REZAUL KARIM | 2025-03-22 12:00:00
Sonali Bank seeks government bonds worth Tk 63.33 billion against unpaid loans of sugar mills and Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) stuck in the state-run bank's throat as bitter pills. Officials have said the bank wants the bailout...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 12:00:00
Admirers of Syed Manzur Elahi shared heartfelt memories of the iconic entrepreneur and philanthropist at a commemorative meeting at the Senaprangan auditorium in Dhaka on Friday, calling for emulating his indelible legacy. Family members, friends, colleagues, well-wishers and government functionaries...
Sweety Akhter | 2025-03-22 12:00:00
Governance is the most discussed issue in today's global economy. The word "governance" comes from the Greek word 'Kuberniaen' and the Latin word 'Gubernare' which means 'To steer'. Steering of a ship is important in the rough sea for its...
Rezina Sultana | 2025-03-22 12:00:00
The passing of a legend always remains as a mystery as we take them for granted when they are alive. A common phrase says "Legends never die." Exactly this stuck me when I heard about the demise of Professor Dr....
JENAIDAH, March 21 (BSS): India's Border Security Force (BSF) handed over two Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) following a flag meeting at Maheshpur border in the district on Friday morning.BSF detained them when they were trying to enter...
Miscreants shot and killed a 35-year-old man in Dhaka's Gulshan area on Thursday night, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Sumon, an internet business owner, said Maruf Ahmed, a Sub-Inspector (SI) of Gulshan Police Station.Sumon was shot in front of...
Rain/thunder showers/lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to...
Patuakhali, Mar 21 (UNB): Police arrested another alleged suspect over raping a 17-year-old girl, who was abducted from Dumki upazila on Tuesday.The suspected rapist Sifat Munshi, 19, was arrested from a house in Pirojpur on Friday. Acting on a tip-off,...
Police arrested a fugitive, accused in a gang rape case of Panchagarh district, from the capital's Kamlapur Railway Station on Thursday, reports BSS.The arrested was Md. Saddam, 32, one of the fugitive and wanted accused in a gang rape case...
GAZIPUR, Mar 21 (UNB): A soil trader was killed and another injured in an attack allegedly by robbers on Boroibari-Haturia Chala regional road in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur on Thursday night, said police.The deceased, Sajeeb Hossain, 38, hailing from Gavchala...
RANGPUR, March 21 (BSS): A court has sent former manager at the Pirgachha branch of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) to jail in case of embezzlement of Tk 13.6 million (Tk 1.36 crore) by showing fake crop loans in the...
Low-income group people and workers taking their iftar in the capital's Segunbagicha area on Friday. Some voluntary organisations and NGOs arranged the iftar for them. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
The prices of beef, chicken, fish, and rice further rose substantially last week, heightening consumers' owes. Broiler and Pakistani chicken prices in the capital's markets increased by Tk 20-30 a kg.As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, the upward trend in prices continues, according...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Police have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in selling fake 'antique metal coin' or 'magnetic coin' to people.The arrestees are the members of a gang who insisted people to purchase 'antique metal coin', alluring them of making huge...
As many as 12 points in the Cumilla section on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, one of the busiest highways in the country, have been identified as potential points of concern for traffic congestion for Eid holidaymakers this year, reports bdnews24.com.Homebound travellers...
The government and various service providers have taken initiatives to ensure safe and smooth journey of the homebound passengers on the roads, marking the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.As part of move, the government has opened new bridges and roads ahead...
NARSINGDI, March 21 (UNB):Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between activists of Awami League (AL) and BNP over establishing supremacy in a remote char under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi early Friday.The deceased Amin, 23, son...
A man suspected of being a mugger has been beaten to death by a mob in Dhaka, according to the police, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at the Keraniganj jetty early on Friday morning.Polie said the suspect and his accomplices attempted...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the interim government not to take any step that would facilitate the rehabilitation of fleeing autocrats in the country, reports UNB."I would like to draw the attention of the interim government and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 21: Eid shopping has peaked up in the port city of Chattogram as Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslim community, is drawing nearer.Shopping centres here have been illuminated to woo potential Eid buyers as...
GENEVA, March 21 (AFP): All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
A national initiative has got underway to develop a new index aimed at providing a more representative estimation of economic activities by way of capturing accurate extent of burgeoning services sector. Sources said Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) initiated efforts...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the international community on Friday to take urgent steps to stop the brutal killings and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, reports BSS."The international community must be more vocal to stop Israel's expansionist aggression...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Issuance of plastic cards (debit, credit and prepaid) has risen by 142 per cent and the total transaction volume through cards has increased by 166 per cent over the past five-year period, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Over the past...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Different shopping centres in the capital were abuzz with customers on Friday, as the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of Muslim community, is drawing nearer.People from all strata of society crowded shops and footpath markets to buy...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
The Local Government Division (LGD) plans to extend the government's urban primary healthcare services from city corporations to all municipalities nationwide.It has sent to the Planning Commission a preliminary development project proposal (PDPP) titled "Urban Primary Health Care Sustainable Project...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was forced to turn around midway and return to Dhaka on Friday after a power outage disrupted operations at London Heathrow Airport.According to a statement by Biman, the flight BG 201 departed from Dhaka at...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
An exigent austerity following regime change keeps Bangladesh's public investment stymied as both the operating-and development-budget expenditures hit a 'historical low' during the first half of this fiscal, officials said.They fear the lower trend in public expenditure may downgrade investment,...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman believes the people of Bangladesh will not accept any attempt to rehabilitate the Awami League after the party was ousted from power by a mass uprising, reports bdnews24.com.In a Facebook post on Friday, he said: "The...
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