Boosting market linkage for cluster SMEs stressed
A two-day conference aiming to strengthen market linkages for the small and medium entrepreneurs from clusters across the country started at Dhaka on Monday...
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Chinese support saught to boost entrepreneurs鈥� skills
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed called for China鈥檚 comprehensive cooperation in developing the skills, capacity, and technological advancement of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to sustain in global trade competitiveness...
Oasis Accessories to invest $4.8m in BEPZA EZ
Oasis Accessories (Pvt) Ltd, a Bangladeshi company, is set to invest $4.8 million to establish a garment accessories industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone located in Mirsharai, Chattogram...
Dhaka Bank gets ADB award
Dhaka Bank PLC won 鈥楳omentum Award鈥� at the 11th Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme Awards 2025 hosted by the Asian Development Bank, said a press release...
Prime Bank hosts youth seminar at DIU
Prime Bank PLC, in collaboration with Daffodil International University and its DIU Finance Club, has organised a seminar titled 鈥楩inancial Inclusion: Engaging & Inspiring Youth in Banking鈥� at the university campus...
Southeast Bank, JU launch cards
Southeast Bank PLC and Jahangirnagar University on September 4 signed an agreement to launch co-branded cards, said a press release...
Karmasangsthan Bank hosts customer gathering
A customer gathering and public hearing event was organised by Sunamganj branch of Karmasangsthan Bank on Monday, said a press release...
Midland Bank, Milvik sign deal
Midland Bank PLC and Milvik Bangladesh Limited on Sunday signed an agreement at the bank鈥檚 head office, said a press release...
Modhumoti Bank holds 89th board meeting
Modhumoti Bank PLC on Sunday held its 89th meeting of board of directors, said a press release...
Foodpanda partners with Ajwah Bake and Pastry
Foodpanda Bangladesh, has partnered with popular bakery and fast-food brand Ajwah Bake and Pastry letting the foodpanda customers order from more than 50 Ajwah outlets across Dhaka and Gazipur, says a press release.
Mobs not to be allowed to undermine Liberation War: army
Bangladesh Army on Monday said that there was no scope to belittle any freedom fighter or the Liberation War by creating mobs.
Bangladesh Army deny any involved in DUCSU election
The Bangladesh Army has clarified that it has no involvement in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election...
1,200 tonnes of hilsa to be exported to India
The government has decided to allow exporting 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India on the eve of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community...
World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 registration begins
The Bangladesh Tennis Federation has begun the player submission for the forthcoming 鈥榃orld Tennis Tour Junior, J-30鈥� events in October.
Two more dengue patients die, 573 hospitalised across Bangladesh
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 137 this year...
Ex-directors oppose move to nationalise Social Islami Bank
Former directors of Social Islami Bank Limited on Monday voiced strong opposition to the government鈥檚 plan to merge five private banks into a state-owned Islamic bank.
BMD predicts rains in 4 divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in 24 hours commencing 9am on Monday.
Israel warns against recognising Palestinian state
Israel鈥檚 foreign minister branded a recent international push to recognise Palestinian statehood a 鈥榤istake鈥� on Sunday and warned it could trigger an unspecified unilateral response, after reports that Israel plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
Govt in confusion over actual literacy rate
Bangladesh has no accurate statistics on the literacy rate in the country due to alleged data manipulation by the previous government, according to government officials, researchers and campaigners.
Govt honours Sabina Yasmin
Renowned playback singer Sabina Yasmin on Sunday was honoured by Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a musical event titled Sudhu Gaan Geye Parichay organised by cultural affairs ministry at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka...
Two Indians held with firearm, bullets along border
The members of the Border Guard Bangladesh arrested two Indians and seized a pistol and 93 rounds of bullets from their possession at Benapole border in Jashore district early Sunday...
US mulls buffer zone in Ukraine with troops from KSA, Bangladesh
The United States and its allies are weighing a plan to establish a buffer zone inside Ukraine, potentially to be secured by troops from non-NATO countries such as Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh, NBC News has reported...
Bangladesh finish sixth聽in Asia Cup
Bangladesh finished sixth in the 12th AHF Men鈥檚 Asia Cup after a 6-1 defeat to Japan in the place-decider at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India, on Sunday.
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...
Govt approves Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 merger plan of 5 banks
The government has approved a consolidation plan for five struggling Shariah-based banks, agreeing to provide budgetary support of about Tk 20,200 crore to carry out the merger...
Forex reserve above $30b after ACU payment
Gross foreign exchange reserve has dropped to $30.3 billion after the central bank cleared a payment of $1.5 billion to the Asian Clearing Union to settle import bills for July and August...
Bangladesh鈥檚 PMI slips by 3.2 points in August
The overall Purchasing Managers鈥� Index of Bangladesh declined by 3.2 points in August, reaching聽a slower expansion rate at 58.3, according to the latest PMI index published jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Sunday...
ONE Bank hosts training on entrepreneurship development
ONE Bank PLC recently organised valedictory and certificate distribution ceremony of its one month-long training on 鈥楨ntrepreneurship Development Programme,鈥� said a press release...
Prime Bank partners with JCX Developments
Prime Bank PLC has entered into a strategic partnership with real estate company JCX Developments Limited, said a press release...
BNP terms proposed RPO amendment on party symbols illogical
Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expressed strong opposition to a proposed amendment to the Representation of the People Order, which, seeks to change the rules for alliance elections by requiring candidates to contest using their own party鈥檚 symbol rather than a common alliance symbol.