Karmasangsthan Bank opened its 278th branch in Birganj, Dinajpur, on Wednesday. Former Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Karmasangsthan Bank Dr AFM Matiur Rahman inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Dinajpur Deputy Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam...
Registration for the Universal Pension Scheme and monthly installment payments could be made through Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Islami Bank and the National Pension Authority was signed in the conference room of the Finance...
EBL at its 33rd annual general meeting (AGM) declared a 35 per cent dividend for the year ended in December last year. The meeting, chaired by Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman of the board of directors of EBL, was held...
Pubali Bank's Bangabandhu Avenue Corporate Branch has moved to a new location and started operations with the name Islamic Banking Corporate Branch, Paltan, Dhaka with a commitment to modern and large-scale Islamic banking services. Mohammad Ali, managing director and CEO...
Mohammed Rashedul Amin has been promoted to the rank of deputy managing director (DMD) of Southeast Bank.Prior to this promotion, he was senior executive vice president and head of the Agrabad branch of Southeast Bank, according to a press release.He...
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Wednesday that the government is working to enhance the export of tea after meeting the local demand, reports BSS.He also called upon all to highlight the tea industry both at local and international...
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters Breakingviews): Donald Trump could make Europe's stockpickers great again - or, at least, less bad. The US president's tariff war and a defence boom could see more money shift into European stocks and active funds. Groups...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
The stock market regulator will hold a meeting with representatives from retail investors on May 29 to listen to their complaints and grievances. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser, will preside over the meeting. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) secured an 11 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 755 million in January-March this year, driven by higher revenue and capital gains from sale of fire-damaged lighter ships.Earnings per share rose to Tk...
Abu Mukhles Alamgir Hossain | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
The land port restrictions imposed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, on several export items — including key products such as apparel — have dealt a significant blow to Bangladesh’s exports. If...
A series of devastating fires has struck several parts of Dhaka in recent days, leaving the city's residents alarmed and deeply concerned. Electrical short circuits, kitchen negligence, gas leaks, and a serious lack of fire safety precautions are believed to...
"The pressure is too much for me to handle. I can't take it anymore." These were the final words in Dhrubajit's diary, a student who recently took his own life, blaming the country's education system for his unbearable mental distress....
Seyed Mosayeb Alam | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
The numbers are ugly. Bangladesh's non-performing loans (NPLs) have exploded to over Tk 3.45 trillion by the end of 2024. When you include restructured and written-off loans, the bad asset mountain rises to a staggering Tk 4.75 trillion-about a third...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
The education and health sectors have historically been neglected in government budget allocations, resulting in excessive commercialisation and high out-of-pocket expenses for citizens. Many had high hopes that the interim government would break this trend by prioritising these two critical...
While speaking at a discussion meeting titled "Bangladesh Economy 2025-26: Policy Reform and National Budget", a number of leading economists of the country have recognised slight improvement in inflation and stability in the foreign exchange market but felt disappointed at...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-05-22 00:00:00
Every year has its importance, for in its distinctive way it has an impact on history. When decades or generations later we travel back to the years that once gave us glimpses into the working of human affairs, we are...
SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters): As much as 303 million metric tons per year of new high-emitting blast furnace capacity is under development, especially in major steel producers India and China, new research showed, suggesting it will still make up the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-05-21 12:00:00
IFIC Bank has planned to streamline its business policy by focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the agriculture sector, aiming to bring more unbanked people into the banking network, the bank's top policymaker has said."We want to...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, and at one or two places over Khulna...
Chief Executive Officer of Unico Hospital Dhaka Ardra Kurien speaking at a programme, marking the World Family Doctor Day 2025, in the capital on Monday.
Gazipur Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr G K M Mustafizur Rahman, among others, attended a comprehensive training session for farmers - on Azolla cultivation technology and applications - on its campus in Gazipur on Tuesday.
North South University (NSU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury in a photo session with the Executive MBA students, enrolled in Spring semester, at their orientation programme on NSU campus in the capital on Sunday.
Police have arrested singer Mainul Ahsan Noble in connection with a case filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, reports UNB.Talibur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said Noble...
Army personnel have detained 10 members of terrorist group 'Hitlu Babu Gang' with arms and ammunition from the capital's Matikata area, reports UNB.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Bhasantek army camp received complaints about disordering activities of the...
NARSINGDI, May 20 (UNB): A mobile court has come under attack by sand lifters during a drive against illegal sand lifting in the Meghna River at Raipura upazila of Narsingdi.The sand lifters allegedly opened fire and hurled crude bombs at...
One dengue patient died and 101 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours, reports BSS. "During the period, 42 patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 15 in Chattogram, six in Dhaka division,...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
Land owners in Dhaka city on Tuesday besieged the headquarters of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) in Dilkusha for four hours starting from 9.00 am, demanding reinstatement of Building Construction Rules, 2008.Under a platform called Dhaka City Landowners Association (DCLA), they...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-21 00:00:00
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain's supporters have announced a fresh protest rally for today to press for his swearing-in as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).Retired senior secretary Mashiur Rahman announced the programme during their sit-in in front of...
Most of the Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh want to expand their business, considering the prevailing investment-friendly environment, according to a survey of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), reports BSS."Bangladesh has demonstrated very good business even after political changes....
SATKHIRA, May 20 (UNB): A Satkhira court has sent former MP for reserved women seats Laila Parvin Sejuti to jail.Satkhira Chief Judicial Magistrate Court sent her to jail after she was produced before the court in a case filed over...
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