Panam Institute launched as new policy think tank, prioritises economic reform
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BIDA converts over 15% of investment pipeline into active projects
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Meeting With PM / Textile millers want refinancing scheme, BGMEA uninterrupted gas
22 July 2026, 21:17 PM
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FSRU glitch cuts gas supply to national grid by 17%
22 July 2026, 20:19 PM
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Single online platform planned to ease ship recycling approvals: minister
22 July 2026, 19:53 PM
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BSEC, IMF discuss green bond market development
22 July 2026, 18:25 PM
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Chittagong Chamber urges stronger security at Ctg port
22 July 2026, 17:25 PM
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A snake venom farm with big hopes but no market
21 July 2026, 21:54 PM
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BSTI orders recall of eight products from four companies
20 July 2026, 20:48 PM
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Bangladesh’s GDP growth halves to 2.2% in Jan-Mar as industry contracts
20 July 2026, 19:14 PM
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Now First Security Islami Bank freed from S Alam Group
S Alam Group's control over First Security Islami Bank Ltd (FSIBL) ended today after the Bangladesh Bank reconstituted the board of the Shariah-based bank, which was heavily dominated by individuals linked to the Chattogram-based conglomerate..The central bank dissolved the previous 11-mem
1 September 2024, 15:19 PM
Stocks rise buoyed by circuit breaker reset
Stock markets' indexes in Bangladesh rose for a second consecutive day yesterday as investors made fresh bets on blue-chip and large-cap shares, gaining confidence from an increase in the circuit breaker’s lower limit..The stock market circuit breaker determines the extent to which the pri
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Nazrul Islam Mazumder removed from Exim Bank board
BB forms new five-member board for Exim, keeping three shareholder directors unchanged
29 August 2024, 13:32 PM
White paper to focus on mega projects, not all dev projects: Debapriya
The 12-member panel held its first meeting today, the next one on Sep 3
29 August 2024, 12:47 PM
Stocks experiencing a rising trend since morning
The DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 29 points, or 0.51 percent, to 5,786 until 12.40 pm
29 August 2024, 06:59 AM
Shakib Al Hasan will no longer be BSEC’s brand ambassador
The regulator found Shakib and his company Monarch Holdings involved in several stock market manipulation
28 August 2024, 14:35 PM
Bajus members demand dissolution of existing board
They want an administrator for the jewellers’ association
28 August 2024, 14:00 PM
Reform Bangladesh Competition Commission immediately, says Bangladesh Intellectual Property Forum
The forum sent a letter to the chief adviser of the interim government and the commerce ministry
28 August 2024, 13:38 PM
UCB, Global Islami, Union get new boards of directors
The central bank issued three separate letters to the banks
27 August 2024, 15:42 PM
Could lower policy rate if inflation is reduced: BB governor
Ahsan H Mansur says in a meeting with a delegation of the Dhaka Chamber
27 August 2024, 14:39 PM
Stocks fall after rising for two days
However, the turnover saw a 34% jump from the previous day
27 August 2024, 12:02 PM
Islamic banking sees steady growth
Islamic banking in Bangladesh continued its steady growth trajectory as of May this year, driven by consistent increases in deposits, investments and remittances..According to the Islamic Banking and Finance Statistics (IBFS) report by the Bangladesh Bank for that month, several key indica
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Bank accounts of 4 firms linked with S Alam’s personal secretary frozen
The BFIU found Tk 99.7 crore at the accounts of four companies of Md Akiz Uddin, also a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh
26 August 2024, 15:02 PM
75% telecom towers in Feni still non-functional: BTRC
Some 1,008 out of 14,551 towers are inactive in 11 districts
26 August 2024, 14:10 PM
Banking details sought of S Alam, 12 family members, companies
The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment
26 August 2024, 12:51 PM
Stocks rise marginally
Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday maintained their upward momentum for a second day consecutively as Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, made an announcement that bolstered investor confidence..Maqsood said that they will conduct a
25 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Restructure DSE board: brokers’ association
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board
25 August 2024, 14:39 PM
Banks freeze accounts of Padma Bank former chairman Nafeez Sarafat, family members
Bank accounts of their business entities will also remain frozen for the next 30 days
25 August 2024, 13:30 PM
BB hikes policy rate to tame inflation
Three months ago, the policy rate was hiked for the last time by 50 basis points to 8.5%
25 August 2024, 11:33 AM
Social Islami Bank gets new board of directors
The board has one director and four independent directors
25 August 2024, 10:57 AM