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25 June 2026, 21:31 PM
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BB launches campaign to push Bangla QR payments
25 June 2026, 19:52 PM
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Development spending hits lowest level in at least 5 years
25 June 2026, 18:57 PM
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Syed Sehab Ullah Al-Manjur, new CEO of United Insurance
25 June 2026, 18:39 PM
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Big duty cuts to power up API supply chain: pharma leaders
24 June 2026, 21:48 PM
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Quickly implement textile clause of Bangladesh-US trade deal: BTMA
24 June 2026, 20:07 PM
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Exporters seek wider use of UK trade scheme
24 June 2026, 19:47 PM
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Banks told to ensure uninterrupted savings certificate services
24 June 2026, 16:39 PM
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Banks can now transfer consumer loans directly to vendors
23 June 2026, 18:57 PM
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Bangladesh to issue first short-term sukuk for rural infrastructure
22 June 2026, 21:32 PM
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BTRC calls for termination of Citycell's licence
The telecom regulator has decided to cancel the licence of Citycell, which has been out of operation since October last year, and place its spectrum in the forthcoming auction.
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Qatar crisis: Indonesia may lose 50,000 tourists
The Indonesian government is predicting that the recent severing of ties between several Arab countries and Qatar would deal a blow to the archipelago’s tourism industry, with 50,000 expected tourists not showing up because of the crisis, a senior official said on Tuesday.
7 June 2017, 04:57 AM
Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel sinks in Bagerhat
A lighter vessel carrying 800 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in Pashur River along the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
5 June 2017, 08:10 AM
Regent flies to Doha
Regent Airways began its first flight from Dhaka to Doha on Friday night.
25 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Export basket should be diversified: analysts
Bangladesh has the potential to export footwear, sportswear, denim products, toys, bags and electronic goods along with garment items, a top banker said yesterday.
24 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Interest rates on savings tools may go down
Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday hinted at lowering the interest rates on savings instruments as the returns from these tools are
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Telenor shuts down ekhanei.com
Telenor, the parent company of Grameenphone, is winding down ekhanei.com today as it could not transform the online classifieds
16 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Telenor closes down online platform ekhanei.com in Bangladesh
Telenor, the parent company of market leader mobile operator Grameenphone, is shutting down its online classifieds marketplace ekhanei.com in Bangladesh.
16 May 2017, 08:19 AM
India's April exports up by 20%
India's exports revival continued for the eighth successive month, recording 19.77 percent growth during April 2017, official data shows.
16 May 2017, 06:58 AM
Foley new CEO of Grameenphone
Canadian-born Michael Foley has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Grameenphone, Bangladesh’s largest mobile operator.
8 May 2017, 05:21 AM
PM enjoys beauty of Cox’s Bazar beach
It is not a photo you see every day! Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is seen walking along the sea shore barefoot in Inani of Cox’s Bazar.
6 May 2017, 09:54 AM
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