Aromatic rice, non-packaged edible oil prices up

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Suppliers have raised the prices of aromatic rice and non-packaged edible oils ahead of Shab-e-Barat and the upcoming Ramadan. The maximum retail price of packaged aromatic rice (Ka... Read More

Millers urge expansion of EDF, interest cut to sustain primary textile exports

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Primary textile-industry owners have urged Bangladesh Bank to increase the Export Development Fund (EDF) limit and cut its interest rate to help protect the export competitiveness of... Read More

Foreign aid pipeline shrinks 3.99pc in FY 2024-25

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The pipeline of foreign aid - funds available for disbursement - narrowed to $42.09 billion in FY25, marking a 3.99-percent fall from the previous fiscal year to hit the lowest level... Read More

Bangladesh to seek 12-year trade grace for post-graduation era

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Bangladesh is set to seek a binding 12-year transition period to safeguard its export-oriented economy from post-LDC-graduation trade challenges in a high-stakes strategy to be place... Read More

Mono rail, LRT not studied under four major plans

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Although at least four major transport plans were taken for the capital city since 1990s, the scope of launching mono rail or light rapid transit (LRT) as a mode of mass transit syst... Read More

Diploma engineers block train and roads over quota demand in Gazipur

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Diploma engineers and students blocked railway tracks and roads in Gazipur on Saturday to protest the 33 percent quota for BSc engineers in the recruitment of sub-assistant engineers... Read More

NEIR success needs public awareness, policy readiness: Speakers

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Speakers at a seminar on Thursday said the proposed National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) could play a critical role in strengthening digital security, curbing illegal device t... Read More

Islami Bank holds employee conference for 3 zones, 5 corporate branches in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC is the largest bank in the country and the employees should make efforts to further increase public confidence in this institution. Clients are the lifeblo... Read More

Election violence in January kills 4, injures 509 across Bangladesh, says MSF

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- At least four people have been killed and 509 others injured in 64 incidents of election-related violence across Bangladesh in January, according to rights group Manabadhikar Shongsk... Read More

Karmasangsthan Bank holds business review meeting in Dhaka

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Karmasangsthan Bank held a Business Review Meeting-2026 on Saturday at the conference hall of the Department of Youth Development in Motijheel, Dhaka. The meeting was attended by re... Read More

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