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Gold prices hit new record high in Bangladesh within 12 hours of cut

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh have surged again, just 12 hours after a brief reduction, setting a new all-time record in the domestic market. The price of the highest-quality 22-carat g... Read More


Feb 12 election to set standard for future polls, says CA Yunus

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the Feb 12 general elections will set a benchmark for all future polls in Bangladesh. He made the remarks during a maiden courtesy call by newly ap... Read More


BR seeks extra Tk1.95b for land acquisition, two years more

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has sought an additional Tk1.95 billion for acquiring 3.347 acres of land for the Jamuna railway bridge construction projects, officials said on Tuesday. ... Read More


BB seeks authority to override law, waive banks' CRR penalties

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Bangladesh Bank moves to bolster its regulatory authority to waive, remit, or reduce penalties for banks' Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) shortfalls in special circumstances as the central ... Read More


IPO lottery system returns to boost secondary market turnover

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The main reason for restoring the lottery system in primary share allocation is to boost turnover in the secondary market against the backdrop of a persistent investor exodus. The I... Read More


Teacher arrested after viral video shows alleged child abuse in Dhaka school

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- Police have arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua, a teacher allegedly involved in the abuse of a child at a school in Dhaka's Paltan. He was arrested from Dhaka's Mirpur area early on Frida... Read More


Global fertility divide

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The world is entering a period of demographic divide that few policymakers are prepared to confront openly. Over the past seven decades, global fertility rates have fallen by more th... Read More


Over 48pc candidates are businesspersons

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- More than 48 per cent of the candidates contesting the upcoming national elections in February are businessmen, according to the candidates' affidavits analysed by Transparency Inter... Read More


Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance promulgated

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The government has promulgated the "Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance, 2026" introducing penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or Tk 1 million in ... Read More


A project that ended but did not really end

Dhaka, Jan. 23 -- The government is yet to find ways to close one of the troubled projects of the Awami League regime, though the proposal for extending its deadline and increasing the cost was reject... Read More