FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Government employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat resumed their protests on Monday to demand immediate repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.They held processions and a rally at the heart of government administration at around 11:30am to press home their...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has ordered publishing a notice in two newspapers calling for the appearance of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal before it within seven days of publishing the...
A total of 234 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 6,222 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) has come up with a plan for selling 2.8 million pieces of jute bags at subsidised prices for the purpose of carrying commodities as alternative to poly-bags. To this effect, the ministry has...
KANANASKIS, Canada, June 16 (Agencies) - Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
A red-hot Middle-East turmoil fuelled by the Iran-Israel war may affect Bangladesh's garment business as global oil prices could spike and increase operational costs locally.And such production-cost escalation would bite trade returns on the country's cardinal export product-readymade garments or...
Multiple explosions have been heard around Tehran as Israel issues new threats to residents of the Iranian capital, warning of imminent attacks, report agencies. Iran launched a new wave of ballistic missile attacks on Israel -- including Tel Aviv and...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the national polls schedule will be declared two months before the election, reports BSS."The polls schedule will be announced 55 or 60 days before the election. It is not possible to...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
A capital-financing constraint like debt-equity ratio for foreign firms in Bangladesh in availing term loans in local currency may go now as the government plans to relax the rules to boost industrial growth, officials say.Presently, the foreign owned/controlled companies engaged...
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters): Foreign direct investment flows into developing economies dropped to $435 billion in 2023, the lowest since 2005, with just $336 billion flowing into advanced economies, the lowest since 1996, the World Bank reported on Monday.It said...
BEIJING, June 16 (AFP): Retail sales in China grew at a faster rate than expected last month, official data showed Monday, a positive sign for the world's second-largest economy during its grinding trade war with the United States.The key gauge...
Nagad, a mobile financial service provider of the Postal Department, has come up with a campaign titled "Hello Baba" on the occasion of Father's Day. To add extra joy to this Father's Day, Nagad offers exciting gifts for participants during...
NAOGAON, June 16 (BSS): After the Eid holidays, mango trading gained momentum in different markets of the district with delicious varieties of seasonal fruit appearing in the markets.Mango markets are crowded in Naogaon, known as the commercial capital of mangoes,...
A 22-member business delegation of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) left for Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday to explore new business and investment opportunities, reports BSS.The four-day visit of this trade team, led by DCCI President Taskeen...
The 40th board meeting of the newly-formed board of the directors of Union Bank PLC was held at its head office in the city on Monday. Chairman of the bank Md Fariduddin Ahmed presided over the meeting. Chairman of Risk...
A 25-day foundation training course for officers (Batch 5/2025) of Janata Bank PLC, organised by the bank's Staff College, commenced on Sunday. Managing Director of the bank Md Mazibur Rahman inaugurated the course as the chief guest. A total of...
MTB Foundation recently inaugurated a water access hub and sanitation facility to mark World Environment Day 2025, with this year's theme - 'Ending Plastic Pollution'. Under the project, 'Jol Torongo' for the vulnerable community of Char Alexander, Lakshmipur district, the...
United Commercial Bank (UCB) has launched the first open API-based banking system in Bangladesh. With this initiative, the bank will be able to provide modern, convenient, and technology-driven services to a larger number of customers simultaneously. Globally-renowned tech company Oracle...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The securities commission has decided to form a new Shariah advisory council (SAC) for the capital market.As part of this initiative, a 10-member nomination committee has been formed to recommend potential members for the SAC. The committee has been instructed...
Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ranong Chamber of Commerce of Thailand in Ranong, Thailand, recently to foster closer cooperation between the members of both associations. Shams Mahmud, President of BTCCI,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Nestled behind sleek glass partitions on the fifth floor of Rangs Babylonia, the headquarters of Pioneer Insurance PLC, Syed Shahriyar Ahsan's office offers a commanding view of Tejgaon's chaotic skyline. From this vantage point, Dhaka presents a portrait of contrasts...
The women's ODI World Cup is set to kick off on September 30, with India taking on Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India's high-profile fixture against Pakistan, at the neutral venue of R Premadasa Stadium in...
LOS ANGELES, United States, June 16, (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain laid down an ominous marker on their march towards global domination at the FIFA Club World Cup on Sunday as Bayern Munich showed no mercy to Auckland's amateurs with a ruthless...
A court on Monday imposed travel ban on former captain of Bangladesh cricket team and former lawmaker Sakib Al Hassan and 14 others, reports BSS.Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order following...
Even before South Africa could fire up the final celebratory braai after their triumph at Lord's, the new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for 2025-27 is set to begin some 9,000 km away in Galle. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, both...
HANOI, June 16 (Reuters): The United States is pushing Vietnam in tariff talks to reduce the use of Chinese tech in devices that are assembled in the country before being exported to America, three people briefed on the matter said.Vietnam...
M. Khorshed Anowar, DMD and Head of Retail and SME Banking of Eastern Bank (EBL); and Mahmudul Hasan, Head of Business of Amisheè; exchange documents after signing a customer benefit agreement in Dhaka recently. Amisheè, a fine jewellery retailer, will...
Prime Bank PLC has signed a strategic agreement with SARTO & SUIT EXPRESS to offer exclusive privileges to its Priority Banking customers and cardholders. Under this partnership, Prime Bank's Priority Banking customers and cardholders will enjoy attractive benefits and privileges...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has expanded its special concessional airfare programme, known as the 'worker fare', to four additional Middle Eastern countries -- United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Kuwait and Qatar -- in a bid to ease overseas travel for Bangladeshi...
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