The new ordinance also proposes to expand Grameen Bank’s operations to assist the destitute and landless at both the union and municipal levels ...

India terminated the transhipment facility that allowed Bangladesh to export cargo to third countries through its land borders on 8 April ...

The voices of the country's marginalised people are crucial to implementing reforms, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the White Paper Committee. "We have engaged in an Anti-discrimination Student ...

Arif Dowla, managing director of ACI PLC, has announced plans to raise his stake in the company through acquiring 14 lakh shares at the prevailing market price for the block market of the Dhaka Stock ...

Police detained three youths and recovered a Burmese knife from them during a raid on a moving bus at a check post in Savar today (17 April). The trio were detained from a Dhaka-bound bus of Moumita ...

The benchmark DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell below the 5,100 mark for the first time in five months yesterday, as cautious investors refrained from fresh investments amid persistent ...

Visa and work permit regulations will be simplified and modernised to facilitate smoother operations for foreign investors, says the party ...

This integration allows customers to seamlessly manage both their banking and investment needs from a single digital platform ...

A mobile court sentenced a youth to six months in jail for supplying cheat sheets to SSC examinees sitting for the English Second Paper. Executive Magistrate Rafid Khan ordered the verdict for Imran ...

The foreign secretary said, "There was discussion about the elections. They said they had a meeting with the political parties" ...

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Changing the name of "Mongol Shobhajatra" to "Barshoboron Anondo Shobhajatra" will require a new application and formal approval to maintain its Unesco recognition as an element of cultural heritage, ...