The Institute of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Commercialisation of United International University in collaboration with the AI Forum Bangladesh organised a two-day training on 鈥楢I essentials for capital market professionals鈥� concluded at the UIU Innovation Hub in Dhaka on Sunday...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh dropped to a record low of 6.35 per cent in August 2025, the lowest in more than 23 years, signaling deepening distress across the economy...
AB Bank PLC has recently inaugurated a collection booth at National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital premises, said a press release...
THE overall state of healthcare in Bangladesh remains a matter of grave concern. With nearly 180 million people living within a landmass of just 147,570 square kilometres, Bangladesh is among the most densely populated nations in the world. Yet, more than two-thirds of its population, around 120 million people, have little or no access to standard health services...
Bangladesh Bank has instructed commercial banks to enter into contracts with 12 international asset recovery and law firms to help bring back money laundered abroad allegedly by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
Aminul Islam was re-elected as the Bangladesh Cricket Board president after the elections of the board of directors held at a city hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
Aminul Islam, Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, Faruque Ahmed, and Khaled Mashud were among the newly elected directors for four-year tenure in the Bangladesh Cricket Board elections held at a city hotel in Dhaka on Monday.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said that they sought cooperation from the media to ensure a level playing field for all during the national election...
The United Nations resident coordinator in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, on Sunday reaffirmed the UN support for the country鈥檚 upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections.
At least eight candidates, including the outgoing president Aminul Islam and vice-president Nazmul Abedeen Fahim, are set to be elected unopposed in the BCB board of directors鈥� elections today.
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of Opec+ on Sunday decided to raise their production quotas by 1,37,000 barrels per day in November, as they continue to push for greater market share.
Situation in Khagrachari became visibly stable on Sunday as the district administration on Saturday night lifted Section 144 imposed amid violence over protests against the alleged rape of Marma schoolgirl.
National Security Adviser and High Representative for the Rohingya issue Khalilur Rahman on Friday met with senior United States officials in Washington DC where they discussed regional, political and security issues.
The Election Commission will hold a session with media personnel tomorrow to exchange views with them as part of its ongoing dialogue with reform stakeholders ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.
The second Bangladesh Electric Vehicle and Mobility Exhibition will take place at the International Convention City at Bashundhara in Dhaka in November 6鈥�8...
A coalition of workers in a variety of fields filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee introduced by the Trump administration...
Czechs finished voting Saturday in a general election in which the party of self-described 鈥楾rumpist鈥� billionaire Andrej Babis is a frontrunner, triggering concerns about Prague鈥檚 support for Ukraine and future ties with the European Union.
A Czech far-right political party has spent thousands of dollars on online ads without the necessary disclosures, a US factchecking organisation reported Friday as the country went to the polls...
A managers鈥� conference was held with the regional heads and branch heads of Khulna Circle on the progress of Agrani Bank鈥檚 100-Day Special Action Plan...
A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting down and recycling the key industry鈥檚 steel offcuts by using green energy...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his agency was 鈥榝ully prepared to do what is necessary鈥� in support of Argentina, a week after revealing both sides were in talks over an economic aid program...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), in collaboration with St Joseph Higher Secondary School, recently organised Technovation鈥�25, a technology festival aimed at inspiring young minds in IT, robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital creativity...
The election commission is working to design an effective strategy to curb the abuse of artificial intelligence and social media, considering the fight against misinformation and disinformation on social media as a major challenge during the next national elections slated for February 2026.
Bangladesh鈥檚 ambassador to Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona discussed economic cooperation and cultural exchange when she met Larissa mayor Thanasis Mamakos on the occasion of the Thessaly AgriBusiness Forum 2025 in the Greek city on October 1, a release said.
A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo鈥檚 Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note, with US rate-cut hopes out-muscling concerns about a government shutdown.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chair Tarique Rahman would lead the party in the next 13th national election, likely to be held in February, said his foreign affairs adviser Humayun Kabir on Thursday...
The Election Commission has decided to hold a meeting with candidates and interested students to discuss issues concerning the upcoming Chattogram University Central Student Union elections...
Some senior officials of Al-Arafah Islami Bank allegedly embezzled Tk109 crore in agent commissions by disguising corporate deposits as grassroots agent collections, according to a Bangladesh Bank inspection report...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has proposed major changes to its 2021 debt securities rules to expand Bangladesh鈥檚 weak bond market, introduce new types of sustainable instruments, and tighten monitoring of how funds are used...
BRAC Bank has secured approval from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Bangladesh Bank to issue the country鈥檚 first-ever Social Subordinated Bond, valued at Tk1,000 crore...
