FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Express Leather Product Limited (ELPL), the official licensee of Lotto Bangladesh, is expanding its operations with a high-tech facility, reinforcing innovation in lifestyle footwear.In a grand event, it celebrated the cornerstone-laying ceremony of its state-of-the-art factory in Kapasia, Gazipur on...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) showed a mixed trend on Sunday as banks preferred to invest their excess liquidity in higher-tenure securities rather than lower-tenure ones.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills rose to...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken initiatives to revive a corruption case filed involving barge-mounted power plants against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after its dismissal by a High Court bench more than a decade ago. The ACC on Sunday...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The National Economic Council (NEC) on Sunday approved Tk 2.3 trillion worth of Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year (FY).The amount is 13.2 per cent lower than the original outlay worth Tk 2.65 trillion for the...
Low gas pressure forces CNG-powered vehicles to wait in a long queue for hours near a CNG filling station in Dhaka's Rajarbagh on Sunday, causing suffering for commuters. — FE photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of the "Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance 2025" that dissolved the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and replaced it with two new divisions.Filed on Sunday by...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nagad Ltd, Md Shafayet Alam, has no right to remain in his position, central bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Sunday."He should be behind bars," the governor told newsmen after a meeting on the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The number of employed people in the country fell to 68.09 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from 71.11 million in the same period of 2023, according to the latest report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).This...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Dhaka is studying the exigent situation for a response shortly as India sealed their land-ports to import of a slew of products from Bangladesh, including apparel made from imported Indian yarn. Stating that he was not yet officially informed about...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Tax-free income threshold for all individual taxpayers is going up and corporate rates are being raised in the new budgetary measures ready for the chief adviser's perusal today (Monday).Essential commodities are, however, spared from tax hikes as inflation bites all...
Light to moderate rain/thunder shower with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal...
A two-member delegation of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) recently visited the factories of Berger Paints Limited and Rhymer Chemical Industries Limited. The Bangladesh National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) provided support to the visit....
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjad Ali has urged the police members to discharge their duties with utmost dedication and professionalism for serving the people."Any kind of situation must be dealt with courage. Police members must keep their...
The leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) demonstrated and blocked Shahbag intersection in the capital for two hours on Sunday, protesting 'negligence' in the investigation into killing of JCD DU leader Shahriar Alam Samya and demanding the arrest...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The recently-submitted health sector reform commission's report has various shortcomings as an important document of the government, speakers claimed at a webinar on Sunday, demanding its revision to make all recommendations relevant and implementable with a time-based financial methodology.They observed...
A Dhaka court has set May 25 for submitting report on executing its order to arrest 18 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul in a case lodged over taking 10-katha plot through fraud...
A lawyer has filed a case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 31 others, accusing them of involvement in an attempted assassination during the 2018 protests over Bangladesh's government job quota system., reports bdnews24.com.The case, submitted by Md Ekramul...
Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has expressed strong optimism that the ongoing efforts for state reforms will undoubtedly succeed, report agencies."This is not just a matter of the National Consensus Commission. Achieving consensus is a...
National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has said he remains prepared to exercise his rights as a Bangladeshi citizen to the fullest extent, reports UNB."I remain prepared to exercise my rights as a Bangladeshi citizen to the fullest extent," the...
Stating that the national election can be held between August and October, BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has alleged that the government is focusing on everything except their main task of arranging the national election, reports UNB. "Why...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Members of the armed forces who were dismissed or forced to retire during the tenure of the previous Awami League government staged a protest in front of the National Press Club on Sunday, demanding their reinstatement along with other accrued...
Grameenphone and PalmPay launch cardlessEMI for smartphones Grameenphone, in partnership with PalmPay, has launched a cardless EMI (Equated Monthly Installment) campaign to make smartphones more affordable and accessible across Bangladesh. Aimed at bridging the digital divide, the initiative enables customers...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Nasrin Sultana, a private-sector employee and regular online shopper on various platforms, including Facebook pages, often faces situations where card payments aren't accepted. For her, the ability to add money to bKash from a card or bank account has become...
MOHAMMED AMINUL HAKIM | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
The internet revolution in Bangladesh did not begin with global tech giants or mobile operators. It began with local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who, through personal grit and grassroots innovation, laid fibre optic cables across alleys, towns, and remote areas....
Eight children among 17 killed in India bldg blaze NEW DELHI, May 18: At least 17 people, including eight children, have died after a massive fire broke out in a building in India's Hyderabad. The incident was reported in a...
RIYADH, May 18 (AFP): A Saudi airline has resumed flights for Iranian hajj pilgrims to the kingdom for the first time in a decade, the latest sign of the warming ties between the countries."Flynas resumed Iranian pilgrims flights from Imam...
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss stopping the war in Ukraine, days after the first face-to-face talks in three years between Russia...
GAZA, May 18 (BBC): Hamas has proposed releasing more hostages under a new Gaza ceasefire deal, after new negotiations were held on Saturday. The talks began hours after Israel's military launched a major new offensive in the Gaza Strip.Hamas has...
RAJSHAHI, May 18 (UNB): Two class ten students lost their lives after the motorbike they were riding plunged off a flyover in Meherchandi Overpass area of Rajshahi city on Saturday evening.The deceased were Nahian Hasan, 17, son of Azizur Rahman...
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