Highest credit rating: What it means to Prime Bank, customers and stakeholders

The Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh (CRAB) has recently awarded the Prime Bank PLC, one of the leading private commercial banks, triple A (AAA) for long-term and ST-1 for short-term, a recognition more than technical accolade; it is a recognition...

Global Insurance gains 14pc higher income on increased return from govt securities

Global Insurance secured a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in profit to Tk 64 million in 2024, supported by higher investment income in a challenging business climate.Subsequently, the general insurer's consolidated earnings per share (EPS) stood at Tk 1.58 for...

Cost-incentive mismatch explains companies' reluctance to list

A mismatch between the expenses of listing and incentives offered by the government is the reason why companies are reluctant to enter the secondary market, said speakers at a discussion on the capital market on Tuesday. "No one comes to...

Songs that call our heart out into stories

Anima (Pen name) was returning home after a hectic day, and while her eyes were bamboozled with the busy roads of the metropolitan, her ears were soothed with a melody that had been playing for over a week. A story...

Inside Dhaka's rising cat cafe culture

And they never say a word, but their love and purrs are what we need at the hardest time. In the heart of Dhaka, there is a buzz about newly launched cafes - freshly brewed coffee, a cosy ambience, and...

Bangladesh's LDC graduation: risks & readiness

Bangladesh is at a landmark in the nation’s life—one of jubilation and an invitation to strategic contemplation. Bangladesh. With its anticipated graduation from the United Nations’ List of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by 2026, the nation is poised to turn...

Biodiversity and our responsibility

Biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth. It provides us with oxygen, food, medicine, and climate stability. Yet, we are witnessing its alarming decline due to human activities-urbanisation, deforestation, pollution, illegal hunting, and climate change. The consequences are far-reaching,...

Banks' role in sustainable urbanisation

Bangladesh's suburban regions are rapidly evolving into urban centres, bringing both development opportunities and rising environmental and social challenges. To ensure that urbanisation remains economically and environmentally sustainable, the private sector-especially banks-must step forward alongside the government.Banks play a vital...

The menace of unabated drug trafficking

One of the most alarming and persistent challenges confronting the nation today is the scourge of drug abuse and the illicit trafficking of narcotic substances, threatening public health, law and order, and the very fabric of society. Despite repeated calls...

Irrational price hike of rice

Though there is no supply shortage, the prices of different categories of rice, the staple food of the Bangladeshis, have been rising since last month, leaving market watchers intrigued. Because, the overall yield of Aman, the second largest rice crop,...

Fakhrul urges BNP activists to begin election preparations

SYLHET, July 07 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called upon party leaders and activists to begin preparations for the next election by earning people's trust and refraining from wrongdoings."It is now your (BNP leaders and...

Weather (2025-07-08)

Light to moderate rain accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday).The highest temperature in the country...

Transporters have long been keeping their buses in a haphazard way

Transporters have long been keeping their buses in a haphazard way on the busy main road in the capital's Azimpur area and using the thoroughfare as an illegal parking bay, thus intensifying gridlock in the area. The snapshot was taken...

One arrested for 'killing' wife

 Police arrested a person named Kamruzzaman (30) on Monday for his alleged involvement in killing his wife at Bhatara in the capital. The victim's mother filed a case. Later, a police team carried out a drive on Monday, and arrested...

SSC exam results likely on 10 July

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations are likely to be published on 10 July.An official at the Dhaka Education Board said they had sent a proposal to the Ministry of Education for publishing the results...

Holy Ashura observed -

The Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), observed in Bangladesh on Sunday with due religious fervour and solemnity, repots UNB.Ashura, the 10th of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, commemorates the date in the Hijri year of...

Journo Shamim Ahmad no more

Shamim Ahmad, former Chief of Correspondents and City Editor of UNB, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday. He was 68, reports UNB.He was admitted to a private hospital on Sunday following a deterioration of his health...

Dengue situation worsening: 3 more die

The dengue situation in the country is deteriorating further, as three more people died of the mosquito-borne disease during a 24-hour period until Monday morning, when an additional 492 patients were hospitalised.However, the situation with Covid-19 appears to be more...

BD population hits 175.7m: UNFPA

Bangladesh's population is estimated at 175.7 million of which half are women, two-thirds (115 million) in the working-age group (aged 15-64), presenting a window of opportunity to harness the demographic dividend, reports UNB.The estimation was made in the annual flagship...

Locally-led, integrated programmes can notably improve health, well-being

Locally-led and integrated nutrition and hygiene programmes can significantly improve the health and well-being of pregnant women, adolescent girls and young children living in the country's slums, found a new study.As part of its AdSEARCH dissemination series, icddr,b held a...

Ex-minister Anisul on two days’ remand in arms case

A Dhaka court on Monday placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a two-day remand in an arms case, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minhazur Rahman passed the order, said sub-inspector Moktar Hossain, Banani Police Station's general registration official at the...

Travel ban imposed on PDB ex-chief engineer

A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on Mohammad Hazrat Ali, a retired chief engineer of the Power Development Board (PDB), over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing...

Jamaat backs proposal to decentralise lower courts

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday expressed support for the proposal made by the National Consensus Commission to decentralise the lower judiciary and extend its reach to the upazila level, aiming to bring justice closer to people, reports UNB.Talking to reporters during...

Ivy put on another two-day remand in murder case

NARAYANGANJ, July 07 (UNB): A Narayangaj court on Monday placed former city mayor Selina Hayat Ivy on a two-day remand in a murder case involving last year's July Uprising.Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Moinudding Kadir passed the order after hearing...

Ex-Chhatra League leader detained in DU hall

Md Al-Amin, former central sub-theatre and debate secretary of the banned student organisation Chhatra League, was caught by students at Surja Sen Hall and handed over to Shahbagh Police Station on Sunday (June 6) noon.The detainee Al-Amin, a student of...

No compromise on nation building: Nahid

NATORE, July 07 (BSS): National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Monday said they will not accept any compromise in nation building process after ousting fascism from the country."We've ousted fascism through unity. Now, our unwavering focus is on...

Gold price drops by Tk 1,575 per bhori in Bangladesh

The price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 1,575 per bhori, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) setting the new price of 22-carat gold at Tk 170,551 per bhori, reports UNB.BAJUS announced the adjustment on Monday, taking...

Mahmud, Hawlader, Chunnu removed from JP posts

After appointing lawyer Shamim Haider Patwari as the new secretary general of the Jatiyo Party, party chairman GM Quader has removed three senior leaders -- Anisul Islam Mahmud, ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader, and Md Mujibul Haque Chunnu -- from all...

Cases will be reviewed separately: Chairman

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said the cases against revenue officials involved in the recent protests and those who crossed the line will be reviewed separately.He assured that there is no reason for others...

Political parties agree not to use state of emergency for political gain: Ali Riaz

Political parties at Monday's meeting with the National Consensus Commission agreed that the state of emergency should not be declared or used for political purposes, said the commission's Vice-Chairman, Prof Ali Riaz.Speaking to journalists at the conclusion of the tenth...