Square Textiles makes Tk 37.68 crore profit in July-September

Square Textiles Ltd saw its profit dip by 17 per cent in the July-September quarter of the financial year 2022-23 owing to higher spending aimed at ensuring energy supply amid the gas and electricity crisis and fuel price hikes.
15 November 2022, 11:23 AM

Kalapara AC (land) stabbed by muggers in Savar

Assistant Commissioner (land) of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali Md Abu Bakar Siddique was stabbed by muggers in Savar.
15 November 2022, 07:22 AM

Man Utd 'considering response' to Ronaldo 'betrayal' claims

Manchester United said on Monday they were "considering their response" to an interview given by star forward Cristiano Ronaldo where he said he felt "betrayed" by the club.
15 November 2022, 05:24 AM

‘Banks have Tk 169,586 crore excess liquidity, no crisis at all’

Bangladesh’s banks have Tk 169,586 crore excess liquidity and there is no liquidity crisis in the country’s banking sector, Bangladesh Bank said in an urgent notice today.
14 November 2022, 15:07 PM

Bangladeshi RMG getting popular in Middle East: BGMEA

The Middle Eastern countries are going to be major garment export destinations for Bangladesh as the local apparel manufacturers are now receiving a lot of queries from the buyers of the region, said Faruque Hassan, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
14 November 2022, 13:27 PM

Bangladesh Bank finds cases of trade misinvoicing

Bangladesh Bank today said cases of under and over-invoicing of imported and exported items came to its notice during specials audit.
14 November 2022, 12:38 PM

NBR wants tax from Nora Fatehi’s visit expenses

The tax authority has requested the home, cultural affairs and other agencies to ensure payment of source tax from payment of honorarium and other expenses for Bollywood artist Nora Fatehi.
14 November 2022, 11:06 AM

German Chancellor Scholz wants closer EU ties with Southeast Asia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union should expand its cooperation with Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN), saying it was crucial to deepen ties in the face of the war in Ukraine, addressing a meeting of business leaders in Singapore on Monday.
14 November 2022, 09:15 AM

3 BNP men arrested ahead of Sylhet rally

Police arrested three BNP men today in connection with cases filed against them earlier in Habiganj.
14 November 2022, 09:04 AM

Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention

Bangladeshi researchers have come up with a test to identify people likely to develop type-2 diabetes in the future, bringing the possibility of prevention closer to reality.
14 November 2022, 08:06 AM

Survey on to reopen Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route 26 years after closure

Twenty-six years after the closure of the Lalmonirhat-Moghalhat rail route, railway authorities have been carrying out a survey to reopen it.
14 November 2022, 06:59 AM

24 govt holidays for bankers in 2023

Bankers in Bangladesh will have 24 government holidays in 2023 apart from the two days in the weekends, according to a circular issued by the Bangladesh Bank today.
13 November 2022, 13:33 PM

Food safety authority starts issuing health certificate for food items

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has started issuing health certificates to facilitate export of food products from the country.
13 November 2022, 12:21 PM

‘Square Mata’ Anita Chowdhury no more

Anita Chowdhury, wife of Square Group founder Samson H Chowdhury, died of old-age complications today.
13 November 2022, 11:27 AM

World Bank to provide loan for Dhaka’s beautification: Kamal

The World Bank will provide a loan to make Dhaka a more livable city by removing encroachment from the surrounding rivers, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today (November 13, 2022).
13 November 2022, 11:09 AM

Joy gives deposition before court over ‘plot to kill him’

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, narrated before a Dhaka court today how journalist Shafik Rehman and four others “plotted to kill him”.
13 November 2022, 09:22 AM

Duronto Biplob was murdered, say doctors

Awami League leader Duronto Biplob, whose body was found in the Buriganga river on Saturday, was murdered, doctors said after conducting autopsy.
13 November 2022, 08:39 AM

Dead body of Central Awami League Leader, Duronto Biplob, found in Buriganga

The body found floating in the Buriganga river in Narayanganj’s Fatullah has been identified as Duronto Biplob (51).
13 November 2022, 06:33 AM

Gold becomes Tk 2,333 a bhori costlier

The jewellers have decided to increase gold prices by Tk 2,333 per bhori from tomorrow.
12 November 2022, 15:39 PM

MasterCard prepaid card launched for RMG wage payment

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and MasterCard today launched co-branded credit cards for the BGMEA members and prepaid cards for more than 4.5 million garment workers.
12 November 2022, 15:20 PM