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Banks, stock markets to remain closed for 4 days from Wednesday

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- The banking sector and the stock markets in Bangladesh will remain closed for four consecutive days starting from Wednesday. According to Bangladesh Bank, on the occasion of Durga ... Read More


BSEC approves bond issuance for three banks

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday approved bond issuance proposals from three banks to bolster their Tier-II capital base under Basel III. The app... Read More


Bangladesh traders start selling 22-carat gold at record high

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Gold traders in the country have started selling 22-carat gold at a historic high of Tk 195,384 per bhori (11.664 grams) from Tuesday. The Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BAJUS)... Read More


Easy-bike driver killed, vehicle snatched in Bogura

Bogura, Sept. 30 -- Police recovered the body of an easy-bike driver from Nundah Fazil Madrasa area in Nandigram upazila of Bogura district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Ripon, 5... Read More


Rooppur Nuke Plant to start trial operations in December: Salehuddin

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Science and Technology Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arr... Read More


Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to start trial operations in December: Salehuddin

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Science and Technology Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant would begin trial operations in December as the fuel for the plant has already arr... Read More


Banking, power, revenue reforms in focus as govt faces IMF debt concerns: Salehuddin

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government is moving forward with reforms to stabilise the banking sector, rationalise subsidies in the power sector, and str... Read More


Woman's hanging body recovered in Khilgaon

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of a 28-year-old woman from the third floor of a building in Purbo Goran area under Khilgaon Police Station on Tuesday morning. The deceased ... Read More


Flights suspended in Afghanistan as nationwide internet blackout disrupts services

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Air travel in Afghanistan has come to a halt after the Taliban government imposed a nationwide internet shutdown, leaving the country largely cut off from the outside world and crip... Read More


Purchase body approves import of fertiliser, expansion of highway

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Tuesday approved several major proposals including the import of fertiliser under government-to-government (G2G) agr... Read More