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Midland Bank, Shamadhan Services sign agreement to facilitate seamless money transfers

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Midland Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Shamadhan Services Limited, an emerging digital financial service provider, to facilitate seamless money transfers between Shamadhan acc... Read More


New Young Learner English Centre of British Council launched at Int'l Hope School Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The launching ceremony of a new Young Learner English Centre at International Hope School Bangladesh (IHSB), Uttara campus was held on Saturday at its premises in the city. The Brit... Read More


Educationist Syed Manzoorul Islam is no more

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Renowned educationist, fiction writer and essayist Syed Manzoorul Islam has passed away. He breathed his last around 5pm on Friday while undergoing treatment at LabAid Hospital in t... Read More


Obama won Nobel for 'doing nothing': Trump

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- US President Donald Trump, in his fervid pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize, has criticised his predecessor Barack Obama's achievements, accusing him of "doing nothing" and "destroying... Read More


Bangladesh facing fresh crackdown under Anti-Terrorism Act: HRW

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concerns over the growing use of Bangladesh's amended counterterrorism law by the interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, to arres... Read More


Light to moderate rain likely in parts of country

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places across the country over the next 2... Read More


Man to die for killing wife over dowry

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for the murder of his wife over a demand for dowry in 2016. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Munshi Md Moshiar... Read More


904th Executive Committee meeting of Shahjalal Islami Bank held

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The 904th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held on 8 October 2025 at Corporate Head Office of the bank. The meeting was presided ov... Read More


Shahidul Alam kidnapped by Israeli forces

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Shahidul Alam, a Bangladeshi photographer, writer and managing director of Drik, has been kidnapped by Israeli forces from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition heading to Gaza. He announce... Read More


BRAC Bank, VisionSpring join MBM Group in celebrating World Sight Day

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- BRAC Bank, VisionSpring, and MBM Group jointly celebrated World Sight Day 2025 at Cutting Edge Industries Limited, a concern of MBM Group, according to a press release. The event was... Read More