The Rajshahi Divisional Business Review Meeting-2024 of Karmasangsthan Bank was held at ASM Kamal Uddin Memorial Hall of Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute in Ishwardi, Pabna, on Friday. Chairman of the board of directors of the bank Md Sayedul Islam was...
A conference was held at the initiative of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and in collaboration with Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Bankers in Bangladesh (AACOBB) for creating awareness to prevent money laundering. Governor of Bangladesh Bank Abdur Rouf Talukder...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Investors opened a total of 46,788 new BO (beneficiary owner's) accounts in the six months through February, higher than in the previous six months, for various reasons, including optimism surrounding post-election stock market. In the previous six months to August...
Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) hit a record high last year, driven partly by increased fossil fuel use in countries where droughts hampered hydropower production, International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.Steep cuts in CO2 emissions, mainly from...
Salman F Rahman, Private Industries and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister, on Saturday said the government wanted to achieve a target of 30 percent adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country by 2030 and materialize Smart Bangladesh vision...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Mahbubul Alam has been promoted to Director of Bangladesh Bank (BB) recently.He is now attached to the Human Resources Department at the BB head office.Earlier, he had been working as an additional director at the Department of Foreign Exchange Inspection...
bKash has introduced direct payments from Visa debit or credit cards through bKash app to make digital payments more accessible, swift, hassle-free, and secure for bKash customers. From now on, to purchase something at a retail store, users can make...
Islamic Bank Foundation (IBF) and Planetary Health Academia (PHA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on health education recently. Dr Tasbirul Islam, Chairperson, PHA, and Eng Mohammad Ali, Executive Director, IBF, signed the agreement under which Planetary Health Academia in...
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been voted 'Market Leader' and 'Best Service' in Bangladesh, in the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2024, says a statement.The survey also announced HSBC's global leadership in Trade Finance and top regional positions...
In recognition of the success in paying insurance claims, the Insurance Development & Regulatory Authority (IDRA) and the Financial Institutions Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance awarded Delta Life Insurance Company a 'Commemoration Award'. Member of the Board of...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
The ground-handling service of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is likely to be operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, two officials familiar with the development told the FE.According to a government plan, an international operator should be appointed...
TEGUCIGALPA, Mar 2 (Reuters): Honduran coffee exporters shipped 26 per cent more beans in February compared to a year earlier, an export leader said on Friday, saying this was due to delayed stocks shipments from January being shipped the following...
Boeing has delayed plans for its supply chain to ramp up production of its bestselling 737 jetliner, according to a presentation seen by Reuters, as the company deals with regulatory curbs on its output and increased scrutiny following a mid-air...
HOUSTON, Mar 2 (Reuters): A month-long closure at Freeport LNG plant in Texas and fewer days in the month pushed February US liquefied natural gas exports 7 per cent lower than in January, preliminary date from financial firm LSEG showed...
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 2 (Reuters): Malaysia has decided to reverse an earlier decision and allow foreign vessels to repair undersea cables in its waters, its transport minister said on Friday, adding the move may be made permanent to encourage tech...
Gold started March on a positive note, with prices rising to a two-month high on Friday after muted economic data hardened expectations of a US interest rate cut by June, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 2.1 per cent to $2,086.21 per...
NEW YORK, Mar 2 (Reuters): Sugar crops in India and Thailand, two main Asian producers, are looking better in the final stages of the sugarcane harvesting, indicating higher sugar supplies in the region, said Singapore-based commodities trader Wilmar on Friday."Thailand...
LOCH LOMOND, Scotland, Mar 02 (AP): There will be no blue cards shown in soccer, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday ahead of the annual meeting of the sport's rule-making panel.The rules panel known as IFAB is due to...
Saudi Arabia launched its campaign to host the 2034 soccer World Cup on Friday, a bid that is all but certain to succeed due to the absence of any other expressions of interest before FIFA's deadline late last year, reports...
WELLINGTON, Mar 02 (AFP): Steve Smith pulled off two stunning catches on Saturday to leave Australia with the advantage as New Zealand stumbled early in their pursuit of 369 to win the first Test.The home side were 111-3 at stumps...
BERLIN, Mar 02 (AP): Bayern Munich's title hopes have suffered another blow.Lucas Höler scored late for Freiburg to frustrate Bayern with a 2-2 draw in the Bavarian powerhouse's 2,000th Bundesliga game on Friday.Bayern, the 11-time defending champion, was on the...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board announced on Saturday (March 2) that wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali Anik has been drafted into the T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Sri Lanka as a replacement for off-spinner Aliss Al Islam, reports Cricbuzz.Aliss sustained...
Nagad, a Bangladeshi Digital Large Financial Service, announced Tk 2 million (20 lakh) for the champions team of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Fortune Barishal, according to a press release. Tamim invited Nagad Ltd. CEO Tanvir A. Mishuk to join...
Just over a month ago, despite being one of the finest batters that Bangladesh has ever produced, Tamim Iqbal's cricketing future seemed uncertain, reports UNB.He found himself out of the national team, voluntarily withdrawing from the national contract, and appeared...
Bangladesh U-16 Women's Football team made a good start in the four- nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024, beating hosts Nepal by 2-0 goals at the ANFA Complex in Lalitpur on Saturday afternoon, report agencies.Bangladesh scored both the goals in...
Chad junta chief says he will contest May 6 presidential voteN'DJAMENA, Mar 02: Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, who took power in 2021 after the death of his long-ruling father, on Saturday announced he would contest a long-awaited...
DAKAR, Mar 02 (AP): Gueva Ba tried to reach Europe by boat 11 times from Morocco, failing each attempt. Then, in 2023, the former welder heard about a new route to the United States by flying to Nicaragua and making...
NEW YORK, Mar 02 (BBC): Several ski resorts closed their doors across California on Friday, as the state prepared for a massive snowstorm forecast to hit the Sierra Nevada region over the weekend.Californian officials closed off roads as the state,...
MOSCOW, Mar 02 (AFP): The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians had risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral.Navalny, President Vladimir Putin's fiercest...
KYIV, Mar 02 (AP/AFP): Three people were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said Saturday.A further eight people sustained injuries, authorities said.Ukraine's Armed Forces...
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