- Gold jewelry valued at Tk 3.8 million seized in Chuadanga
- Plots will increase if elections are delayed: Tarique Rahman
- 3 women footballers accorded grand reception in Rangamati for winning SAFF Championship
- Smuggled goods worth over Tk1.65cr seized at Sylhet-Sunamganj border
- Talking about democracy doesn’t suit AL: Golam Parwar
- Saudi Arabia enters cricket scene with major investment in IPL auction
- Is it okay to eat expired frozen food?
- Son hacks mother to death in Cox's Bazar
- NATO chief talks with Trump on global security issues
- vivo V40 Lite: Sleek design meets mid-range excellence
- Study discovers new chemical in water
- Dozens Jewish extremists try to attack IDF’s top commander
- Efforts in progress to stabilize market ahead of Ramadan: Commerce Adviser
- Judiciary Reform Commission seeks opinion on newly-launched website
- Lagnajita Chakraborty’s 10-year journey to perfect a song!
- OpenAI invests in research on ‘AI Morality’
- Drug lords eye Bangladesh
- Suspected of matricide ‘drug addict’ surrenders to police in Cox’s Bazar
- 'Be patient, just for a little while'
- ‘Genocide-Free’ cola gains popularity in the United Kingdom
Reforms being carried out to solve crisis: Dr Salehuddin
Finance Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that reforms in various sectors, including in financial, capital market and banking ones, are being carried out to solve the crisis that the interim government inherited from the previous regime, reports Dhaka Tribune. The...
Israeli legislator banned for speaking against “slaughter in Gaza”
Israeli legislator Ofer Cassif says he will keep speaking against slaughter in Gaza as the Knesset Ethics Committee imposed a complete parliamentary ban, apart from voting on him for six months, reports Al Jazeera. The legislator has been banned for remarks he made in support of Palestinians in...
Australia moves to keep its banks in Pacific
Australia will move to stem the exodus of its banks from the Pacific Islands, the countrys top economic official said, as concerns mount that China could bolster its influence by filling in the gaps. For years, Western banks have been shuttering branches throughout the South Pacific, citing...
Angry account holders lock down National Bank’s branch
Frustrated customers of National Banks Shibganj branch in Sylhet locked the main entrance of the bank on Wednesday in protest after being unable to withdraw their deposits, a situation that has reportedly persisted for several days, reports UNB. The agitated account holders gathered at noon...
Tk 111 crore on paper, Tk 500 crore in reality
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating former Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, also known as Lotus Kamal, over discrepancies in reported assets. The ACC has identified Tk 111 crore in assets on paper, but believes the true value could reach Tk 500 crore. To support its inquiry,...
Govt appoints MDs at 10 state-owned banks
The government has appointed managing directors (MDs) at six state-owned commercial banks and four state-owned specialised banks, said a notification on Monday. The letters have been sent to the chairmen of six state-owned commercial banks -- Sonali, Rupali, Agrani, Janata, Bangladesh...
Credit card usage in country declines in August
The trend in usage of credit-card in all categories in Bangladesh showed a noticeable decline in August 2024. The above information was found from Bangladesh Bank data. The economic activity across the country was also following a downward trajectory. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data revealed...
BB simplifies forex rules
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has simplified foreign exchange rules through three separate circulars, allowing banks to remit different types of payments abroad without its approval. The rules will apply to banks making payments to accounts that handle lease rentals by airlines incorporated in...