Guardian Life, French embassy sign deal
Guardian Life Insurance Limited has recently signed an agreement with the France embassy in Bangladesh, said a press release...
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G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis
Group of Seven leaders, including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks on Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues, including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.
BRAC Bank promotes remittance products in Cumilla
BRAC Bank has recently organised a customer engagement event at Daudkandi in Cumilla, aimed promoting its remittance products such as 鈥楶robashi Poribar鈥� and 鈥楾ARA Probashi Poribar,鈥� a press release said...
Interests of common people not considered: discussion
Politicians, academics and professionals at a discussion in Dhaka on Saturday said that the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025鈥�26 was traditional and failed to take projects for the welfare of the people in the country...
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...
End to killing of Palestinian people demanded
Leaders of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, Bangladesh on Wednesday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the Israeli government to stop killing Palestinian people in Gaza immediately...
Release of activists, end to genocide, occupation in Palestine demanded
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee, a Bangladeshi platform working for democratic rights of people, on Tuesday demanded an immediate release of kidnapped activists and an end to genocide and occupation in Palestine by Israeli forces...
Dhoni, Amla and Graeme Smith added to ICC Hall of Fame
India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni and South Africa's Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were among seven new inductees into the International Cricket Council Hall of Fame announced Monday.
Prime Bank partners with Incredible Pvt
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Incredible Pvt Limited, said a press release...
Community Bank hosts risk summit
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has recently organised a 鈥楻isk Summit,鈥� said a press release...
Prime Bank partners with DxNe to empower women
Prime Bank PLC has recently partnered with DX New Energy Industries Limited to promote women empowerment, said a press release...
Remittance inflow surges
Remittance inflow has soared by 29 per cent in July-May period in 2025 compared with that in the same period in the previous year...
Earners of highest remittance thru bKash get prizes
Ahead of Eid, 14 highest remittance receivers through bKash won Hisense Deep Freezers and 43-inch Hisense Smart TVs in the first week of the campaign...
Sufficient allocation for farm labourers in budget demanded
Leaders of Bangladesh Khetmajur Samiti at a rally in Dhaka on Friday demanded sufficient allocation for the farm labourers in the upcoming budget.
BYD Bangladesh launches BYD Sealion car
CG Runner BD Limited, the official distributor of BYD vehicles in Bangladesh, hosted an exclusive customer delivery ceremony on Friday in the capital for the BYD Sealion 6, the country鈥檚 first DM-i Super Plug-in Hybrid EV.
Walton Computer offers discounts
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has offered discounts on its laptops and tablets, said a press release...
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha June 7
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7 as the moon of the holy month of Zil-Hajj of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
Palli Bidyut Samity staff go on strike
Employees and workers of Palli Bidyut Samity observed their work abstention for the seventh day on Tuesday as part of their on-going protest demonstration at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Abahani finish runners-up
Abahani Limited finished as runners-up of this season鈥檚 Bangladesh Premier League after a 3-0 win over Brothers Union in their final game of the league at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday...
Meghna Bank partners with BRAC EPL Investment
Meghna Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement for its second subordinated bond worth Tk 400 crore with BRAC EPL Investment Limited, who is acting as sole arranger of the issuance, a press release said...
Transport reform still stuck in traffic
EACH Eid, millions of Bangladeshis undertake long journeys to reunite with loved ones, carrying with them gifts, savings and hopes. These homecomings, rooted in ritual and emotion, are meant to be moments of joy. Yet, with alarming regularity, they are punctuated by devastating reports of road crashes. This year was no different. The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity...
Mithamain elevated highway facing axe
The interim government has started a procedure for scrapping the costly and controversial project of constructing an elevated highway connecting Mithamain and Karimganj upazilas in Kishoreganj...
Workers stage protest inside factory over unpaid wages
Workers of MK Footwear Limited staged a protest inside the factory at Sripur in Gazipur on Saturday, demanding their wages for the month of April...
NSU VC attends IIS as speaker
Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, vice-chancellor of North South University and chairman of Grameen Bank, has delivered a speech on 鈥榰nlocking the potential of underserved customers: the role of insurance鈥� at the Indonesia Insurance Summit 2025 in Bali, Indonesia...
Prime Bank partners with Lavender
Prime Bank PLC, a leading financial institution renowned for its commitment to innovation and customer-centric solutions, has partnered with Lavender Convenience Store Limited...
Shahjalal bank holds 897th EC meeting
The 897th meeting of the executive committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held recently at the corporate head office of the bank...
Waves upon sea of silence
A COUPLE of weeks after Israel began its campaign of terror in Gaza two Octobers ago, a journalist and novelist named Omar El Akkad published a note on X, formerly known as Twitter, that has stayed with me ever since:...
Remittance thru agent banking rises to Tk 1.81 lakh crore
Disbursement amount of inward remittances through聽agent banking rose 20.87 per cent to Tk 1,81,204.73 crore at the end of聽March 2025.
Atlas brings Chinese e-bike
A memorandum of understanding was inked on Thursday between state-owned Atlas Bangladesh Limited and Chinese electric scooter and bike manufacturer Zhejiang Luan Electric Vehicle Company Limited to successfully market electric bikes (e-bikes) in the country...
Palli Bidyut Samity employees hold demo for removal of REB chairman
Employees of Palli Bidyut Samity on Wednesday held a demonstration at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital to press home their seven-point demand, including the removal of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board chair...