TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2026-05-18 00:00:00
For more than two weeks, a quiet but intensive operation unfolded inside the heavily guarded headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Malibagh. Specialists from the Cyber Intelligence and Risk Management Unit worked around the clock, tracing encrypted transactions,...
Corporate technology landscape in Bangladesh is undergoing a quiet but consequential transformation. For decades, large industrial players-including the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, major conglomerates, and pharmaceutical manufacturers-have relied heavily on imported enterprise software systems. These included global ERP, HRM, and...
Dr. Samir Kumar Saha | 2026-05-18 00:00:00
Every year on May 17, the world pauses to reflect on a disease that asks for no permission before it enters a life, claims no visible wound, yet quietly dismantles hearts, kidneys, and brains with chilling precision. World Hypertension Day...
When Baishakh arrives, social media is flooded with pictures and quotes of Rabindranath Tagore. Some post lines from Amar Sonar Bangla, while others share verses from Gitanjali or change their profile pictures to his familiar portrait. Looking at Facebook newsfeeds,...
Recently, Bangladesh Bank issued two circulars regarding the reduction of the overdue interest rate from 1.50 per cent p.a. to 0.50 per cent p.a. and the temporary suspension of the 15 per cent cap on funded exposure for groups, whereby...
Neil ray | 2026-05-18 00:00:00
Media feed on measles is confusing, to say the least. The daily updates of confirmed death from the measles and its symptoms may be necessary for academic records but to families suffering the tragic loss of budding lives it is...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-05-18 00:00:00
So far Bangladesh has been just sitting on its vast unexplored and unexploited maritime resources within its territorial sea as well as the 200 nautical miles (nm) of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). It has also its sovereign rights over the...
Given the highly addictive nature of digital gadgets, both the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that children under the age of two should have no digital screen exposure, while it should...
Md Sayful Islam | 2026-05-18 00:00:00
A recent assessment by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) incorporates a vital legal and political economy perspective to the continued discussion in Bangladesh about managing foreign direct investment (FDI). The report recognises the progress made by...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-17 12:00:00
Business leaders on Saturday alleged that businesses in Bangladesh are living under a kind of "tax terrorism", saying fear of harassment and lack of transparency in public spending discourage people from paying taxes.They called for comprehensive reforms to create a...
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the West Asia conflict has increased Bangladesh's fuel oil and gas import costs by around Tk 400 billion, warning that the country is going through "very difficult times".On Saturday, he pointed at...
Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said the government is working to increase the capacity of the leather industry with support from the European Union (EU). "We are determined to take the leather industry to a strong position. It...
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said strict monitoring to curb tax evasion will begin with the tobacco sector.There are plans to introduce counting machines, counting cameras, QR codes and advanced revenue stamps at the...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Economists, former bankers and depositors on Saturday said prolonged instability in the country's financial system could seriously undermine the broader economy.Taking part in a seminar in Dhaka they stressed that restoring confidence in banks has become critical to preventing deeper...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Two more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until Saturday 8:00am Saturday taking the total casualties to 453 since mid March this year, said health authorities. Of the total fatalities, 74 were confirmed as...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Speakers at the Bangladesh-China Business Summit-2026 on Saturday called for stronger financial guarantees, timely banking settlements and deeper cooperation in renewable energy and technology-driven investment to further strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties between Bangladesh and China.They also highlighted Bangladesh's...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
The cost of the project to build transmission infrastructure for supplying electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has been reduced by Tk 23.30 billion under a revised proposal after some expensive components were removed from the original design,...
CHANDPUR, May 16 (BSS): Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said on Saturday the country's people would resist any conspiracy to obstruct implementation of the ruling party's electoral commitments."As long as the people continue to support us, we --...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh's fuel supply situation has largely returned to normal despite ongoing volatility in global energy markets triggered by the Middle East crisis and restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.Increased imports from regular suppliers and higher oil cargo arrivals...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Persistent high inflation, investment stagnation and energy crunch are severely affecting economic stability and escalating the cost of doing business, economists and business leaders have said on revelation by a new parameter. They observed owing to the failure of traditional...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Reintroducing a facility to legalise undisclosed money through investment in real estate is under consideration in a bid to rescue the industry from the brink of collapse, sources say.At the same time, the upcoming national budget is likely to offer...
FE Report | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Mir Mokbul Hossain, a retired officer of the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation, passed away at 5:00 pm on Saturday due to old age complications. Hailing from Manikganj, he was 80.His eldest son, Mir Mostafizur Rahman, is a senior...
The mortal remains of actress and content creator Kaarina Kaisar are scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today from India's Chennai, reports bdnews24.com.Her father, former national football team captain Kaisar Hamid, said on Saturday that the body will reach the capital...
FE REPORT A total of 58,347 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from Bangladesh until Saturday morning to perform the holly Hajj.Meanwhile, a total of 15 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died so far in Saudi Arabia.The...
FE REPORT Police have announced a reward calling upon the public to provide credible information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect linked to the attempted rape of a female student at Jahangirnagar University (JU), verifying a CCTV...
Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB) held its 20th Academic Council meeting on its Dhaka campus on Thursday, with Vice-Chancellor Air Vice Marshal M Mustafizur Rahman, BSP, GUP, nswc, afwc, psc, GD(P), presiding
Another man who was injured in an explosion at the canteen of a power plant in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in city on Saturday, taking the death toll to two,...
FE REPORT Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned and protested the recent attack on the historic Shah Ali Shrine in the capital's Mirpur area.Protesting the attack on the shrine, the TIB described the incident as contrary to the core...
Marking avid indifference of the authorities concerned, the escalator of the foot-over bridge at Kakali intersection in the capital's Banani area has been left inoperative for long creating inconveniences to the pedestrians whom the facility is meant for — K...
YASIR WARDAD | 2026-05-17 00:00:00
Mango production is expected to rise in Rajshahi and Jashore regions this season while output may decline in Rangpur, raising concerns that the fruit could become costlier in the later months of the season.Meanwhile, growth in mango exports remains uncertain...
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