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Government revokes passports Shibli Rubaiyat, eight others

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The government has revoked the passports of nine people including Shibli Rubaiyat-ul-Islam, former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). According to... Read More


Imported rice from India, Myanmar arrives at Ctg port

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Two ships carrying a total of 40,785 tonnes (37,000 metric tonnes) of rice from India and Myanmar have arrived at Chattogram Port. Imdad Islam, senior information officer at the Pub... Read More


Mercantile Bank inks agreements with six lifestyle, restaurant brands

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Mercantile Bank PLC on Tuesday signed agreements with six prestigious lifestyle and restaurant brands named; Persona, Six Seasons Hotel, Tastebud, VitaSkin, Satori Ltd and Tabaq Coff... Read More


Singer Bangladesh reports Tk 489 loss in 2024 amid rising costs, inflation

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Singer Bangladesh Limited has announced its audited financial results for the year ending December 31, 2024, reporting a net loss of Tk. 489 million. The company cited rising finance... Read More


US tech shares recover some losses from steep DeepSeek selloff

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Technology shares on Tuesday regained some ground lost with AI chip leader Nvidia closing up 8.9 per cent as some investors shopped for bargains after the previous day's record-break... Read More


Railway schedule disrupted after strike

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Train services have resumed across the country after the Bangladesh Railway running staff called off their strike, but the work stoppage has led to disruptions of the rail schedule. ... Read More


Journo Nizam Uddin passes away

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Noted journalist Nizam Uddin Ahmed, a freedom fighter and business editor of The Daily Observer, passed away on Wednesday. He was 71. Diplomatic Correspondents Association Banglades... Read More


Who running staffs are and what they demand

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Around 2,000 running staff of Bangladesh Railway (BR) operate over 350 trains in the country. Of them, 1,177 are locomotive masters (LMs) and assistant locomotive masters (ALMs). Al... Read More


Dhaka's air quality "very unhealthy'' this morning

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- -Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 248 at 9am this morning (January 29, 20... Read More


Weak banks' clients to get back deposits in stages

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Dr Ahsan H Mansur has assured clients of weak banks that their funds will be returned, albeit in stages, and urged patience as the process unfold... Read More