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9 more cos relegated to Z category

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Nine more companies were downgraded to the Z category on the Dhaka bourse with effect from Sunday, as they failed to hold annual general meetings (AGMs) within the stipulated timefram... Read More


Paramount Textile to add solar power as new revenue stream

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Paramount Textile is going to diversify into solar power generation, expecting nearly Tk 3.07 billion in revenue from solar plants over 20 years from FY28. The fabric producer, one o... Read More


CID confirms identities of eight July Uprising martyrs through DNA profiling

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday released the names and addresses of eight martyrs of the July Uprising 2024 after confirming their identities through DNA profili... Read More


Govt orders TV channels to suspend IPL broadcast in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- The government has instructed television channels to suspend the broadcast of Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Bangladesh. In a letter sent to television channels on Monday (Ja... Read More


ADB doubles Bangladesh financing to $2.57 billion in 2025

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $2.57 billion in new sovereign financing to Bangladesh in 2025, more than double its 2024 commitment of $1.18 billion. The 2025 programme t... Read More


Return of irregular migrants from European Union

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Alberto Horst. Head of European Migration and Diversity and Senior Policy Analyst have drawn attention to an important dimension. He recalled that the European Commission pledged to d... Read More


A unique mix of public-private sector economic dev introduced by ex-PM

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Begum Khaleda Zia blended public-and private-sector development in a way uniquely suited to Bangladesh, prioritising business growth while ensuring social responsibility, a commemorat... Read More


Move on to get 10 SoEs, MNCs listed

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- A move advances to rope in 10 more entities having public shares to the stock market long starved of good stocks and facing frequent volatilities, officials say. Of the ten blue-chip... Read More


Khaleda Zia's passing: Business leaders pay condolence visit to Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- A delegation of leading manufacturers and business leaders has paid a condolence visit to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to express sympathy over the death of former prime ministe... Read More


Parts of Bangladesh feel tremor as 5.4-magnitude quake strikes Assam

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck India's Assam early Monday, with tremors felt across Bangladesh and five other countries. According to the United States Geolo... Read More