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Tribunal judges inspect alleged secret RAB detention site in Uttara

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Judges of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) have toured an alleged secret detention centre run by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) during the Awami League government's tenu... Read More


No link between Motijheel explosive recovery and Mirpur, Farmgate incidents: CTTC

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Saturday said it has found no connection between the explosive recovered beneath M... Read More


Cold storage owners seek 20pc power tariff rebate, 30pc potato export incentive

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) on Saturday urged the government to provide a 20 per cent rebate on electricity bills and raise the cash incentive for potato expor... Read More


Shu Xiong appointed president, managing director of Chevron Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Shu Xiong has been appointed president and managing director of Chevron Bangladesh, effective August 1, 2026. She succeeds Eric M Walker, who served Chevron Bangladesh for the pa... Read More


MA Khan Belal elected Mercantile Bank chairmans

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- MA Khan Belal was elected chairman of the board of directors of Mercantile Bank PLC at the bank's 490th board meeting held at its head office in Dhaka on Thursday (July 30). Adv... Read More


MA Khan Belal elected Mercantile Bank chairman

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- MA Khan Belal was elected chairman of the board of directors of Mercantile Bank PLC at the bank's 490th board meeting held at its head office in Dhaka on Thursday (July 30). Adv... Read More


Call for regulatory reforms to spur business, MSME growth

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Experts have called for sweeping regulatory reforms to reduce administrative burdens on businesses, saying simplified rules and digitalised licensing systems are essential to enc... Read More


Onions, eggs, veggies get costlier, putting strain on commoners

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Prices of onions, eggs and most vegetables have risen further, adding to consumers' woes, as the kitchen market remains volatile following continuous rainfall and flooding in par... Read More


Stocks rebound as investors bet on strong corporate earnings

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Stocks rebounded sharply this week, with the benchmark index recovering most of the previous week's losses as bargain hunters returned to the market amid growing optimism over co... Read More


Aug 15 cutoff time to meet its UAE outfit's capital requirement

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Cutoff time is now until August 15 for the centrally capital-deficient Janata Bank to fulfill its UAE outfit's jacked-up minimum-capital requirement or pull back, according to th... Read More