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Visitors banned from entering secretariat on Mondays, Thursdays

Dhaka, May 29 -- The government has imposed a ban on visitor entry to the Bangladesh Secretariat on Mondays and Thursdays every week, effective immediately. The Public Security Division of the Minist... Read More


Secretariat staff stage one-hour work abstention

Dhaka, May 29 -- Secretariat employees on Thursday observed a one-hour work abstention from 10 am demanding repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. Badiul Kabir, President of the Ban... Read More


Rough weather in Bay disrupts operations

Dhaka, May 29 -- Liquefied natural gas (LNG) unloading and re-gasification has come under nature's wrath again as at least a couple of LNG-carrying vessels failed to complete ship-to-ship transfer of ... Read More


Shahjalal Islami Bank to raise Tk 6 billion through subordinated bond

Dhaka, May 29 -- Shahjalal Islami Bank Plc has announced plans to raise Tk 6 billion through its fourth Mudaraba subordinated bond to strengthen its capital base in line with Basel-III compliance, as ... Read More


PPP authority consults on draft guideline

Dhaka, May 29 -- The Public-Private Partnership Authority yesterday gathered officials, development partners and private operators in its Agargaon training room to review a draft guideline intended to... Read More


DSEX sinks below 4600-mark in early trading

Dhaka, May 29 -- Dhaka stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) falling below the 4600-mark in early trading. Jittery investors continued to offload shares... Read More


Protect the Coastal Areas, Allocate 3.0pc of GDP in the Budget as Climate Finance

Dhaka, May 29 -- Climate budget allocations in Bangladesh remain neither adequate nor well-planned, and the coastal regions continue to face growing risks due to the lack of protection infrastructure.... Read More


Bank Asia signs deal to acquire Bank Alfalah's Bangladesh part

Dhaka, May 29 -- Bank Asia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank Alfalah on Wednesday for the acquisition of the Karachi-based Bank Alfalah's Bangladesh operations. The initial cost of... Read More


Shimanto Bank inks MoU with Mana Bay Water Park

Dhaka, May 29 -- Shimanto Bank recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mana Bay Water Park at the Bank's Head Office. As part of this agreement, all Debit and Credit Card holders, al... Read More


Jewellery shops reopen as BAJUS suspends nationwide strike

Dhaka, May 29 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has suspended its nationwide strike, which had led to the closure of jewellery shops across the country in protest against the arrest of i... Read More