Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
In this country what the businesses demand, they get and they get it at the cost of the consumers. The public are a disparate lot and in the absence of a unified platform, their demands are met with indifference. Contrary...
The recent high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Adviser of the interim government has reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category in 2026. With this, any lingering uncertainty about deferring the transition has effectively been...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
The new US 'reciprocal tariff' policy announced on April 2, 2025 has shaken the global trade systems and escalated tensions across the globe. It has been interpreted that the Trump administration wanted to increase US exports primarily to reduce the...
The 47th meeting of the audit committee of the board of directors of Modhumoti Bank was held on Wednesday, April 16. Amongst the members of the audit committee, Mr. A. Mannan Khan, Mr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, and Mr. Md. Shafiul...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The investment promotion authority found the recent gas tariff hike as 'discriminatory' for new investors and apprehended that it would put an adverse impact on its ongoing efforts to attract new investment.The hike just after the investment summit would 'undoubtedly'...
ERD Secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky and German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster on Wednesday shake hands after signing an agreement to finance €52.5 million for the project 'Climate Change Adapted Urban Development Programme VIII'. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has waived the 5.0 per cent advance tax (AT) at the import stage on crude edible oils. Commercial importers can utilise the opportunity, subject to complying with certain conditions, said a notification issued by...
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all banks to submit comprehensive information on wilful defaulters in a separate format."It is mandatory to include all relevant details, including the names and identities of wilful defaulters," the central bank stated in its directive, reports...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing to initiate an embezzlement case against former IFIC Bank chairman Salman F Rahman, his son Shayan F Rahman, former BSEC chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, and 27 others on charges of "fraud" over IFIC...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Almost a year and a half since its inauguration, the Karnaphuli Tunnel continues to incur huge losses due to much lower traffic than the estimation amid a lack of initiatives to implement the "one city, two towns" concept. According to...
Stressing that elections and democracy matter, the United States has said the future of Bangladesh is going to be decided by the Bangladeshi people, reports UNB."And elections matter. I don't want to sound it trite here, but it's true. Democracy...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Traffic in the capital's Tejgaon area came to a standstill on Wednesday as protests organised by polytechnic students created tailbacks, causing sufferings to commuters. Polytechnic students blocked roads to press home their six-point demand, including the cancellation of the High...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned disillusioned from a crucial meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus on election timing as the head of interim government was noncommittal on the December deadline they proposed.Rather the government side reaffirmed already-promised December2024-June 2026 timeline...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) is set to implement two development projects worth Tk 9.11 billion to reduce import dependence by tapping into domestic mineral resources. One project titled 'Drilling of Two Deep Exploration Wells at the Titas...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The central bank has asked the primary dealer (PD) banks to prepare for the buyback arrangement of the government securities (G-Sec) from the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2025-26).The instruction came at a quarterly tripartite meeting held at the Bangladesh Bank...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh may receive US$1.14 billion in two instalments together from a package loan extended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), finance officials expect as a latest review of the lending terms concludes.An announcement to this effect will be given today...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has been named among TIME magazine- adjudged 100 Most Influential People of 2025, reports said on Wednesday.This recognition follows his pivotal role in steering Bangladesh toward democracy following last year's student-led uprising that toppled the...
JUBAIR HASAN AND YASIR WARDAD | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Government's inflation-battling vows may prove hollow in the near future as some of its latest decisions have triggered price spikes of some key commodities, officials and economists say.They point out policy-action paradoxes to substantiate their observations. They say the interim...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.The sun sets in...
A Dhaka court Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, a former driver of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), to five years imprisonment while his wife Nargis Begum to three years imprisonment in a graft case, reports UNB.Judge of the Dhaka...
Today (Thursday) is the 25th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, former chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, says a statement. Relatives, friends and admirers are requested to pray for the salvation of the departed...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) would provide Euro 5.0 million as grant to Bangladesh for improved migration management and sustainable reintegration.The IOM signed a grant deal to this effect with the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Tuesday.Md Shahriar Kader...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Moderate to heavy rainfall in different parts of capital Dhaka on Wednesday gave city dwellers a respite from scorching heat at the onset of summer.Rain also caused sufferings for people of different walks of life as many parts of the...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed on Wednesday said that a separate secretariat for the judiciary would be implemented soon. He said this while visiting the office of the "Supreme Court Reporters Forum (SRF)", a platform of the reporters covering...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives to the government bodies concerned to take necessary steps for stopping the spread of online gambling or betting games immediately. Directions have also been sought for stopping...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan officially inaugurating newly-installed GM 403M Air Defense Radar at 71 Squadron of Bangladesh Air Force at Mirpur in the capital on Wednesday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2025-04-17 00:00:00
Education Adviser Prof Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar said that advanced technologies are creating new opportunities for students across the country.He also warned that issues such as intolerance, ultranationalism and blinkered attitudes pose a challenge to the country's greater achievements, urging the...
SYLHET, Apr 16 (UNB): An activist of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death during a factional clash in Sylhet city on Tuesday night.The deceased is Tushar Ahmed Chowdhury (21), son of Advocate Sajed Ahmed Chowdhury of...
KHULNA, Apr 16 (BSS): Two former students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) have filed separate cases against 15 individuals, including the university's former vice chancellor (VC) and pro-vice chancellor, over violent assaults that occurred on the campus...
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