Dhaka, July 16 -- The government is starting its special programme in August to sell rice at Tk 15 a kg to around 5.5 million poor families across Bangladesh. This move comes as rice prices have been... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The government has suspended a total of 14 officials, mostly mid-level ones, of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for allegedly defying high-ups' directives. To this effect, the N... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz has said a referendum would be required for any future change to the caretaker- government system in the Constitution.... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), has extended an invitation to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for an inter-religious dialogue schedu... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Despite achieving record Hilsa production in recent years, Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp decline in exports of the prized fish to India, its largest foreign market, official data ... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The yield on five-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) dropped significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free ... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Foreign donors have slightly scaled back their funding commitments for NGOs operating in Bangladesh, even as actual disbursements rose significantly in the last fiscal year amid grow... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The National Pension Authority (NPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NRB Bank PLC on Monday (July 14, 2025) in the conference room of the Finance Division, Minist... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The government on Wednesday imposed curfew in Gopalganj district amid heightening tensions over clashes between police and Awami League activists over an NCP rally. The curfew will ... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The interim government will finalise its decision on the conditions related to reducing tariff rates imposed on export products after receiving opinions from the relevant ministries ... Read More