FE REPORT | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
In a move to deepen economic and diplomatic relations with Bangladesh, Marcelo Carlos Cesa, Ambassador of Argentina to Bangladesh, visited the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) -- Bangladesh, the global business organisation, on Wednesday and called for enhanced bilateral cooperation...
Bangladesh has said international cooperation must be enhanced to combat illicit financial flows from developing economies."Political will is essential to ensure the return of stolen assets to their countries of origin. This is a matter of justice, equity, and trust...
The 143rd meeting of the board of directors of Takaful Islami Insurance PLC was held in the city on Wednesday. Chairman of the company Tahmina Afroz presided over the meeting. The board of directors of the company approved the Financial...
The 6th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Baharul Alam, Inspector General of Police and Chairman of Community Bank. During the meeting...
The 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sonali Bank PLC was held at its head office on Wednesday. Chairman of Board of Directors of Sonali Bank Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury presided over the AGM. Shareholders and Directors Muhammed Mahbubur Rahman, Dr....
The 2nd emergent meeting of the board of directors of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) for the term 2024 & 2025 was held at its conference room in the city on Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Md Rezaul Karim. SCB...
BRAC Bank and British Council Bangladesh, in collaboration with Toastmasters International, recognised outstanding talents from 33 Bengali medium institutions at the English Speech Competition's grand finale held on May 25.
Eastern Bank (EBL) has launched a new Visa virtual prepaid card at a ceremony held at their head office in Dhaka. Ali Reza Iftekhar, EBL managing director and CEO; Osman Ershad Faiz, additional managing director and COO; M. Khorshed Anowar,...
The 85th Meeting of the Board of Directors of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held on Wednesday. Chairman of the Board of Directors Humayun Kabir, members Mohammad Ismail Hossain, Nemai Kumar Saha, Salahuddin Alamgir, Mostafa Kamal, Humayun Kabir Bablu, Sultana Jahan,...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
Over 53 per cent or 1,126 garment factories registered with the apparel apex body, BGMEA, paid festival allowances for the upcoming Eid, three days before the deadline.Citing a government's decision, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in a circular...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
General insurance companies -- Takaful Islami Insurance and Union Insurance Company - have declared 10 per cent cash dividends each for their investors for 2024.While Takaful Islam Insurance showed a slight year-on-year decline in annual profit, Union Insurance secured a...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
The equity index plunged further on Wednesday as selling pressure persisted, dragging the prime index of the Dhaka bourse to multi-year low, as investors found no immediate solution to the prevailing dismal market outlook.Jittery investors dumped their holdings to escape...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
Frustrated over repeated breach of regulatory orders, the market watchdog warns companies against any further delay in complying with the minimum 30 per cent joint stakes of sponsor-directors. In a letter sent to the managing directors of the non-compliant companies...
Md Shafiul Alam | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
There was a time when tender notices occupied a large section of daily newspapers. During my student life, I used to read newspapers regularly, but I used to skip the tender notices because the technical terms and instructions in them...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Muntaseer Kamal and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
As the current fiscal year draws to a close in June 2025, the interim government is set to present the national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-26 on June 2, 2025. The underlying objective of the upcoming budget will be...
In the journey towards becoming a developed nation, Bangladesh must not overlook the critical need to protect its infant industries-those emerging sectors still too young to compete with established international players.While Bangladesh has made commendable economic progress, particularly through its...
The country is currently passing through one of its most critical moments since the interim government assumed responsibility following the mass uprising of July 2024 and the fall of the Hasina regime on 5 August 2024.A nation does not govern...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
The world is more environmentally conscious than ever, as the threats of environmental degradation and water pollution become increasingly evident. Fashion, being one of the most polluting industries on the planet, can no longer evade its responsibility. There is a...
If everything goes according to the plan, the Bangladesh Bank (BB)---the country's monetary authority, is all set to emerge as an autonomous financial institute. To make this happen, as incumbent governor of the central bank Dr Ahsan H Mansur discloses...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-05-29 00:00:00
It is our misfortune to be living in historically arid times. A world uncertain about the future, nations unable to ascertain the destinies they would like to shape for themselves, governments caught in a bind over issues overwhelming them are...
A Dhaka has court has imposed travel ban on five people, including former Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and his two sons-SM Asif Shams and SM Nafis Shams over graft charges, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain...
MANIKGANJ, May 27 (UNB): A Manikganj court has rejected the bail petitions of former Awami League MP and renowned singer Momtaz Begum in two cases. Manikganj Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Sadbir Yeasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order when she was...
An accused in the case lodged over the murder of Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Shammo has given a confessional statement, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana recorded the statement of the accused, Nahid Hasan Papel, under section...
BNP BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has warned that the interim government risks losing the support of BNP and its like-minded parties if it stands against a democratic transition and fails to promptly announce a clear roadmap...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-28 00:00:00
A group of traders from Dhaka New Market's Chandni Chawk allegedly attacked a group of Dhaka University (DU) students on Monday night, accusing them of theft.Two students were injured in the attack that occurred at 8:30 pm and were admitted...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that six top leaders of his party were victims of so-called 'judicial killings' through fabricated cases under Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule, report agencies."During Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian regime, our six top leaders were executed...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expressed disappointment as the interim government has yet to present a specific roadmap for the next national election, even after Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus' meeting with political parties.The party has also called 'misleading' the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Dhaka divisions with moderately...
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) authorities bulldozed illegal establishments to recover its land on Mirpur Beribadh in the capital during an eviction drive for the second day on Tuesday.
Defence Secretary Md Ashraf Uddin speaking at a seminar on ' Transformation Geospatial Technology with GNSS (CORS): A Key to Sustainable Infrastructure Development of Bangladesh' organised by Survey of Bangladesh at Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation office in the capital's Agargaon on...
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