The government has expressed confidence that a free, fair and impartial election can be held, despite concerns over the experience of district administrators (DCs) appointed before the announcement of the election schedule, reports UNB."The field administration is ready and competent....
FE REPORT Speakers at a dialogue underscored the importance of ensuring security for religious and ethnic minorities across the country during the upcoming national elections.They also emphasised that with 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election approaching, religious and ethnic minorities in...
The 'Adammo Jobian Oikya' panel secured Vice-President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) along with leading positions in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) elections, reports BSS.Md. Riazul Islam has been elected as VP, while Abdul...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has assured that candidates who have filed appeals against the decisions of returning officers following the scrutiny of nomination papers for the parliamentary election will receive justice, reports bdnews24.com.He made the assurance while...
BNP leaders and activists attended a namaz-e-janaza of Swechchhasebak Dal leader of Dhaka North city unit Azizur Rahman Musabbir in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital on Thursday. — FE Photo
Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd., also known as Sony-Smart, has inaugurated the country's first-ever 'Sony Home Theater Experience Centre' at its flagship showroom at Uttara in Dhaka recently. Sony-Smart is the official distributor of Sony products in Bangladesh.Head of Sony International...
MEGHNA BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BANGLADESH BANK Meghna Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in its Start-up Refinance Scheme. Nurun Nahar, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, attended the signing ceremony as the chief guest....
SHIMANTO BANK SIGNS AGREEMENT ON START-UP REFINANCE SCHEMEShimanto Bank has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank to participate in the Start-up Refinance Scheme, amounting to Tk 5.0 billion, to support start-up CMSMEs. Under this agreement, start-up enterprises will be...
The white paper of the ICT Division was published on its website (ictd.gov.bd) on Thursday.A taskforce formed to probe irregularities and mismanagement of various ICT-related initiatives taken during the previous government in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division has...
Novoair, one of the country's leading airlines, steps into its 14th year of operations today (Friday).To celebrate the milestone, the airline has taken a series of special initiatives, says a press statement.On the occasion, Novoair has announced a 14% discount...
NRBC BANK CHAIRMAN RECEIVES 'EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AWARD'Md Ali Hossain Prodhania, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NRBC Bank PLC, has been honoured with the 'Excellence in Corporate Governance Award' in recognition of his outstanding leadership in promoting...
FE REPORTThe government will continue to provide cash incentive facilities for exporters for an additional six months in order to support them during ongoing global economic challenges.According to a notification issued by the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Entrepreneurs and leaders of BGMEA, BKMEA and BTMA have called on the government to adopt a balanced tariff policy to resolve the ongoing dispute over yarn imports, aiming to make both the readymade garment (RMG) and spinning sectors more competitive...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday the 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2026, which will take place in Nepal, report agencies.Wicketkeeper-batter Nigar Sultana Joty has been named captain of the side, with...
KUSHTIA, Jan 08 (UNB): Allegations that a government canal is being blocked to construct a pipe culvert have raised serious concerns among farmers in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia, with at least 70 hectares of agricultural land at risk of permanent...
SHARIATPUR, Jan 08 (UNB): A young man was killed and two others were critically injured in a bomb explosion while allegedly making bombs in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur district early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Sohan Bepari, 20, son of...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSExtremely chilly weather marked by dense fog is taking a heavy toll on seedbeds of different crops, especially of Boro paddy, in Pabna and Sylhet causing an extremely worrying situation for the farmers in the districts. Our Pabna correspondent...
CAIRO/DUBAI, Jan 08 (Reuters): Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in two separate strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hours after the military said it had hit the site of a failed militant rocket launch, the latest violence...
BERLIN, Jan 08 (Reuters): German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticised the US foreign policy under President Donald Trump and urged the world not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what...
WASHINGTON, Jan 08 (Agencies): The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Thursday.During what the New York Times described as a wide-ranging, two-hour interview, the paper...
The Advertising Agencies Association of Bangladesh (AAAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aleph, the authorised commercial partner of global digital platforms such as Google and TikTok in Bangladesh. The partnership aims to strengthen the country's digital advertising...
RUPALI BANK'S BIGGEST SUCCESS IN RECOVERING CLASSIFIED LOANSThe Local Office of Rupali Bank PLC has achieved the biggest success in recovering classified loans. In 2025, the branch recovered a total of Tk 40 billion in defaulted loans, a new milestone...
FE REPORTBusiness Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a public-private dialogue platform, has urged the expansion of the scope of duty-free raw material import facilities for non-bonded exporters to drive export diversification.It made the call on Thursday at a dialogue titled "Duty-Free...
Mercantile Bank organises training on AML & CFTMercantile Bank Training Institute organised a training programme on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML & CFT) at the bank's training institute on Wednesday. Managing Director Mati Ul Hasan attended...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its Keraniganj agent point under its Aganagar branch at Bridge Road, South Keraniganj, Dhaka, on Wednesday. Md. Shafiul Azam, managing director & CEO of Modhumoti Bank, inaugurated the agent point as chief guest, in the presence of...
MTB inks deal with SMC Enterprise for advanced cash management solutionMutual Trust Bank (MTB) and SMC Enterprise signed an agreement for an advanced cash management solution integrated with MTB eBank at MTB Centre, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has launched a month-long Entrepreneur Development Training Programme as part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship in Bangladesh. The programme is being implemented under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP), led by...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
Renata has secured high-class recognition from one more stringent drug authority, which opened up an opportunity to export medicines to Turkey. In a filing on Thursday, the listed drug manufacturer informed that it had received regulatory approval from the Turkish...
Babul Barman | 2026-01-09 00:00:00
The SME board of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in 2025, significantly underperforming the main market index.Sixteen of the 20 SME stocks suffered erosion in market value during the period, many of which had experienced...
Winter is a familiar season in Bangladesh, returning each year with a predictable rhythm. Not all winters are the same. Some pass gently, while others arrive with biting cold and silent cruelty. The severe winter currently gripping the country has...
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