With the deadline for submitting nomination papers for the upcoming national elections falling today (Monday), nearly 99 per cent of aspirants who collected the forms have yet to file them as they are waiting for the last day. "A total...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh has firmly rejected recent comments by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the situation of minority communities in the country, saying the remarks misrepresent facts and risk undermining the long-standing tradition of communal harmony.In a press statement issued...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was sworn in as the 26th Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh on Sunday.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new chief justice at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the day, the government raised Tk 70 billion by...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday approved Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman's application to include him in the voter list ahead of the general election to be held in February 2026.EC Secretariat Director (Public Relations) and Information...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the National Cyber- Security Agency to ensure comprehensive cyber security measures ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum, amid growing concerns over cybercrime, disinformation and threats to critical digital infrastructure.The directive was...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions and 701 villages in five coastal districts. The initiative is expected to benefit more than two...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a detailed framework outlining how banks will shift to risk-based supervision (RBS), with the new supervisory system set to be implemented across the banking sector from January 2026.Directing all commercial banks to comply with the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
An electoral consensus has been reached between the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing at the National Press Club on Sunday...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Dhaka experienced a drop in temperature on Sunday as a mild cold wave affected some parts of the country, according to the Met office.It warned that thick fog may temporarily disrupt air travel, inland river transport, and road communication.With temperatures...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns for individuals by another month.According to an order issued by the NBR on Sunday, the return submission deadline has been extended until January 2026...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh's UN-mandated role as a regional logistics hub is getting undercut as manifest in the value of its re-exported goods plummeting, according to the first-quarter statistics of this fiscal year. Official data show the value of re-exported goods from Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Millers fret over a stockpile of unsold local yarn worth Tk 120 billion amid massive influx of the cheap-rated clothing raw material, allegedly meant to undercut domestic industry, manufacturers say.The country's primary textile millers, especially spinners, say yarn imports from...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Three-time prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is going through a "critical moment" under treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, physicians said Sunday. She is undergoing treatment in ICU as her health condition...
SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters): Demand for Chinese lithium batteries will likely slump in early 2026 due to an expected tumble in domestic electric vehicle sales and slowing battery exports, the secretary general of China's passenger car association said on Sunday."Looking...
ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters): Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support...
RFL Chair, the houseware brand of the country's leading business conglomerate RFL Group, has launched a public awareness campaign titled 'Khomotar Noy, Somotar Chair' (Chair of equaliser, not of power). RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the campaign...
Mohammed Nurun Newaz, Chairman of Electro Mart Group, inaugurated a new sales & display centre of world No.1 Konka, Gree & Haiko brand electronics & home appliances at Mohammadpur in Dhaka recently. Managing Director Md Nurul Amin, DMD Mohammed Nurussafa...
A meeting of the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Sunday at the Islami Bank Tower. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, chairman of the...
The 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) PLC was held on Sunday on a digital platform. M Anis Ud Dowla, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. The audited financial statements for the year ended...
Modhumoti Bank signed an MoU with World Famous Tours & Travels (WFTT) on December 23 at the bank's head office, Gulshan in the capital. Arab Fazlur Rahman, deputy managing director & chief business officer of Modhumoti Bank, and Shohan Mahmud,...
NCC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with six leading companies of Akij Resource- Akij Essentials Limited, Hashem Rice Mills Limited, Akij Agro Feed Limited, Akij Ispat Limited, Nobayon Traders Limited, and Akij Cement Company Limited -- to...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) distributes loan sanction letters to selected participants of the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) at the concluding ceremony of a month-long capacity-building workshop in Jashore. Nawshad Mustafa, director of SME & Special Programmes...
As the year draws to a close and a new one begins, Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden invites guests to celebrate the final night of 2025 in style and elegance. The hotel is offering exclusive Elite Countdown Staycation packages, starting...
The 43rd annual general meeting (AGM) of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), one of the gas and petroleum products producing companies of Petrobangla, was held at the conference room of the company's Dhaka Liaison Office, Petrocenter, in Dhaka recently. Chairman...
The Training and Communication Wing of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) held a workshop on 'Agricultural research and thoughts of youths' at the Institute's Kazi Badruddoza auditorium on Sunday as a part of the celebration of 'Youth Festival-2025'. Students of...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00
Beximco Pharmaceuticals' stock plunged 2 per cent on Sunday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) following news that trading of the stock is set to be suspended on the London Stock Exchange on January 2 next year.The pharmaceutical company was...
A vessel named MV Evita carrying 56,890 tonnes of US wheat has arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Sea Port under a government-to-government (G2G) contract between the United States and Bangladesh, reports BSS. The wheat was imported under a...
DHAKA, Dec 28 (BSS): Nuzhat Anwar joined as managing director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Sunday.Earlier, on December 18, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) approved her appointment to the prime bourse.Nuzhat Anwar brings over two decades...
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