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Performance-tied incentive bonus for SoBs, FIs unveiled

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Employees of public-sector banks and financial institutions are entitled to get incentive bonus pro rata with performance while government ex gratia is secure regardless of failure ... Read More


Bangladesh funding for LGs poorer than other LMICs

Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Bangladesh lags far behind other lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) in allocations for local governments despite rapid urbanisation that has brought nearly 45 per cent of its pop... Read More


Climate justice forum urges unified national approach to ensure climate justice

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The Secretariat of the Climate Justice Forum, hosted by An Organisation for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED), organised the Pre-COP30 National Sharing and Planning Meeting on Thru... Read More


CUCSU election: Final list of candidates released

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The final list of candidates has been announced for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections. The list was published on the CUCSU websit... Read More


Court orders Interpol red notices to be issued against S Alam, two brothers

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the issuance of Interpol red notices against Mohammad Saiful Alam, chairman of the controversial industrial conglomerate S Alam Group, and his two brothers... Read More


Fire damages transformer at Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A fire broke out early Thursday at the Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Polash upazila, Narsingdi, damaging a transformer and disrupting power supply for several hours. Abdul Shahi... Read More


Thai authorities rush to contain 164-ft sinkhole in Bangkok amid traffic disruptions

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said on Wednesday. The 50-metre deep (164 f... Read More


Pakistan seeks stronger economic ties as PM invites Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has invited Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to visit Pakistan during a meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN... Read More


Westin Dhaka unveils new menu at Prego

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- The Westin Dhaka unveiled a refined new menu at Prego, the city's most exclusive fine-dining Italian restaurant. Perched on the 23rd floor of The Westin Dhaka in Gulshan-2, Prego of... Read More


CA calls on US companies to expand investment in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged US companies to increase their investments in Bangladesh, highlighting the country's reform initiatives and growth potential at the ... Read More