‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM
Business
Provati Insurance enters securities trading business
11 December 2023, 11:38 AM
Business
'Onion hoarders will be punished'
11 December 2023, 10:04 AM
Business
1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM
Business
Highest VAT depositor nine firms honoured
10 December 2023, 11:58 AM
Business
Renata all set to enter Australian pharma market
10 December 2023, 11:28 AM
Business
Single point mooring transports 60,000 tonnes diesel in 35 hours
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM
Business
ASM Mohiuddin Monem again becomes Cumilla’s top taxpayer
9 December 2023, 12:26 PM
Business
BB withdraws interest rate spread limit
29 November 2023, 16:21 PM
Business
Gold hits all-time high of Tk 109,000 a bhori
29 November 2023, 13:28 PM
Business
Banks asked to make fresh investment in stock market
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has requested several banks to inject fresh funds in the stocks for the sake of stock market development.
23 March 2022, 14:47 PM
PM calls film industry to focus more on educating people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the film industry to focus more on the country's independence war and sacrifice of the masses – apart from providing entertainment.
23 March 2022, 09:18 AM
Garment worker killed in Uttara; neighbour held
A garment worker was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over a trivial matter at Dhaka’s Uttara last night.
23 March 2022, 07:01 AM
Missing schoolboy found dead in Tangail
Police recovered the body of a school student in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila this morning, hours after he went missing.
23 March 2022, 06:35 AM
Regulator punishes stock brokers for deficit in consulated customer account
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has imposed several restrictions on errant stock brokers who keep deficit in their investors' consulated customer account.
23 March 2022, 06:20 AM
4 killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Cox’s Bazar
Four people were killed and two others injured after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar last night.
23 March 2022, 04:32 AM
Tk 5,132 crore projects as per MPs’ demand
The government is going to repair religious establishments and build new bridges across the country following longstanding demands from lawmakers.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Homes for all homeless soon
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed firm optimism that another dream of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would also be materialised soon by providing houses to all homeless people.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
AL leader assaults LGED engineer in Lalmonirhat
A local Awami League leader has allegedly beat up an upazila assistant engineer of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) at Hatibandha in Lalmonirhat.
22 March 2022, 15:32 PM
VAT waiver for lift making extended for three years
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the value added tax (VAT) exemption benefit for lift manufacturing for three years until June 30 of 2025 to encourage domestic assembling of elevator.
22 March 2022, 14:08 PM
Biman puts Boeing 737 planes under ‘surveillance’ after China jet crash
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has placed its fleet of Boeing 737 planes under "surveillance" after a jet crashed in China.
22 March 2022, 13:48 PM
225 more buses to run on 3 new routes in Dhaka: DSCC mayor
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today announced plans to run 225 new buses on three new routes in Dhaka.
22 March 2022, 12:42 PM
No Covid death in 24 hours; 121 new cases recorded
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
22 March 2022, 11:36 AM
Electricity now in every house
It’s a milestone that can make the country proud.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Groundwater extractors: Bangladesh among the worst
Bangladesh ranks seven out of 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that extract the most groundwater, found a recent report by the UN.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Evidence Act: BLAST gives pointers to stop character assassination
Rights organisation Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust has recommended changes in the Evidence Act that would block the ways in which the character of women are questioned in rape cases.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Enforced disappearances: Dhaka a ‘hotbed’
Dhaka is a hotbed for enforced disappearances, stated a CGS report launched yesterday.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
902 brought back from Libya in six months
As many as 902 Bangladeshis who became undocumented in Libya and were taken to different detention centres have been brought back home since September last year.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Inflation hits 16-month high
Inflation hit a 16-month high in February driven by soaring costs of essential foods ranging from staple food rice, edible oil, vegetables to protein items.
21 March 2022, 10:35 AM
PM opens Payra power plant, says Bangladesh now under 100% power coverage
After inaugurating the 1320 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant at Patuakhali's Payra, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today declared 100 percent electricity coverage in Bangladesh.
21 March 2022, 06:19 AM