FE REPORT | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has begun looking into alleged loan irregularities at KHB Securities Limited.Abul Kalam, spokesperson for the market watchdog, said the inquiry committee would determine whether any operational irregularities had been committed at the brokerage...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
Many junk stocks have continued to rally against the price correction experienced by market blue-chip stocks, leading to volatility on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Such stocks, including Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills, also topped the chart of gainers on Thursday.On the...
NARSINGDI, Dec 04 (BSS): Favourable weather throughout the season has resulted Narsingdi farmers achieve a higher-than-targeted yield of transplanted Aman paddy this year. Growers across the district are reporting bumper production with improved grain quality. Farmers in Radhanagar, Lochanpur and...
NOAKHALI, Dec 4 (UNB): Three buses were burnt as a fire broke out at the BRTC bus depot in Sonapur of Noakhali district town early Thursday.Md Arifur Rahman tushar, manager of BRTC Sonapur, said the fire broke out at the...
KURIGRAM, Dec 04 (bdnews24.com): Kurigram has been gripped by dense fog and a biting cold for four consecutive days, disrupting public life across the northern district.Chilly winds and a heavy blanket of fog have shrouded the area since early Thursday.Vehicles...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (AP): China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.French President Emmanuel Macron met with...
The 339th meeting of the board of directors of Pragati Insurance Limited was held at its head office in the city on Wednesday. Chairman of the company Syed M Altaf Hussain presided over the meeting. Pragati Insurance Directors Khalilur Rahman,...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
The government has made electronic government procurement (e-GP) mandatory with the enactment of the Public Procurement Rules, 2025, said CEO of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) SM Moin Uddin Ahmed on Thursday.To implement the new provisions properly, it is crucial...
Commerce, Textile and Jute Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Thursday the government is determined to advance the textile sector by learning from the past failures of the jute industry, ensuring that similar mistakes are not repeated, reports BSS.He made...
MUBASHER HASAN | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
Islamic banking in Bangladesh is entering a new phase of transformation shaped by evolving customer expectations, rapid technological progress and an increasingly digital financial landscape. As the market expands and customers seek more accessible, transparent and value-driven financial solutions, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division published on Thursday the draft of the National Source Code Policy 2025 on its official website, with the slogan "Public Money, Public Code". The proposed policy aims to formally recognise the government-funded software...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
Leathertech Bangladesh 2025, the 11th edition of international technology tradeshow for leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemicals and accessories sectors, kicked off in the city on Thursday.Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), inaugurated...
HONG KONG, Dec 04 (AFP): Workers began removing protective netting from construction sites across Hong Kong on Thursday to comply with a government order after the city's deadliest fire in decades.The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern...
GAZA, Dec 04 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP on Wednesday that an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory killed five people including two children.The Israeli military said it had struck a "Hamas terrorist" in southern Gaza in response...
PADANG, Dec 04 (AP): Deaths from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the...
PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP): A majority of citizens across nine EU countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc's members and Russia, according to a survey by polling group Cluster 17 published Thursday in the French...
NEW YORK, Dec 04 (BBC/AFP): US special envoy Steve Witkoff was set to meet the head of Ukraine's national security council, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami on Thursday, the White House has confirmed.Witkoff spent almost five hours with Russian...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Bangladesh are under growing strain as operational costs continue to climb. Frequent increases in electricity tariffs, rising raw material prices, costly transportation, and persistent inflation have sharply reduced profit margins for small entrepreneurs. Many...
Animal cruelty is a criminal offence in Bangladesh, and the country's legal system provides clear mechanisms to address any intentional harm or killing of animals. When such an act takes place, the law allows the authorities to take immediate steps...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
The recent story of a boy who went viral for climbing onto the roof of the Dhaka Metro Rail train was initially seen as a dangerous act. But his interview with journalists revealed a much more alarming and neglected issue...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
When annual examinations of government primary and secondary schools along with pre-test examinations of grade 10 are used as a pawn for realising demands by teachers, the rot set in the country's education is laid bare. Although the Bangladesh Government...
The mid-year budget revision for fiscal year 2025-26 has placed the interim government in an undeniably difficult position. On the one side lies a formidable financial crunch; on the other, persistent demands from ministries and agencies for the full release...
Md Roushon Jamal | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
Soil alone contributes significantly to sustaining resilient food, water and energy security. Bangladesh's fertile and sacred soil bears the legacy of historical triumph, cultural pride and agricultural revolution. However, we are careless and cruel to our soil, ignoring its health...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
There come tipping points in the economic life of a nation when small changes will just not be enough anymorea period when the very fabric of working, learning, and adding value is being turned upside down by new technologies that...
The 28th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord was observed in the city on Tuesday, says a statement.Supradip Chakma, adviser on the CHT affairs, extended his greetings and congratulations to the people of all strata in the...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has rejected the request for Army officers arrested in a case over crimes against humanity for enforced disappearances and torture in Task Force Interrogation (TFI) cells during the Awami League government to attend hearings virtually,...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday warned that the party will "resist" if immediate action is not taken against corrupt officials still working inside the Election Commission (EC), reports UNB.He issued the warning on Monday after a...
Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna has apologised before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) after refusing to act as the state-appointed defence counsel for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of crimes against humanity linked to custodial...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's deteriorating health is largely the result of actions taken by Awami League President and deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.Rizvi...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature on Wednesday was...
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