Mother died, youth in Barishal “will walk 30 miles if needed”

Commuters of Barishal have been in misery since this morning (November 4, 2022) as communication of the district with other parts of the country was cut off due to the two-day transport strike ahead of BNP's divisional rally tomorrow.
4 November 2022, 07:53 AM

Ring in Biman involved in question paper leak: Detectives

A ring inside Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been involved in leaking question papers of its recruitment tests over the last few years, detectives said today (November 3, 2022).
3 November 2022, 14:43 PM

Dengue fever: 9 deaths, 882 hospitalised in a single day

At least nine dengue patients died while 882 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this (November 3, 2022) morning.
3 November 2022, 13:12 PM

Load-shedding will reduce from this month: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that load-shedding will be reduced from this month.
3 November 2022, 13:05 PM

New local carrier Air Astra to start operation in Nov

Air Astra will start operation in November as the new private Bangladeshi airline received the go-ahead from the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) today.
3 November 2022, 12:50 PM

Khaleda to be sent back to jail if BNP crosses limit: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (November 3, 2022) said if BNP does excesses, its Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be sent back to jail.
3 November 2022, 12:33 PM

Dhaka bourse’s turnover crosses Tk 1,500 crore

Turnover at the Dhaka bourse crossed Tk 1,500 crore today after a month as optimistic investors were in a buying mood.
3 November 2022, 12:24 PM

One Covid-19 death in 24hrs, current positivity rate 3.10%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today (November 3, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 November 2022, 11:47 AM

Govt to enact law to stop polishing rice: Food Minister

The government will enact a law to stop polishing of rice as it loses its inherited nutritional value in the process, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said today.
3 November 2022, 10:57 AM

Banglalink clocks 11.6% revenue growth in Q3

Banglalink’s revenue rose 11.6 per cent year-on-year to Tk 1,379.5 crore in the third quarter of 2022, on the back of data revenue.
3 November 2022, 10:05 AM

BD Thai Aluminium sees sharp fall in profit

Bangladesh Thai Aluminium Ltd’s profit plummeted more than 98 per cent to Tk 25.55 lakh in the financial year that ended on June 30, 2022.
3 November 2022, 09:59 AM

Renata’s Rajendrapur facility wins US FDA approval

Drug maker Renata Ltd has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its general facility in Rajendrapur.
3 November 2022, 09:49 AM

Sugar prices rise for gas crisis in refining mills: Munshi

Sugar prices increased in the local markets as millers could not refine raw sugar due to shortage of gas, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.
3 November 2022, 07:14 AM

Bankers' new office timing 10am to 5pm

Bangladesh Bank today announced a new office timing for bankers and banking hours for service seekers beginning from November 15.
3 November 2022, 06:38 AM

StanChart, IBA launch innovation challenge for enterprising youths

Standard Chartered Bangladesh and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) have recently announced the launch of the Standard Chartered-IBA Innovation Challenge.
2 November 2022, 15:31 PM

People’s income, inflation did not rise at same pace: Mannan

Income of people did not increase keeping pace with inflation in Bangladesh, Planning Minister MA Mannan said today.
2 November 2022, 14:09 PM

Bangladesh Bank relaxes age limit for pandemic-hit job-seekers

Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the age limit for job-seekers in the banking sector due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on the recruitment process.
2 November 2022, 13:49 PM

Code sharing to start for direct flights on Dhaka-Tashkent route

Bangladesh and Uzbekistan will introduce code sharing as part of greater goal of starting direct flight between Dhaka and Tashkent.
2 November 2022, 12:22 PM

Female BCL leader relieved of duty over cattle theft in Dhamrai

Dhaka District North unit of Chhatra League’s female student affairs secretary, Babli Akhter, arrested in a case filed over cattle theft, was relieved of her party’s duty today (November 2, 2022).  
2 November 2022, 12:10 PM

Index, turnover both rise at Dhaka bourse

The prime index and turnover of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) both jumped today as some big investors continued their share purchase.
2 November 2022, 11:46 AM