BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said his party wants to quickly restore democracy in Bangladesh through a credible election for the country's progress, report agencies."We, the BNP, want to bring back democracy in the country as...
FE Education Desk | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The British Council hosted the ‘Symposium on Employability: Learning and Development’ at its Fuller Road Auditorium in Dhaka recently. The day-long event brought together policymakers, education experts, industry leaders, and youth representatives to address the pressing issue of graduate employability...
Sanjida Hossain Fariha | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
We are social beings and our mental health is often overlooked in many ways in our society. Societal norms and cultural superstitions contribute to this ignorance. While we are taught to take care of our physical health, we rarely prioritise...
Hisham Khan | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
Many Bangladeshi children grow up mesmerised by the sight of aircraft overhead and the thunderous roar as they take off. When asked what they want to become, young voices reply, "I want to be a pilot." Yet as reality encroaches,...
CITIZENS BANK OPENS ATM BOOTH IN BSCIC, N’GANJMd Abdul Latif, Deputy Managing Director of Citizens Bank PLC, formally inaugurated an ATM Booth at BSCIC, Narayanganj, recently to provide banking convenience for the employees of NR Group under a payroll agreement....
Vision, the electronics brand of RFL, has launched chest freezer with state-of-the-art technology in the market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The 'Blue Flower' model of the chest freezer is equipped with a digital temperature control panel. The new Vision chest freezer...
Moody's downgraded the US sovereign credit rating on Friday due to concerns about the nation's growing, $36 trillion debt pile, in a move that could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to cut taxes.Moody's first gave the United States its pristine...
AGRANI EXCHANGE HOUSE HOLDS 23RD AGM IN SINGAPOREThe 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the 38th Board Meeting of Singapore-based Agrani Exchange House Private Limited, a subsidiary of Agrani Bank PLC, were held at a hotel in Singapore recently. The...
SONALI BANK INAUGURATES SPECIAL LOAN RECOVERY PROGRAMMESonali Bank PLC inaugurated a special loan recovery programme on Saturday. The bank's Managing Director and CEO Md. Shawkat Ali Khan officially launched the programme at the bank's head office in Dhaka and announced...
BRAC BANK FORMS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ZAMBIAN CONSULATE IN BDBRAC Bank has entered into a strategic banking partnership with the Office of the Consulate of the Republic of Zambia in Bangladesh. The bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
FE ReportSpeakers at a roundtable discussion on Saturday said Bangladesh must strengthen its trade negotiation capacity, ensure policy coordination, and engage with major partners like the United States to tackle growing challenges in global trade.They stressed the need for economic...
TEHRAN, May 17 (AP): Iran's president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of US threats."We are negotiating, and we will negotiate, we...
BAGHDAD, May 17 (AFP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday called for increased pressure "to halt the massacre in Gaza", speaking at an Arab League summit hours after Israel announced an intensified operation in the besieged Palestinian territory.UN chief...
OUR CORRESPONDENTKHULNA, May 17: Three people including two teachers were killed and four others were injured in a head-on-collision between an oil-tanker and a human hauler at Golna in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as...
CHANDPUR, May 17 (UNB): The tranquil waters of the mighty Meghna River have turned into a graveyard for aquatic life once again. From early Friday morning, hundreds of lifeless fish of various indigenous species were seen floating along the riverbanks...
Motiar Rahman PABNA, May 17: Agriculture scientists have innovated a new technology of cultivating paddy as co-crop with sugarcane attaining a unique success in the cost-effective production of the two crops in the same place together. Sugarcane is a long-term...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The finance adviser has said Bangladesh will graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category to a developing country next year despite opposition."We are trying to graduate as a developing country by 2026. There has been a lot of discussion...
PRIME BANK LEAD ORGANISER OF RAJSHAHI 'SCHOOL BANKING CONFERENCE' Prime Bank, in collaboration with all scheduled banks operating in Rajshahi, successfully organised the School Banking Conference-2025 at the Rajshahi Zila Parishad Auditorium on Saturday. The event aimed to foster financial...
MERCANTILE BANK, MASTERCARD CARDS WITH ATTRACTIVE BENEFITSMercantile Bank and Mastercard announced their collaboration in launching a comprehensive portfolio of new cards, offering unmatched convenience, benefits and financial flexibility to cardholders. A launching ceremony was held on Saturday at Radisson Blue...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
Robi Axiata showed a 17.6 per cent year-on-year increase in profit in the first quarter through March this year to Tk 1.25 billion despite a 7 per cent year-on-year reduction in revenue.Selling expenses, finance expenses and income tax expenses were...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has requested the government to find out if there were any irregularities when a digital information system was introduced in 2019 to ensure accountability of insurers.It sent a letter on Saturday to the...
Players of BBA Jaguars pose with the champions' trophy of the AIUB Premier League (APL) T10-2025 tournament after beating CS Challengers at the American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB) campus in the final in the city recently. Founder Member and...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has once again conducted a raid at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), this time over three specific allegations-irregularities in Third Division team selections, inconsistencies in the BCB constitution, and financial corruption, reports bdnews24.com.A four-member ACC team...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC smartly clinched their first- ever title since the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) started as the top tier of football in the country, with three matches to spare as their arch rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited conceded defeat to...
Many young Bangladeshis aspire to pursue higher education and better opportunities abroad. To realise this dream, proficiency in English and success in standardised tests like IELTS or PTE are essential. This demand has led to the rapid growth of language...
Your esteemed newspaper recently reported that the foundation plaque of the Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge will not bear the name of the Honourable Chief Adviser as the inaugurator, rather the project's executing agency's name will only be written in the plaque....
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The shocking murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo has once again brought to the fore concerns over students' security on the campus, the country's prime seat of higher education. Shammo, a master's student at the Institute of Education...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
Even before the independence of Bangladesh, the waterway was one of the key modes for the movement of freights with India like it was historically the case through the railway. Most of the railway network of Bangladesh was also built...
The full scale of mismanagement, waste and arbitrary decisions that characterised Bangladesh's power sector under the authoritarian Awami League regime is increasingly becoming more apparent. One deal after another, struck by the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), stands out...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The US and China have brokered a temporary mutual reduction in tariffs for 90 days in a bid to deescalate a simmering trade war initiated by US president Donald Trump against China and other countries around the world. Trump's trade...
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