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Bangladesh getting 3yr time extension for LDC graduation

Bangladesh is set to get three-year extension for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status as the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is going to recommend the much-needed breather, officials say.Nepal is another South Asian nation likely to get the time extension for graduation alongside Bangladesh.Highly placed sources...

PM invites foreign investors, reiterates $1.0t economy target

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Thursday invited foreign investors to partner Bangladesh in economic transformation into a US$1.0-trillion economy by 2034 through private sector-led growth, regulatory reforms and improved investment facilities.Speaking at the inauguration of FICCI FDI Conference 2026 and Investors' Expo at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC), the prime...

Pubali Bank to buy Tk 8.0b project for HQ

Pubali Bank is set to acquire a five-star hotel, being constructed by Bengal Group in the capital, for Tk 8.0 billion as it plans to establish its new corporate headquarters there.The decision was disclosed through a price-sensitive information (PSI) notice approved by the bank's board of directors and published on...

Speaker cuts short Thai trip amid President's resignation rumours

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is flying back to Bangladesh earlier than planned from Thailand as speculation over President Mohammed Shahabuddin's future intensifies, reports bdnews24.com.A senior official at the Parliament Secretariat, speaking to the news agency on condition of anonymity on Thursday night, said the speaker's return had been brought forward."He...

Business leaders urge NBR to postpone invasive action

Top business leaders urge government's revenue authority to immediately suspend or withdraw its recent directive on conducting on-site inspections of business premises and verifying documents under the income-tax law.In a joint letter sent to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman on July 22, the presidents of eight leading business...

Modi invites Tarique to India for BRICS Summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi as a special guest. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam revealed this Thursday while speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.She said the official invitation...

Cockroach Party calls for nationwide protest today

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday issued a nationwide call for a "peaceful protest" on Friday, July 24, urging student unions and other organisations to gather across districts in solidarity with those it claimed were victims of police brutality, reports the Economic Times.In a post on X, CJP announced a...