12kg LPG cylinder price slashed by Tk 35

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut down the price of private operators’ liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Tk 35 to Tk 1,200 per 12 kg.
2 October 2022, 11:04 AM

Young man missing in Sylhet for 9 days

A man has been missing from ​​Sylhet city since September 23. Four days after Jahangir Ahmad went missing from Pirerchak residence, his elder brother Dabir Ahmad filed a general diary (GD) with Shahporan Police Station on September 27.
2 October 2022, 10:57 AM

Woman dies after being hit by BRTC bus in Gulistan

A woman died after a double-decker BRTC bus hit her in Gulistan this afternoon.
2 October 2022, 10:52 AM

Restaurant worker in guise of expat dopes 300 foreign returnees in 15 yrs: Rab

Amir Hossain had been working at a fast-food restaurant near the Dhaka airport but he was often seen at the airport premises with a passport and a luggage in hands.
2 October 2022, 09:22 AM

Hallmark Group's guard found dead in Savar

Police recovered the body of a security guard of Hallmark Group in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, early today (October 2, 2022).
2 October 2022, 08:11 AM

Bangladesh poised to overtake China in apparel export to EU

Bangladesh is poised to overtake China in garment exports to Europe, the world’s largest market, anytime in the near future for work orders shifting its way and its price competitiveness.
1 October 2022, 15:17 PM

‘5,200 factories inspected by FBCCI, Bida in last one year’

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) along with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has inspected some 5,200 local factories in the last year to ensure workplace safety.
1 October 2022, 12:26 PM

AL has ensured fair environment for polls: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her party has ensured fair environment for polls in the country and people are now able to cast their votes independently.
30 September 2022, 09:59 AM

If needed AL leaders will guard temples, puja mandaps: Obaidul Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister, also Awami League General Secretary, Obaidul Quader today urged party leaders and workers to resist communal forces during Durga Puja.
30 September 2022, 07:37 AM

Panchagarh boat capsize: Ministry gives Tk 50,000 each to victims’ families

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has given Tk 50,000 in cash and packets of dry food to families of each of the deceased.
30 September 2022, 06:25 AM

Member of Hijra community stabbed to death in Paribagh

A member of the Hijra community was stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Paribagh area early today.
30 September 2022, 06:15 AM

Operation Sundarbans: A thrill-packed flick

Once pirates roamed freely in the Sundarbans and fishermen feared their brutality. Abduction, murder, and violence were the form of life in the deep forest. But Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cleared the mangrove forest from that. Operation Sundarbans is the story of Rab's thrilling operations.
30 September 2022, 05:28 AM

Prices of essentials can’t be reduced using force: Planning Minister

Planning Minister MA Mannan has said that the price of essentials or inflation cannot be reduced using sticks and stones or by using force.
29 September 2022, 15:51 PM

ILFSL to recover funds taken by PK Halder’s 4 firms

The International Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (ILFSL) has taken initiatives to revive the four companies owned by PK Halder in order to recover its funds given out to them.
29 September 2022, 15:48 PM

MCCI again seeks trade licence’s validity extension

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has once again sought cooperation from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to extend the validity of trade and other business relevant licences to three to five years from the current one year.
29 September 2022, 15:23 PM

Swiss firm to invest $6 million in Meghna economic zone

Sika Bangladesh, a subsidiary of Switzerland-based construction chemical manufacturer Sika Group, is investing $6 million setting up a 10,000-square metre factory in Meghna Industrial Economic Zone (Miez) in Sonargaon of Narayanganj.
29 September 2022, 14:57 PM

Sun may disrupt satellite’s TV broadcast for eight days

Television broadcasts of local channels could be disrupted for a total of 81 minutes from tomorrow to October 7 as the sun could be in direct line with Bangabandhu Satellite-1, disrupting the signal of the satellite.
29 September 2022, 14:30 PM

BB approval must for NBFIs to lend to subsidiaries, waive interests

The non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) will have to take permission from the central bank to lend to their subsidiaries or associates and waive loans or interests.
29 September 2022, 13:19 PM

Meta includes Bangladesh in annual marketing summit

Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, for the first time has expanded its annual marketing summit to Bangladesh, and the digital event was aired today.
29 September 2022, 12:41 PM

Loans to become costly as policy rates hiked by 25 basis points

Bangladesh Bank today hiked its key interest rate or policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent with a view to containing the inflationary pressure.
29 September 2022, 12:28 PM