FE ONLINE DESK | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The Financial Express (FE), Bangladesh's pioneering business daily, has celebrated its 30th anniversary at its office in Dhaka city's Purana Paltan. Marking the event, FE Editor Shamsul Huq Zahid cut a cake flanked by the corporate clients and staff of...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
In an effort to bring three long-dormant textile mills back into production, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) plans to lease them out, officials said Sunday.The three mills, located in Chattogram, Kurigram and Sylhet, have been idle for a long...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Government gazette on the wage board-recommended Tk 12,500 as minimum pay for entry-level garment workers has been published although labour unrest on demand for doubling the amount continued.Meanwhile, another garment worker died from his wounds suffered amid clashes that upset...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has asked its member factories to suspend fresh recruitment as the Western buyers are delaying new orders amid ongoing labour protests demanding "fair wages".At a press conference on Sunday, the apex body...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Sporadic violence erupted and traffic thinned as BNP and its allies observed the first day of their fourth round two-day nationwide blockade on Sunday.The streets of Dhaka were relatively deserted compared to usual working days. Long-haul buses were largely sitting...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Tariff cuts proved a damp squib in stemming commodity-price rises as revenue authorities feel business cartels make the most of the facility meant for distraught consumers. Intended impact of the tariff readjustments is in doubt amid price rises of all...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people to boldly face any situation saying that Bangladesh would surely overcome manmade disasters like arson violence, reports UNB."We will take Bangladesh forward, surely overcoming manmade disasters like arson violence as we...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Stock of local-currency taka with banks is also depleting fast for having to buy costly dollar amid unrelenting appreciation of the US currency amid its dearth. Such a quandary for the bankers is arising from factors like forex-reserve depletion for...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...
Two books titled 'Cha Sramiker Katha' And 'Cha Sramiker Majuri: Maliker Labh, Sramiker Lokshan' were published at the National Press Club on Saturday, reports UNB.Both books were written, edited and principally researched by Philip Gaine. PPRC Executive Chairman Dr Hossain...
Universal Medical College Principal Dr Uttam Kumar Pal, Health and Family Welfare former secretary Abdul Mannan, Dhaka University Medicine faculty Dean Dr Shahriar Nabi Shakil and Universal Medical College Hospital Managing Director Dr Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, among others, attend an...
BAGERHAT, Nov 12 (UNB): This year, the local administration has asked the devotees to keep their National Identity Cards (NIDs) along with them while joining the three-day traditional Rash Mela for Hindu communities, scheduled to begin on November 25.The Hindu...
Bangladesh's human rights record will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) working group for the fourth time today (Monday), reports UNB.Law Minister Anisul Huq will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the review meeting...
Relatives weeping as Jalal Uddin, worker of Islam Garments, who received bullets during a clash over the minimum wage for the apparel workers in Gazipur, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the city. The...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday placed a five-point recommendation to end the brutal carnage in Palestine, which continues despite calls from global communities for an immediate ceasefire, reports UNB.She put forward the recommendations in a recorded video speech...
BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas on Sunday started testifying for himself in a case filed against him for amassing illegal wealth and concealing the information, reports BSS.Judge Manjurul Imam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-6 adjourned the hearing till November...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled a hearing for November 19 of this year to review an appeal petition filed against a High Court verdict that deemed the registration of Jamaat with the Election Commission (EC)...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP has spent 15 years dreaming of going to power in an undemocratic way boycotting elections and none knows how many more years...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said the introduction of online system will ensure electoral transparency and make the process easy and fair, reports BSS.He said this while inaugurating the 'Online Nomination Submission System (ONSS)' and 'Smart...
NARSINGDI, Nov 12 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government can't be overthrown by carrying out clandestine attacks as the people are not behind the opposition movement."What can they do by imposing blockades? They want to topple...
KARACHI, Nov 12 (Express Tribune): Consul General of Sri Lanka Jagath Abeywarna mentioned that despite 75 years of good diplomatic relations and a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) since 2005, Sri Lanka-Pakistan trade volume remains 'insignificant' at US $440 million due...
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12 (Express Tribune): More than half of the World Bank-funded portfolio of federal projects worth $6.7 billion has been declared unsatisfactory or problematic by the lender, highlighting deep-rooted problems that have remained unaddressed for years due to serious...
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (AP): The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40 per cent of the world's goods and services.So when Washington and Beijing do economic battle, as they have for...
LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters): If a re-emerging risk premium in bonds is down to government debt sustainability worries, central banks may need to lobby their Treasuries that it's undermining their control of credit.US Federal Reserve officials are puzzling over why...
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters): A still-jittery bond market is clouding the outlook for a rally in US stocks, analysts tracking measures of market volatility said.Stocks and bonds have been in a tight relationship over the last few months, with...
MUMBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters): India's Tata Technologies is in talks with Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Blackrock and some U.S hedge funds to invest in its initial public offering at a valuation of $2.5 billion, two sources with direct knowledge of...
Shahjalal Islami Bank organised a business review meeting with Rajshahi and adjacent area branch officials on Saturday in Rajshahi. Shahjalal Islami Bank Managing Director and CEO Mosleh Uddin Ahmed was present as the chief guest, while Additional Managing Director and...
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