The Financial Express (Bangladesh)

5 days ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Climate change has become a grave concern worldwide as there is no way to prevent or avoid it. The consequences of climate change are the rise in temperature, intense droughts, water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice, catastrophic storms, and declining biodiversity. The change affects human health, ability to grow food, housing, safety and work. Billions of people are already more vulnerable to climate impacts, and more will be affected in the near future.

1 week ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

Among the eight reform commissions formed by the Yunus-led interim government, the Labour Reform Commission, the last one to present its report, holds significant importance. This is the first time in Bangladesh's history that such a commission has been established to review the existing labour policies and laws, as well as the state of the labour market.

3 weeks ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Asjadul Kibria

The government withdrew restrictions on yarn imports from India through the land ports around two decades ago. Earlier, the restriction had been imposed on the pretext of infrastructure weakness, smuggling, and tax evasion at the land ports. The ban, effected on March 9, 2002, sparked a bitter rivalry between export-oriented clothing manufacturers and domestic yarn producers. Three years later, the government re-opened the land ports, allowing yarn imports from India.

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd | Farhan Fardaus

FARHAN FARDAUS Published : Apr 15, 2025 18:28 Updated : Apr 15, 2025 18:28 The securities regulator has decided to change the rules tied to the handling of cash dividends paid by listed companies, including banks, aiming to facilitate efficient use of the funds and protect the interest of shareholders. Currently, when a company's board recommends a cash dividend, the equivalent cash must be deposited into a separate bank account within 10 days after the announcement.

1 month ago | thefinancialexpress.com.bd

The Institute for Planning and Development (IPD) has stated that most major, medium, and small cities, including Dhaka and Chittagong, are completely unprepared to handle the consequences of an earthquake disaster. In a press release sent to the media, the IPD emphasised that the recent 7.7 magnit