FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
The government has formed four high-powered panels to resolve and monitor the RMG (readymade garment) and non-RMG sectors' issues including labour unrest involving the factories located mainly in Gazipur district, Ahsulia of Savar, Narayanganj and other places.The Ministry of Labour...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will launch new commuter trains on Dhaka-Narsingdi-Bhairab Bazar-Dhaka route and replace the rake of coaches on Dhaka-Narayanganj route on March 26, marking the Independence Day.Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan will inaugurate...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
The central intelligence cell (CIC) has asked the commercial banks and non-banking financial institutions to freeze bank accounts of politician GM Quader, his wife Sharifa Quader.In an order, sent to the managing directors of the scheduled banks and NBFIs, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
This time, the state-run dairy brand Milkvita has also raised the price of packed milk by Tk 10 per litre, raising concern among consumers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Their latest move came following an escalation in milk price by its...
Bangladesh will observe a one-minute nationwide blackout on Mar 25 to commemorate the horrific night the Pakistan Army launched a massacre of the Bengali people in 1971, reports bdnews24.com.According to a press release from the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs,...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury has emphasised the need to shift the focus of foreign direct investment (FDI) from its monetary volume to the number of jobs it creates."I would personally prefer a $10 million investment...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Army hosted an iftar and dinner in honour of the students injured in the 2024 July-August uprising at Senamalancha in Dhaka Cantonment on Sunday.Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman was present as the chief guest at the event, said...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
The government has released Tk 12.50 billion to pay remittance and export incentives, according to sources.Cash incentives of some Tk 10 billion and Tk 2.5 billion were released for remittance beneficiaries and local exporters, respectively, through separate orders issued by...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Road, air and waterway tickets are being overcharged arbitrarily, thereby creating anarchy ahead of Eid, says a passenger rights group, calling for an immediate end to this anarchy.In such a chaotic situation, extra fares ranging from Tk 300-1,500 are being...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud irately likens the Payra port to a festering wound to the economy and says a seaport is being built at a location that is not even suitable for a river-port."At best, it could serve as...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has set up a trapper, a special device designed to immobilise rickshaw wheels, in old Ramna Police Station area. In the picture taken on Sunday, a rickshaw driver is seen struggling to lift his three-wheeler...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
The country's non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), which have so far remained exempt from paying premiums on their deposits to the central bank, will be required to do so starting in July 2028, according to a draft law prepared by the...
The National Citizen Party (NCP), Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD-Marxist) submitted proposals on state reform to the National Consensus Commission (NCC) at its office at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday, reports BSS.It was...
BNP on Sunday submitted its proposal to the National Consensus on reforms, strongly opposing the inclusion of the July 2024 Uprising with same importance of the 1971 Liberation War in the preamble of the constitution, reports UNB.The party also opposed...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) wants to generate 120 megawatts (MW) of solar power by setting up on-grid solar systems in its eight operational circles, officials have said.In this regard, it recently invited bids from international engineering, procurement, and construction...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh and China will sign several cooperation MoUs during Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus's imminent China tour, what Beijing takes as a "milestone event". In a prelude to the visit, Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain Sunday said there would be...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Tycoons first opened trust fund and then siphoned off funds to tax-haven island nations before transferring to developed countries for finally settling in the chosen destinations, financial intelligence has found out. This is a common pattern of asset accumulation and...
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has issued a notice to auction the assets of Infinity CR Strips Industries Limited, a subsidiary of S Alam Group, to recover outstanding loans, reports UNB.The Islami Bank published the auction notice for the sale of...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Khulna divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Weather may...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Police arrested a total of 229 individuals during raids at different areas in the capital in 24 hours to Sunday. A total of 56 cases were also filed against the arrested. Of the arrestees, eight were involved with robberies, nine...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday issued directives on vehicular movements aiming to ensure safe and hassle-free Eid journey of homebound passengers.Confirming the matter, Deputy Police Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman said the traffic department of DMP...
A delegation led by Ambassador of Palestine Yousef SY Ramadan paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters on Sunday, reports UNB.In addition to exchange of mutual greetings, the Army chief expressed deep...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) increased further on Sunday, as banks expressed their unwillingness to invest excess liquidity in the securities ahead of the upcoming Eid festival.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills rose to...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-24 00:00:00
As Bangladesh navigates an important phase in its development, policymakers, national experts, media persons, and development practitioners suggested consorted efforts to address the spread of misinformation and disinformation that threatens inclusive development, institutional trust, and social cohesion.They expressed the opinion...
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze five bank accounts of former state minister for women and children affairs Meher Afroz Chumki and confiscate her 3,115 square feet flat in the city over a graft case, reports BSS.Dhaka metropolitan...
SYLHET, Mar 23 (UNB): A Sylhet court on Sunday granted bail to Akhter Hossain, a convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, who was arrested in connection with a clash during an Iftar Mahfil organised by the National Citizen Party (NCP)...
The High Court (HC) will hold hearing on a rule regarding the bail of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote and former ISKCON leader, in a sedition case followed by the HC vacation and Eid...
Stating that people are the real capital of politicians, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged political parties to focus on public issues and demands alongside state reforms, reports UNB."The people of Bangladesh have many expectations from political parties...
BNP-Jamaat-affiliated teachers' organisation Sada Dal (White Panel) of Dhaka University (DU) has demanded the trial of DU Sociology Department teacher Dr. Zeenat Huda, former general secretary of Dhaka University Teachers' Association, reports UNB.The demand came in a statement signed by...
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