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BIDA chief visits Rajshahi Silk Factory, explores sector's potential

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun has visited the Rajshahi Silk Factory to observe its production acti... Read More


IndustriAll Bangladesh urges govt to form wage board for RMG workers

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- IndustriAll Bangladesh Council, a local chapter of a global rights group, urged the government to form a wage board to review the wage structure for the workers of the country's ... Read More


Ex-Gazipur-5 MP Akhtaruzzaman arrested in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Detectives arrested former Gazipur-5 lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman from the capital's Gulshan area on Wednesday night. Advertisement According to the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropol... Read More


Teesta flows above danger level in Lalmonirhat

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The Teesta River was flowing above the danger level in Lalmonirhat on Wednesday as heavy rainfall and upstream runoff continued to swell rivers in northern Bangladesh, raising fe... Read More


BAT Bangladesh welcomes Kakhaber Benidze as new Managing Director

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Kakhaber Benidze has been appointed as the Managing Director of British American Tobacco Bangladesh PLC, effective May 1, 2026. Advertisement He succeeds Monisha Abraham, whose ... Read More


Bangladesh Bank lifts lending cap on Sonali Bank's five major branches

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has withdrawn the lending ceiling imposed on five major branches of Sonali Bank, allowing the bank to approve loans without branch-specific limits, offic... Read More


BGMEA refutes report of factory closure over gas, power crisis

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has dismissed media reports claiming that several garment factories, including those of DBL Group was shut ... Read More


PKSF-FE roundtable on 'Linking skills with Employment: Challenges and Way Forward' begins

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The PKSF-FE roundtable discussion titled 'Linking skills with Employment: Challenges and Way Forward', organised by The Financial Express (FE), in association with PKSF, has begu... Read More


Uttara University honours July heroes

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Uttara University organised a programme, titled Smaraney July'24, to honour the courage of its martyrs and injured heroes of the July 2024 movement at its Multipurpose Hall on Mo... Read More


'Industry-academia collaboration key to boosting employment'

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- Collaboration between industry and academia is essential to ensure skill development programmes meet labour market demand and generate more employment opportunities, said Kamrul ... Read More