The rise of cryptocurrency is reshaping the global financial landscape, posing both challenges and opportunities for traditional banking institutions. Digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins operate on decentralised blockchain networks, allowing users to conduct transactions without intermediaries such as...
Government employees in Bangladesh are going to enjoy an extended holiday during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr due to additional public holidays and weekend holidays, reports UNB.The government has already announced a five-day holiday for Eid but additional public holidays and weekends...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
A 40-year lease-renewal agreement for rubber plantations has been signed between the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) and the Forest Department, which is aimed at promoting revenue growth and climate protection.Over the years, the Forest Department has officially transferred...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The number of 'No-Frill Accounts' (NFAs) in the country continues to rise, reflecting the ongoing efforts to expand financial inclusion among low-income people, students and working children.According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) latest quarterly report, as of December 2024, the...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced import duties on fresh fruits by 15 per cent. To this end, the revenue board issued two notifications on March 16 and another one on March 10, said a NBR press release...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
State-run Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended extension of duties, taxes and VAT-exemption facilities on edible oils until June 30, aiming to keep the prices and supply of such oils stable in the local market.It requested recently the...
HASAN SOJIB | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday suspended nine teachers and 289 Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)-linked students over attacks on the protesting students of the July uprising from July 14 to 17 last year. The decision was made based on the recommendations...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The yield on 10-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) crossed 12 per cent on Tuesday, as banks showed reluctance to invest in the securities ahead of the upcoming Eid festival.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the BGTBs...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
A Tk 37 billion green steel project, being constructed by Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Limited (BMSIL) in the National Special Economic Zone in Mirsarai, Chattogram, is in disarray due to lack of utility and policy support.The project, the biggest single...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The Jamuna dedicated railway bridge would significantly contribute to connectivity improvement, as well as more trade and investment, with better rail transportation as the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) initiative expects, said a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided not to move forward with the fifth phase of the Health, Population, and Nutrition Sector Programme (5th HPNSP) to avoid financial mismanagement and redundancy. The decision came from a series of...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has deferred its decision about taking further action against Bangladesh's non-observance of three core conventions until next March.According to the ILO's draft decision that is available on its official website, it also urged the government...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
A lawcourt now orders freezing 31 more bank accounts of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, daughter Saima Wazed Putul and her sister Sheikh Rehana and their related organisations over corruption allegations.They deposited Tk 3.94 billion...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The tax-intelligence team of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) suspects that Tk 7.21 billion in remittances declared by a taxpayer may be linked to arms purchases by close allies of the ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina.The large sum, claimed...
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Mar 18 (Reuters): Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, ending weeks of relative calm after talks to secure a permanent ceasefire stalled.Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas each accused...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The government is getting more tactful to outwit dishonest businesses, engaged in profiteering, to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday regarding reported artificial market crisis.Replying to a query over the short supply of...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's trade competitiveness on the global market rises as the taka, which was significantly overvalued against the US dollar in January, reasonably depreciated in February.In the past month of February, the real value of the local currency should have been...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to upholding the human rights of every citizen of the country irrespective of their colour, creed, race, sex and gender.The attacks on the minorities, notably Hindus, following the...
Rain/thunder showers/lightening flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office....
A Dhaka court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced one Ziaur Rahman to death in a case lodged over the rape and subsequently murder of an adolescent girl in Dohar in 2018, reports BSS.Judge Munshi Md Moshiar Rahman of Dhaka Women...
The High Court (HC) has ordered Barguna's deputy commissioner and superintendent of police to ensure the safety of a child "rape victim" and her family. Authorities in Magura have similarly been directed to take measures to protect the elder sister...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) started organising a three-day Arabic Calligraphy Workshop from Monday, aiming to explore the professional value of the art form and expressing spirituality in Ramadan. Organised to mark the 13th founding anniversary of JU's Department of Fine Art,...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in collaboration with the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI), launched a week-long introductory training programme on Computable General...
Ambassador of Qatar Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani called on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2025-03-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's local government system now faces several limitations, including institutional weaknesses, over-centralisation of power and financial constraints.Besides, there are other challenges such as lack of transparency, accountability and corruption, political interference and limited opportunities for gender and social inclusion.Speakers identified...
RANGPUR, March 18 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer and former lawmaker Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has said his party wants universal unity among political forces to protect the independence and sovereignty of Bangladesh.He said this while speaking at an Iftar...
Narayanganj, Mar 18 (UNB): Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested five suspected members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and a Bangladeshi from Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj on Tuesday.The arrestees are ARSA leader Ataullah Abu Ammar alias as Jununi, Moshtak...
Officials and employees of the Election Commission (EC), who have been opposing the government's initiative to transfer control of National Identity Card (NID) services away from the commission, have suspended their "operational halt" programme, reports bdnews24.com.The decision was announced by...
Reacting to remarks made by DNI Tulsi Gabbard, the interim government on Monday said groundlessly linking Bangladesh to the idea of an "Islamist caliphate" undermines the hard work of countless Bangladeshis and their friends and partners around the world who...
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