OUR CORRESPONDENTRANGPUR, May 14: Vegetable cultivators in different areas of five districts under Rangpur agriculture region are worried as continuous heavy rainfall over the past couple of weeks has caused extensive damage to the crops in fields.Many farmers told The...
SONALI BANK SIGNS DEAL WITH NIZAMPUR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE Sonali Bank PLC and Nizampur Government College in Chattogram signed an agreement whereby the bank will collect various fees and charges from students through the Sonali Payment Gateway. Deputy General Manager of...
AGRANI BANK TRAINING COURSE ENDS Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) organised a 30-day foundation course for the 96th and 97th Officer (cash) batches of Agrani Bank PLC. Managing Director of Agrani Bank Md. Anwarul Islam attended the closing ceremony of...
JANATA BANK HOLDS 885TH BOARD MEETING The 885th board meeting of Janata Bank PLC was held on Thursday, with its Chairman Md Fazlur Rahman in the chair. Board Directors Badre Munir Ferdous, Dr Md Abdus Sabur, Abdul Majid Sheikh, Abdul...
Most stock markets in the Gulf edged higher in early trade on Thursday, with investors closely watching the high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping for any signs of a breakthrough on the Iran war, reports...
UCB Investment, upay sign agreement Mobile financial service provider upay and UCB Investment Limited have entered into an agreement to launch a comprehensive corporate payout solution. At the signing ceremony held at upay's headquarters recently, Tanzim Alamgir, Managing Director and...
ICB holds innovation showcase, selects best initiativeFarida Yasmin, joint secretary of the Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance, attended the "Innovation Showcasing and Selection of Best Innovative Initiative" programme as chief guest at the head office of the...
FE REPORTAfter a significant drop in annual profit, Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) reported a marginal increase in first-quarter profit for 2026, supported by stronger Eid-season demand, although rising costs continued to weigh on margins.The multinational footwear manufacturer posted a net...
FE Desk Eastern Bank posted a 28 per cent year-on-year growth in consolidated profit in the first quarter of 2026, driven by higher investment income, strong foreign exchange earnings and lower provisioning expenses.The bank's consolidated profit after tax rose to...
Pubali Bank inaugurates 'Green Lounge' at Sylhet airportDirectors of Pubali Bank Rumana Sharif and Rana Laila Hafiz, along with Managing Director & CEO Mohammad Ali, inaugurated the "Pubali Bank Green Lounge" at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet recently. The premium...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
After reporting its lowest annual profit, British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh posted a 34 per cent year-on-year decline in profit to Tk 2.10 billion in the first quarter this year, owing to lower sales and higher finance costs.The multinational tobacco...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
The securities regulator has made Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures mandatory for listed companies as it moves to overhaul corporate governance rules to promote sustainability, strengthen accountability, and improve risk management.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has sought...
KYIV, May 14 (Agencies): Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least five people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion.AFP...
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters): A violent storm bringing rain and hail scythed across India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100 people, rescue officials said on Thursday, as the chief minister ordered relief funds to be...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China very soon and preparations for the trip are already complete, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, reports Reuters.Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met more than 40 times over the years,...
RIYADH, May 14 (Agencies): Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of playing what he called an active role in the US-Israeli war against Iran."The UAE is an active partner in this aggression, and there...
Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "Give me an educated mother, and I shall promise you an educated nation." This timeless quote reminds us that today's female students are the builders of tomorrow's society. Therefore, ensuring their safety is not merely a...
Insolvency law is a cornerstone of a functioning economy. A well-designed system allows financially distressed but viable businesses to recover, ensures fair treatment of creditors and maintains confidence in the market. When such a system fails, the consequences ripple across...
Shiabur Rahman | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh has seen a rapid growth in its cosmetic industry over the last few decades because of rising disposable incomes, changing lifestyle habits, the influence of social networking sites and increased awareness of beauty by people of all ages. At...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
The perennial problem of encroachment on footpath by hawkers has seen several attempts to evict them from there during successive governments' rule but to no effect. Forcible eviction is no way of addressing the problem because the retail trade is...
The remarks made by the finance minister at the inauguration of the Bangladesh Start-up Investment Company (BSIC) have resonated widely across policy and business circles, largely because they carried a message that has long been awaited in the country's financial...
Md. Refatul Hossain | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
The opinion article "Making Crop Insurance a Reality" of this esteemed daily on May 11, 2026 rightly highlighted the growing vulnerability of agriculture due to climate change and natural calamities. The concern is genuine and timely. Floods, droughts, cyclones, salinity...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2026-05-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh government has been trying to accelerate renewable energy- based power generation for diversifying primary energy sources. Bangladesh remains significantly behind its regional neighbours in renewable energy use. As reported, India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Thailand have considerably expanded their solar,...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-05-14 12:00:00
Bangladeshi businesses request that the government take initiative to enhance exports to India through land ports and remove roadblocks to trade with the largest neighbouring economy to bridge a yawning gap.According to industry insiders, they made the requests in proposals...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-14 12:00:00
Bangladeshi business to business (B2B) commerce platform, ShopUp exported agricultural produce to several global markets including Saudi Arabia, the UK, and the UAE, exhibiting its operational prowess. It has recently completed the exports of 300 tonnes of rice across the...
At least 12 people suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion rocked the canteen of JERA Meghnaghat Power Plant Limited in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj on Wednesday afternoon, reports BSS.The injured were immediately taken to the National Institute of Burn...
FE Report | 2026-05-14 00:00:00
A Chinese joint-venture (JV) company has been assigned to rehabilitate Bangladesh's first longest bridge over the Jamuna River as railway tracks have been withdrawn from there.The tracks were removed after constructing a dedicated railway bridge on the river last year.The...
Processed and ultra-processed foods including packaged snacks and processed meat are among the leading contributors to excessive salt intake in Bangladesh, speakers said at an awareness seminar on Wednesday, reports UNB.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excessive salt consumption...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-14 00:00:00
The government has issued a revised gazette reappointing 96 officers to different Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres under the first result of the 27th BCS examination, more than a decade after the recruitment process became entangled in legal disputes and...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-14 00:00:00
At least eight more children died from measles-related infections, including one confirmed measles case, in the last 24 hours until Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 432 amid growing concern over malnutrition and post-infection complications among affected children. According...
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