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Making the meaning of brain and mind

Nilratan Halder | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Memories are the evidence of a persona. Sounds queer! But imagine how the aggregate of memories makes a complete human being. True, not all people possess equal capabilities of retaining or remembering past events or experiences. Recollection, however, varies not...

Global equity funds see second weekly outflow

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Global equity funds posted outflows for a second straight week through May 28, as risk aversion rose following US President Donald Trump's tariff threats on EU imports and overseas-made iPhones, alongside a spike in long-tenor bond yields, reports Reuters.Investors pulled...

Shein working towards Hong Kong listing after London IPO stalls

2025-05-31 00:00:00

HONG KONG/DUBAI/LONDON, May 30 (Reuters): Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer's proposed initial public offering (IPO) in London failed to secure the green light from Chinese regulators, said three sources with knowledge...

Rupali Bank's profit drops 82pc in 2024

FE REPORT | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

State-owned Rupali Bank PLC reported a sharp 82 per cent decline in net profit for 2024, as increased provisioning against loans, leases, and advances, coupled with reduced operating profit, weighed heavily on its bottom line.The bank's net profit stood at...

Stocks dive deeper into the red as growing political tension weighs

FE REPORT | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

The equity benchmark index dived deeper into the red this week after taking a breather last week to find its bottom, as investors remained jittery amid growing political uncertainty that severely impacted the investor sentiment.In the absence of any strong...

Islami Bank Securities Limited holds 15th AGM

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Islami Bank Securities Limited (IBSL) organised its 15th Annual General Meeting on Thursday. Md Abdus Salam, chairman of the IBSL, presided over the meeting. Directors Md Abdul Jalil, Md Omar Faruk Khan and Mohammad Ali, and managing director Md Mosiur...

Banks to remain open in cattle market areas during Eid, transactions to continue until 10pm

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, Bangladesh Bank has ordered bank branches to remain open in the areas adjacent to the cattle market for sacrificial animals in Dhaka and Chattogram, reports UNB.At the same time, evening banking activities have been asked...

Keep sufficient money in ATMs during Eid: Bangladesh Bank

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks in the country to keep sufficient money in their ATM booths to smoothen financial transactions during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holiday, reports UNB.In addition, several instructions have been given for uninterrupted transactions through Point...

Prof Yunus urges Japan, entrepreneurs to help build 'New Bangladesh'

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged the Japanese government and entrepreneurs to extend their full support in building 'New Bangladesh', translating the dreams of millions of youths into reality, reports UNB."I came here to thank you and design the next...

Norihiko Ishiguro, Chairman and CEO of JETRO, called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Norihiko Ishiguro, Chairman and CEO of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in Tokyo on Friday. - PID

Intel agency warns of spice mkt volatility ahead of Eid

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

An intelligence agency has warned of a volatile aromatic spices market ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha festival.The spice market is heating up though there is no shortage of supply. A section of unscrupulous traders have made the market unstable.Meanwhile, the...

Unrest at a highly critical time

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh is currently passing a highly sensitive and critical phase. Instability in the economy, politics, and society has given rise to widespread uncertainty. Amidst ongoing reforms under the Yunus government, frequent protests-ranging from human chains to road blockades over relatively...

Economics of livestock trades

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Eid ul Adha is one of the most significant Islamic festivals in Bangladesh. Beyond its religious importance, it also serves as a major economic event. Every year, thousands of Muslims perform Qurbani-the ritual sacrifice of animals such as cows, goats,...

Accountability of govt employees

Tanim Asjad | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Over the decades, government employees in the country have enjoyed exclusive perks and benefits regardless of their performance. Almost every government extended various benefits to them, ignoring the budget constraints and their due accountability to the people. The primary reason...

Gaza and the collapse of Western morality

Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Humans sit at the top of the food chain and kill animals for food. But even in killing, there are moral boundaries. Animals are not starved for weeks or subjected to unnecessary suffering before being killed. Yet in Gaza today,...

Expediting operation of oil pipeline

2025-05-31 00:00:00

Chattogram-Dhaka oil pipeline project has been encountering delays in multiple forms. First, its launching was delayed following its approval by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in October 2018. Thus its original completion deadline by December 2020...

Dependency by design?

Hossain Mohammed Omar Khayum | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Was Bangladesh's reliance on Indian transhipment inevitable - or did it unfold from failures that could, and perhaps should, have been foreseen and averted? More provocatively: was this dependency merely a by-product of internal inelasticity caused by shortcomings, or a...

Ctg port lease: economic rationale, strategic concerns

Golam Rasul | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh interim government's decision to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port to Dubai-based global logistics company DP World has ignited a nationwide debate and raised significant concerns. While the government argues that the move will...

Power and energy crisis in Bangladesh

Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Muntaseer Kamal and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Bangladesh is currently facing one of the most disruptive energy crises in recent months. Extended load shedding, acute gas shortages, and high fuel price hikes have severely impacted daily life and economic activity across the country. According to the national...

Underfunding cripples public health sector

Shiabur Rahman | 2025-05-30 12:00:00

Health facilities are the places where the two most important events of life for a large number of humans - birth and death - take place. In today's world parents want their babies are born in a hospital, not at...

SUST suspends JCD man for threatening students with knife

2025-05-30 00:00:00

SYLHET, May 28 (UNB): The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on charge of threatening to attack students inside a residential hall.The activist is Sheikh Fakabbir Shin, a 2022-23...

NCP's Hannan Masud admits mistake in Dhanmondi incident

2025-05-30 00:00:00

Abdul Hannan Masud, the senior joint chief coordinator of the National Citizens' Party (NCP), has admitted his mistake in connection with an incident involving the release of three individuals detained by Dhanmondi Police Station for alleged disorderly conduct, reports UNB.The...

Travel ban on ex-minister Abdur Rahman

2025-05-30 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former fisheries and livestock minister Abdur Rahman and his wife Dr Mirza Nahida Hossain over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on...

HC asks EC to give BLP reg

2025-05-30 00:00:00

The High Court (HC) has ordered the Election Commission (EC) to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party (BLP) and allocate them an election symbol, reports BSS.The HC bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Justice AKM Rabiul Hassan also asked...

Ivy sent to jail as remand ends

2025-05-30 00:00:00

NARAYANGANJ, May 29 (BSS): A Narayanganj court has ordered to send former NCC mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy to jail after her two-day ended in a murder case.Narayanganj police produced Ivy before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Shahidul...

Decision on Ishraque issue after receiving verdict copy: CEC

2025-05-30 00:00:00

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the Election Commission (EC) will take necessary steps regarding BNP leader Ishraque Hossain's assumption of office as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) once it officially receives the copy of...

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain addressing a sit-in programme

2025-05-30 00:00:00

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain addressing a sit-in programme of his supporters under the banner of 'Dhakabashi' inside the main gate of Nagar Bhaban on Thursday demanding his swearing-in as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation - Focus Bangla

Weather (2025-05-30)

2025-05-30 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places in the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met office. The highest temperature of the country was recorded...

5th death anniv of Imamul Kabir Shanto today

2025-05-30 00:00:00

The 5th death anniversary of freedom fighter Md Imamul Kabir Shanto, a visionary entrepreneur and pioneer in creative and vocational education in Bangladesh, will be observed today (Friday), says a press release.Imamul Kabir Shanto was the founding chairman of Shanto-Mariam...

Industrial resources concentrated among a few large entrepreneurs

FE REPORT | 2025-05-30 00:00:00

Some of the large industries are gaining more capital and dominating the economy and labour market, which is driving rising inequality, said Dr Rushidan Islam Rahman, former research director at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).She said that industrial...