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Hearing on power-price hike begins today

Dhaka, May 20 -- A two-day public hearing to justify proposed power -tariff hikes in bulk and retail supplies begins today (Wednesday). Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold the pu... Read More


Bankers demand tough laws to recover default loans

Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh's private bank owners have urged the government to toughen laws to help recover huge default loans and heal the ills facing banks following "massive looting" during the pas... Read More


FBCCI polls in 'shortest possible time'

Dhaka, May 20 -- The government is willing to hold the FBCCI elections within the shortest possible time, although legal challenges stemming from writ petitions filed by some business groups remain a ... Read More


People will never bring Jamaat to power: Fakhrul

Dhaka, May 20 -- Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh do not want to see Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in... Read More


Midland Bank signs refinance agreement with Bangladesh Bank for Cluster Financing and FSFDMSME initiatives

Dhaka, May 20 -- Midland Bank PLC (MDB) has signed a refinance participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank to implement the BDT 3,000 Crore Cluster Financing Scheme and the BDT 1,500 Crore Financial ... Read More


NBR set to offer minimum tax refunds to businesses

Dhaka, May 20 -- The tax authority is set to ease the burden of minimum tax on businesses in the upcoming budget by incorporating provisions for tax refunds. Under the Finance Bill 2026, the governme... Read More


Tanzanian man arrested at Dhaka airport with cocaine capsules worth Tk 150m

Dhaka, May 20 -- Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials have arrested a Tanzanian man at Shahjalal International Airport after discovering scores of cocaine capsules hidde... Read More


Trust Bank PLC, SenaKalyan Constructions & Developments Ltd sign MoU

Dhaka, May 20 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Trust Bank and SenaKalyan Constructions & Developments Ltd to initiate Housing Building Loan for customers of both organiza... Read More


Drilling well at Kamta gas field starts

Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) inaugurated drilling of an appraisal-cum-development well at Kamta gas field on Wednesday. State minister for the Ministry of Power, Ene... Read More


2 more customers become millionaires buying Walton fridge

Dhaka, May 20 -- Two more customers became millionaires after they had purchased Walton refrigerators, the products of Bangladesh's number one refrigerator brand. They were: businessman Mahmudul Hasa... Read More