Mercantile Bank inaugurated its Malkhanagar branch in Shirajdikhan, Munshiganj on Monday to provide easy and tech-savvy banking services to customers. Executive Committee Chairman M A Khan Belal inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Managing Director Mati Ul Hasan delivered...
IPDC Finance PLC has been recognised as the Top Sustainable Finance Company in the Bangladesh Bank Sustainability Rating 2024, reaffirming its position as a pioneer in promoting sustainable, ethical, and responsible finance in Bangladesh's financial sector.This recognition not only marks...
Khan Iqbal Hossain has joined the state-owned Sonali Bank PLC as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) recently, says a press statement.Prior to his joining, Mr Hossain served as Deputy Managing Director of Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Rupali Bank PLC. He was...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Rupali Bank's profit plunged 83 per cent year-on-year to Tk 34.16 million in the second quarter through June this year as operating income declined sharply.The lone listed state-run lender's consolidated earnings per share stood at Tk 0.07 for April-June, reduced...
The Half-Yearly Business Conference-2025 of Eastland Insurance was held on Sunday at DCCI Auditorium, Motijheel, Dhaka. Company Chairman Mahbubur Rahman presided over the conference. Vice Chairman Rizwan-ur Rahman and board members Kamal Uddin Ahmed and ASM Quasem attended the conference...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed this year's highest turnover on Monday, surpassing Tk 8.5 billion after 10 months, as buoyant investors put fresh bets on selective blue-chip stocks.Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk 8.61 billion on...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday).The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded...
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam on Monday said the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical science is inevitable, and Bangladesh must embrace it to ensure progress in healthcare, reports UNB.He said it...
A total of 5,206 candidates have passed the written test (MCQ type) of the 48th special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, according to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), reports BSS.The results of the MCQ-type written examination, held on July...
A Dhaka court on Monday convicted and sentenced Manjur Alam Shikder and Sadia Chowdhury, chairman and managing director (MD) of e-commerce platform Alesha Mart respectively, to four-year jail each in a fraud case, reports BSS.The court also fined them Tk...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Sohel Monzur, renowned journalist and editor and publisher of The News Times, died of heart failure at his residence early Monday morning. He was 58.The journalist was suffering from heart complications for the last few years and his condition worsened...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
One more people died of Covid-19 in the country in the 24 hours till Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).During the same period, three new people have been tested positive for the virus, taking the total...
Home and Agriculture Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Rtd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the government is considering marketing of potato through open market sale (OMS), reports BSS."The farmers have produced a huge quantity of potato this year...They will lose their interest...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the fisheries sector can unveil a new horizon of immense potentials before the nation for attaining economic growth and sustainable social development, reports BSS."I hope that all concerned will work with utmost...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has been shown arrested in a corruption case filed by the anti-corruption commission (ACC). Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court Dhaka Judge Md Jakir Hossain Galib on Monday allowed a...
FENI, July 21 (UNB): The National Citizen Party (NCP) has postponed its scheduled rallies in Feni, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur in the wake of the Bangladesh Air Force aircraft crash in Dhaka's Uttara.NCP central committee member Ehsanul Mahbub Jobair confirmed the...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Monday urged the political parties to take decisions as soon as possible as time is running out to sign a national charter on reforms. There are only 10 days left to reach...
Nahid Islam, a key coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, declared an emergency four-point demand with a 48-hour ultimatum on July 22 last year amid a nationwide mass arrest carried out by law enforcers, reports BSS.In his announcement, he also...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged all political parties not to betray the blood of the martyrs of the Uprising by pursuing narrow political gains through cunning tactics aimed at disrupting the national election, reports UNB. "From my...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen Monday assured Dhaka that the Chinese hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo river would not affect water flow to downstream countries, including Bangladesh as it is being implemented solely for electricity generation, reports BSS."China...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has suggested reduction of palm oil and soyabean oil by Tk 19 and Tk 1.0 per liter respectively.The state-owned BTTC has also recommended re-fixation of the cooking oil prices through discussions with the...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
After releasing $1.3 billion in late June, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now wants to engage herself in identifying areas of future cooperation with Bangladesh, officials said.Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF, is also interested...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh's reliance on imported wheat has hit a new high, with the country bringing in a record 6.2 million tonnes in FY24 -- the third-largest volume in its history -- as domestic production continues to fall short of growing demand.A...
The pilot of the military jet that crashed in Diabari made an "all-out effort" to minimize damage, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reports bdnews24.com.The crash resulted in at least 20 fatalities, mostly students, and injured 164 others. The...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
A Russian oil-and-gas exploration company has offered to build a failsafe onshore gravity-based structure (GBS) LNG terminal in Bangladesh to facilitate catering the country's insatiate gas demand.Officials say Novatek, which has a strong footprint on global energy turfs, has proposed...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
More than half of the world's adults without financial accounts live in eight countries, including Bangladesh, according to the latest Global Findex 2025 report published by the World Bank (WB).The report reveals that over 650 million adults, or 53 per...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Moments before the kids would hear the school bell had they heard a bang and fireball ramming into their classrooms. Some succumbed instantly, many let out screams out of life-sapping burns. Such are eyewitness accounts of Monday's air-force jet crash...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-22 00:00:00
Ambulances are arriving one after another, bringing in the injured. Families are rushing through the hospital floors, desperately searching for their children. Many parents are standing in the hallways, crying. The entire hospital is filled with panic, shouting, and sorrow....
Bangladesh's international friends mourned and expressed solidarity on Monday with the country over the tragic incident in Diabari, reports UNB. India, Japan, the European Union (EU), Switzerland, and Pakistan have all issued separate messages expressing their support for Bangladesh. "Deeply...
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