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Labour ministry seeks govt mediation to encash FDRs

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The labour and employment ministry has sought the government's intervention to encash its Central Fund (CF) Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs) stuck at three crisis-hit banks and one non-... Read More


Security forces used helicopters to scare protesters, says UN report on July uprising

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- A United Nations report has said that Bangladesh's security forces used helicopters to intimidate protesters and possibly deploy unlawful force during a student-led uprising against ... Read More


Ex-DCCI chief Waziullah dies

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Former president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) ATM Waziullah died of old-age complications at the age of 87 at United Hospital in the capital on Wednesday. He lef... Read More


Local ad market shifting to digital media, traditional media getting marginalised

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Digital media, led by social media platforms, is grabbing stakes in the country's advertisement market over the past several years, gradually taking away shares of the conventional m... Read More


United Nations calls for dissolution of RAB, restriction of BGB and DGFI to border duties

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The United Nations Human Rights Office, or OHCHR, has issued a series of recommendations addressing human rights violations in Bangladesh, highlighting concerns across the country's ... Read More


Annual Manager's Conference 2025 of Union Bank PLC held

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The Annual Manager's Conferences 2025 (2nd day) of Union Bank PLC was held on 13 February 2025 in the bank's Head Office, Gulshan-1, Dhaka. Chairman of the Board of the Directors of... Read More


Crowds far exceed the 200-person allocation for daily TCB sales

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- In Chattogram, buyers stand in long queues to purchase the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, or TCB, goods at subsidised rates, but limited allocation forcing many to return empty-h... Read More


Nagad admin attacked 'with hammers'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Muhammad Badiuzzaman Didar, the administrator of the mobile financial service provider Nagad, on Wednesday came under attack on Road Number 12 in the capital's Banani. The incident ... Read More


EBL offers payroll banking services to foreign service officers

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- To offer comprehensive banking service propositions for foreign service officers, Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) signed a payroll banking agreement with the Bangladesh Foreign Service Associ... Read More


Electronic toll payment to begin on Padma Bridge via Upay

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Toll payments for crossing the Padma Bridge will be made electronically soon instead of using cash, enabling an automated and digital transaction process. This will save time for ve... Read More