In a continuous effort to cultivate reading habits among the students, Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, in association with bKash, has expanded its nationwide book reading programme to Natore and Pabna districts, says a press release. This year, the programme will distribute...
Footsteps Bangladesh, in collaboration with Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, has completed the canal cleanup campaign at Hazaribagh Bottola Mazar Canal in Dhaka under the #CholoKhaalBachai initiative, says a press release. With support from the Ministry of Forest, Environment & Climate...
A 15-day training course titled "Foreign Exchange and International Trade Finance (Batch 02/25)" organised by the Staff College of Janata Bank PLC started in the city on Sunday. Janata Bank Managing Director Md Mozibur Rahman inaugurated the training course as...
A six-day training programme titled 'Professional Certificate in Islamic Banking (PCIB)', jointly organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Finance (BIIF) and National Credit and Commerce Bank PLC, was inaugurated, at the BIIF Training Hall in Dhaka on Sunday. M....
Modhumoti Bank PLC and Bangladesh Bank signed a bilateral agreement recently to access a refinancing facility under the Tk 7.5 billion 'Financial Inclusion Credit Guarantee Scheme'. The scheme aims to provide low-interest, collateral-free loans to eligible marginal or landless farmers,...
British Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE has arrived in Dhaka on a five-day official visit aimed at deepening the longstanding trade and investment relationship between the UK and Bangladesh, reports UNBThe Trade Envoy's mission will reinforce...
BRAC Bank, with support from the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance and Bangladesh Bank, has completed a month-long intensive training programme for entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) sector. The Finance Division has initiated...
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Go Girls, enabling the bank's women customers to enjoy exclusive discounts on travel packages. As part of this partnership, Prime Bank Neera customers will be entitled to up to 6%...
NEW YORK, Oct 5 (Reuters): The US government shutdown tops investors' agenda next week as markets head into the seasonally strong fourth quarter, with equities near record highs bracing for an earnings-season test later this month.A deep partisan rift in...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
MJL Bangladesh PLC, a listed company, in partnership with EC Holdings, is set to invest over Tk 2.14 billion in a commercial property project located on Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka.The board of directors of MJL Bangladesh, at a meeting held...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry has declared a record-high 64 per cent cash dividend for the financial year 2025, even as it saw a 5.5 per cent drop in annual profit.According to a stock exchange filing on Sunday, the listed...
FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct 05 (AP): Harry Kane reassured England fans he'll be with the team on Monday for upcoming games against Wales and Latvia after an injury scare with Bayern Munich.The England captain limped off the field on Saturday after...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board, on Saturday, announced that Ireland will arrive on November 6 to play a full-fledged series comprising two Tests and three T20 Internationals, reports Cricbuzz.The tour will begin with a two-match Test series, with the first Test...
SHANGHAI, Oct 05 (AFP): Novak Djokovic said he had been "hanging by a rope" before battling through to the Shanghai Masters last 16 with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over qualifier Yannick Hanfmann on Sunday.The 38-year-old Serb is looking to...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam said he did not feel there was any government interference in the upcoming BCB elections, scheduled for today (Monday). Aminul, who replaced Faruque Ahmed, completed his tenure on Sunday (October 5). He maintained...
A total of five persons were killed by lightning strikes in Cumilla and Jhenaidah district on Sunday, report agencies.In Cumilla, three people have died in a lightning strike at Homna upazila in Cumilla district.The incident took place in Bhabanipur village...
A new executive committee of the Bangladesh Paediatric Pulmonary Forum (BPPF) has been formed with Prof Dr Md Atiar Rahman of the Bangladesh Medical University and Dr SM Khaled of the National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Oct 05: About 12,000 students of government primary schools in Chandpur's Kachua Upazila have been taking classes in dilapidated school buildings where plasters fall off walls and roofs all of a sudden and students' clothes get wet due to...
SEOUL, Oct 05 (AFP): Kim Jong Un said North Korea deployed "special assets" in response to what he called Washington's arms build-up in the South, state media reported Sunday.The United States stations about 28,500 troops in the South to fend...
PARIS, Oct 05 (AFP/BBC): Four hard-left French deputies who were detained by Israel after boarding a Gaza-bound flotilla have declared a hunger strike, their party said."We have no news from them" apart from "brief exchanges with their lawyers and with...
KATHMANDU, Oct 05 (AFP/Reuters): Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal have killed at least 42 people, a disaster official said Sunday."So far, 42 people have died in rain-triggered disasters and five are missing," Shanti Mahat, spokeswoman for...
KYIV, Oct 05 (Reuters/AFP): NATO member Poland said it scrambled aircraft early on Sunday to ensure its air safety after Russia launched airstrikes on Ukraine, with Ukrainian officials reporting missiles and drones raining down on the Lviv region near the...
OPPO A6 Pro launches with bachelor point special episode OPPO has unveiled the all-new OPPO A6 Pro in collaboration with Bangladesh's popular TV show Bachelor Point, marking the launch with a special "biggest bachelor trip of the year" episode. Featuring...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
In a year marked by technological breakthroughs and regional engagement, Bangladesh's round of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2025 concluded virtually on Saturday after an intense 36-hour marathon of innovation. The event, the country's largest yet, drew more than...
Babu Ahmed | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
In the invisible streams of data that power today's actual-virtual world, geography still matters. For decades, the digital lifeline of South and Southeast Asia has run through Singapore, whose data centres and submarine cables from the region's main internet hub....
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
Departing from the ongoing procedure of reaching ceasefire or ending the war in Gaza, through negotiations mediated by Qatar and Egypt, president Trump sprung a surprise by unveiling a 20-point peace deal to end the war, bring back all the...
Branding involves more than logos and slogans. It is now a value-centric strategic tool that dictates a company's sales performance. In the case of flourishing consumer options in Bangladesh, a brand that captures attention might make the difference between surviving...
In Bangladesh, nothing terrifies the poor more than debt. For those struggling daily to secure a single meal, debt feels like a noose - impossible to swallow, impossible to throw off. Loans are often taken to survive: for rice, lentils,...
Neil Ray | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
The breeding season ban of 22 days on catching of hilsha has become effective from October 4 last. This yearly legal restriction was introduced in 2008 for 11 days covering a pre- and post-full-moon period. But a study found that...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
Following a formal request from the interim government, the UN is going to carry out an independent review of the state of the country's economy prior to its graduation from LDC status scheduled for November 2026. The government's request came...
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