Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The government has clarified how allowances outside basic pay will be calculated as it gradually rolls out the ninth national pay scale for public servants. The Finance Division's R... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Bangladesh plans to launch three to four floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to ease its gas shortage, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. Investor... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has opened the door for eligible companies to list directly on the country's stock market without an initial public offering ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Scientists have identified genetic mechanisms in a jellyfish capable of reversing its own ageing cycle, raising hopes that similar processes could one day be triggered in human cells... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Bangladesh has incurred an additional $4.12 billion in energy expenditure because of supply disruptions caused by the West Asia war, Prime Minister's Advisor on Finance and Planning ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Ishraque Hossain, who has announced his resignation as state minister for Liberation War affairs, has said he is fully prepared to contest a mayoral election if the Bangladesh Nation... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Attendance at the Secretariat was high on Monday, the last working day before the Durga Puja holidays begin. Officials and employees were busy wrapping up their pending work and fil... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Pakistan has suspended trade with Iran through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings over security and smuggling concerns. The Pakistani Ministry of Commerce issued a... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Five more people with symptoms of measles have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest fatalities hav... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Two women are among the 14 people who have been detained in a joint "anti-drug" drive in the Ghuntighar area of Dhaka's Gendaria. The operation began at 3:10pm on Monday, according ... Read More