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Large manufacturing sector grows 7.8pc in May, but textiles slump

Country's large manufacturing sector posted a healthy year-on-year growth of 7.8 per cent in May 2025, reflecting signs of recovery and momentum across most industrial segments, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The rebound comes after a modest 4.0 per cent growth in April...

Local textile millers rue production disruptions

Raw-material imports, including yarn and fabrics, especially knit fabrics, surged significantly in the last fiscal year as domestic supplies declined for adversities.Exporters attribute the switch -- pushed by buyers' urgency for time factor -- to high cost of local ones, gas shortage and a cut in cash incentives.According to Bangladesh...

Aiyan Khan, a fourth grader at Milestone School and College, flashes a V-sign as he returns home with his

Aiyan Khan, a fourth grader at Milestone School and College, flashes a V-sign as he returns home with his grandmother on Saturday after receiving treatment for burns for six days at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. He was injured in a recent deadly jet crash...

Lack of joint efforts by govt, banks blamed

A lack of concerted efforts from both the government and banks continues to pose obstacles to combating under-invoicing and over-invoicing in imports and exports in Bangladesh, said chief of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Abdur Rahman Khan on Saturday. It is easy to check international prices of goods and banks...

First int’l conference on July uprising at DU today

To commemorate first anniversary of July Mass uprising, First International Conference (ICJR-I) will be held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate building in Dhaka University today (Sunday).The conference, titled "The Legacy of July Revolution 2024: Rebuilding Bangladesh”, is aimed to enhance awareness about the impact of July Uprising while facilitating...

Man stabbed to death in city

A man has been stabbed to death in an attack in front of the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Dhaka's Mohammadpur, reports bdnews24.com.The victim was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 3pm on Saturday, where the doctor-on-duty declared him dead, according to Inspector Md Faruk, the officer-in-charge of the hospital's...

BTRC to limit SIM ownership to 10 per user from August

In a bid to crack down on rising SIM-related fraud and criminal misuse, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) will enforce a new cap limiting individuals to a maximum of 10 mobile SIM cards, effective from August 15, 2025. The move, approved at the BTRC's latest commission meeting, represents a...

BSC to procure three more ships

CHATTOGRAM, July 26 (BSS) : Shipping Advisor Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hossain has said the government has decided to procure three new ocean going vessels for the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC)."The government is taking this step to boost income and strengthen the capacity of the state-owned BSC," he said...