Wheat imports exceed FY25 total with 2.5 months to go
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Middle East conflict disrupting garment production: BGMEA president
15 April 2026, 21:02 PM
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UNI Global Union lauds amended labour law of Bangladesh
15 April 2026, 20:15 PM
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iFarmer secures $1.5m foreign funding to strengthen agri value chain
15 April 2026, 19:26 PM
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Automotive trade show begins on April 23
15 April 2026, 18:52 PM
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Opinion / Restoring trust in Bangladesh’s capital market: how blockchain and AI can end IPO fraud
15 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Starlink in Bangladesh: Blazing fast, but few can afford
13 April 2026, 21:26 PM
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Transaction-based reference rate introduced in money market
13 April 2026, 18:53 PM
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Tax return deadline extended for companies until May 15
13 April 2026, 17:29 PM
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Islami Bank MD sent on leave for over 1.5 months
12 April 2026, 20:54 PM
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PM warns against "yaba smugglers" in Cox's Bazar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issues a strong warning against trading of contraband "yaba tablets" in Cox's Bazar saying drug peddlers would be dealt with severely as they also earned a bad name for this southeastern sea resort district.
6 May 2017, 04:37 AM
Many tea workers aren't aware of May Day
Many labourers working at the tea gardens in the country are not aware of the significance or history behind May Day.
"Around one lakh out of seven lakh workers at 163 tea gardens aren't aware of the day, they knew the day is a public holiday,"
1 May 2017, 12:24 PM
Internet price cuts in the works: Tarana
The government is working to make internet cheaper at the consumer level, said Tarana Halim, state minister for telecom, yesterday.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt to rescue Teletalk
The government is set to rescue Teletalk from the tight corner it finds itself in by taking care of Tk 3,256 crore of the operator's dues.
26 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt working to cut internet price: Tarana
Bangladesh government is working to reduce internet price at the consumer-level, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim says.
26 April 2017, 09:35 AM
Marine drive road opens soon
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to inaugurate the 80-kilometre marine drive road from Cox's Bazar to Teknaf as the third phase
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM
GP logs hefty profits
Grameenphone logged Tk 655.70 crore in net profit in January-March -- the operator's highest ever in a single quarter with an
23 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Singapore, Germany passports tie as world’s most powerful
Singapore’s passport takes top spot -- in a tie with Germany -- in a global ranking of the world’s passports.
19 April 2017, 07:07 AM
Russian governor wants to recruit doctors from Bangladesh
Governor of Leningrad in Russia Oblast Alexander Drozdenko expresses his interest in recruiting skilled manpower specially doctors from Bangladesh.
16 April 2017, 08:39 AM
Bangladesh yet to benefit from second submarine cable
The ICT sector is being deprived of the benefits of the country's second undersea cable, as its inland link is still not ready for
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Tourists sidestep Bangladesh
Bangladesh has remained an unattractive destination for tourists, with the country coming in at No. 125 in a ranking
9 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Exports rise on boost from apparel, jute
Export earnings grew 3.97 percent year-on-year to $25.94 billion in the July-March period of the current fiscal year on the back of higher shipments of garments, jute and jute goods and leather and leather products.
5 April 2017, 18:00 PM
First telecom tower made of bamboo installed in Dhaka
Tower management company Edotco yesterday installed the first telecom tower made of bamboo on the rooftop of a
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Biman offers 20pc discounts on six int'l routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has offered 20 percent discounts on six international routes in a bid to boost tourism.
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Mobile internet emerging as a revenue churner
Data service is emerging as a solid revenue-generator for mobile operators following the launch of high-speed 3G network in the
26 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Banglalink fined for helpline fraud
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has fined mobile operator Banglalink Tk 25,000 for cheating a
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
A mobile tower radiation harmful: Government report
Radiation emitted by a tower of a mobile operator in Bangladesh is harmful for public health, the government says in a report.
22 March 2017, 08:25 AM
Robi's tussle with BTRC over merger continues
The telecom regulator has slapped Robi with a show-cause notice over the mobile operator's non-payment of Tk 108.83 crore of its
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Vodafone, Idea in $23b deal to create new Indian telecom leader
Britain's Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular agreed on Monday to merge their Indian operations in a $23 billion deal, creating the
20 March 2017, 18:00 PM
US-Bangla to fly to Bangkok from May
US-Bangla Airlines will start flying to its sixth international destination -- Bangkok -- from May 3, according to a statement.
19 March 2017, 18:00 PM