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Stakeholders push circular textile strategy to keep RMG sector competitive

Dhaka, April 24 -- Government officials, industry leaders and sustainability experts have called for finalising a national circular economy strategy for Bangladesh's textile and readymade garment sect... Read More


Fuel price hike, fuel pass shorten queues in city petrol pumps

Dhaka, April 24 -- The overwhelmingly long queues of cars, bikes, buses and trucks at petrol pumps in the capital have started easing following fuel-oil price hike and introduction of fuel pass. Due ... Read More


GP attracts investors as profit rises despite revenue dip

Dhaka, April 24 -- Grameenphone's stock surged 1.32 per cent to Tk 245.2 per share on Thursday, despite the telecom operator having reported lower revenue in the first quarter of 2026 under macroecono... Read More


BSEC urged to ease IPO fund rules for bank loan repayment

Dhaka, April 24 -- Entrepreneurs and bank owners have urged the securities regulator to remove restrictions in the revised IPO rules on the repayment of loans using funds raised through initial public... Read More


One-third of identified 1800 factories mend safety faults

Dhaka, April 24 -- Over a decade gone by since the disastrous Rana plaza collapse, 665 out of 1800 listed garment factories in Bangladesh have so far completed initially identified fire-, electrical-a... Read More


Concern over energy supply dampening investment sentiment

Dhaka, April 24 -- Business leaders in Bangladesh remain uncertain and hesitant about expanding operations and making fresh investment, largely due to concerns over energy supply, says Mahbubur Rahman... Read More


DGHS orders govt hospitals not to refuse measles patients

Dhaka, April 24 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday instructed all the government hospitals not to refuse patients with measles or measles-like symptoms due to bed shortag... Read More


Power outage worsens, hopes pinned on higher supply next month

Dhaka, April 24 -- City-dwellers brace for greater power outage as the government decides to go for a trial 110-megawatt load-shedding in the capital for uninterrupted electricity supply for irrigatio... Read More


Govt, BSK to jointly develop reading habit among students

Dhaka, April 23 -- The government has decided to work jointly with Bishwa Shahitya Kendra (BSK) to promote reading habit among students in the country. The decision was taken at a meeting between Pri... Read More


5 more die of measles, similar symptoms in 24 hours: DGHS

Dhaka, April 23 -- Five more children have died of measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am Thursday. Of the latest fatalities, one was a confirmed measles death, according to t... Read More