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BRAC Bank, Midway Securities partner to streamline capital-market transactions

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- BRAC Bank and Midway Securities Limited have signed a Transaction Banking Agreement to enable faster, more efficient financial transactions for capital-market investors through A... Read More


469th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank held

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The 469th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at the banks' head office. Chairman of the Board of Directors Badiur Rahman presided o... Read More


Civil aviation minister seeks Saudi help to resolve Hajj pilgrims' taxes, charges

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat today (Thursday) sought Saudi Arabia's cooperation in resolving at the earliest the issue of taxes and charges imposed... Read More


UNDP links five educational institutions with recyclers to curb plastic waste

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- UNDP Bangladesh has linked five educational institutions with local recycling entrepreneurs to promote source-level plastic waste segregation and recycling. The initiative goe... Read More


Bring informal economy workers under coverage: Experts

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Labour experts and trade union leaders on Tuesday called for extending the Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) to all industrial sectors and bringing informal economy workers under ... Read More


World Bank-funded project approved for major banking-sector reforms

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- A World Bank-funded banking-sector-reform project was approved Tuesday by the government's highest economic-policy body for an overhaul of banking operations in Bangladesh. T... Read More


How Malaysia engineered its economic turnaround

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The four-day Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2026, the largest event of its kind connecting thousands of buyers and business visitors representing 58 countries, w... Read More


ADB to lend $50m to MSL for polyester chip production

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide a $50 million loan to Bangladeshi private sector company Modern Syntex Limited (MSL) to manufacture modern, energy-efficient poly... Read More


Maiden quarterly MPS today

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh Bank walks a tightrope in balancing private-sector credit expansion and inflation contraction as it unveils the country's maiden quarterly Monetary Policy Statement ... Read More


BSEC gives nod to Beximco Pharma's board overhaul proposal

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The securities regulator has decided to allow Beximco Pharmaceuticals to overhaul its board with nine members proposed by the company, subject to the withdrawal of cases filed ... Read More