FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
A special court in Dhaka orders expropriating a cache of overseas property of embroiled S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen in a money-laundering case. The same court also issues travel ban on ten officials...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
The government has decided to amend the labour law in line with international standards by October this year, which will help safeguard workers' rights."We'll amend the labour law by October to meet the requirements of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
The interim government on Tuesday approved a record 17 development projects in a single sitting, six of them revised, without facing the press, as the planning adviser once again avoided the post-ECNEC media briefing. The move comes amid rising concerns...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
The yields on long-term treasury bonds increased significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed unwillingness to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 10-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) rose to...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
The revenue authorities unearthed Tk 62.46 billion worth of tax evasions in the last nine months through investigations and intelligence measures.The field offices and intelligence units of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) realised nearly Tk10 billion in taxes from...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
Risk-based supervision in banks will begin in January on a full scale to restore discipline in the banking industry, says Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur.As part of the financial-sector reforms, he said Tuesday, the central bank has already...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh faces mounting pressures on both external and internal economic fronts, the IMF says in its latest assessment on the country's economy and suggests some must-dos for a remedy.It notes that the macroeconomic challenges have deepened since the popular uprising...
JERUSALEM, June 24 (AFP): A fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appeared to be holding on Tuesday, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United States pummel the Islamic republic's nuclear facilities.After US President Donald Trump, who...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
Transitory inflation relief may be masking long-term risks that could derail Bangladesh's economic recovery, an official outfit alerts as pressures of prices persist. High prices of essential food items, particularly rice and fish, have kept food inflation stubbornly high, despite...
What's happening in the realm of Bangladesh's civil service nowadays has deeply been concerning. Civil servants are supposed to uphold personal integrity, empathy, and trustworthiness to earn faith and confidence from society when discharging their assigned responsibilities. They receive various...
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" - this timeless advice has never been more relevant for Bangladesh as it prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status. While the ready-made garments (RMG) sector has long been the...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-06-25 00:00:00
There is growing concern about the likely scarcity of foreign funding for non-green development projects in the immediate future. Reports from various sources, including leading multinational financiers, confirm a marked shift in the global project funding landscape, prompted by international...
In about every instance of the government's attempt at increasing revenue income from businesses, the burden ultimately falls on the common consumers. The general public, the overwhelming majority of whom are people in the low and middle income bracket, are...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-24 12:00:00
Assistance worth US$400 million is forthcoming from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in a latest flow of foreign aid for bankrolling Bangladesh's budgetary programmes--this one for climate-centric reforms. This amount comes under a credit deal signed Monday in Dhaka...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-06-24 12:00:00
With the next national elections likely in February next year, public focus has sharply turned to the capacity and readiness of the Bangladesh Police. Can the force -- long criticised for being politicised, misuse of power, and erosion in professionalism...
PHILADELPHIA, June 23, (AFP): Manchester City hit Al Ain for six on Sunday to secure a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup after Real Madrid shrugged off an early red card to beat Mexican side Pachuca...
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 23, (AFP): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander believes Oklahoma City's NBA Finals triumph could be the beginning of a golden era for him and his youthful Thunder teammates.The Thunder completed a 4-3 series victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday,...
Centuries from KL Rahul (120*) and Rishabh Pant (118) have put India firmly in control of this first Test, leading England by 304 runs as they head into tea on day four on 298 for 4, reports espncricinfo.com.That Rahul's 9th...
Bangladesh have brought Litton Das back in the ODI side as one of five changes for next month's three-match series against Sri Lanka - two of the changes were forced as Mahmudullah has retired from international cricket and Mushfiqur Rahim...
Najmul Hossain Shanto has hinted at stepping down at the captain of Bangladesh's Test team after the ongoing two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, reports UNB.Najmul has reportedly been in a complicated relationship with the national team management, which is...
Bangladesh have named a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka, with left-handed opener Mohammad Naim making a return to the national setup after more than two years, reports UNB.Right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed also returns from injury.Chief...
Unidentified person's skeleton recovered in NarailNARAIL, June 23: Police recovered the skeleton of an unidentified person in Lohagora, Narail. The skeleton was recovered from a sesame field in the Kola area of Dighalia union of the upazila on Monday. Police...
KISHOREGANJ, June 23 (BSS): A three-day agricultural fair has begun in Pakundia upazila of the district.Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md. Billal Hossain inaugurated the fair at Eidgah ground of the municipal headquarters on Monday.The fair was organised by the Upazila...
FARIDPUR, June 23 (UNB): Once buoyed by a promising harvest, onion farmers in Faridpur-Bangladesh's second-largest onion-producing district-now face financial losses due to a decline in market prices.On Sunday morning, onions were selling for just Tk 1,500 to Tk 1,700 per...
KHULNA, June 23 (BSS): Khulna is widely known for the Sundarbans and its mouthwatering shrimp. But in recent years, the region's traditional spice, chui jhal (piper chaba), has been gaining remarkable popularity, bringing new opportunities for locals.Chui jhal, one of...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-24 00:00:00
Manikganj, June 23: Muktijoddha Pouro Shishu Park, the lone recreation ground for children and juveniles in the district, has turned into a safe den for antisocial elements. Once a hub of joy and amusement, the park is now set to...
GENEVA, June 23 (AFP): The risk of genocide in Sudan's devastating civil war remains "very high", amid ongoing ethnically motivated attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, a top UN official warned Monday.Since April 2023, Sudan has been torn apart...
BANGKOK, June 23 (AFP): Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle on Monday as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government.The 38-year-old daughter of controversial former PM Thaksin Shinawatra...
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