BRAC Bank and Water.org have entered into a partnership to expand access to safe water and sanitation across Bangladesh. The partnership strengthens BRAC Bank's social bond initiative and marks a significant step in scaling water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) financing...
Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel has introduced its new Zaika Signature À La Carte menu at Bahar Multicuisine Restaurant, offering a selection of traditional Indian dishes.The menu, designed for diners seeking comfort with modern refinement, offers a refined exploration of regional...
Liver diseases, particularly fatty liver and metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH), are emerging as leading health challenges in Bangladesh. Incepta Pharmaceuticals has introduced a new medicine, Frehepta (generic name: Resmetirom), for the treatment of fatty liver and MASH. This is...
The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGAPMEA) held its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) for 2025 along with the 32nd, 33rd, and 34th Annual General Meetings (AGM) at a city hotel recently. President of the association Md...
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has entered into an agreement with Annex Communications Ltd. to provide advertising opportunities within the Metro Rail system. The partnership will allow brands to secure advertising spaces across various locations within the Metro Rail.Khondaker...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to issue a new Tk 500 banknote from its 'Historical and Archaeological Architecture of Bangladesh' series on Thursday, reports UNB.The new note, bearing the signature of Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, is part of a...
The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tuesday approved proposals for import of 80,000 tonnes of fertiliser to ensure uninterrupted supply of this essential agricultural input for the upcoming cultivation season, reports UNB.The approval came from a meeting of...
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Leaders from the fishery sectors of Bangladesh and Myanmar have teamed up to promote trade ties and market expansion of the fisheries industries of the two countries.The Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) and the Myanmar Fishery Products Processors and...
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The securities regulator has granted additional time to 11 more market intermediaries to ensure compliance with provisioning requirements for unrealised losses and to adjust negative equity.The extension will take effect after December 31 this year, when the current deadline expires....
Bangladeshi expatriates sent remittances to their loved ones' bKash accounts more than 5 million times within 10 months via Pubali Bank, according to a press statement.Recently, a ceremony was held at bKash's headquarters to celebrate this achievement where bKash's CEO...
City Bank recently appointed Mizanur Rashid as deputy managing director (DMD) & chief business officer for its digital banking arm, according to a press release.Mizanur Rashid brings over 30 years of experience across the fintech and consumer packaged goods industries,...
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GPH Ispat reported a loss of Tk 246.78 million in FY25, the first since its listing, as demand for its products declined and production and finance costs increased.According to a filing on Tuesday, the company's earnings per share fell to...
BABUL BARMAN | 2025-12-03 00:00:00
The central bank's decision to liquidate nine non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) has raised questions about the fate of their subsidiaries and associate companies operating in the secondary market, as well as their clients who are also investors.Eight of the NBFIs...
French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet has said they strongly believe that Bangladesh can attract much more European investment and capital, reports UNB."We want to do more, and we strongly believe that Bangladesh can attract much more European investment and...
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (AP): India's telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest...
Trust Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with RANCON Cars Limited, the authorised distributor of PROTON vehicles in Bangladesh. Md. Wahed Ibne Shahed, Head of the Retail Banking Division of Trust Bank, and Anusha Khalid, Team Leader of RANCON...
IPDC Finance PLC has joined hands with the IBA Alumni Club to introduce the IPDC Business Lounge on the club's premises.A formal agreement was signed at a ceremony in this regard. This collaboration marks a significant step towards fostering stronger...
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Djibouti has urged Bangladeshi investors and manufacturers to seize the emerging investment and export opportunities in the East African country, describing it as a strategic trade gateway linking Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.The non-resident ambassador of Djibouti to Bangladesh,...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) unveiled the second edition of 'DCCI Journal of Business and Economic Policy (DJBEP)' and the 'Tax Guide 2025-26', two of its own publications, at a simple ceremony on Monday at the DCCI...
LONDON, Dec 2 (AP): The U.K. has secured a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least three years, officials said Monday, in return for the U.K. spending more on new medicines.Under the deal,...
Leathertech Bangladesh 2025, the 11th edition of the international technology tradeshow for leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemicals, and accessories sectors, will begin in the city tomorrow (Thursday). The three-day fair will be held at the Expo Village at International...
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Bangladesh's exports to the United Kingdom (UK) registered steady growth in the first five months of the ongoing FY26, consolidating the UK's position as the country's second-largest export destination, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) vice-chairman and chief executive Mohammad...
KHULNA, Dec 2, (BSS): Mongla Port, the country's second-largest seaport, is rapidly transforming into a strategic regional transit hub, strengthening connectivity with neighbouring countries while expanding road, river, and rail linkages to the Rajshahi, Rangpur and Barishal divisions.A Port Reception...
AFROZA TARANA | 2025-12-03 00:00:00
The winter shopping season has started early this year. Young people are already out in the markets in search of new looks for the colder days. Many shops in Dhaka report a rise in customers from mid-November. The rush is...
SANJIDA HOSSAIN FARIHA | 2025-12-03 00:00:00
"Women are not good with technology, let alone gaming. Gaming is for 'boys' only."- A common phrase to strike against younger girls who want to play online games. Since the advent of Artificial Intelligence, we have gone beyond many of...
WASHINGTON, Dec 02 (AFP): US President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as his counterpart Nicolas Maduro rejected a "slave's peace" amid mounting fears of American military action.The meeting...
TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 02 (AFP): A businessman who has US President Donald Trump's backing for the presidency of Honduras was locked in a "technical tie" with a rightwing TV host after a preliminary vote count, the Central American country's electoral body...
GAZA, Dec 02 (AP): Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and killed a man near a refugee camp in Gaza and two suspected Palestinian assailants in the West Bank wanted in a pair of attacks that wounded three Israelis.It was the...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (Dawn): The authorities at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail have allowed Uzma Khanum, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, to meet the incarcerated former prime minister.Uzma entered the prison on Tuesday while a large number of PTI supporters gathered...
LONDON, Dec 02 (AFP): Britain's justice minister is set Tuesday to unveil "the most sweeping modernisation" of the courts "in a generation", with media reporting plans to end jury trials except for the most serious crimes.The planned changes would massively...
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