ACI hygiene products factory achieves ISO certification
ACI Hygiene Products Factory has recently been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)...
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Bond facility for partial exporters soon
The government is set to introduce a temporary duty-free bond facility for partial exporters against bank guarantees to enhance export earnings and promote diversification...
Institutionalisation of trade negotiation capacity saught
Experts called for strengthening Bangladesh鈥檚 trade negotiation capacity through proper institutionalisation, as the country is set to graduate from the Least Developed Countries category in 2026...
Ctg port congestion nears full capacity
Chattogram Port, the country鈥檚 prime seaport, is grappling with growing container congestion as storage yard edges closer to full capacity...
Asia Pacific General Ins holds 25th AGM
Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited recently held its 25th annual general meeting using digital platform, said a press release...
Trust Bank, ACI Motors sign deal
Trust Bank PLC and ACI Motors Limited have recently signed an agreement, said a press release...
Aftab, Wahid to lead APGICL聽
Aftab ul Islam and Wahidul Haque Siddiqui have been re-elected chairman vice-chairman of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited.
Cathay Pacific unveils deal to buy 14 Boeing
Hong聽Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it would place an US$8.1-billion order for 14 Boeing jets, its first with the US aircraft maker for more than a decade...
University of Asia Pacific holds 11th convocation
The University of Asia Pacific held its 11th convocation ceremony on Saturday...
DIU hosts Asia-Pacific Summer Programme 2025
Daffodil International University has hosted the first edition of the Asia-Pacific Summer Programme 2025 under the theme 鈥榯ogether, a great summer鈥� at the DIU in Dhaka...
Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortage
June鈥檚 heatwave has caused snow and glaciers in the French Alps to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing...
3 cops killed in US training facility explosion
Three people died Friday in an explosion at a police training facility in Los Angeles, in what one local official called an accident...
ACI Pharma holds annual marketing, sales conference
ACI Pharma Business held 鈥楢nnual Marketing & Sales Conference 2025-26鈥� at Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Thursday where sales and marketing personnel from all across Bangladesh were present at the programme...
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday...
Recycling capacity needs to be upped to tackle plastic pollution
THE dismal state of waste management, especially of plastic waste, can hardly be overstated. The limited recycling capacity appears to have exacerbated the situation. World Environment Day this year has placed special an emphasis on plastic pollution. Although Bangladesh has made some strides in recycling plastic waste, a substantial volume of plastic remains uncollected...
Tk 1,009cr project to enhance tax officials鈥� capacity approved
The interim government on Tuesday approved a project worth Tk聽1,009.20 crore, aiming at the capacity building of tax officials against the backdrop of falling revenue collection in terms of the country鈥檚 gross domestic product...
Trump鈥檚 TV jingle for N-weapons
AMERICA鈥橲 Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, saw two unhinged nuclear weapons states jointly attacking one that had shunned the bomb by a religious edict...
Oil prices wobble
Oil prices wobbled and stock markets wavered Monday as traders awaited Tehran鈥檚 response to US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend...
Bangladesh expresses concern over attacks on Iran
Bangladesh on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent attacks targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Israel says 鈥榗hecking鈥� results of US bombing on Fordo
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it was checking the results of a US bombing raid on the deeply buried Iranian nuclear facility in Fordo, while continuing its own offensive against Tehran.
BB halts plan to scrap 14-day repo facility
The Bangladesh Bank has backtracked on its earlier decision to discontinue the 14-day repo facility 鈥� a key tool for borrowing from the central bank 鈥� following significant disruption on the financial market caused by acute liquidity shortages, central bank officials said...
Growing contingent liabilities cause concerns
The government has planned to amend the sovereign guarantee guideline to strengthen the debt repayment capacity of state-owned enterprises against the backdrop of growing contingent liabilities, said Finance Division officials...
PBPLC signs deal with ACI, Shawpno
Pubali Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with Advanced Chemical Industries PLC and ACI Logistics Limited (Shwapno) for facilitating the bank鈥檚 digital banking platform, said a press release...
Swiss glacier collapse: Rock, ice prevent rescue work
Swiss authorities said Thursday that rock and ice piles from a collapsed glacier that destroyed a village were preventing emergency services from working, but that they were cautiously optimistic no more homes were at risk.
Suspension of transit facility to India demanded
Newly floated Janata Party Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government to suspend transit facility given to India through Bangladesh as that country had recently imposed restrictions on imports from Bangladesh through land ports...
ACI Motors begins delivery of Yamaha FZ 25
The much-anticipated Yamaha FZ 25 motorcycle was officially launched at a grand event held in the capital, Dhaka, says a press release.
Govt bans eucalyptus, acacia plantation
The interim government on Thursday imposed a ban on the plantation of the invasive eucalyptus and acacia species across government, non-government, and private initiatives...
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific trade representative due today
Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday...
Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
Govt to set up free trade zone
The interim government has announced plans to establish a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) in the country, aligning with the growing global trend of trade liberalisation and investment facilitation...