At least 88 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today (October 31, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today (October 3, 2022) granted ad-interim bail to Sonia Akhter Smriti, founder president of Rajbari Blood Donors and a member of the district Mohila Dal, in a case filed for making derogatory remark on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook post.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange’s prime index and turnover dropped for the second consecutive day today as risk-averse investors were in a selling spree.

The cyclone Sitrang that swept over the country last week has caused a loss of around Tk 350 crore of 150,000 farmers in almost half of the country, the agriculture ministry said today.

GPH Ispat Ltd’s profit fell more than 18 per cent year-on-year to Tk 149.39 crore in the financial year that ended on June 30.

The ICT infrastructure provider Huawei today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to address the current energy crisis and move towards building a greener Bangladesh.

The fallow lands of different government organisations, including sugar mills, will be brought under cultivation, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

There is nothing to fear about foreign investments in Bangladesh’s ports as the government is determined to serve the country’s interest first before accepting any new investment, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today.

Bata Shoe’s sales rose 51 per cent year-on-year to Tk 213 crore in the July-September quarter of the 2022-23 fiscal year.

High prices of raw materials and the recent devaluation of the taka against the US currency took a toll on the profits of Berger Paints Bangladesh.

A section of the 40th BCS non-cadre qualified candidates have been staging a sit-in in front of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) office in Dhaka for not fulfilling their six-point demand.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Ariful Chowdhury, chief executive officer of JKG Health Care who was sentenced to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment in a case filed over issuing fake Covid-19 certificates.

Ted Kennedy Jr and his family members paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 30, 2022).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (October 30, 2022) said Bangladesh must attain capabilities to protect the country from external enemies even though it is against the war.

Workers and owners of goods transports has called a 48-hour strike in Sylhet district from midnight (October 31, 2022).

Startups are doing relatively well in Bangladesh but their success rate is not quite satisfactory owing to problems from a lack of access to finance to age-old valuation process to a dearth of private equity and incubation, said speakers and industry people today.

Robi has maintained its growth momentum in the third quarter of 2022 when its revenue grew by 5.9 per cent year-on-year to Tk 2,207.4 crore.

The steps taken by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to ensure affordable broadband internet got global recognition as its internet at a flat rate initiative named ‘One Country, One Rate’ has won the ASOCIO-2022 award in the category of “Environmental, Social and Governance”.

Bangladesh produced 2.51 lakh tonnes of shrimp in 2020-21 fiscal year and the country’s export income increased in the last few years despite global recession amid Covid-19 pandemic, Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim said today.

India, the world's biggest sugar producer, has extended restrictions for sugar export by one year through October 2023, the government said in a notification late on Friday.