Falling yields give fresh bout of energy to T-bond secondary market

Trading in Treasury bonds in the secondary market has surged by 64 per cent year-on-year to Tk 537 million in the July-September quarter, against the backdrop of declining yields of the debt securities.Bond prices are inversely related to interest rates,...

Depositors' suffering at CRMs

Banks are increasingly using modern technologies to ease customers' hardships. One such technology that has become popular in our country is the Cash Recycling Machine, or CRM. Through this machine, money can be deposited at booths 24/7. It is a...

Minimising food wastage-

Food is the most essential requirement for the sustenance of human life. From the earliest cavemen to advanced civilizations, food and agriculture have played an inevitable role in keeping humans alive and healthy. Every year on October 16, the world...

Protesting teachers and some pertinent questions

At a time when students' final exams are just two months away, classes in non-government secondary educational institutions across the country are being badly hampered as thousands of MPO-listed teachers of these intuitions are protesting in Dhaka demanding a hike...

Mirpur fire: Illegal chemical depot, yet again, responsible

Once again a devastating fire originating from an unauthorised chemical warehouse has claimed at least 16 lives. This time the tragedy happened not in the infamous areas of old Dhaka but in Mirpur's Shialbari area. All 16 people died in...

Let us be better together for building Four Betters

This year's World Food Day marks 80 years since the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), whose mandate from the outset has been to ensure humanity's freedom from want.Today, around 8.2 per cent of...

Auto sector bankruptcies spark fresh scrutiny of Wall Street credit risks

NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters): The bankruptcies of automotive-related companies First Brands and Tricolor, along with potential losses at banks and investment funds, are raising new concerns about hidden risks in parts of the credit market - prompting investors to...

Foreign investors flee Bangladesh stocks amid political turbulence

Foreign investors have retreated from Bangladesh's equity market once again amid persistent economic challenges and fears of political friction during the electoral transition.Economic reform measures taken by the interim government after the political changeover had given rise to optimism about...

Woman's body found in deep freezer

FE REPORT Police recovered a woman's body from a deep freezer in the capital's Kalabagan area on Monday night.The victim, identified as Taslima, was allegedly killed by her husband, Nazrul Islam, who has been on the run since the incident....

Govt to procure 0.13m-tonne fertiliser, 15,000 tonnes of sugar

The Advisers' Council on Government Purchase on Tuesday approved proposals to procure 0.13 million tonnes of fertiliser and 15,000 tonnes of sugar to meet the country's domestic demand.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, currently in Washington, presided over the meeting virtually...

Most SoEs under industries ministry incurring losses, says secretary

The government has opened the door for private sector participation in running state-owned enterprises (SoEs) under the Ministry of Industries (MoI), as most of them have become loss-making ventures, MoI Secretary Md Obaidur Rahman said on Tuesday."There are between 200...

Hajj reg extended until Oct 16

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has extended the deadline for Hajj registration until October 16, 2025, according to a press release issued by the Hajj-3 division on Tuesday, reports UNB.The notice was addressed to prospective pilgrims for Hajj 2026, Hajj...

5-year bond yield dips below policy rate

The yield on five-year treasury bonds fell below the central bank's policy rate on Tuesday, as banks channelled surplus liquidity into government securities amid subdued private sector credit demand in the run-up to the national election.According to auction results, the...

A Simple Habit, A Transformed Life

Handwashing may seem a small act in everyday life, but for many families in coastal Bangladesh it has become the line between illness and health, between despair and hope. In the western corner of Kalikapur Union, in West Dibuapur village...

BB cuts banks' provisioning requirements

Banks will now get a special facility allowing them to maintain lower provisioning requirements for classified loans in agricultural, cottage, micro, and small enterprise sectors, according to the Bangladesh Bank.Banks are required to maintain a 1.0-percent provision against outstanding loans...

Polls in Feb, to be a landmark event

Bangladesh's forthcoming elections will be a "real and landmark" event--the first genuinely fair polls in 16 years, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reaffirms.He made the remarks during a high-level meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Rome...

BB steps up dollar buying to steady exchange rate

In a continued effort to stabilise the volatile foreign exchange market, Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday purchased another US$38 million from six commercial banks through auctions, reinforcing the taka's position against the dollar.With the latest intervention, the central bank's total...

CUCSU election today

CHATTOGRAM: After 35 years, the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections will take place today (Wednesday). The previous elections were held in 1990.The Chittagong University (CU) authority has made all necessary preparations to conduct the CUCSU...

Govt hasn't approved edible oil price hike: Commerce adviser

FE REPORTThe government has not approved any increase in edible-oil prices, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Tuesday.He made the remarks while talking to reporters in Purbachal, Dhaka, following the recent announcement of higher soybean and palm oil prices...

Enhanced Ctg port tariffs come into force amid strong opposition

The increased tariff at Chittagong Port came into force from today (Wednesday) midnight, frustrating the port users.Although the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) earlier said the tariffs would rise by an average 41 per cent, port users claimed that in some...

IMF cuts Bangladesh growth forecast to 4.9pc for FY26

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered Bangladesh's economic-growth projection for the fiscal year 2025-26 to 4.9 per cent from the previous 5.4 per cent made in June.In its latest World Economic Outlook for October 2025 released Tuesday, the multilateral...

At least 16 dead, toll could rise in blaze

A fierce fire in a Dhaka apparel factory and its chemical warehouse Tuesday left at least 16 people dead, firemen said, and the toll could rise as the blaze raged for hours.The fire in the readymade garment factory in the...

Bending NTBs must to unlock BD-EU trade bonanza

On a note of readiness to expand trade and investment with Bangladesh, the European Union (EU) has listed out 60 types of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) as major hindrances and sought remedies. The 27-nation economic bloc has outlined such barriers under...

Indictment hearing against Inu Oct 23

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has set October 23 for hearing on charge framing against former Information Minister and President of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal Hasanul Haque Inu in a case filed over allegedly committing crimes against humanity in Kushtia during...

Prosecution continues arguments against Hasina, two others

The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has presented its arguments for third consecutive day in a case against three persons including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over their alleged crimes against humanity committed during the July-August Mass Uprising,...

EC to allocate a symbol if NCP fails to choose from list: Secretary

The Election Commission (EC) has once again sent a letter to the National Citizen Party (NCP) asking them to select an electoral symbol from the designated list, report agencies.EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed told this while speaking at a briefing on...

Probe report submission against Hasina, 16 others March 12 next year

A Dhaka court has set March 12 next year for the submission of probe report in a case lodged over an alleged loss of Tk 3.09 billion to the government due to irregularities and abuse of power in awarding toll...

Bail bonds to reach jails thru' online process from today

FE REPORT An online bail bond system will be launched today to simplify the process of releasing accused persons after securing bail from courts.Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul disclosed this on Tuesday, saying, "Currently, an accused person must go through...

Don’t nominate corrupt individuals, ACC chief urges parties

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen has urged all political parties not to nominate corrupt individuals in the upcoming elections, report agencies.He made the call while addressing the opening ceremony of a day-long workshop organised for members of...

Jamaat forms human chain to press for five-point demand

FE REPORT Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has organised a human chain programme to press home its five-point demands.The party's leaders and activists formed the human chain along one side of the road stretching from Jatrabari to Gabtoli in the capital between 11...