PUBALI BANK DONATES BUS TO IUTAs part of corporate social responsibility, the board of directors of Pubali Bank donated a bus to the Islamic University of Technology (IUT). Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO of Pubali Bank, handed over the...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
An inspection team of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) found the New Line Clothings' factory and head office shut during a visit on Tuesday.In a stock exchange filing, the premier bourse informed that a DSE team had gone to Kaliakair...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
Task force of the capital market has recommended criteria for individual auditors to be eligible to examine financial statements that issuers submit with IPO proposals; the main objective is to make them answerable for any misconduct. It said auditors would...
HANOI, April 8 (AFP): Vietnam will buy more US goods including security and defence products, the government said, as it seeks a last-minute delay to enormous tariffs imposed by Washington.The Southeast Asian manufacturing powerhouse counted the United States as its...
Bangladesh has urged Finnish enterprises to invest in Bangladesh, particularly in sectors such as clean energy, green tech, innovation and digital services, e-commerce and textiles, reports BSS. The call was made at the fourth round of Bilateral Consultations held at...
DHAKA WOMEN CHAMBER ELECTION HELD The election of the Dhaka Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DWCCI) was held at the National Scout Bhaban in Dhaka recently. Naaz Farhana was elected as its President, Sajeda Minhaj as Senior Vice President...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones lnvestors Association (BEPZIA) has lauded the Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus for taking timely steps after US issued reciprocal tariffs on Bangladesh. BEPZIA president Shahadat Musharraf Khan, in a letter sent to the CA...
COMMERCE ADVISER INSPECTS SENA KALLYAN SANGSTHA'S FACTORIES Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has recently inspected Sena Edible Oil Industries and Sena Flour Mills in Narayanganj -- two subsidiaries of the Sena Kallyan Sangstha which produce high-quality and standard-compliant products. Commerce...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), a private sector think tank, has called for stronger public-private consolidation to safeguard the country's interests in response to the potential shock from the recently announced US tariff hikes. BUILD also emphasised conducting a comprehensive...
Asma ul husna | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
Is it just me, or did band music sound better on cassette players? The 90s were undoubtedly the golden age of Bangladeshi Band music. The music's quality and originality during that time remain unmatched. Spotify or YouTube can't even begin...
MUHAMMAD ZIAUL ISLAM AKIB | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
In the most basic sense, travel can be defined as a journey from one place to another, usually a round trip. It can also be remarked as seeking personal growth and self-discovery and often as a gateway trip from the...
BANGKOK, Apr 08 (AFP): A prominent American academic was detained on Tuesday and charged with insulting Thailand's monarchy, his lawyer told AFP, in a rare case of a foreign national falling foul of the kingdom's strict lese-majeste law.Paul Chambers, who...
SANTO DOMINGO, Apr 08 (BBC): At least 15 people have died after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic. Many more are injured and rescue workers are still attempting to free people from the rubble.It is not...
TEHRAN, Apr 08 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat said Tuesday he believed a new nuclear deal could be agreed with the United States provided Tehran's longtime foe shows sufficient goodwill in talks to begin in Oman on Saturday.Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi...
Mir Shariful Bashar | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
The Blue Economy offers a suite of opportunities for sustainable, environment friendly, equitable growth in both traditional and emerging sectors of Bangladesh, which is one of the maritime nations of South Asia. This can be capitalised by devising an Exclusive...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-04-09 00:00:00
For a president of United States (US) who declared before election that he would like to end all wars, Donald Trump's actions and declarations after he took office make him anything but a pacifist or a globalist. If economic confrontations...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are changing the way we think about transportation, and it's an exciting shift towards a greener future. With climate change and air pollution becoming bigger concerns, EVs offer a much cleaner alternative to traditional gas-powered cars. Since...
Bangladesh is a developing country with millions of young bloods. With approximately 5.0 million university students in Bangladesh, their impact on the economy is more than we realise. Apart from paying tuition fees, let us talk about the earnings from...
At a critical stage of the national economy when the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has tapered off to a six-year low, the Chief Adviser (CA) of the interim government has invited the country's global partners to a four-day...
Police have used tear gas, water cannons, and sound grenades to disperse a group of former BDR members marching towards the Secretariat to demand the restoration of their jobs, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred when law enforcers stopped the procession in...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN from CHATTOGRAM | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
Foreign investors have praised the interim government's multipronged efforts to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), stating that such proactive steps are likely to motivate more investors to consider Bangladesh as an investment destination.On Monday, a delegation of around 60 investors...
US President Donald Trump says he will impose additional tariffs on China, from Tuesday, if Beijing does not withdraw its 34% retaliatory tariffs on the US, reports BBC.The additional tariffs on Beijing would be of 50 per cent, Trump says.As...
FE Report | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that Bangladesh should boost public investment and ensure better governance in the development work to expand the country's economy, officials said on Monday.It has also recommended reducing non-performing loans (NPLs), introducing a fully...
FE Report The Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam has instructed police officers to arrest the individuals responsible for vandalising shops and businesses in Sylhet and several other cities across the country. "We have video footage of the attackers. They...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced 11 individuals, including former Sonali Bank managing director Humayun Kabir, to different prison terms in a loan forgery case.Judge Md Zakaria Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-6 in Dhaka delivered the verdict after concluding...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
The reading of the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Bangladesh in March 2025 declined by 2.9 points from the previous month to record a slower expansion rate at 61.7.A PMI reading above 50 indicates that the sector/economy is generally expanding....
FE Report | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested global apparel brands and retailers not to shift the financial burden onto suppliers as some buyers are in negotiation with Bangladeshi apparel makers to mitigate the impact of the latest US...
JAKARTA, Apr 07 (Al Jazeera): Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in major cities around the world to condemn Israel's assault on Gaza as the war in the Palestinian territory reaches the one-year mark.In New Delhi,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
People from different social strata stage protests across the country, demanding an end to unprovoked acts of aggression against Gaza by Israel. The photo was taken in the capital's Paltan area on Monday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam People...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-08 00:00:00
International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICC Bangladesh) President Mahbubur Rahman has expressed deep concern over the recent announcement of new higher trade tariffs by US President Donald Trump and stressed the importance of undertaking diplomatic negotiations with the US authorities...
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