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Civil aviation minister's mother passes away at 83

Dhaka, March 1 -- Hurun Nahar Rashid, mother of Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita, passed away early Sunday at the age of 83 (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raji'un). She breathed h... Read More


DSE index drops 138 points amid Middle East tensions

Dhaka, March 1 -- The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) lost more than 138.56 points on Sunday as investors dumped their holdings, fearing a further fall amid the intensified Middle Ea... Read More


PM orders urgent measures for safety of Bangladeshis in Middle East

Dhaka, March 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered urgent measures to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi nationals in Iran and across the Middle East amid escalating regional conflict, as fligh... Read More


Did extortion not take place during interim government's tenure, asks FBCCI administrator

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The administrator of the country's apex business body, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, M... Read More


Shafiul Alam Ujjal elected president of BELIA; Yadul Haque made general secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Shafiul Alam Ujjal has been elected President and Yadul Haque as General Secretary of the Bangladesh Elevator Escalators and Lift Importers Association (BELIA), the organisation of l... Read More


Bangladeshi youth-led project wins climate action competition

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- A youth-led project from Bangladesh has won a regional climate action competition, with the winners announced during the 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development held in Ba... Read More


US tariff issue still evolving: Commerce Minister

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The issue of reciprocal tariffs imposed by the United States and related trade agreements is still evolving, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Moktadir has said, noting that the gove... Read More


BB governor alleges conspiracy behind officers' protest

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur smells a conspiracy of a vested quarter behind the officers' ongoing protest against him. In an urgent press briefing following the o... Read More


BB officers' welfare council threatens agitation over transfer of 3 members

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The Bangladesh Bank Officers' Welfare Council (BBOWC) has warned of launching a protest demanding the resignation of its governor, Dr Ahsan H Mansur, if he does not withdraw the tran... Read More


Foreign investors keen on Nagad, Jamaat MP tells BB governor

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem Arman, a newly elected lawmaker from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, held discussions with the central bank governor on bringing global investors to the mo... Read More