Wasi Ahmed | 2025-06-04 00:00:00
With the world's population rising rapidly, the challenge of feeding billions of hungry mouths has reached a critical point. Meeting this demand will require a dramatic increase in agricultural productivity -- nearly double the current levels -- within the next...
As expected, the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year, unveiled by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday last, lacked the usual ambience, uproar, and thumping of tables by lawmakers -- whether elected genuinely or otherwise -- in parliament....
MOSCOW, June 03 (AFP): Russia on Tuesday said it was wrong to expect a quick breakthrough in Ukraine talks, a day after Moscow rejected Kyiv's call for an unconditional ceasefire at negotiations in Istanbul.The sides agreed on a large-scale swap...
SEOUL, June 03 (AFP): Lee Jae-myung of the left-leaning Democratic Party is on track to win South Korea's presidential election by a landslide, exit polls showed Tuesday, with turnout high after months of political chaos.Six months to the day after...
GAZA, June 03 (AFP): Rescuers said the Israeli military killed at least 27 people near a US-backed aid centre in Gaza on Tuesday, with the army reporting it had fired on "suspects who advanced toward the troops".The UN human rights...
UMME HABIBA | 2025-06-04 00:00:00
At first glance, they might seem like simple accessories-vibrant, painted bangles worn on wrists that clink softly with every move. But in the hands of young artisans like Samiha Mehreen Muhasana, these churis are becoming more than just tradition. They...
JANNATUL FATIMA | 2025-06-04 00:00:00
From advertisements to television programs, the muddy roads and the smells of cows leave no doubt that Eid has arrived. The dream that pulled us away from home to unknown paths now calls us back to the house of dreams....
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-06-03 12:00:00
Listed companies may get a tax rebate by 2.5 percentage points to 20 per cent for FY26 and FY27 if income from all sources is transacted through banks, according to the budget laid out on Monday. The conditions for the...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
After securing an impressive 3.38 million tonnes of foodgrain for public storage in the outgoing fiscal year (FY2024-25), the government has set a higher procurement target of 3.7 million tonnes for the upcoming fiscal year (FY2025-26).To meet this target, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
The Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed proposed allocating an additional Tk 41.66 billion for providing free medical services to the poor in the country in his budget speech for the 2025-26 fiscal year on Monday.An allocation of Tk 10 billion for...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh's agricultural growth has dropped significantly in the outgoing fiscal year (FY2024-25), falling to just 1.79 per cent compared to 3.3 per cent in FY2023-24.Experts warn that this notable slowdown in agriculture-the country's largest employment-generating sector-could have a ripple effect...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday proposed to introduce a new fund of Tk1.0 billion for supporting the young entrepreneurs, as well as another Tk1.0 billion fund to hold youth festival."I propose to create a new fund of Tk1.0...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
The interim government has planned to reduce the overall cost of power generation by 10 per cent.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed unveiled the government's plan in his recorded budget speech televised on Monday."If this plan can be implemented, it is...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Good news for low and middle-income account holders as the interim government has proposed waiving excise duty on bank deposits up to Tk 300,000.Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed shared such relaxation while unveiling the proposed budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year.At...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed arrives at BTV Bhaban in Dhaka on Monday to present the National Budget for fiscal year 2025-26. — PID
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
The government has proposed initiatives to create 15,000 new entrepreneurs in the small and medium enterprises (SME) sector over the next three years.Additionally, it plans to train 25,000 SME entrepreneurs to facilitate the establishment of product display and sales centres...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
The government has decided to generate 30 per cent of the country's total electricity from renewable sources by 2040.An Integrated Power Sector Master Plan (IPSMP) has already been prepared, and under it, a target has been set to generate 3,400...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed proposed an allocation of Tk 4.05 billion (Tk 405 crore) on Monday for the families of martyrs from the July mass uprising and injured individuals in the national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26."I am...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has set the retail price of 12 kg LPG as Tk 1,403 for June, making it cheaper by Tk 28. The BERC slashed the LPG selling price for private operators in line with the downtrend...
Mercantile Bank celebrates its 26th anniversary at its head office in Dhaka on Monday. The bank's Chairman Md Anwarul Haque inaugurated the celebration programme by cutting a cake as the chief guest. Vice Chairmen Akram Hossain (Humayun) and Md Abdul...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
The government has launched sweeping reforms to overhaul Bangladesh's troubled banking sector, aiming to restore depositor confidence and bring transparency to a system plagued by years of misgovernance and corruption.Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed outlined the reforms in his national...
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur hands over images of six newly designed banknotes to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during a meeting of the council of advisers at the CA's Office in Dhaka on Monday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Standard Bank PLC, a conventional bank now transformed into an Islamic one, has completed eventful 26 years. It has been a long journey in the arena of country's banking. Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
A telecom operator will enjoy a 10 per cent tax rebate if it floats 20 per cent shares to get listed on the bourses. Banglalink is the only operator that has been in discussion for public listing for a long...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
Jamuna Bank is committed to enhancing service quality by introducing innovative, technology-driven products to earn and maintain the trust of its customers, according to the bank's top executive."We have consistently focused on enhancing the quality of our services while introducing...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-03 00:00:00
For the first time, women's unpaid care work has been formally recognised in a budget speech by a finance ministry head.In the speech for the fiscal year 2025-26 budget, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed also emphasised on inclusion of the work...
Akij Group (Bangladesh) and Pan China Group (China) announced their business partnership at a grand event held at a restaurant in Dhaka on Monday.During the event, Sk. Amin Uddin, Director of Akij Group, and David Liu Xian Wei, General Manager...
NATORE, June 02 (UNB): In a deeply distressing incident, the bodies of a husband and wife were found hanging in their home in Kachua village under Lalpur upazila of Natore on Monday morning, casting a pall of grief and shock...
MAGURA, June 02 (UNB): Three college students were killed after a speeding bus hit them in front of Abalpur petrol pump on the Magura-Jhenaidah highway.The accident occurred around 5 pm on Saturday near a place called Haor, according to Ayub...
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