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...
KHAGRACHHARI, May 18 (UNB): For nearly 12 years, around 20,000 residents of 30 villages in Mohalchhari upazila of Khagrachhari district have been risking their lives by crossing a dangerously dilapidated culvert, due to the prolonged inaction of the authorities concerned.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
SYLHET, May 18: Boro paddy harvest is almost completed in Sylhet region with farmers unhappy with its low price.Md Mosharraf Hossain, additional director at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Sylhet, told the FE that Boro harvest is completed...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, May 18: Allegations have arisen about irregularities in construction of a 2.5-kilometre road stretching from Bachamara Bazar to Amtoli in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj district. Locals alleged that substandard materials, including fragile concrete blocks and low-quality brick chips, as...
JAIPUR, May 18 (PTI): Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar bowled a match-turning spell after Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh made bruising fifties as Punjab Kings edged closer to an IPL playoff berth with a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur...
Partho Saha, a Bangladeshi ultra-marathoner, completed the grueling 100km Fishtail Ultra Trail Race at Pokhara in Nepal recently.Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) sponsored him, according to a press release.Out of 50 participants from across world, only five finished the race...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan poses with the winners of the `3rd Western Group President Cup Golf Tournament -2025' at the Army Golf Cup in Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday- ISPR
LONDON, May 17 (Reuters): Crystal Palace stunned Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday to win the first major trophy of their 164-year-old history thanks to a goal from local boy Eberechi Eze.At a sun-baked Wembley in...
Parvez Hossain Emon, coming from Chattogram, idolised Tamim Iqbal as he grew up watching the veteran left-hander and tried to imbibe the same aggressive mindset that separated the former captain from his peers, reports Cricbuzz.Till Saturday (May 17), Tamim was...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has proposed adding an extra match to their ongoing two-match T20I series against the United Arab Emirates. This move comes as part of their preparations for the upcoming tour of Pakistan, report agencies.Originally, Bangladesh was...
BEIJING, May 18 (Reuters): China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9 per cent on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.The commerce ministry's findings conclude...
SINGAPORE, May 18 (Reuters): At least five companies from mainland China or Hong Kong are planning IPOs, dual listings, or share placements in Singapore in the next 12 to 18 months, four sources said, as Chinese firms look to expand...
The Department of Environment organised a drawing competition for children and adolescents at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. The competition, marking the World Environment Day, focused on the theme "Say No to Plastic Pollution". The event was attended by...
Chartered Life Insurance PLC has recently signed an agreement with Generic Healthcare Ltd. CEO (Acting) of Chartered Life Mohammed Amdad Ullah and Founder, Managing Director & CEO of Generic Healthcare Ltd Dr Faisal Rahman signed the agreement on behalf of...
A two-member delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its President Maria Howlader, recently held a meeting with the team of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), UK at the Chartered Accountants'...
Southeast Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Pension Authority (NPA) to facilitate the collection of monthly contributions under the Universal Pension Scheme (UPS). The agreement was signed at a ceremony at the Finance Department, Ministry...
Modhumoti Bank donated Tk. 5 million to four educational institutions in Konkapoit, Chauddagram upazila, Cumilla under the bank's CSR programme. Md. Shafiul Azam, managing director & CEO of Modhumoti Bank, handed over the cheques to the representatives of the institutions.
Pubali Bank launches co-branded card with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The exclusive card launching ceremony was attended by BUET Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman as chief guest. Pubali Bank Managing Director and CEO...
RIYADH, May 18 (Arab News): Expatriate remittances from Saudi Arabia soared to SR15.5 billion ($4.13 billion) in March 2024, marking a 29.61 per cent year-on-year increase.According to data released by the Saudi Central Bank, also known as SAMA, this is...
IPDC Finance PLC has marked a major milestone in its journey of corporate governance with the successful conclusion of its 100th Board Audit Committee meeting on May 13, says a statement. This landmark 100th session has been convened under the...
India's benchmark equity indexes posted a weekly rise as investors cheered a truce with Pakistan, trade talks with the United States and expectations of domestic interest rate cuts, reports Reuters.The Nifty 50 rose 4.21 per cent to 25,019.80 for the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-19 00:00:00
Special assistant to the chief adviser, Dr Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has assured that the existing problems surrounding the capital market will be quickly resolved for its sustainable development.His assurance came on Sunday at a meeting at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE)....
MetLife Bangladesh has recently organised a daylong training workshop on 'Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing' for branch managers and unit managers of MetLife's Chattogram region. The workshop was held at a hotel in Chattogram, under the guidance and...
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