Vietnam on Friday officially launched construction of its first semiconductor chip manufacturing facility, a landmark step towards building domestic chipmaking capacity, with Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attending the groundbreaking ceremony in Hà Nội.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced an automated system that allows advance income tax (AIT) paid at the import stage to be directly credited to taxpayers’ electronic returns.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has carried out major legal reforms in the stock market, said its chairman, Khondoker Rashed Maqsood.

The US Supreme Court signaled four months into Donald Trump’s second presidential term last year its interest in shielding the Federal Reserve from political interference. When the justices on Wednesday consider the legality of his bid to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, their willingness to preserve the US central bank’s independence will be ​put to the test.

IFIC Bank PLC has handed over a cheque of more than Tk 8 crore to Bangladesh Bank (BB) as part of initiatives undertaken in line with the central bank’s directives on the formation and operations of Bangladesh Startup Investment Company PLC.

An eight-member APUB delegation met BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman at his Gulshan office on Sunday

5,903 students received degrees, including 5,224 undergraduates and 679 postgraduates

Kausar Alam is currently serving as group chief financial officer and company secretary of Seven Rings Cement

The event was attended by business leaders and professionals from Bangladesh and the United States to discuss trade, investment and cooperation

The exhibition featured 130 photographs selected from 7,661 submissions from across the country

During the programme, 68 students received scholarships at different levels.

The final match was played at the Mirpur City Club ground with teams from 32 public and private universities taking part in the tournament

The programme was arranged by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell at the university’s Siddeswari campus

The programme was conducted under the British Council’s Transnational Education Exploratory Grant

Around 700 golfers are participating in the tournament, including several foreign members of Kurmitola Golf Club and golfers from other golf clubs across Bangladesh

The anniversary programme was formally inaugurated by Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Abdur Rab

NRBC Bank PLC has crossed a major milestone, with the number of its deposit accounts surpassing 2 million.

Southeast Bank PLC yesterday provided financial assistance to Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) to support agricultural research activities under its special corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund.

Jamuna Bank PLC recently held its “Annual Business Conference 2026” at a hotel in Dhaka.

Pubali Bank PLC yesterday organised its “1st Business Conference 2026” for regional and corporate branch managers at the bank’s head office in Motijheel, Dhaka.