Bangladesh-India trade through Benapole resumes after 10-day Eid holiday
Export and import activities between Bangladesh and India through Benapole land port resumed on Sunday after a 10-day closure for the Eid-ul-Azha holidays...
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Seven banks lend over 100pc of deposits
Thirteen banks in Bangladesh have violated the central bank鈥檚 advance-to-deposit ratio (ADR) limit as of March 2025, with seven of them lending over 100 per cent of their deposits, putting them in a highly vulnerable position...
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to EU surge 25.3pc in Jan鈥揂pr
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union in January鈥揂pril of 2025 increased by 25.3 per cent to 7.54 billion euros from the same period in 2024, putting it ahead of traditional rivals like China, India, and Turkey in year-on-year growth...
Mahmud Hasan new BGMEA presidnet
The election board of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association announced the list of its eight office-bearers for 2025-27 tenure on Saturday...
Governor鈥檚 London visit to ease stolen asset recovery: BB
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur held important meetings separately with global experts to support key policy issues related to recovering stolen assets during his visit to London as part of the Chief Advisor鈥檚 delegation...
Online mango trading sees rapid growth
The online mango business has emerged as a blessing for many in Rajshahi, particularly among youth and students, who are utilizing modern information and communication technologies to earn a sustainable income during the ongoing mango season...
BRAC Bank wins Best Digital Signature User Award
BRAC Bank has been honoured with the Best Digital Signature User Award recently.聽..
Natore rawhide traders distressed by 10-day entry ban into Dhaka
The government鈥檚 recent decision to ban rawhide-laden vehicles from entering Dhaka for ten days following Eid-ul-Azha has cast a shadow of anxiety over Natore, home to the country鈥檚 second-largest rawhide market...
Mask prices double with surge of Covid infections
As Covid-19 infections has begun to rise once again in Bangladesh, the prices of face masks has doubled in the wholesale market, driven by opportunistic traders seeking to cash in on its growing demand...
Oil prices soar, stocks slide after Israel strikes Iran
Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran and stoking fears of a full-blown war...
Vietnam approves 90pc tax rate on beer, alcohol by 2031
Vietnam鈥檚 lawmakers approved raising the tax on beer and strong alcoholic beverages on Saturday to 90 percent by 2031 from the current 65 percent, state media said...
AI鈥檚 arrival at work reshaping employers鈥� hunt for talent
Predictions of imminent AI-driven mass unemployment are likely overblown, but employers will seek workers with different skills as the technology matures, a top executive at global recruiter ManpowerGroup told AFP at Paris鈥檚 Vivatech trade fair...
Russia to build Kazakhstan鈥檚 first nuclear power plant
Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world鈥檚 top uranium producer, the Central Asian country鈥檚 authorities said on Saturday...
Trump approves US Steel, Nippon Steel partnership
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday approving a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel after the companies reached agreement on US national security guarantees...
Google turns queries into conversations
Google on Friday began letting people turn online searches into conversations, with generative artificial intelligence providing spoken summaries of query results...