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Bangladeshi cardholders spend over Tk 10 billion abroad in June: Bangladesh Bank

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Bangladeshi cardholders spent more than Tk 10 billion abroad in June 2026, with overseas card expenditure surging nearly 27.5 per cent month-on-month, according to the latest Ba... Read More


Gross forex reserves cross $37b mark

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign-exchange reserves rose slightly to $37.066 billion on Wednesday mainly due to remittance inflow, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh B... Read More


Govt to produce BLRI-developed bird flu, goatpox vaccines

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- The government will facilitate the commercial production and distribution of two vaccines developed by the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) to help control avian i... Read More


Govt working on climate-resilient water management: Minister

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- The government is working to develop safe, inclusive, sustainable and climate-resilient water management systems to ensure a liveable Bangladesh for future generations, Water Re... Read More


Students keep saving despite rising education costs

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Despite persistent inflation and rising education costs, students are steadily building their savings, with deposits under school banking schemes increasing every month since Fe... Read More


Two more children die of measles-like symptoms

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Two more children died of measles or measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 am on Tuesday, bringing the total number of deaths to 880. Advertisement Of the to... Read More


Special bank loan scheme 'Udyog' soon

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- A special job-generation scheme styled 'Udyog' with an initial gestation fund worth Tk 5.0 billion comes up soon for July-uprising fighters and teeming unemployed youths. Adver... Read More


JMB suspect detained, explosives recovered in Savar raid

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- A suspected member of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has detained and several crude bombs and bomb-making materials have been recovered during ... Read More


Five arrested over Pallabi shooting linked to Tk 1.5 million drug money dispute

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Five people including a notorious drug trader have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in the capital's Pallabi area over the sharing of Tk 1.5 million (15 lakh... Read More


Supreme Court Legal Aid Office offers mediation in 7 types of cases

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- The chief justice has authorised the Supreme Court Legal Aid Office to settle cases through mediation. Advertisement The Supreme Court administration has issued a circular in t... Read More