The Financial Express Bangladesh

14/07/2025

When dearth of people with integrity is acute, there is no other alternative to tightening the set of practices and behaviours governing administration in its public dealings

It is heartening to know that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has already framed a draft of the code of ethics and professional conduct for its staff in order to make its service transparent and accountable. Why the NBR needs such ethical guidelines is not far to seek. It has ever remained one

14/07/2025

Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. It must move beyond the comfort of known markets and traditional remittance channels. A new era demands new thinking -- and exploring alternative sources of remittance is no longer an option; it is an urgent necessity

Remittance has long been a cornerstone of Bangladesh's economic stability and growth. The billions of dollars sent home by expatriates have served as lifelines for families, bolstered our foreign currency reserves, fueled rural economies, and underpinned banking liquidity. In the fiscal year 2023-2

14/07/2025

The search should be on to look for alternative markets for Bangladesh's RMG exports. It is also time the country intensified its efforts to further widen and diversify its export basket

Industry leaders in the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector should have been elated by the fact that in the last financial year (FY2024-25), export of their products to the USA registered a sharp rise by 14 per cent compared to the previous fiscal (FY24). But at the moment, they may not be in the mood t

14/07/2025

While climate activism has taken root among many young Bangladeshis, not all can transform anxiety into advocacy

In the humid silence of a summer afternoon in Khulna, a teenage girl wipes sweat from her brow and looks out at a charred patch of land where mango trees once stood. Her grandfather tells her that this used to be a thriving orchard, but now the fruit withers before it ripens. In the flood-prone ham

14/07/2025

This agenda of reform is not an intellectual exercise; it is a call to conscience, a change agenda, and a challenge to this government's moral will

With Bangladesh poised to transform its media landscape in tune with a free and enlightened society, the following strategic areas are the subsequent crucial pillars. These are not long-term goals; these are immediate actions, poised for ex*****on right now, to base our progress on transparency, fa

14/07/2025

Water Resources Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that Bangladesh is often left unprepared for floods as upstream countries release water from dams without providing advance notice.

14/07/2025

Bangladesh Bank on Monday issued an urgent directive warning all non-bank financial institutions operating in the country about a rising trend of fraudsters impersonating officials of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to extort money.

14/07/2025

শিল্প ও ঐতিহ্যে মোড়া সমৃদ্ধ ইতিহাস- তাও নেই দর্শনার্থী!

14/07/2025

Many farmers are uncertain whether they will be able to continue farming given the losses they have incurred in the last two months.

Thousands of small farmers are making losses as prices of broiler chickens and eggs have fallen. Hatcheries are also losing money as prices of day-old chicks have fallen. Farmers in the northern region recently sold eggs at Tk 7.5 per egg, and live broiler chicken at Tk 110 per kg. These prices ar

14/07/2025

'গণঅভ্যুত্থানে জামায়াত-শিবিরের প্রকাশ্য কর্মকাণ্ডের নজির দেখা যাচ্ছে না'

14/07/2025

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday hiked the price of Jet A-1 fuel, also known as aviation fuel, by 5.52 per cent to $0.6401 per litre for international flights and by 4.75 per cent to Tk 98.02 per litre for domestic flights from the country’s airports for July. The

14/07/2025

A sleepy morning in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh turned into a scene of horror and grief on Monday when the throat-slit bodies of a mother and her two young children were discovered inside their rented home.