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Shipping Corp's profit up 23pc on vessel sale, higher freight rates

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Bangladesh Shipping Corporation's annual profit jumped 22.8 per cent year-on-year in FY25 to Tk 3.07 billion, driven by a one-off income from selling two vessels and higher freight r... Read More


Dismembered body found in plastic drum near National Eidgah in Dhaka

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Police have recovered a dismembered body from the footpath adjacent to the National Eidgah ground in the capital on Thursday afternoon. Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC... Read More


Efforts to transform child nutrition, maternal health services

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- As Bangladesh's economy continues to grow, certain public health challenges persist -- particularly in child health, nutrition, maternal health, and adolescent well-being. To ensure ... Read More


DMTCL not working on scrapping any project

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The Dhaka metro rail company is not working on scrapping any metro rail project, nor has conflicts with any development partner, its managing director has said. Rather, it was worki... Read More


Dhaka braces for volatile Thursday as police urge calm

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Two days of vehicle arson and sporadic crude bomb blasts in the capital Dhaka and beyond have stoked public anxiety ahead of a politically charged Thursday. Police say security has ... Read More


Central bank orders strong action to rein in soaring default loans

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Bangladesh Bank has directed commercial banks to take immediate and forceful measures to rein in the rapid growth of non-performing loans (NPLs), which have become a critical concern... Read More


Next govt 'needs time' to decide on LDC graduation

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status now hangs in the balance as the interim administration and the private sector have opined for giving space to th... Read More


BRAC Bank inaugurates new sub-branch in Bashundhara

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- BRAC Bank has opened a new sub-branch in Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka. Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Managing Director & CEO, BRAC Bank, formally inaugurated the sub-branch at JC... Read More


Al-Arafah Islami Bank signs Strategic Partnership with Deen Islamic

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, the country's leading Shariah-compliant financial institution has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Maverick Enterprise Limited (Deen Islamic),... Read More


Judge's son stabbed to death; wife injured in Rajshahi home attack

Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Unidentified assailants stabbed and killed the son of Rajshahi Metropolitan and Sessions Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahman at their residence in Dabtala area of Rajshahi on Thursday aftern... Read More