ONE Bank PLC launched 'Anannya' (Women's Platinum VISA Credit Card) with NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. This VISA Credit Card is especially designed for women clients. With this new VISA credit card, cardholders can simply tap their credit card at...
Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury has recently been elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of NRB Bank PLC at a meeting of the Board of Directors, says a statement.Mr. Chowdhury is an accomplished banker with over...
BRAC Bank's digital banking app, 'Astha', now serves more than 900,000 customers, a landmark that reflects the growing trust of a digitally empowered customer base, says a statement.Launched in 2021, Astha was designed to meet Bangladeshis' evolving lifestyles and diverse...
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Bangladesh hosted an event titled 'Find and pursue the right standards for your business: A Hands-on workshop with the SME Toolkit' in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Trade & Supply Chain...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Denmark has expressed a strong willingness to invest more in Bangladesh, especially in key areas such as ready-made garments (RMG), port development, water resource management, the blue economy, and green technology.Stating that Denmark has been one of the primary partners...
OSLO, May 12 (Reuters): Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said it had sold all of its shares in Israel's Paz Retail and Energy because the company owns and operates infrastructure supplying fuel to Israeli settlements in the occupied...
HONG KONG, May 12 (AFP): Stocks rallied Monday after Chinese and US officials made "substantial progress" at trade talks in Geneva and slashed their tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, fuelling hopes the two sides will pull back from a standoff...
Wholesale Club-Bangladesh has recently imported a vast selection of premium products from American retail chains -- Costco, Jetro, Sam's Club, and Bargain -- for sale at its only hypermarket located in Jamuna Future Park (Level-2) in Dhaka, says a statement....
The "1st Quarter Business Conference-2025" of South Asia Insurance Company Limited was held at its head office in the city recently. Chief Executive Officer of the company Muhammad Nurul Alam Chowdhury presided over the conference. The programme was conducted by...
A five-day training on 'Basic course for Cash Officers' (34th Batch) of National Bank concluded at the Training Institute of the bank recently. A total of 27 officers from different branches of NBL participated in this training course. Imran Ahmed,...
Sonali Bank PLC opened its 1234th branch at Ranir Bandar in Chirir Bandar upazila, Dinajpur, on Monday. Managing Director & CEO Md Shawkat Ali Khan inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Md Mizanur Rahman Mazumder, General Manager, General Manager's...
Md Obaydul Haque, former executive director of Bangladesh Bank and former principal of NRBC Bank Training Institute, recently joined Janata Bank PLC as a director. On the occasion, Chairman of the board of directors of Janata Bank PLC Md Fazlur...
A high-level delegation from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), led by its President Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, paid a courtesy call on Dr Md Sajjad Hossain Bhuiyan, newly-appointed Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), at...
Prime Bank held an Open Agri Credit Disbursement and Training Programme in Birol, Dinajpur, engaging 150 farmers, including both existing borrowers and potential clients from nearby areas. The event was aimed at facilitating credit access and strengthening farmers' maize cultivation...
Shahjalal Islami Bank celebrated its 24th anniversary on Monday. The bank commenced its operations on May 10, 2001, and since then has been compliant with the Islamic Shariah. Special Doamahfil & Quran Khatom programme was organised at all branches and...
Modhumoti Bank donated a total of Tk 4 million to 40 educational institutions of Sakhipur, Tangail for establishing or renovating computer labs and other infrastructure. Each institution will get Tk 100,000 from the bank's CSR programme. Md. Abdullah Al Rony,...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank's woman entrepreneur Rozi Ahmed received award at the Banker-SME Women Entrepreneurs Assembly, Product Exhibition and Fair 2025, organised by the Bangladesh Bank (BB). Rozi Ahmed received the crest and financial award from Nurun Nahar, deputy governor of...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
People's access to credit, insurance payments, and savings through mobile financial services (MFS) saw a significant increase in Bangladesh last year compared to the previous year, according to a recent global report.The report highlighted that the number of mobile money...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Gas supply to a plant of the United Power Generation & Distribution Company (UPGDC) has been resumed two weeks after suspension as the government, under pressure to meet rising energy demand, agreed to address a dispute over gas pricing. The...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
IDLC Finance reported a profit of Tk 508.77 million for the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year surge of more than 43.6 per cent, driven by gains from Treasury bonds and reduced provision. The earnings per share (EPS) rose to...
The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has reached an unimaginable level of cruelty, with Israeli forces imposing a total blockade on the supply of food, water, and medicine to innocent civilians. According to the United Nations humanitarian agency, the situation is...
One of the key drivers of human progress is the acquisition of knowledge, and a primary tool for nurturing that knowledge is the habit of reading. Libraries serve as institutions where this knowledge is preserved and made accessible to readers....
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the much-anticipated Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge on the River Karnaphuli on May 14 next. The 700-metre double-track and double-lane bridge will replace the existing 93-year-old single-lane rail-cum-road...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
Greek dramatist Aeschylus, who died in 456 BC, said, "In war, truth is the first casualty".Later, in 1917, U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, made the same observation by saying "The first casualty when war comes is truth."In a parallel universe, where...
The warning is dire for Bangladesh. Renowned economists of the country have sounded the alarm bell ringing not for nothing. At a book launching ceremony in the city, they have emphasised the urgency of undertaking economic and institutional reforms because...
M A Taslim | 2025-05-13 00:00:00
The United States (US) president Donald Trump did just what he had said he would do if elected - he imposed incredibly high tariffs on most countries the US trades with including Bangladesh. Never since the Great Depression of the...
FE REPORTArrest the people responsible for attempting to suppress last year's July movement, DIG Rezaul Karim Mallick directed police station officers-in-charge of the Dhaka range on Sunday.The newly appointed deputy inspector general (DIG) of Police for Dhaka Range also said...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM May 11: The dream of people living in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar is going to come true as Bangladesh Railway (BR) will construct the new rail-cum-road bridge over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat which will upgrade both rail and...
A recent public opinion survey has revealed that an overwhelming 97 per cent of citizens of the country favor free primary healthcare services.The findings also highlighted overwhelming public demand for more accessible and affordable healthcare across the country, reports BSS.The...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam Sunday said the issue of 1971 must be resolved and the accomplices of war crimes must seek an apology."The Pakistanis ideology will have to be negated for doing politics in Bangladesh," he said...
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