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Markets open higher as large-cap stocks dominate

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Stocks opened with a positive trend on Wednesday as opportunistic investors continued taking positions in sector-specific scrips in anticipation of quick gains. The market recovery w... Read More


Shahjahan, Mamun, Asaduzzaman arrested in new case

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A Dhaka court has shown former Jhalakathi-1 MP Shahjahan Omar, ex-IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun, and former DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia arrested in the murder case of garments ... Read More


Will implement important reforms to upgrade labour laws to ILO standards: Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government is committed to implementing important labour reforms to take the country's labour laws to ILO standards. "We've alr... Read More


EBL launches credit card for chartered secretaries

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Eastern Bank Plc (EBL) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) jointly launched the EBL-ICSB Visa credit card at a ceremony held at the EBL head office in the ... Read More


China announces measures against Google, other US firms

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- China announced a wide range of measures on Tuesday targeting US businesses including Google, farm equipment makers and the owner of fashion brand Calvin Klein, minutes after new US t... Read More


United Finance, Assure Group sign MoU to expand home loan access

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- United Finance PLC and Assure Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve home loan financing, aiming to make homeownership more accessible. The agreement was si... Read More


BD-Pak jt working group soon to promote trade

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Closing ranks long after their separation through Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan, the two countries are set to form a high-powered Joint Working Group (JWG) for expanding bil... Read More


Graft in selection of target people for SSNP under scrutiny: Adviser

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen Murshid on Tuesday said the interim government is inspecting the alleged corruptions in the target people selection process for social safety-net progr... Read More


52 bank A/Cs of ex-EXIM Bank chairman, family to be frozen

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 52 bank accounts owned by former chairman of EXIM Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder and his family members. The Judge of the Metropolitan Senior Sp... Read More


New receiver appointed at Beximco Group

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Ruhul Amin, executive director (ED) of Bangladesh Bank (BB), was suspended as the 'receiver' at the leading manufacturer Beximco Group. Following the suspension, another executive di... Read More