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Sammilito Islami Bank gets new chairman, MD

Dhaka, June 8 -- Kazi Shairul Hassan has been appointed new chairman while Abedur Rahman Sikder new managing director (MD) of Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, which was formed through the merger of five tro... Read More


Rumeen slams deterioration in law and order situation

Dhaka, June 8 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Monday expressed deep concern and dissatisfaction over what she described as a sharp deterioration in the country's law and order situation, cit... Read More


Leather industry can generate $10 billion in export earnings: Commerce Minister

Dhaka, June 8 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said Bangladesh's leather industry has the potential to generate more than $10 billion in export earnings, making it a strong alte... Read More


All-round depth and 'proactive' spin power Miraz's blueprint for Australia

Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh ODI captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz is banking on greater all-round depth while seeking tactical maturity from his bowling unit in the home series against Australia, starting on... Read More


Move afoot to bolster mechanism to curb market dominance: Muktadir

Dhaka, June 8 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said the government has undertaken a series of initiatives to strengthen the Bangladesh Competition Commission and the Directorate... Read More


Headless body recovered from canal in Barguna

Barguna, June 8 -- Police recovered the headless body of a missing businessman from a canal in Barguna Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Shamim, a businessman from Gaurichanna U... Read More


Dulu denies allegations of discrimination in allocation of relief funds

Dhaka, June 8 -- Allegations of discrimination in the allocation of relief funds between ruling party and opposition lawmakers surfaced in Parliament on Monday, prompting a firm denial from Disaster M... Read More


Grameenphone to disburse field force incentives thru bKash for faster payments

, June 8 -- Grameenphone will now disburse incentives directly to its nationwide distributor field force through the mobile financial service platform bKash, aiming to make field-level financial manag... Read More


BSTI mobile court drives against fuel dispensing irregularities; two filling stations fined, units sealed

Dhaka, June 8 -- In a drive to curb malpractice in fuel measurement across Dhaka Metropolitan City, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) conducted two separate mobile court operatio... Read More


Minister orders working paper to ready power system for nuclear era

Dhaka, June 8 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Monday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive working paper aimed at making Bangladesh's power system safer... Read More