Banks asked to set up risk-reporting cells
Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to establish a dedicated resolution coordination unit...
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First consignment US wheat reaches Chattogram
The first consignment of wheat, under a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and the United States for the annual import of 7 lakh tonnes, reached the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port on Saturday...
Workshop on cyber security for industries held
A training workshop on 鈥楥loud Computing for Industry/Businesses: Driving Digital Transformation and Cyber Security Measures for Industry/Businesses鈥� was held on Saturday at the boardroom of the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries in the capital...
Prime Bank partners with JAMS
Prime Bank PLC entered into a strategic partnership with JAMS Construction and JAMS Development Ltd, one of Bangladesh鈥檚 most reputed real estate developers, to offer exclusive discounts on flat purchases for its valued customers, said a press release...
Fakir Technologies launches 鈥榋ERO鈥� energy storage
Fakir Technologies Limited, a concern of the Fakir Fashion family, has officially launched 鈥榋ERO鈥�, Bangladesh鈥檚 first multi-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) 鈥� marking a significant leap toward a smarter, cleaner, and more sustainable energy future...
itel launches itel Home at Jamuna Future Park
itel has officially opened its latest itel Home outlet at Jamuna Future Park marking a significant expansion in itel鈥檚 Bangladesh journey, as the brand expands beyond smartphones and feature phones to build a complete Smart Life ecosystem for modern households...
ELF Lubricants trains 50 mechanics
ELF Lubricants Bangladesh, the French performance lubricant brand from TotalEnergies, collaborating with Continental Works Limited,聽 conducted a specialized full-day Hybrid Vehicle Service Training, focusing on safety, diagnostics and maintenance, said a press release...
Eastern Bank signs agreement with CliniCall
Eastern Bank recently signed an Online Payment Gateway and ZIP agreement with CliniCall Ltd, a leading telemedicine platform in Bangladesh, said a press release...
Focus shifts on T20Is now
Bangladesh will now shift their focus towards the forthcoming three-match T20Is, after winning the ODI series by 2-1 against the West Indies, which starts on Monday at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram...
Joty & Co look to finish on a high
Bangladesh look to finish on a positive note as they take on India in their seventh and final game of the ICC Women鈥檚 World Cup at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai today...
Why shall I not resist?
THE hills of south-eastern Bangladesh are famed for their breathtaking beauty. Yet beneath the lush greenery and terraced slopes lies a history steeped in marginalisation, militarisation and impunity. In late September 2025, the Chittagong Hill Tracts once again descended into turmoil, revealing the deep structural vulnerabilities that continue to define life for Indigenous...
Nurses deserve more than gratitude
THE global discourse, as highlighted by the International Labour Organisation, has rightly recognised the 鈥榗are economy鈥� as a vital pillar for the future of decent work. This economy, spanning both paid and unpaid labour, from a nurse in a hospital ward to a family member tending to an elder, is facing a worldwide crisis of recognition, resources and rights. For...
Unsafe food demands strict urgent action
RAMPANT food adulteration is a grave and persistent public health threat, with unsafe food turning what sustains life into a slow and silent agent of disease and death. Recent laboratory tests by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority show how deeply the problem has penetrated the food chain. Of the 15 bread samples tested, 11 contained potassium bromate, a banned...
Curbing losses, waste key to food security
THIS is unfortunate that food losses post harvest and food waste at consumption account for a third of all the food produced in Bangladesh, as a recent World Bank report says, when insufficient food security forces 12 per cent of the poor to skip meals and about 9 per cent of the poor to pass a day without food, as a recent Power and Participation Research Centre...
Bangladesh Bank ready to support private sector with reforms, easier loans: director
Bangladesh Bank is ready to extend all possible support 鈥� from policy reforms to easier loan access 鈥� to strengthen the country鈥檚 private sector, said Nawshad Mustafa, director of the central bank鈥檚 SME and SPD departments...
Road Safety Foundation identifies 314 accident-prone upazilas across Bangladesh
A report has revealed at least 314 upazilas and cities across the country where more road crashes happened between 2020 and 2024...
Dhaka鈥檚 air remains unhealthy with AQI score of 169
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:00am on Saturday morning...
BLAST condemns extrajudicial punishment of woman in Cumilla
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust on Friday condemned recent extrajudicial punishment of a woman in a local arbitration in Cumilla鈥檚 Chauddagram upazila.
Nine Indian fishermen held for illegal fishing
The Bangladesh Navy has detained nine Indian fishermen along with a trawler for illegally entering Bangladeshi waters and fishing.
Ansar to use digital tracking in polls: DG
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party is fully prepared ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections, with 600,000 Ansar members set to be deployed across the country.
BNP rescinds expulsion of 7 leaders
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday withdrew the expulsion orders against seven of its leaders, who had earlier also been removed from all party positions for alleged violations of party discipline.
309 more Bangladeshis return home from Libya
A total of 309 more Bangladeshi nationals who had expressed their willingness to return home from Libya were repatriated on Friday under the supervision of the Bangladesh embassy in Tripoli, with cooperation from the Government of National Unity of Libya.
Children among 44 rescued from trafficking den
The Bangladesh Coast Guard in an operation on Friday rescued 44 people, including women and children, held captive in a remote hilly area of Teknaf for the purpose of trafficking.
Adulterated food turns into silent killer
Food 鈥� an essential element for human survival 鈥� has turned into a silent killer in Bangladesh.
Food loss, waste grow amid shortage聽
Food losses during the post-harvest period and food waste in the consumption level are growing in Bangladesh due to the absence of adequate food processing plants and a lack of push for recycling wasted food in the food-starved country.
Bangladesh women lose to Thailand in FIFA friendly
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team suffered a 3-0 defeat to Thailand in their first of the two FIFA friendly matches at the Bangkok Thonburi University Training Field on Friday.
Series win gives Tigers new momentum
Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz believes that their 2-1 one-day international series win over the West Indies would give them momentum ahead of their key assignments leading up to the forthcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in 2027.
Fire breaks out at community centre in Bangladesh capital
A fire broke out at a community centre in the Kalshi area of Mirpur, in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, on Friday night.
Islami Bank, Mastercard launch digital payment ecosystem at CU
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, in collaboration with Mastercard, inaugurated a fully cashless university campus under the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 鈥楥ashless Bangladesh鈥� initiative, enabling teachers, students and visitors to conduct cashless transactions at Chattogram University.聽
STEEL INDUSTRY:聽Focus on efficiency, cost cutting amid demand slump
Bangladesh鈥檚 steel industry, one of the key drivers of the country鈥檚 infrastructure-led economic growth is shifting its focus from capacity expansion to cost efficiency and technological modernisation as domestic demand has weakened in recent years due to...
