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Rohingya crisis: US, UK pledge $96m as UN warns of ‘shameful’ neglect

Rohingya crisis: US, UK pledge $96m as UN warns of ‘shameful’ neglect

The United States and the United Kingdom have pledged a fresh $96 million in humanitarian assistance at the first-ever high-level UN conference on the Rohingya and other Myanmar minorities, as global...

  • 01 Oct 2025
Overnight Rain Strands Dhaka Commuters Amid Severe Waterlogging

Overnight Rain Strands Dhaka Commuters Amid Severe Waterlogging

Overnight rain has left many of Dhaka’s main roads waterlogged, stranding commuters and causing traffic chaos from the early hours of Wednesday.Several vehicles broke down in the submerged streets, cr...

  • 01 Oct 2025
Who Can Be Shariah Supervisory Committee Members in Banks?

Who Can Be Shariah Supervisory Committee Members in Banks?

Bangladesh Bank has made it mandatory for all Islamic banks to form a Shariah Supervisory Committee, detailing the qualifications, responsibilities, and functions of its members in a newly issued guid...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Stocks rise on higher turnover in Dhaka, Chattogram

Stocks rise on higher turnover in Dhaka, Chattogram

Both Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges closed higher on Tuesday, with key indices, turnover, and most share prices edging up.At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index gained 26 po...

  • 30 Sep 2025
BIDA makes security clearance for work permits fully digital

BIDA makes security clearance for work permits fully digital

The process of obtaining security clearance for new work permits issued by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) will go fully online from October 1, in a move aimed at streamlining s...

  • 30 Sep 2025
DCCI team leaves for Australia to join Bangladesh Business Expo

DCCI team leaves for Australia to join Bangladesh Business Expo

A nine-member business delegation of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) left Dhaka today for Sydney to attend the Australia-Bangladesh Business Expo 2025, scheduled for October 1-2 at t...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Active rain belt brings relief to Dhaka after prolonged heatwave

Active rain belt brings relief to Dhaka after prolonged heatwave

After several days of sweltering heat, the capital city was drenched on Tuesday, bringing relief to its residents. Showers began across Dhaka around 4 pm, accompanied by dark clouds, thunder, and gust...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Khagrachhari violence aimed at disrupting Durga Puja, situation now calm: Home Adviser

Khagrachhari violence aimed at disrupting Durga Puja, situation now calm: Home Adviser

A vested group carried out violence in Guimara of Khagrachhari with the intention of disrupting the Hindu community’s Durga Puja celebrations, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury o...

  • 30 Sep 2025
BSEC approves bond issuance for three banks

BSEC approves bond issuance for three banks

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) on Tuesday, in its 975th commission meeting chaired by Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, approved bond proposals from three banks to strengthe...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Bangladesh’s economic growth projected at 4% in FY25, rises to 5% in FY26: ADB

Bangladesh’s economic growth projected at 4% in FY25, rises to 5% in FY26: ADB

Bangladesh’s economy is projected to expand by 4.0% in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and accelerate to 5.0% in FY2026, according to the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) September 2025, released Tuesday by the...

  • 30 Sep 2025
I have no desire to become a minister in next government, says Salehuddin

I have no desire to become a minister in next government, says Salehuddin

Asked whether he has any ambition to become a minister in the next government, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said he has no such desire.Before taking up the advisory role, the economist...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Chief Adviser to visit Saudi Arabia late October

Chief Adviser to visit Saudi Arabia late October

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will visit Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz to participate in the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII Nine) in...

  • 30 Sep 2025
High-level international conference on Rohingya crisis begins at UN today

High-level international conference on Rohingya crisis begins at UN today

A high-level international conference on the situation of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minorities begins Tuesday at the United Nations Headquarters’ General Assembly Hall.Abul Kalam Azad Majum...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Private hajj packages announced, lowest at Tk 5.10 lakh

Private hajj packages announced, lowest at Tk 5.10 lakh

Two days after the government unveiled its hajj packages for 2026, the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) on Tuesday announced three separate packages under private management, with the mi...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Gold price hits record high from today

Gold price hits record high from today

The price of gold has surged to a historic high in the country’s market, with 22-carat gold reaching Tk 195,384 per bhori (11.664 grams) from Tuesday.The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) incr...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Stocks trade higher amid index gains

Stocks trade higher amid index gains

Trading on the country’s two stock exchanges is underway on a positive note with major indices rising and most shares advancing.On the third working day of the week, Tuesday, the key index DSEX at the...

  • 30 Sep 2025
Evil forces driven out but not destroyed yet: Salahuddin

Evil forces driven out but not destroyed yet: Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed Chowdhury on Monday said that although “evil forces” have been ousted after a prolonged struggle, they have not yet been eradicated from society.Speaking...

  • 29 Sep 2025
Jamuna-Pubali Bank Get BSEC Nod for Subordinated Bond Issues

Jamuna-Pubali Bank Get BSEC Nod for Subordinated Bond Issues

Jamuna Bank and Pubali Bank have received consent from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to raise capital through the issuance of subordinated bonds, the banks informed on Monda...

  • 29 Sep 2025
Biplabi Chatro Parishad Marks First Anniversary

Biplabi Chatro Parishad Marks First Anniversary

The Muslim nationalist student body Biplabi Chatro Parishad on Monday observed its first founding anniversary demanding a fascism-free election, a new constitution and a science-based Islamic educatio...

  • 29 Sep 2025
Hilsa Catching, Sale Banned for 22 Days from Oct 4

Hilsa Catching, Sale Banned for 22 Days from Oct 4

To protect brood hilsa during the peak spawning season, the government has imposed a 22-day nationwide ban on catching, transporting, marketing and storing hilsa from October 4 to 25 this year.Fisheri...

  • 29 Sep 2025