FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
The country's largest-ever science and technology-based summit - the 'BEAR' (biotechnology, electronics, artificial intelligence, and robotics) Conference and the Bangladesh National Semiconductor Symposium 2025 - kicked off at the National Science and Technology Complex in the capital's Agargaon area on...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
World Bank (WB) Vice President for South Asia Johannes Zutt has praised Bangladesh's interim government for taking up critical reforms aimed at strengthening economic resilience and enhancing transparency in public institutions.During his first official visit on Wednesday since assuming the...
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said Malaysian government would issue multiple entry visas for the Bangladeshi workers from now on, reports BSS. "I've good news for brothers and sisters, who are in Malaysia as workers...We...
The government has approved a substantial cost escalation for Bangladesh's third submarine cable project, aiming to enhance the country's international telecommunication infrastructure.Under the latest revision, the total cost of the project titled "Expansion of Bangladesh's International Telecommunication System through Installation...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh's banking sector must urgently strengthen cybersecurity, IT governance, and rural digital access to ensure safe and efficient financial services in an increasingly digitised environment, experts have said.The recommendations came during a high-level review workshop titled "IT Operations of Banks",...
TEHRAN, July 16 (AFP): Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said Wednesday.The vessel was intercepted "after legal documents related to its cargo were found to be incomplete," said...
TOKYO, July 16 (AFP): Japan's unpopular ruling coalition faces tough upper house elections this weekend, opinion polls suggested, potentially ending Shigeru Ishiba's premiership after less than a year.Ishiba, 68, has headed a minority government since October when he led the...
SWEIDA, July 16 (AFP/AP): Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250...
NEW YORK, July 16 (Reuters): At least 20 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in what the US-backed group said was a crowd surge instigated by armed agitators.The GHF,...
TORONTO, July 16 (AP): The 2026 World Cup being hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is less than a year away and FIFA's protocols for matches affected by wildfire smoke remain unclear.The 48-team World Cup will run from...
Bangladesh U-20 national women's football team assistant coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu said his girls are prepared for the return match against Bhutan, reports BSS."The condition of the team is good ... There were some minor injuries which the girls overcame....
The first contingent of the Pakistan cricket team arrived in Dhaka to play the T20 series after almost four years outside the ICC Future Tour Schedule (FTP), while Bangladesh prepare to take on Sri Lanka in the series decider in...
KURIGRAM, July 16 (UNB): What was supposed to be a blessing has turned into a source of frustration for hundreds of families living in remote char areas at Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district.A solar electrification initiative, meant to bring power...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, July 16: Passengers on the Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route, one of the most vital waterways connecting 21 districts in the southwestern region of Bangladesh, continue to suffer due to illegal occupation of the ferry terminal on the Paturia side by...
Gold gained on Wednesday on a softer dollar, while investors awaited more clarity on trade talks between the US and its trading partners, with another inflation print due that could give further guidance on the US Federal Reserve's policy outlook,...
BTRC held a view-exchange meeting on telecommunication infrastructure management and adoption of necessary emergency measures during disasters at the BTRC Bhaban in Dhaka on Tuesday. In the meeting, representatives from government and private organisations and telecom service providers discussed various...
LONDON, July 16 (Reuters): Oil prices fell by about 1 per cent on Wednesday, as signs of stronger Chinese crude consumption were outweighed by investor caution about the wider economic impact from US tariffs.Prices have seesawed in a tight range,...
The time extension granted for the implementation of the new US tariff on Bangladeshi products expired on 9 July 2025. Immediately after the deadline, President Trump reinstated a revised 35 percent duty on Bangladeshi imports, set to take effect from...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quickly evolved from science fiction to a useful tool in our daily life. AI is spearheading a technology transformation that presents both great potential and significant concerns, ranging from smartphones and smart homes to healthcare and...
Atiqul KabirTuhin | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
In a landmark step toward central bank independence, the interim government has reportedly drafted the 'Bangladesh Bank Order, 2025', aiming to elevate the central bank to the status of a constitutional body. Currently, the central bank operates as a 'body...
The illogical ban on export of jute and jute goods from Bangladesh to India through land ports has dealt a severe blow not only to the jute industry but also to the cultivation of this cash crop. Only one option...
Barkat-e-Khuda | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
Despite considerable economic growth and substantial increases in food grain production, food insecurity and hunger persist in many countries, affecting a sizeable proportion of their populations. Global hunger remains a serious issue. Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023,...
ONE Bank PLC celebrated its 26th founding anniversary with a cake-cutting ceremony on Monday. A.S.M. Shahidullah Khan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, cut a cake at its Corporate HQs. Directors Anannya Das Gupta and Shawket Jaman,...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office....
RANGPUR, July 15 (BSS): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the main accused on charges of raping a teenage girl of Pirganj upazila in Rangpur - from the East Baraipara area under Ashulia police station of Dhaka on Monday night.The arrestee...
In a heartbreaking incident, a nine-year-old girl, a wanderer from Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh, is now hospitalised in the capital, as her young life irrevocably marred after being raped by an unidentified man in Banani area on Monday night, reports...
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) Board of Trustees Founder Member and Chairman Nadia Anwar, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Saiful Islam, and Proctor Prof. Dr. Manzur H. Khan receiving the 'Best Sustainable Initiative - University' at the SDG Brand Champion Awards 2025....
FE REPORT | 2025-07-16 00:00:00
Some 375 people have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh with the dengue fever in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, according to the DGHS. No deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported during this period.Among the newly admitted...
Rizwan Bin Farouq has been elected as Duke of Edinburgh's International Award's (DEA) International Council (IC) Member for the Asia Pacific sub region (South Asia) for the 2025-2028 term. In this role, he will collaborate with IC members and others...
BRAC University (BRACU) recently hosted a panel discussion on fiscal policy's role in Bangladesh's economy at the university's Merul Badda campus in the capital, according to a press statement.Public expenditure stands at just 13 per cent of the GDP, whereas...
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