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Bangladesh-China business summit held

Dhaka, May 16 -- With the goal of developing investment and commercial relations across multifaceted sectors, the "Bangladesh-China Business Summit 2026" was held on Saturday at the Crown Plaza Dhaka ... Read More


IDCOL holds week-long series of capacity building workshops from Sunday

Dhaka, May 16 -- Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Bangladesh's first Direct Access Entity (DAE) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is organising a week-long series of capacity buildin... Read More


Standard Islami Bank PLC holds 427th Board Meeting

Dhaka, May 16 -- The 427th Board Meeting of Standard Islami Bank PLC was held on May 14, 2026, at the bank's Boardroom, Head Office, Dhaka. Chairman of the Board of Directors Mohammed Abdul Aziz pres... Read More


Prime Bank and Pandamart host special campaign on Mother's Day

Dhaka, May 16 -- To make Mother's Day truly memorable, Prime Bank PLC and Pandamart, one of the country's most popular online grocery platforms, recently organised a joint special campaign. The initi... Read More


Gold prices drop in local market

Dhaka, May 16 -- Gold prices in the local market were revised downward on Friday, with the rate of high-quality 22-carat gold falling by over Tk 2,215 per bhori (11.664 grams) to Tk 242,495. Banglade... Read More


Apparel leaders to donate over 0.3m dress sets

Dhaka, May 16 -- Leaders of the country's apparel sector are set to donate more than 300,000 sets of school dresses under a pilot programme aligned with the government's election pledge to provide fre... Read More


Modhumoti Bank holds 146th Executive Committee meeting

Dhaka, May 16 -- The 146th meeting of the Executive Committee of Modhumoti Bank PLC was held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the bank's Head Office. The meeting was presided over by EC Chairman Salahud... Read More


12 more die amid measles outbreak

Dhaka, May 16 -- Twelve more children died from measles and measles-related complications in the past 24 hours as of 8:00am on Friday, pushing the death toll to 451 since mid-March, health authorities... Read More


Power-sector subsidy overshoots allocation

Dhaka, May 16 -- Government exchequer gasps under fiscal-pressure buildup as power-sector subsidy is projected to overshoot its budgetary mark in the current fiscal year (FY)-much of the burden stemmi... Read More


Karmasangsthan Bank's 289th branch inaugurated in Tongibari, Munshiganj

Dhaka, May 16 -- The grand inauguration of the 289th branch of Karmasangsthan Bank in Tongibari, Munshiganj, was held on May 16, 2026. The function was organized at the conference room of the Institu... Read More