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Ferry services resume on Paturia-Daulatdia route after 7-hour suspension

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Ferry operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed at around 10:00 am on Friday after remaining suspended for seven hours due to dense fog. Two ferries anchored mid-river ... Read More


IDRA overhauls CEO appointment rules to end leadership vacancies

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The insurance sector regulator has amended rules to ease the appointment of chiefs to insurance companies, as the earlier eligibility criteria were tough to meet. Insurance company r... Read More


Dhaka welcomes Beijing's statement on national election

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Bangladesh on Thursday warmly welcomed a recent statement by the Chinese government expressing its wish for a smooth general election in the country, reaffirming that the election is ... Read More


Diplomats, politicians, business leaders sign condolence book

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Diplomats, political leaders, businesspeople and other dignitaries Thursday signed the condolence book opened at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office as tributes to the late political... Read More


ICD owners now agree to raise charges by 20pc

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Container-depot owners have now agreed to revise handling charges upward by 20 per cent instead of previously announced 81 per cent for outbound goods-laden boxes following a meeting ... Read More


Remittances hit record high in 2025

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Remittance inflows to Bangladesh surged to an all-time high of US$32.82 billion in the calendar year 2025, underscoring the growing role of migrant workers in supporting the country's... Read More


NBR digitises UP system to expedite raw material imports

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched fully online services enabling direct exporters to obtain Utilisation Permissions (UPs), aiming to expedite the import of raw material... Read More


ACC moves to prosecute Salman F Rahman, family over alleged Tk 28.57b embezzlement

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved four cases against Salman F Rahman, his brother and their sons over allegations of embezzlement and money laundering involving billio... Read More


Biman's profit jumps 178pc with Tk 7.85 billion gain

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Bangladesh's state-owned carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines posted a net profit of Tk 7.85 billion (Tk 785.21 crore) in fiscal 2024-25, nearly tripling its earnings from a year earlier... Read More


Bangladesh bans e-cigarettes, vapes under tightened tobacco law

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance banning e-cigarettes, vapes and all other emerging tobacco products as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country's tobacco control laws... Read More