WASHINGTON, April 5 (AFP): US agricultural exports, fuels and manufactured goods are set to take a hit from China's blanket retaliation against President Donald Trump's sharp tariffs, with both sets of measures due to take effect next week.After Trump announced...
Twelve more firms in the BEPZA Economic Zone (EZ), located within the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram, are likely to go into commercial operation in this year.As of now, a total of 41 companies have signed agreements to...
NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters): Tariff-stunned markets face another week of potential tariff turmoil, with fallout from President Donald Trump's sweeping import levies keeping investors on edge after the worst week for US stocks since the onset of the coronavirus...
RFL has started exporting grass mats to the Philippines, after meeting domestic demand. The first consignment of 'Support'-branded grass mats was recently shipped from the factory of RFL Plastics Limited, a concern of the RFL Group, located at Danga Industrial...
FE REPORTTrading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) resumes today (Sunday) after a week-long Eid break.The bourse remained closed for nine days since March 28, including weekly holidays and special holiday on the occasion...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Staffers of the securities regulator, including top executives, claim to have no power to make any decision as the commission, especially the chairman, remains the sole authority when it comes to regulatory decision making. So, if the Bangladesh Securities and...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
"In diplomacy, clarity is often more powerful than consensus." - Henry KissingerBangladesh Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Bangkok on April 4, 2025, against the backdrop of regional instability and domestic transformation. The...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Since Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20, he has been ramping up his trade war agenda fuelling uncertainty over global trade and growth. The increase in tariffs and the expanded scope of their application on imported...
Online learning has really changed the way we think about education, offering both exciting opportunities and some challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed us all into virtual classrooms, showing that learning can continue even outside traditional school settings. One of the...
The Bangladeshi market for financial derivatives holds great potential as the country works towards modernising its financial sector. Financial derivatives like futures, options, and swaps help investors and companies hedge against risk by protecting them from price volatility in assets....
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
What US President Donald Trump hails as a day of liberation for America could, in reality, signal the onset of global economic recession if his administration remains steadfast in pursuing its sweeping "reciprocal tariff" policy. The so-called "reciprocal tariffs"-which reach...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
As promised, Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (USA), has imposed reciprocal tariffs on more than 180 countries. He slapped the tariffs on Wednesday last through an executive order titled 'regulating imports with a reciprocal tariff to...
The new "reciprocal" tariff rates imposed by President Donald Trump on almost all of America's trading partners including Bangladesh on April 2 are deeply unreasonable and troubling on multiple fronts. This move signals a complete departure from the global trading...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh (EGCB) now plans to set up a 220MW solar power plant in Sonagazi upazila of Feni district.The company has some 650 acres of land in Sonagazi after setting up a 75MW solar plant there. After...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Myanmar has so far identified 180,000 of the Rohingya refugees eligible for repatriation, Bangladesh is informed as the issue comes into the limelight of late in different discussions. A list of 800,000 Rohingya sheltered in Bangladesh was provided by Dhaka...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly foster international cooperation in the fight against corruption.ACC chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen and NACC president Suchart Trakulkasemsuk...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
America's retaliatory tariff hikes are unlikely to have any major impact on Bangladesh's competitiveness, says leading trade- economist Dr Zaidi Sattar, citing relative cost advantages, high production capacities and environmental compliance among guardrails. Also, Bangladesh entrepreneurs are reliable and dynamic,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Water-sharing treaties on Ganges and Teesta rivers, Hasina extradition and regional trade facilitation dominated discussion as Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally held a much-hyped meeting Friday in Bangkok. The leaders of the...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Apr 04: At last townspeople of Chattogram are going to get a specialised burn unit at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) soon as construction work of the 150-bed medical facility dedicated to comprehensive care and treatment for...
IN THE LAP OF NATURE: Jubilant children enjoying the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation with their guardians at Ramna Park in the capital on Friday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORTBangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan has been awarded 'Yale World Fellowship 2025' for his outstanding contribution to inventing floating school.Mr Rezwan is one of the 16 world leaders who received the fellowship this year for their vital role in areas...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) celebrated its 55th founding anniversary on Friday.A ceremony was held on this occasion at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the organisation's central office in the capital.In line with the slogan "Let us build capable...
Police have recovered the decomposed body of an elderly man from a flat in the capital's Mirpur-11, reports BSS.The deceased has been identified as Mashrur Rahman, 65.Upon receiving the information, police, along with a team from the fire service, went...
FE REPORTAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives today to review progress on its various prescribed recommendations before disbursement of the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7-billion lending package for stabilising Bangladesh's macroeconomic situation.The team is expected to kick...
BANGKOK, Apr 4 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has suggested BIMSTEC secretariat to take initiative for a BIMSTEC youth festival to enhance the engagement among the young boys and girls of member states.Prof Yunus gave the directives to...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Police arrested 12 individuals on different charges from the capital's Mohammadpur and Adabar areas on Thursday.A K M Mehedi Hasan, assistant police commissioner - Mohammadpur zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said the arrests were made during block raids by...
BANGKOK, Apr 04 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus held a bilateral meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Harini Amarasuriya on the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.He sought Sri Lankan support in the Interim Government's...
India's Prime Minister urged Bangladesh's interim leader to avoid rhetoric that mars bilateral relations during their first meeting on Friday since the ouster of Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina, India's foreign ministry said, reports bdnews24.com.Relations between the South Asian neighbours, which...
RETURN FROM THE ROOTS: City dwellers started returning to the capital after enjoying the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation with their near and dear ones at village homes across the country. The photo was taken from Kamlapur Railway Station on Friday. - FE...
SATKHIRA, April 3, 2025 (BSS) - Abdullah Al Faruque, a resident of Alipur village in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, is battling for his life losing his an eye and sustaining multiple serious wounds across his body during the 2024 July Uprising.He...
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