FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh must take urgent and proactive measures strategically leveraging the 90-day US tariff respite otherwise it might be at risk of losing large volume of seasonal work orders for next holidays.The county also has to inform the US about the...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md. Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday said individual and corporate tax rates are unlikely to be reduced in the upcoming national budget, as they are already lower than those in peer economies...
Palestinian rescuers pull a woman from the rubble after an Israeli strike on the Manoun family home in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday. — AFP
FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
New industries are now to pay Tk 40 and captive power plants Tk 42 per cubic meter of gas as the government jacked up tariffs of the basic fuel by 33 per cent on average, overriding objections. The hike takes...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
A new mode marks the traditional pageantry this time as the Bengali New Year is being celebrated today in Bangladesh with the iconic Mongal Shobhajatra replaced with Barshaboran Ananda Sobhajatra.After a hitch following the torching of the pivotal sculpture symbolising...
The Sammilito Pahela Boishakh Udjapon Parishad has announced the cancellation of its daylong Bengali New Year celebration at DC Hill in Chattogram after the stage for the event was vandalized, reports bdnews24.com."We organisers have decided not to go ahead with...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
The interim government has directed the concerned department to reinstate the phrase "except Israel" in the passports amid rising demands from the people of the country.Deputy Secretary Nilima Afroz of the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed it on Sunday.The Security...
The Islamic Foundation has urged the authorities concerned to hold the Jumma (Friday) prayers at the same time in all mosques across the country, reports UNB.In a press release on Sunday the Islamic Foundation said Friday is a day for...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Mild...
A Dhaka court on ordered the freezing and attachment of all movable and immovable assets of Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, son of former Public Service Commission (PSC) driver Syed Abed Ali, reports BSS.Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court...
\Four coaches of the Dhaka-bound Chilahati Express have gone off the tracks in Gazipur, disrupting rail communication between the capital and northern Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred around 2:30pm on Sunday in the Salna area along the Dhaka-Tangail railway line,...
Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, chairperson of Board of Trustees of East West University, poses with participants at the concluding ceremony of a certificate course on 'teaching for active learning (TAL: Batch 15)' on its Aftabnagar campus in the capital on...
Three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chattogram Port on a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh on Sunday. Chief Staff Officer of the Commander, Chattogram Naval Area, greeted the officers and sailors on board upon their arrival. The visiting ships are...
The 53rd martyrdom anniversary of five members of the family of Saidur Rahman, founder (president) of Projonmo '71, will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday), says a press release.The deceased are the father, mother and three elder brothers of Saidur Rahman, a...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has stressed the urgent need for localised solutions to waste management, proper segregation, and recycling of wastes to address Bangladesh's growing pollution challenges, reports BSS."Segregation, recycling, and composting (of wastes) must...
Photographed on Sunday, prospective buyers browsing through different handicraft items at the makeshift shops at Doel Chattar on Dhaka University campus, which have high demand among the connoisseurs especially to decorate their homes marking Pahela Boishakh, the first day of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 13: The appointment of a consultant for construction of four bypasses and one flyover spanning 26 km on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway is expected by May next.Sources said the evaluation of bids from three foreign joint-venture firms was...
'Bhasani Janashakti Party', a new political platform, was launched by the Bhasani Anushari Parishad on Sunday, aiming to build a prosperous and just Bangladesh, reports UNB.The announcement was made during the National Representative Council 2025 of the Bhasani Anushari Parishad...
lThe investigators of the International Crime Tribunal (ICT) have been trying to recover the deleted information and evidences of the July uprising by using most sophitigated technology, reports BSS.The Chief Prosecutor of ICT Mohammad Tajul Islam revealed the information in...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior leaders criticised the interim government's uncertain election date between December this year and June next year demanding a certain roadmap and election date by this year. BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed raised the question...
Gonoforum and Jamiat-e-Ulemaey Islam Bangladesh have submitted their respective opinions on reform proposals to the National Consensus Commission, reports UNB.A Gonoforum delegation, led by its general secretary Dr Mizanur Rahman, handed over the party's reform opinions to the Commission's Vice-Chairman...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Bangla New Year, saying this day returns to the life of the nation again and again in various forms and variations, reports BSS.Noting that the New Year...
DETROIT, Apr 13 (Reuters): GM is temporarily halting production of its electric commercial van at its assembly plant in Ontario due to slow sales, the company and the union representing workers there said.The Detroit automaker is temporarily laying off 1,200...
RIYADH, Apr 13 (Arab News): The US and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will sign a preliminary agreement on energy cooperation and civilian nuclear technology, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told a press conference in the Saudi capital on Sunday.The...
A ship carrying a total of 36,100 tonnes of imported rice from India has arrived at Chattogram Port, reports BSS.The MV FROSSO K, transporting 36,100 tonnes of rice from India through an international open tender has docked at Chattogram port,...
Prominent banker Mohd Khaleduzzaman has been promoted to Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB). A circular regarding his promotion was issued by the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday, says a statement.Prior to...
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited held a business review meeting joined by officials from all branches and sub-branches on a virtual platform on Saturday. Chairman of the bank Md Ataur Rahman attended the meeting as the chief guest while Executive Committee...
The 421st board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Sunday, with Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar in the chair. The overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and several policy decisions were taken...
The 7th meeting of the Board of Directors of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) for the term 2024 & 2025 was held on Sunday at its office in Dhaka, with its Chairman Md Rezaul Karim in the chair. The meeting...
Janata Bank PLC Managing Director (MD) and CEO Md Mazibur Rahman greeted two newly-appointed deputy managing directors (DMDs) Md Nazrul Islam and Md Ashraful Alam at the bank's head office in the city on Sunday. DMDs of the bank Md...
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