Dhaka, May 9 -- Settling classified loans gets tougher as government's loan-recovery support committee asks defaulters to justify their annual revenue earnings and loan-repayment capabilities by engag... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- The cost of bank credit is not being relaxed now as the monetary policy committee (MPC) members have decided not to make any change in the policy rate until the inflation-combating tar... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- Finance officials seem in dilemmas crafting the upcoming fiscal budget with uncertainty overshadowing budget-support credits worth some billion dollars from foreign development financi... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- The National Citizens' Party (NCP) announced a large public gathering after Jummah prayer (Friday prayer), demanding the ban of Awami League. Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the p... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- As India and Pakistan teeter on the brink of war, top government functionaries in Bangladesh must tread carefully in diplomatic relations-or risk being pulled into the crossfire, warns... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- A female university student has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University in Dhaka's Banani area. Police detained Fa... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) staged a rally and blocked Dhaka-Aricha Highway early Friday, demanding an immediate ban on Awami League (AL) and its affiliate organisations ... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- A police van carrying former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy was attacked as it was taking her away. The incident occurred on Bangabandhu Road in front of the Grin... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church, becoming the first US pope and taking the name Leo XIV. A long-time missionary ... Read More
Dhaka, May 9 -- A group of students, led by National Citizens Party (NCP) leaders, gathered in front of the Chief Adviser's residence, Jamuna, on Wednesday night, demanding a political ban on the Awam... Read More