seeking to cushion the market from weaker foreign inflows and rising...
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters): Investors will be counting on a strong corporate earnings season to keep the US stock market rally intact as they digest a wave of domestic policy proposals and heightened geopolitical tensions to start the year.After...
Annual Branch Managers’ Conference-2026 of Union Insurance Co. Ltd. was held at Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka on Saturday. The conference was presided over by Chief Executive Officer Talukder Md. Zakaria Hossain. Chairman of the company Mohammed Hasmot Ali was present in...
The 450th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held at the bank's head office on Sunday. Chairman of the board of directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. Directors of the bank Md. Abdul Wadud, Prof. Dr. Mohammed...
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump purchased about $100 million in municipal and corporate bonds from mid-November to late December, his latest disclosures showed, including up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery bonds just weeks...
Islami Bank Bangladesh organised a business development conference for its sub-branches on Saturday at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chairman of the board of directors of the bank, attended the closing programme as chief guest. Md. Omar...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its Barlekha branch at Haji Nizam Uddin Complex in South Bazar area under Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar, on Sunday. Md. Shafiul Azam, managing director & CEO of the bank, inaugurated the branch as chief guest. Shahnawaj Chowdhury, additional...
BRAC Bank has strengthened its loan recovery drive by equipping frontline officials with an advanced digital tab integrated with a mobile litigation management system (LMS), enabling real-time access to lawsuit information at the field level.The initiative is designed to accelerate...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Listed ice-cream producer Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-cream experienced a 107.14 per cent increase in profit in the second quarter of FY26 to Tk 113.88 million, as sales increased significantly compared to the same quarter of the previous year.In the...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman has issued a blunt warning that Bangladesh's telecommunications sector is becoming commercially unviable due to excessive taxation, unresolved audit disputes and restrictive regulation, saying the overall environment is "designed to fail".In an interview with...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Shareholders of the merged banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) slated for liquidation may have taken loans against their shareholdings by placing those shares under lien. Regulatory bodies are now pondering solutions to this issue, along with several others feared...
The Annual Business Conference-2026 of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) was held on Saturday. Md Ataur Rahman, Chairman of the board of directors of the bank, was present as the chief guest in the conference while Md Mohasin Miah, Chairman...
The Annual Business Conference of NRB Bank PLC was held at the Gulshan Club Limited in the city on Saturday, under the slogan "Year of Resurrection." Iqbal Ahmed OBE DBA, Chairman of the bank, attended the conference as the chief...
Pubali Bank PLC's ADC Division held an Annual Business Conference-2026 at its head office in the city on Sunday. Mohammad Ali, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Mohammad Esha, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain,...
LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The tin market has kicked off the new year in explosive form, prices racing to all-time nominal highs on both the London and Shanghai markets.The rally is "unreasonable", according to the state-backed China Nonferrous Metals...
NEW DELHI, Jan 18 (Reuters): India's aviation regulator on Saturday fined IndiGo a record $2.45 million, issued warnings to senior executives and directed the airline to remove the head of its operations control from his duties after mass flight cancellations...
Bongo, Bangladesh's leading digital entertainment platform, with over 30 million subscribers across its branded networks, officially announces its designation as YouTube's Official Multi-Channel Network (MCN) in Bangladesh. Bongo Studios, a branch of Bongo that has been helping creators grow their...
Bangladesh today is largely self-sufficient in food production. Purchasing power has increased and poverty has declined. Yet the persistence of malnutrition among a significant section of the population remains a grave concern. Food availability alone does not guarantee nutrition. If...
There is a government warehouse at Golokpur Bazar in Dharampasha Upazila of Sunamganj that has remained abandoned for a long time. Due to prolonged neglect, the building has become dilapidated. In its present condition, the premises have turned into a...
Neil Ray | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
What a historic moment of mental bankruptcy the world has just witnessed! The beaming faces of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and US President Donald Trump have flashed on TV screens and pages of newspapers all across the globe...
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