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Prime Bank wins 'Fintech Innovation of the Year-Bank' award

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Prime Bank PLC has been awarded the 'Fintech Innovation of the Year-Bank' award in recognition of launching Bangladesh's first Sign Language Call Service in the banking industry, acco... Read More


Abul Khair Group honours GPA-5 achievers

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Abul Khair Group has honoured the children of its employees who achieved GPA-5 in the SSC and HSC examinations this year. Like every year, the country's leading and diversified indus... Read More


Gross forex reserves stays over $31b after ACU payment

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign exchange (forex) reserves remain above the US$31 billion mark, even after settling import payment obligations worth US$1.60 billion to Asian Clearing Union ... Read More


Tariff weaponisation poses grave threat to Bangladesh, experts warn

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh faces an increasingly precarious trade environment as global tariff regimes grow more volatile and geopolitics reshapes global supply chains, economists and policy analysts... Read More


CID approves charge sheets against Beximco for laundering TK 12 billion

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police has approved the submission of charge sheets in 17 money-laundering cases filed against Beximco Group Vice Chairman Salman F. Rah... Read More


Include anti-discrimination pledges in upcoming poll manifestos

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has urged all political parties to include firm anti-discrimination commitments in their forthcoming election manifestos and called for the enactme... Read More


New ICT projects look foredoomed like forerunners

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Three new ICT-sector development projects involving Tk 46.33 billion have been proposed all of which are lookalikes of previous ones allegedly doomed to failure in set goals for corru... Read More


Commission recommends onion import to tame prices

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended allowing onion imports to control the rising prices in the local market. Given the increase in onion prices, import ... Read More


Asif Mahmud plans to stand in February election as an independent

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said he intends to contest in the next parliamentary polls as an independent candidate. On Sunday afternoon, he said, though h... Read More


71 Madrasah teachers, 2 faculty members become British Council-trained teacher educators for English

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The British Council, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Madrasah Teachers' Training Institute (BMTTI) and Technical and Madrasah Education Division (TMED), has completed an intensiv... Read More