- Thursday, 25 June 2026 |
- Today's FE |
- e-Paper |
- Beta Website
Edward Snowden has become a father, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told Interfax. Former CIA and NSA agent Edward Snowden and his wife Lindsay Mills announced the birth of their first...
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has moved to appoint a consultant for its proposed LPG terminal project at under-construction Matarbari Deep Sea Port. State-owned BPC recently forwarded a letter to the...
The 4th international conference on Bangladesh’s environment (ICBEN-4) has begun with the motto to strengthen the environment movement to ensure a liveable earth. Over 40 renowned environmental and social activists...
National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines got a new Dash 8-400 aircraft to help it expand operations in the short-range, including domestic and South Asian destinations. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant unbeaten century gave India control of the Boxing Day Test against Australia on day two. Rahane, leading India in place of Virat Kohli who has...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated Bangladesh’s largest Women Central Jail on Sunday noon. Talking to The Financial Express, Mohammad Sajjad Hossain, Assistant Inspector General (Development) of Department of Prisons...
The government will give awards to 19 industrial organisations and entrepreneurs, under six categories, for their contributions to the industrial development of the country. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun...
An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said, while the interior minister said there were no immediate reports of...
The government has decided to reduce rice import duty for the private sector by 37.5 per cent to 25 per cent from 62.5 per cent amid a price surge of...
A total of 42 Bangladeshis were killed in violence-related incidents along the country's border from January to November of 2020, according to a local independent rights body. The Ain o...
Kyle Jamieson made a crucial late breakthrough to put New Zealand on top against Pakistan at the end of the second day of the first test in Mount Maunganui on...
The first phase of the staggered municipal elections will begin in 24 municipalities across the country on Monday amid the outbreak of the coronavirus, reports bdnews24.com. Ballots will be cast...
Bangladesh is set to move a second batch of Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal this month, officials said...
Energypac Power Generation is set to hold its IPO (initial public offering) lottery draw on January 3, aiming to allocate a total about 40.30 million ordinary shares among the successful...
British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access...
Police arrested the manager of a local NGO named RAK in connection with a case filed for embezzling Tk 20 million (2 crore) after conning 800 members of the NGO,...
Stocks witnessed sharp gains in early trading on Sunday as investors put fresh stakes on stocks riding on high expectations. Meanwhile, Robi’s share continued to rise for the second trading...
Sri Lanka took early control of the first test in South Africa with strong middle-order performances from Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal leading their team to 340-6 at stumps...
Leaders of Indian farmers’ unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which has so far failed...
The board of directors of state-run Padma Oil Company Ltd has recommended a 125 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2020. The final approval of...
At least 10 climbers have died and several more are missing in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran after heavy snowfall, state media reported on Saturday, and the seven crew...
The number of new beneficiary owner (BO) accounts continued to rise as the stock market is showing a signs of stability after the latest market debacle in 2010-2011. Market operators...
Eminent actor and internationally renowned dance icon Zinnat Barkatullah was shifted to the intensive care unit or ICU of a Dhaka hospital on Saturday, UNB reports. Her daughter, renowned actor...
The country's e-commerce sector has witnessed an eventful year with some policy reforms and a robust growth with substantial number of new customers amid the Covid-19 pandemic, insiders have said....
Troubled by huge capital shortfall, the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) has recently sought Tk.9.5 billion from the government to raise its paid-up capital citing an altogether different reason. The capital...
Consumers had to bear the brunt of price hike of essential commodities this calendar year due mainly to the outbreak of novel coronavirus and spells of flooding in the country....
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is set to allow more international airlines to operate flights here because of a favourable regulatory policy, vibrant market and high profitability. However,...
Many businesses are suffering from cash flow problem as a large sum of their capital remains blocked as the process of getting refund of the Advance Tax (AT) they paid...
The awe-inspiring spectacle of the massive Padma Bridge would surely have amazed Rabindranath Tagore in his youth. It was during that age the great poet of the future had been...
On Thursday last, the main index of the country's stock market soared to a 16-month high with a satisfactory level of turnover (Tk.14 billion). On the same day, the chief...
The use of polythene should be stopped to protect the environment from pollution in the long-run, said the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin. “The use of...
The post-paid electricity bill payers will be able to replace their meters with pre-paid ones to escape harassment regarding bill payment, said Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Saturday. Consumers...
Both the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) were engaged in negotiating a deal on trade and other issues for almost close to a year. They were locked...
For a growing prevalence and impact of chronic diseases on employee health and well-being, the associated loss of productivity due to absence from work (absenteeism) and reduced performance while at...
Hungary stole a march on its fellow EU nations as it started vaccinating its people against COVID-19 on Saturday, a day ahead of rollouts in countries including France and Germany...
Speakers at a webinar have urged the energy regulator to fix the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in a rational way through public hearing. "We want the LPG price...
Traffic congestion in the capital causes a loss of about $1.68 billion a year, according to a high official of the Dhaka Transport Coordination Board (DTCB). At a recent seminar...
The Covid-19 pandemic is challenging country mortality surveillance systems in unprecedented ways, while also highlighting the necessity for accurate, timely and reliable mortality data. Prior to the pandemic, many countries...
The reported detection of a new Covid-19 variant in Bangladesh having some similarities to the one spotted in the UK has triggered panic among people. But health experts in Bangladesh...
Most of the mayoral candidates in the first phase of municipal elections are businessmen, according to their affidavits published by the Election Commission on its website ahead of Monday’s elections....
Nearly two years after the overthrow of autocrat Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is taking steps to rejoin the international community from which it was long shunned. That includes its film industry....
The government is relentlessly working to incorporating Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) provisions in different existing laws of the country in order to make the commercial dispute resolution process easier and...
Tokyo reported a record rise in coronavirus cases on Saturday, as Japan experiences a surge that now includes a new, fast-spreading strain while the government urges people to stay home....
France has confirmed the first case in the country of the more contagious coronavirus variant recently identified in the UK. The French health ministry said the person was a French...
Tony Robbins, Jay Shetty, Tim Ferris, Stephen Covey, Robin Sharma, Ayman Sadiq – all these individuals are well-known in the ever-growing industry of personal development or self-improvement. Their work revolves...
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have sought opinion from the teachers and students on overall development and expansion initiatives of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the university amid criticism from different corners...
Traffic on Dhaka-Gazipur road came to a halt for one hour as the workers of a garment factory at Laxmipura area under Gazipur City Corporation blockade road for the third...
Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed in Central African Republic, the U.N. mission there said on Saturday, as the government and its allies tried to fend off a rebel offensive...
China has lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years old for "abominable" crimes such as murder or causing injury that leads to death or severe disabilities by extremely...
Covid-19 fatalities in Bangladesh rose to 7,428 with 30 more deaths recorded in 24 hours till Saturday morning. The mortality rate stood at 1.46 per cent, the Directorate General of...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
