OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Oct 04: At least 11 people were infected with anthrax after slaughtering a sick cow in Sundarganj Upazila of Gaibandha. Of them, five were admitted to Gaibandha District Hospital. The rest were receiving treatment locally.Sundarganj Upazila Health and Family...
KHAGRACHHARI, Oct 4 (BSS): Jumma Chhatra Janata has lifted the blockade that was suspended in Khagrachhari.In a statement issued on their Facebook page Saturday morning, the organisation announced the lifting of the blockade, expressing optimism that the local administration would...
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday, in an oblique reference, accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of siding with a vested quarter trying to create political unrest and obstruct the next national election, reports UNB."We are suspecting that this political party (Jamaat)...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The government has decided to form a multistakeholder reform committee aimed at enhancing the country's tax-to-GDP ratio. Economists, trade experts, business leaders, civil society members, and journalists are expected to be included as committee members.The move comes after the dissolution...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Rice prices continue to rise in Bangladesh despite record local production and high imports, increasing hardship for ordinary consumers.In Dhaka's retail markets, coarse rice sells at Tk 58-62 per kg, medium quality at Tk 65-72, and fine rice at Tk...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The government is struggling to find buyers for the gas discovered in Bhola, as no international firms have shown interest in converting it into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and transporting it to the industrial belt near Dhaka. The Energy and...
FE Report | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur has said that finding qualified managing directors (MDs) in the country's banking sector has become a major challenge.Addressing as a special guest a programme marking the 15th anniversary of Financial Excellence Ltd, at The...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Six years already lost in the labyrinth of procrastination, the Japanese funding agency has now reminded government authorities of Bangladesh about the urgency of expediting implementation of the mainline MRT-1 and MRT-5 metro-rail projects in Dhaka.Officials said Saturday the Japan...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank is set to become a much-envisaged independent regulatory body for the banking sector as the central bank prepares to place the agenda to the advisory council of the interim government this week.Along with the bank mergers-related roadmap, the...
NEW YORK Oct 04 (Reuters): Trump administration officials have discussed taking a stake in Critical Metals Corp, four people familiar with the discussions told Reuters, which would give Washington a direct interest in the largest rare earths project in Greenland,...
NEW YORK, Oct 04 (Reuters): Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran again pressed for an aggressive path of rate cuts citing the impact of Trump administration policies on the economy, while other central bank officials made the case for a more...
DINAJPUR, Oct 04 (BSS): Import and export through the Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Saturday after an eight-day closure on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus.Trade operations were suspended from September 26...
ICB Capital Management Limited (ICML) held a meeting with startup companies under the 'Digital Entrepreneur and Eco-System Development Project' of the government. Md. Nurul Huda, Deputy Managing Director of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), attended the meeting as the...
Eastern Bank, in collaboration with St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, organised Technovation'25, a youth tech innovation festival, on the school campus in Dhaka recently. Qazi Mutmainna Tahmida, Additional Director of the Financial Inclusion Department at Bangladesh Bank, is seen handing...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Women in Bangladesh are more motivated than men to adopt mobile payment services, according to a new study published in Nature's Scientific Reports. The research reveals that women's intention to use mobile financial platforms such as bKash, Nagad and Rocket...
PARIS, Oct 4 (Reuters): Airbus delivered a stronger-than-expected 73 jets in September, a record for that month of the year, as delays in engine deliveries showed signs of easing, industry sources said.Airbus declined to comment on the figure, which is...
LONDON/MOSCOW, Oct 4 (Reuters): Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to further raise oil output on Sunday with the group's leader Saudi Arabia pushing for a large increase to regain market share and Russia suggesting a more modest rise, four people...
CUMILLA, Oct 4 (BSS): Cumilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ), established in 2000 to accelerate industrialization, investment, employment and exports, has emerged as one of the leading industrial hubs of Bangladesh, creating employment for around 50,000 people and setting a new...
To meet the consumption need of an ever-expanding population across the globe it is important to increase production of food, feed and fibre. However, while doing so, it is equally important to refrain from harming the ecosystems. Natasha Santos, Global...
Midland Bank PLC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IFAD Motors Ltd, authorised distributor and manufacturer of Royal Enfield motorcycles in Bangladesh. Under this partnership, all Midland Bank credit cardholders will get up to 36 months' EMI facility on...
BRAC Bank has partnered with VeloxPays Pty Ltd, a new remittance service provider, to deliver a convenient app-based remittance experience for wage earners in Bangladesh.Regulated by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), VeloxPays offers a secure and user-friendly...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Amid persistent volatility in the equity market, as many as 62,552 beneficiary owners' (BO) accounts have been closed over the past nine months, reflecting investors' growing frustration and reduced participation.According to data from Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL), the number...
FE EDUCATION DESK | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The Commonwealth Youth Awards has expanded its recognition programme to include young media professionals for the first time. The new category, announced in Dhaka on October 04 will honour journalists, broadcasters and writers who use their platforms to advance community...
TANJIM HASAN PATWARY | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The project collapsed. Deadlines shattered. Budgets exploded. Fingers pointed in your direction. Most professionals instinctively retreat, hoping the storm passes unnoticed. This response, though natural, represents a fundamental miscalculation about how careers actually advance. The way you handle catastrophe creates...
Tasnima Zerin | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
At the age of 42, Shajeeb Ahmed finally held his undergraduate degree. More than two decades had passed since he left formal education after HSC, forced to support his family through a series of modest jobs. When colleagues half his...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 04 (UNB): Two men died and two others fell sick apparently after consuming excessive liquor in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Srinibas Malakar, 65, and Sourav Das, 25, son of Sudha Das,...
RANGPUR, Oct 04 (BSS): Farmers in the Rangpur agricultural region have begun harvesting the early varieties of short-duration Aman rice with good yield, creating job opportunities for agricultural labourers.On this occasion, farmers' families in many villages are celebrating the centuries-old...
KHULNA, Oct 04 (UNB): Prices of daily essentials have increased unusually in Khulna kitchen markets due to a supply shortage and incessant rain, leaving low- and middle-income people struggling.Visiting different city markets on Friday, it was found that vegetables are...
BEANIBAZAR, Oct 04 (UNB): Nearly 0.3 million (three lakh) residents of Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet district are being deprived of proper healthcare as the area's only public hospital - the 50-bed Beanibazar Upazila Health Complex - faces an acute shortage...
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