The Railway Ministry today (August 7, 2022) informed the High Court that a monitoring cell has been formed to stop passengers from travelling on train roof and ticket scalping.

The cost of fuels for Plummy Fashions Ltd, the world's greenest knitwear factory located in Narayanganj, will go up by 25 per cent owing to Saturday’s more than 50 per cent hike in the price of petroleum products.

The government should continue giving subsidies to the agriculture sector to ensure food security and shun imports, economists said today.

Physical infrastructure needs to be built and the capacity and efficiency of the workforce should be enhanced to implement the Delta Plan the government has taken for economic growth and climate resilience, analysts said today.

Eleven Bangladeshi and six Turkish companies have come together to establish the new Bangladesh-Türkiye Business Forum (BTBF) at a meeting hosted by the Turkish embassy in Dhaka.

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Police arrested two more members of a robbery gang responsible for raping a woman and looting passengers' valuables after taking control of a bus on Dhaka-Tangail highway on early Wednesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning distributed Sheikh Kamal National Sports Council Award-2022 to nine sports personalities and two organisations under seven categories.

A Supreme Court lawyer today (August 4, 2022) served a legal notice to Jahangirnagar University’s (JU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Md Nurul Alam, requesting him to resign from the post in 24 hours as he has been functioning as the VC even after the age (65 years) of his retirement.

The non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) experienced a fall in their profits in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The next year they managed a handsome comeback. But in the first half of 2022, the NBFIs’ profits fell again.

Businesses today expressed concern over the production in the industrial units because of the ongoing load-shedding, low gas pressure and high energy price.

Hekmat Ali, the plaintiff of the case filed for robbery and gang-rape on a moving bus in Tangail, narrated the horrifying incident which occurred on the night of August 3.

Banks can now show their highest limit of capital market exposure on the basis of the stock like instruments’ purchasing price of instead of their market value.

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) is taking steps to launch a new board for start-ups so that they can raise funds from the stock market.

A Narayanganj court has sentenced Nur Hossain – prime accused in the sensational seven-murder case – to life term imprisonment in an arms case at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj.

The Bangladesh Bank today slightly tightened its loan rescheduling policy of defaulted loans after facing criticism from different corners.

Noor-e-Alam, president of Bhola district unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) -- the BNP-backed student wing -- died while undergoing treatment at Comfort Hospital in Dhaka.

Police have arrested two madrasa teachers in connection with a case filed over abduction and disappearance of a student in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat.

A bus driver was allegedly beaten to death by a mob over a dispute regarding fare in Ashulia of Savar yesterday (August 2, 2022).