PRIME BANK ORGANISES SME CLUSTER FINANCING AWARENESS PROGRAMME Prime Bank organised a SME cluster financing awareness programme at the SME garment cluster in Saidpur, Nilphamari. Nawshad Mustafa, director, SMESPD, Bangladesh Bank, was present as the chief guest, while M. Nazeem...
City Bank on Thursday organised its earnings disclosure webcast to present its Q2, 2025 financial performances. The bank's consolidated earnings per share were recorded at Tk 2.23 for H1 that ended in June, which was Tk 1.85 in the same...
FE ReportThe Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday experienced a turnover of more than Tk 10 billion after 11 months. It was 43 per cent up from the previous session to Tk 10.63 billion. Market operators said a declining trend...
Babul Barman | 2025-08-01 00:00:00
IFIC Bank's balance sheet looked solid, showing no signs of worry from 2010 through the political transition in August last year. The lender, which had not sustained losses for more than 15 years, suddenly reported a loss of Tk 11.28...
OUR CORRESPONDENTBENAPOLE, July 31: Over 200 families of Shantipur and Ramnagar villages remain stranded after Atai River water breached an embankment in Siddipasha union of Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila.A 200-metre stretch of the embankment collapsed due to lack of repair-work, continuous...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram and Barishal divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over Dhaka,...
FE REPORT Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested on Thursday Wasiur Rahman, managing director (MD) of Autumn Loop Apparels - an associate organisation of Beximco Group, for his alleged involvement in siphoning off over Tk 340 million (Tk 34 crore) abroad.Abdul...
The Bangladesh High Commission in London accorded a warm reception to two Bangladeshi swimmers, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Nazmul Haque Himel, for successfully crossing the English Channel, marking the feat by any Bangladeshi after nearly four decades, reports BSS.The swimmers...
DU CORRESPONDENTProtesters under the banner of "July Warriors (Injured)" blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Thursday, demanding implementation of the July Charter.The demonstrators began gathering at the intersection around 10:30am and staged a sit-in, halting vehicular movement and...
FE REPORTBangladesh continues to grapple with the threats of dengue and Covid-19, as the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday reported two dengue-related deaths and one Covid-19-related death in the past 24 hours.The latest dengue deaths occurred in...
FE REPORTEggs, onions, and green chillies have been more expensive in a week, compounding the burden on consumers already grappling with high living costs.Egg prices have reached Tk 135-145 a dozen, marking a Tk 10 rise. On the other hand,...
Rickshaws plying the Abdul Gani Road in the capital amid downpour that paralysed the city life and caused sufferings to the commuters on Thursday. — FE Photo
FE REPORTSpeakers at a policy dialogue hosted by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) on Thursday underscored the urgent need for a comprehensive overhaul of Bangladesh's foreign policy, which they said has remained largely stagnant for over five decades. They...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalised the qualification process for cricket at the 2028 Olympics, with reports from British media outlet The Guardian indicating that Pakistan is unlikely to qualify for the men's event, report agencies.Following discussions at its...
Bangladesh Women's Football team will fly for Laos tomorrow (Saturday) to compete in the qualifying round of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup beginning on August 6 at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos, reports UNB.The SAFF U-20...
Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed is confident the Tigers can make it to this year's Asia Cup final, even though they're in a tough group, reports UNB.The eight-team tournament will start on September 09 in the UAE, with the final set...
WASHINGTON, July 31 (AFP): The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a shipping empire controlled by the son of a top political advisor to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Treasury Department said the sanctions were being imposed on...
MUMBAI, July 31 (bdnews24.com): A private tutor in the Indian city of Mumbai has allegedly burned the hand of an 8-year-old student with a candle as punishment for poor handwriting, police say.The incident occurred on the evening of Jul 28...
BANGKOK, July 31 (AFP): Thailand and Cambodia exchanged allegations on Wednesday of breaching a ceasefire deal which has largely halted the open combat that engulfed their frontier.The nations agreed a truce starting Tuesday after five days of clashes killed at...
BEIJING, July 31 (BBC): Flooding killed 31 residents at a care home for elderly people on the outskirts of Beijing this week, local officials have said.Footage showed emergency teams wading through chest-high water trying to rescue those trapped in the...
GAZA, July 31 (AFP/Reuters): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of the Palestinian territory.The Israeli military said it had...
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury | 2025-08-01 00:00:00
Recently, my friends and I walked into the movie theatre to watch Superman with no expectations whatsoever. As this movie was directed by James Gunn, the filmmaker who made lighthearted superhero films like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Super and...
A few days ago, I spoke to a university student who said something that truly shocked me:"Whenever I get my tuition fees, I spend it all within the first few days. I know I shouldn't, but I don't know how...
The misuse, overuse, and unnecessary use of medicines have reached alarming levels in our country. A significant portion of the population remains unaware of the potential dangers of taking medication without proper guidance. This has led to a situation where...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-08-01 00:00:00
Consumers in Bangladesh are the ones whose rights have long been overlooked. Though some consumer protection mechanisms have been developed and put in force over the last couple of years here, the consumers still fall far behind their peers in...
Zaidi Sattar | 2025-08-01 00:00:00
Seven years have passed since my best friend, Moazzem Hossain, left this mortal world leaving me and many others sorely deprived of his sharp intellect and intimate friendship. On the first anniversary of his demise I wrote in this newspaper,...
Forrest Cookson | 2025-08-01 00:00:00
The tariff policies of Mr Donald Trump are creating chaos in the international trade world. This is most particularly true in the garment business. The clothing sector is competitive with many countries producing some kind of wearing apparel. This is...
FE Report | 2025-07-31 12:00:00
In a landmark move toward circular water use and environmental sustainability, Bangladesh has launched its first large-scale 'Water Reuse and Improved Wastewater Management Demonstration' plant at Fakir Knitwears Ltd. in Narayanganj.The initiative marks a significant step toward reducing freshwater extraction...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-31 00:00:00
Amid rising concerns over global cyber-threats, Bangladesh Bank has issued an urgent directive to all banks, financial institutions, mobile financial service providers, and relevant government bodies, calling for immediate action to fortify their cybersecurity systems. The central bank, in a...
The government has dissolved the previously formed committee and constituted a new five-member commission to review the allegations of manipulated last three national elections held under the Awami League in 2014, 2018 and 2024, reports UNB.The commission has also been...
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