Default loan rate jumps from 30.60% to 32.62% in a single quarter

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh's banking sector has recorded a further deterioration in asset quality during the first quarter of the year, with the ratio of non-performing loans (NPLs) rising to 32.62 p... Read More

SSC timetable may be revised if stakeholders seek review, says education minister

Dhaka, June 2 -- The education authorities could backtrack on its decision to hold the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations from Jan 7 next year and reschedule if stakeholder... Read More

Six additional secretaries among eight officials reshuffled

Dhaka, June 2 -- The government has reassigned six additional secretaries to different offices as part of the latest round of administrative reshuffles. A new divisional commissioner has also been ap... Read More

Parents recount events in court as Ramisa's murder trial proceeds before Dhaka tribunal

Dhaka, June 2 -- The parents of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter testified before a Dhaka court in the case over her rape and murder in Pallabi. On Tuesday, her father Abdul Hannan Molla and mother Parveen Ak... Read More

Chhatra Dal, Jubo Dal protest before Tofail Ahmed's funeral in Bhola

Dhaka, June 2 -- Tension flared in Bhola before the funeral of veteran Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed, as activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal staged a protest before the funeral. ... Read More

Hot spell likely to persist as heatwave sweeps across 40 districts

Dhaka, June 2 -- A mild heatwave is sweeping across at least 40 districts in Bangladesh and is expected to persist for another one to two days, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said.... Read More

Tarique torpedoes Chattogram mayor's US visit to study mosquito control

Dhaka, June 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has blocked a proposal for the Chattogram mayor and five officials to fly to the United States to study mosquito control. Additional Press Secretary Ati... Read More

Islami Bank board meets virtually after hours-long delay

Dhaka, June 2 -- The board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has held a virtual meeting at night after an hours-long delay resulting from protests over the appointment of its new chairman, Kh... Read More

Awami League heavyweight Tofail Ahmed's remains en route to Bhola for burial

Dhaka, June 2 -- Awami League stalwart Tofail Ahmed is heading to Bhola for the last time. The Liberation War organiser and a leading figure of the 1969 Mass Uprising is returning to his home distric... Read More

Father, son killed as pickup van hits motorcycle in Chattogram

Dhaka, June 2 -- A father and son have died when a pickup van struck their motorcycle near the Shah Amanat Bridge in Chattogram. The dead are 75-year-old Durgapada Mallick and his son Bidhan Mallick,... Read More

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