The US will support Bangladesh in implementing the commitments to improve labour rights protections and enhance economic cooperation between the two countries.

Police today (October 28, 2022) arrested a man on charges of rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Chattogram.

Middle class families, especially lower middle-income groups, are suffering for persistent high inflation, said South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) today.

Despite being a high-priced share of the stock market, Standard Ceramic Industries could not declare any dividend for its shareholders for 2021-22 fiscal year, which, according to industry experts, is an example of what rumours can do.

The profit of Runner Automobiles fell 11 per cent year-on-year to Tk 27 crore in 2021-22 financial year.

The profit of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rose more than 10 per cent year-on-year to Tk 124 crore in 2020-22 financial year.

The government will give Tk 137 crore incentive to the farmers to encourage them grow winter crops, including wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, onions and pulses, in the current year, the agriculture ministry said today.

BBS Cables witnessed a decline in profits in 2021-22 fiscal year because of the rising global prices of raw materials and a fall in government tenders, which is the biggest source of the company’s earnings.

The US companies are ready to invest in energy, particularly in liquified natural gas (LNG), to help Bangladesh grow further, a top US official said today.

Capital dredging at Payra port began today just after the inauguration of the project by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Rear Admiral Mohammad Sohail, chairman of the Payra Port Authority.

The ACME Laboratories has declared higher dividends for its shareholders as the company made higher profits in 2021-22 financial year.

A Krishak Dal leader has filed a case bringing allegation that Nurul Alam Nuru, former assistant general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, central committee, was shot dead after tortured in 2017. 

Counterterrorism officials claimed to have arrested five members of a "newly surfaced militant group" from Dhaka’s Jatrabari area yesterday (October 26, 2022).

Bodies of three other workers, who were missing since October 24 in the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram’s Mirsharai area, were recovered from the sunken dredger this morning (October 27, 2022).

The bodies of four workers, who died after a dredger capsized in the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram’s Mirsharai area during cyclonic storm Sitrang, were buried in Patuakhali this morning (October 27, 2022).

Bangladesh Bank today relaxed loan repayment policy for sick industries enlisted by the commerce ministry such that the beleaguered businesses can refund their loans on easy conditions.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to celebrate tax service month this November to facilitate taxpayers return submissions.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to clear the import bills in time or they will lose licences for authorised dealer (AD) branches, which are dedicated to do foreign exchange businesses.

Daily essential commodity and raw material importers have called for proper management in the ports to bring an end to the harassment of the customs and shipping agents.

The government should rationalise the existing tariff structure, as Bangladesh will face a few challenges in case of giving subsidies after its graduation to a developing nation, said Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).