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Pay wages by May 28 or face music Adviser Sakhawat

Dhaka, May 22 -- Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministries of Labour and Employment and Shipping, on Wednesday warned that owners of TNZ Ltd, Mahmud Group, and other f... Read More


Ensure favourable atmosphere for businesses: DCCI President

Dhaka, May 22 -- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday called on the government to create a more business-friendly environment that ensures smooth, transpa... Read More


Bangladesh to start mango export to China on May 28

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh is going to export mango to China for the first time on May 28 next, Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian said here on Wednesday. He revealed this informatio... Read More


Metlife settles highest amount of life insurance claims in 2024

Dhaka, May 22 -- MetLife Bangladesh settled the highest amount of claims among all life insurance companies in the country in 2024, according to data published by the Insurance Development and Regulat... Read More


Tax on remittances is a tax on humanity

Dhaka, May 22 -- A controversial bill advancing through the US Congress threatens to impose a 5 per cent tax on remittances sent abroad by non-citizens. This move could destabilise countless househol... Read More


NCP leader Nasiruddin blasts three advisers

Dhaka, May 22 -- Nasiruddin Patwary, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), on Wednesday, demanded that BNP-affiliated advisers be removed from the interim government's advisory counci... Read More


Nur tried to influence project bidding: DNCC

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has accused Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur of instigating unrest after a contractor he allegedly recommended was not awarded a... Read More


BSEC freezes 617 BO accounts

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has frozen a total of 617 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts due to various forms of misconduct and non-compliance in the capital... Read More


Forex reserves to reach $30b next month

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves are projected to reach $30 billion next month, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a research dissem... Read More


IsDB lends $241.3m for Infrastructure in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has agreed to provide a loan of US$241.30 million to Bangladesh for the construction of five climate-resilient bridges in the Mymensingh Division. ... Read More