The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) are critical pillars of Bangladesh's financial system. Yet, both markets have increasingly become unstable, causing significant financial losses for ordinary investors. This erosion of investor confidence stems from a range...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-05-27 00:00:00
During its emergence as an independent nation more than half a century back, agriculture was the mainstay of the economy with 85 per cent of the population dependent on it. And agriculture's share of the GDP was 80 per cent....
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-05-27 00:00:00
There was a time when the Modhupur forest, also known as the Modhupur Sal forest, was a vibrant ecosystem teeming with wildlife. For those who grew up near its edges, the memories of deer grazing freely, birdsong echoing through thick...
When a set revenue target looks unachievable, the reasons may be either it is too lofty to achieve or inefficiency on the part of taxmen or some unavoidable setback encountered at some point of the fiscal period. In case of...
Monzur Hossain, Tanvir Bashar, Md. Fahim Afsan Chowdhury, Nepoleon Dewan, Nasrin Sultana and Arafat Rahman | 2025-05-27 00:00:00
Food inflation, as well as overall inflation, has continued to fall since November 2024. Food inflation came down to 8.63 per cent in April 2025 from 8.93 per cent in March 2025. Similarly, general inflation came down to 9.17 per...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-05-26 12:00:00
Bangladesh will seek one-billion-dollar budget support from Japan during the Chief Adviser's upcoming visit, which will also yield some bilateral cooperation accords, officials said.Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to visit Tokyo on May 28-31, with these matters high...
The price of rice, the staple food of Bangladesh, has long been an overriding concern for the general public, as it significantly affects living expenses of a majority of the people due to their limited incomes. Unlike other consumer goods,...
Electrical products on sale at a shop in the city on Sunday.- FE Photo
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
A home-grown electronics manufacturing company --Electro Mart--has planned to expand its product range to meet the growing need of consumers, a top executive of the company has said.The company is looking to manufacture new products like rice cooker, grinder, gas...
Domestic refrigerator brands have made a significant progress in the local market. Once the market was fully dependent on imports. But now about 55-60 per cent of our total sales take place in rural areas.This was disclosed by Sohel Kibria,...
FE Report | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Jamuna Electronics and Automobiles Ltd., a sister concern of the country's leading conglomerate Jamuna Group, is rapidly cementing its position as a dominant force in Bangladesh's consumer electronics industry.It has positioned itself as one of the top players in Bangladesh's...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
The hum of machinery in factories across Gazipur, Narayanganj and other industrial hubs tells the story of Bangladesh's quiet revolution in mobile handset manufacturing. Once almost entirely reliant on imports, the country has, within a remarkably short span of time,...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has introduced a different model of innovative refrigerator, equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and energy-efficient technologies - marking a milestone in Bangladesh's home appliance industry.The newly-introduced multimedia-enabled smart fridges have advanced features...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
Once fully dependent on imports for electronic and related-products like refrigerators, TVs, and air conditioners, Bangladesh has made a breakthrough in this sector over the last decade. With consistent policy support, the country has seen a large-scale investment, leading to...
BAGHDAD, May 25 (AFP): Iraq's water reserves are at their lowest in 80 years after a dry rainy season, a government official said Sunday, as its share from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shrinks.Water is a major issue in the...
KYIV, May 25 (BBC): Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet. At least 12 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured, Ukrainian officials said.The attack...
NAIROBI, May 25 (AP): In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this perception is proving deadly as deaths due to obesity -related illnesses rise.In Kenya, overweight politicians are often called...
TEHRAN, May 25 (AFP): Iranian authorities offered no reaction on Sunday after dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for his political drama.Panahi, 64, was awarded the Palme d'Or on Saturday night for "It Was Just...
ROME, May 25 (Reuters): Iranian and US delegations wrapped up a fifth round of talks in Rome on Friday and signs of some limited progress emerged in the negotiations aimed at resolving a decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.Despite both...
GAZA, May 25 (AFP): Rescuers in Gaza said 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Israeli air strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday.Civil defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said seven people were killed in a strike on...
BARGUNA, May 25 (UNB): As a low pressure looms over the southeastern Bay of Bengal with possibility of developing into a cyclone, fear has gripped the residents along the coastal district of Barguna.Many embankments remain dangerously fragile and unprotected in...
jKISHOREGANJ, May 25 (BSS): A woman was electrocuted at the Nagua-Bagadia-Taltala area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Rubina, 32, wife of Md Monir of the same area.According to locals, Rubina received an...
SHYLET, May 25 (BSS): Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is scheduled to go on a 21-day vacation on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and summer break.The vacation started on Sunday and ends on June 14, said a...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-26 00:00:00
BOGURA, May 25: Potato farmers in Bogura are suffering staggering losses as wholesale price of the turber crop has fallen by at least 55 per cent this May compared to the same period of the last year, according to farmers...
NEW DELHI, May 25 (AFP): India's new Test captain Shubman Gill said Sunday that his mantra is "leading by example" and that he relishes the challenge of starting the new role in an all-important tour of England.The 25-year-old Gill was...
CHESTER, Pa., May 25 (AP): Lionel Messi gave Inter Miami a pep talk this week, exhorting his MLS team to be "more united than ever" to get through a recent rough stretch.Messi got a rise out of the crowd when...
PARIS, May 25 (Reuters): Aryna Sabalenka sent out an early warning to her French Open rivals as the world No 1 produced a dominant display to outclass Kamilla Rakhimova in the opening round while Elina Svitolina also made an impressive...
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has become the country's highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL), surpassing Shakib Al Hasan's long-standing record during Delhi Capitals' match against Punjab Kings on Friday night, reports UNB.Fizz picked up 3 wickets for 33...
Players of BRAC Bank team pose after winning the Bankers Cricket Tournament 2025 championship title in Cox's Bazar city. They beat Mercantile Bank by 4 wickets in the final
AHMEDABAD, India, May 25 (AFP): Opener Devon Conway and Dewald Brevis hit half-centuries to help bottom-placed Chennai Super Kings end their IPL campaign with a crushing 83-run win over Gujarat Titans on Sunday.New Zealand's Conway hit 52 and South African...
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