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...
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 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.
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...
The much-anticipated Yamaha FZ 25 motorcycle was officially launched at a grand event held in the capital, Dhaka, says a press release.
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...
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 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...
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...
Brand Practitioners Bangladesh has recently organised the ACI Nutrilife Presents Health and Well-being Marketing Fest 2.0 in Dhaka...
THIS is unfortunate that the capacity charge 鈥� the money that the Power Development Board pays power-sector investors even when the plants do not produce electricity, with an aim to cover the loans that the plants receive, along with interests, salaries of the employees and returns on the equity 鈥� continues even after the political changeover of August 5, 2024, with the...
Greatly varying capacity charges paid to power companies with similar capacities highlight a chronic ill practice by the past Awami League regime, sending Bangladesh鈥檚 economy into a tailspin.
Md Shahadat Hossain, former president and council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), participated in the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) Board meeting in Malaysia...
High commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed on Thursday said that India鈥檚 withdrawal of the transshipment facility for Bangladesh鈥檚 export cargo to third countries would not affect trade with her country located in the Indian Ocean...
Medical waste generated in healthcare facilities poses serious health risks as many hospitals keep discharging untreated waste water into open water bodies and dumping solid wastes in nearby dustbins...
The implementation rate of the annual development programme hitting a decade鈥檚 low in the first eight months of the financial year raises concern. Only 24.17 per cent of the ADP budget has, keeping to the Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, been used in the eight months. The rate was much lower in the first seven months, with only 21.52 per cent, and..
Potato growers in the northern districts are staring at heavy losses this season due to a plunge in the price of potatoes, with the harvesting of the cash crop going on in full swing...
Residents of 18 newly included wards in the Dhaka North City Corporation at a public hearing on Tuesday complained of grappling with water stagnation, poor waste disposal, and dilapidated roads, among other issues...
The closing ceremony of a three-day conference with special focus on water and ecosystem conservation for climate resilience has recently been concluded at the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific in Dhaka...
Speakers including water and sanitation experts, private entrepreneurs, academics, and development partners at the inaugural session of the Toilet Conference 2025 on Tuesday called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities in the country...
The official launching ceremony for Yamaha鈥檚 apparel line was held on February 22 at the ACI Center in Dhaka, said a press release.
Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, with Islami Bank as exclusive brand partner, has rolled out offers and facilities on the occasion of Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims beginning in the first week of March, said a press release...
Ice loss from the world鈥檚 glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea levels higher...
The meeting of the management and coordination committee for conducting research on social and behavioural change and capacity building of university teachers was held at the auditorium of University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Tuesday...
CQ University Australia EduFest 2025 organised by Pacific Global successfully concluded at The Westin Dhaka, said a press release.
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has emphasised the urgent need to implement the trade facilitation roadmap to address the challenges associated with Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country status...
The power sector fixed cost is set to reach Tk 38,000 crore in the current financial year of 2024鈥�25 as installed power generation capacity keeps growing amidst rather a static demand.聽
Saving the world鈥檚 shrinking glaciers is a 鈥榮urvival strategy鈥� for the planet, the UN said on Tuesday, a day after president Donald Trump announced the US would withdraw from the Paris climate accord...
Pubali Bank PLC and IFAD Motors Ltd recently signed an agreement on providing installment facility to the bank鈥檚 credit cardholders to buy motorcycles...
The government of Bangladesh and the ministry of land, infrastructure and transport of the Republic of Korea on Sunday signed deals to strengthen the operational capacity of Bangladesh Railways by providing consultancy services, supplying essential equipment and delivering training programs...