Finance News: Latest Financial News, Finance News today in Bangladesh

LDC graduation deferral decision due September

Bangladesh is expected to learn by September whether it will get additional time before graduating from Least- Developed Country (LDC) status, with United Nations bodies currently reviewing its request for a deferral amid economic challenges and ongoing reform efforts.The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to take the final...

LGD's Tk 30.5b project aims to transform urban living

The Local Government Division (LGD) proposes a Tk 30.50-billion scheme aimed at strengthening climate-resilient infrastructure, governance, service delivery, and employment-generating skills development in urban areas across Bangladesh.The project, titled "Scaling Urban Resilience and Governance Programme for Inclusive and Liveable Cities", will be implemented in up to 100 city corporations and...

FM, UNGA roles can be served at once

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman cites precedent of continuing as Bangladesh foreign minister while serving as president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thursday after his return from New York following his election as president of the 81st UNGA session,...

Deadly drone strike on Kuwait airport as Iran, US trade fire

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, June 4 (BSS): An Iranian drone strike on a passenger terminal at Kuwait's international airport killed an Indian citizen and wounded 63 people on Wednesday, as conflict flared between Tehran and US forces in the Gulf.Kuwait's military condemned the strike as an act of "criminal Iranian aggression",...

Ramisa murder case verdict on June 7

A special tribunal in Dhaka has fixed June 7 for delivering the verdict in the sensational rape and murder case of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter, whose killing in the capital's Pallabi area sparked widespread public outrage.Judge Masrur Salekin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Child Violence Suppression Tribunal set the date after hearing...

4 more children die of measles, symptoms in 24 hrs

Four more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours until 8:0 am on Thursday.With the latest daily tally, the total death toll due to measles and such syndromes reached 605 this year since Mid-March.On the other hand, a total of 1,136 suspected...

Cattle slaughter up 2.5pc this Eid

The number of sacrificial animals slaughtered during this year's Eid-ul-Azha increased slightly by 0.23 million, supported by improved political stability and a gradual recovery in economic confidence, although about 2.9 million animals remained unsold, leaving many small-scale farmers facing losses.Official data showed that 9.37 million animals were sacrificed nationwide, up...

Islami Bank warns of action

Administrative action will be taken against anyone disrupting customer services, its acting Managing Director Md. Altaf Hossain said on Thursday, amid reports of a symbolic work stoppage at several branches, reports UNB.The warning came after a section of bank officials reportedly observed a one-hour 'pen-down' strike at multiple branches in...

After Nurjahan Begum, another woman found dead and unattended in Dhaka flat

Police recovered the decomposed body of a 55-year-old woman from her apartment in the capital's Pallabi area early Wednesday, days after her death apparently went unnoticed.The incident comes shortly after the widely discussed death of Nurjahan Begum, 75, whose decomposed body was recovered from a flat in the same area...