FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur said that graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) would create some opportunities for Bangladesh, despite the businesses having some observations.He said there is no country like Bangladesh left among the LDCs.He made...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the attachment of 17 flats, two houses, including a 20-storey building in Gulshan-2, and some plots owned by Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank PLC's board of director, his wife Anjuman Ara...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, May 20 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people on Tuesday across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, where Israel has intensified a military offensive aimed at crushing Hamas.Aid trickled into the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
An aircraft of Turkish Airlines on Tuesday made an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka shortly after a successful take-off due to an unexpected bird strike in its second engine.The flight, carrying 11 crew members...
SIRAJGANJ, May 20 (BSS): A court here today sentenced six people to death for killing a vegetable trader in 2017.Senior District and Sessions Judge M Ali Ahmed pronounced the verdict and also imposed a fine of Taka 10,000 each, in...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
The yield on 10-Year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) dropped significantly on Tuesday, as banks expressed eagerness to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the BGTBs fell to 11.88 per...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Garment workers blocked the road in front of Kakrail Mosque on Tuesday afternoon, demanding payment of salary arrears and Eid bonus.Earlier, they demonstrated in front of the labour office in Bijoynagar and started marching towards Jamuna, the residence of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh has no plans to take any counter-step against India's recent restriction on the entry of some items from the former through land ports, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman has said. "No, we will not go for any retaliatory steps against...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
The Editors' Council (EC) on Tuesday aired deep concern over incorporating a new provision in the Anti-terrorism (Amendment) Act, warning that it might undermine the spread of people's freedom of expression and rights of mass media.Through a statement issued to...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh's Aush rice production has declined for the fourth consecutive year, falling to 2.7 million tonnes in FY25 from 2.9 million tonnes a year earlier. The output had reached a record 3.2 million tonnes in FY21.The area under cultivation also...
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why steps should not be taken to telecast live hearings of cases that are of public and constitutional importance, reports BSS.The HC bench of Justice Md...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
The government is actively considering providing dearness allowance to the public servants, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday."We have formed a committee in this regard. After working out the matter, they will submit a recommendation to me," he said.The...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
China has sought a better investment climate in Bangladesh as its businesses are ready to set up establishments here, officials said on Tuesday.They said many Chinese businesses at a working-group meeting in Dhaka last week expressed their willingness to invest...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
The local currency Bangladesh Taka (BDT) is now almost in an equilibrium against the US dollar, according to the latest Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) index data.This indicates that Taka is approaching its fair value against the dollar. Based on...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Unlimited data will be flowing on the information superhighway for tapping in knowledge economy as Bangladesh steps into the era of satellite internet with the commercial launch of US business-baron Elon Mask's much-vaunted Starlink. Terming historic Tuesday's event of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
A crisis-resolution consultation between government advisers and the striking revenue officials Tuesday missed a consensus as the interim administration upheld the NBR-bifurcation ordinance under the ongoing reforms in Bangladesh.Leading the government side at the discussion, sources said, Finance Adviser Dr...
A high-level meeting on the law-and-order situation in the country was held at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday, with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair, reports BSS.The meeting was attended by Home Adviser Lieutenant...
Trump in-law Charles Kushner confirmedas US ambassador to FranceWASHINGTON, May 20: The US Senate on Monday approved the nomination of Charles Kushner, the father of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, as the next US ambassador to France. The vote was 51...
ISLAMABAD, May 20 (AFP): Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official told AFP on Tuesday.More than 70 people...
NEW DELHI, May 20 (NDTV): Indian police have arrested Anuradha Paswan, known as "looteri Dulhan" or "looting bride" for cheating 25 innocent grooms and fleeing with jewellery and cash worth a hefty amount, reports NDTV.Each time she would pick a...
WASHINGTON, May 20 (AFP): Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine would "immediately" start peace talks after he spoke with Vladimir Putin on Monday, despite the Russian leader rebuffing the US president's call for an unconditional truce.Trump framed the two-hour conversation...
TEHRAN, May 20 (AP/AFP): Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday pushed back against U.S. criticism of the country's nuclear programme, saying that Tehran won't seek permission from anyone to enrich uranium and calling American statements "nonsense.""They say, 'We won't allow Iran...
CHANDPUR, May 20 (BSS): Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on the Chandpur-Cumilla highway of the district town here early Tuesday morning.The deceased were Md. Samudra Mal, 24, son of Md. Monir Mal of...
KHULNA, May 20 (BSS): Speakers at a conference underscored on Tuesday the importance of conserving natural waterbodies and called for an end to unplanned construction.Despite many limitations, organisations involved in Khulna's urban planning and implementation should be more active and...
KISHOREGANJ, May 20 (UNB): A Kishoreganj court sentenced on Tuesday three people including two women to death for killing a college student in 2008.Judge of the Kishoreganj Additional district and Session Judge court-3 Fatema Zahan Swarna handed down the punishment.The...
KURIGRAM, May 20 (UNB): Torrential rains have led to waterlogging and overflow of drains in various parts of Kurigram district town, disrupting daily life of the people.Due to poor drainage system, encroachment and filling of canals and longstanding mismanagement have...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Three bridges in Rangpur, Meherpur and Chandpur districts have been lying unused for many years, causing immense sufferings for local people.Our Rangpur Correspondent reports, public sufferings know no bounds as construction work on a concrete bridge over Chhoto Teesta River...
LONDON, May 20 (AFP): Sam Cook will make his England debut in this week's Test against Zimbabwe, while fellow fast bowler Josh Tongue features for the first time in two years.Cook's place in the England team at Trent Bridge on...
International Standard University (ISU) has arranged a Grand Reception ceremony for the ISU Cricket Team at its campus in Mohakhali area in the city on Tuesday. ISU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Abdul Awal Khan and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees...
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