JHALAKATHI, Feb 11 (BSS): Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has held street rallies and distributed leaflets in order to connect with the people over the implementation of the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's 31-point outline for structural reforms in the country.Md...
Ireland will fully support the interim government and its reform agenda to restore democracy in the country, the Irish ambassador to Bangladesh said on Thursday, reports BSS.Kevin Kelly, who is based in New Delhi, said Ireland is also keen to...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former state minister of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Dipankar Talukdar in a case lodged over the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jashida Islam passed the order on...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned for two weeks the hearing on review petitions for restoration of the 13th amendment to the constitution and reinstatement of the poll-time non-party caretaker government (CG) system, report agencies. A three-member apex court bench...
Sacked Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members staged a sit-in at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Tuesday demanding acquittal in the BDR carnage case and reinstatement of their jobs in the paramilitary force (now named Border Guard Bangladesh) -...
The Annual Business Conference 2025 of Nitol Insurance Company Ltd was held at its Head Office in Dhaka recently. The event was attended by Chairman of the company AKM Monirul Hoque as the chief guest and EC Chairman & Director...
The Asset-Liability Management Committee of Janata Bank PLC held a meeting at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka on Sunday, with Managing Director Md Mazibur Rahman in the chair. DMDs Md Faiz Alam and Md Nurul Alam were present at...
GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Ltd and Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC's mobile banking platform, Rocket, have signed an agreement to facilitate loan installment and deposit mobilisation. This partnership enables GSP Finance clients to make payments for various products and services from anywhere...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 11: A four-day REHAB fair begins at Radisson Blu Hotel in the port city on Thursday.A total of 42 stalls of real estate and housing companies, including 2 gold sponsors and 17 co-sponsoring institutions are participating in the...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has introduced a special 'worker fare' for Bangladeshi expatriates travelling to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia in an effort to curb rising airfares and reduce migration costs."We have taken this initiative in line with the government's efforts to...
KHULNA, Feb 11 (BSS): Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said the government plans to increase the number of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) cards to ten million."The government will revise the TCB card system, raising the coverage to ten...
The Ministry of Commerce has extended the tenure of Md Anwar Hossain, the administrator of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), for another four months, reports UNB.He will remain in charge until June 16.The Trade Organization Division of...
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Enforcement authorities in key global markets should work closely with garment supplier countries to tackle unfair purchasing practices with effective measures such as joint inspections, data-sharing agreements and the establishment of international grievance mechanisms.Khondker M Talha, Ambassador of Bangladesh to...
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (AP): President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. "ownership" of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who have sought to argue Trump...
Md Abu Shahed Shams Azad has been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of the Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited (CRAB), effective from February 9, says a statement. Mr Azad, who obtained his MBA degree from IBA, University...
Union Bank PLC has appointed Md Ali Reza as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the bank, says a statement. With over 26 years of experience in the banking and non-banking financial sectors, Mr Reza brings unparalleled expertise and leadership...
The Advertising Agencies Association of Bangladesh (AAAB) has successfully concluded one of the country's most prestigious competitions, 'Sharpener 2025'. Held in Dhaka, this competition saw participation from 12 advertising agencies, with Team 'Bon Lee' from the agency 'Mighty' emerging as...
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Global rights campaigners have raised concerns that excessive employer influence over operations of RMG Sustainability Council (RSC), the factory safety body, is weakening its effectiveness and endangering workers. The RSC was set up in 2020 to take over the responsibility...
The FE published a story headlined, 'Dhaka bourse's faulty IPO list confuses investors' in its February 10 issue where it was mentioned that the IPO application of Protective Islami Life Insurance PLC, among a few other IPO applications, was rejected...
BRAC Bank organised a 'School Banking Conference' in Brahmanbaria as the lead bank under the guidance of the Bangladesh Bank. The conference was aimed at educating students about banking services and encouraging savings at an early age. The event brought...
Prime Bank recently signed an agreement with Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd at the bank's corporate office to provide the pharmaceutical company with comprehensive cash management solutions. Healthcare Pharmaceuticals will avail of services of PrimePay, the omni-digital channel of the bank, to...
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Reliance Insurance secured a record profit in 2024, supported by higher premium income and investment return, in a challenging business climate. The insurer's profit jumped 39 per cent year-on-year to Tk 959 million in 2024, the highest since its listing...
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Trustees and custodians are often blamed for not securing interest of unit holders of mutual funds whenever embezzlement of any fund by a rogue asset management company (AMC) makes headlines.Facing a situation like that, several trustees said they had little...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-02-12 00:00:00
Citibank, N.A. in Bangladesh is committed to play a pioneering role in introducing world-class innovative products and services for facilitating business activities in Bangladesh, a senior official of the global bank has said."Bangladesh has made rapid strides over the last...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-02-12 00:00:00
Taskforce meant to suggest reforms to the capital market recommended that investors having less than Tk 1 million in equity investment do not get margin loans and only 'A' category companies be considered as marginable stocks. The changes to the...
SEOUL, Feb 11 (BBC): A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation.The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in...
ARIZONA, Feb 11 (Reuters): At least one person was killed on Monday after a midsize business jet skidded off the runway while landing at the Scottsdale, Arizona, municipal airport and collided with another jet that was parked, authorities said.Dave Folio,...
KABUL, Feb 11 (AFP): A suicide bomber killed five people including Taliban security forces on Tuesday in an explosion outside a bank in northern Afghanistan, police said.Seven people were also wounded in the attack which targeted a queue of people...
LUANDA, Feb 11 (AFP): A cholera outbreak in Angola has killed at least 108 people since the start of the year, the health ministry said Tuesday, with deaths on the rise in the last few days.The resource-rich African nation has...
BERLIN, Feb 11 (AFP): Corruption threatens to "derail" global cooperation to tackle climate change, graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) warned in a report on Tuesday.Its "Corruption Perceptions Index" for 2024 showed that many countries involved in climate action-either as hosts...
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