Janata Party Bangladesh organised a human-chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Monday to protest recent incidents of push-in by India. — FE Photo
NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters): Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone, his office said in a statement on Sunday.Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday approved a case against S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and 30 others for allegedly embezzling TK 5.53 billion in loans from First Security Islami Bank (FSIB) through a shell company using forged...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
The Tk 20 billion Sukuk was oversubscribed more than four times to Tk 82.48 billion in its sixth auction held at the central bank on Monday, officials said.Around 35 institutions-both conventional and Shariah-compliant financial institutions and individuals took part in...
A case was filed against 15 leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its affiliated organisations in Manikganj on November 29, 2022, on charges of sabotage and creating panic in the public mind, reports BSS.In that case, 3...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
A primary analysis has found that "bearing failure or malfunction" caused the detachment of one of the left wheels of the main landing gear of Biman Bangladesh Airlines' Dash-8 aircraft. However, the actual cause of the bearing failure in the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
The government is expecting to import one more cargo of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) in early July to meet the country's natural gas demand during the upcoming monsoon.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) aims to purchase the spot...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
The government agencies continued to show poor performance in projects implementation as they spent only 41.31 per cent of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the first 10 months of the current fiscal, officials said on Monday.The ADP implementation rate...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
The delivery of the FY26 national budget appears to be shaped by persistent weaknesses in economic governance, including a lack of cooperation and inclusivity, poor coordination and harmonisation, and limited transparency and accountability, said Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
In response to the newly-imposed restrictions on the import of some Bangladeshi products to India through different land ports, the government is set to hold a meeting today (Tuesday) to devise necessary strategies, including taking immediate steps, sources said.The next...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
The interbank exchange rate of the US dollar against Bangladeshi taka starts moving up slowly following the implementation of market-driven exchange-rate regime.Because of the rise, the reference rate published by Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, rose to Tk...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's budget deficit surged by 73.04 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in FY24, driven largely by sluggish tax collection, official data shows.According to the Ministry of Finance (MoF),...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
Budget-bankrolling funds are flowing in as Japan now agrees to lend Bangladesh around US$350 million following the footstep of multilateral lending trios of the IMF, the ADB and the World Bank, officials said Monday.Bangladesh's largest bilateral donor, Japan, at a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
A prolonged pen-down protest by revenue officials demanding the scrapping of an ordinance that bifurcated their board takes a heavy toll on total supply-chain management of imports, besides tax-collection slowdown.Meanwhile, the protesting officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
Attached and frozen assets of the oligarchs who "plundered people's money" during the deposed regime of Sheikh Hasina will go into two separate sovereign funds the interim government has decided to form.Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur Monday disclosed...
PARIS, May 19 (AFP): The Ballon d'Or award ceremony will take place on September 22 this year and the number of awards for women and men will be equal for the first time, organisers said on Monday.Awards for best women's...
DELHI, May 19 (Reuters): Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill was pleased that his side had booked their place in the Indian Premier League playoffs with a 10-wicket win over Delhi on Sunday but said it was important not to ease...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP): After Inter Miami was routed 3-0 by Orlando on Sunday night and fell to 1-5-1 in its last seven matches across all competitions, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion - who rarely...
LONDON, May 19 (Reuters): Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Monday that he was "absolutely" confident his side can seal one of the top five spots in the Premier League that will guarantee them Champions League football for next...
The United Arab Emirates will now host Bangladesh in an additional T20I match tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the Emirates Cricket Board confirmed on Monday, reports UNB.The third T20I has been added following discussions between the Emirates Cricket...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has categorically denied pulling out of the Asia Cup, reported by a section of the media. Speaking to Cricbuzz, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said no decision on the upcoming Asian events...
Lahore Qalandars have signed up Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz for the playoffs stage of PSL 2025. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has granted Mehidy the required no-objection certificate, and he is expected to fly to Lahore by today (Tuesday),...
In a historic feat, Ikramul Hasan Shakil has reached the summit of Mount Everest after walking all the way to the Himalayas from Cox's Bazar's Inani Beach, reports bdnews24.com.According to a post on his Facebook page, he scaled the summit...
NARAIL, May 19 (BSS): A court here sentenced on Monday two people to death for killing an easy bike driver in Sadar upazila of the district in 2020.District and Sessions Judge Sharmin Nigar announced the verdict on Monday noon.The court...
A total of six people killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Magura, Habiganj and Gopalganj on Sunday and Monday, report agencies.In Dinajpur, three people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 19: There might be a shortage of sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in Chattogram as local farmers cannot reportedly meet the demand this year.Moreover, the import of sacrificial animals from India and Myanmar has come to a...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-20 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 19: Mango harvesting for the current season kicked off in Rajshahi on Thursday (May 15) following the calendar earlier introduced by the district administration. Until then the growers and traders were dissuaded from plucking and selling the fruit...
Russia outlaws Amnesty International as'undesirable organisation'MOSCOW, May 19: Russia on Monday labelled Amnesty International an "undesirable organisation", banning the rights group's activities and accusing it of being a hub of "Russophobia" and of supporting Ukraine. "The London headquarters of Amnesty...
BEIJING, May 19 (AFP): Denmark's foreign minister said Monday he had a "frank talk" with his Chinese counterpart about Beijing's "deeply problematic" support for Russia and its war in Ukraine."I had a frank talk with my Chinese colleague about, among...
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