Dhaka, Saturday, Sep 12, 2026
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has demanded strict legal action against those responsible for obstructing a government market drive and for hiking the prices of essential commodities wi...
Terming external debt pressure the biggest challenge for Bangladesh newly elected government, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said the administration must act with prudence to stabilise t...
Citizen’s platform on Thursday urged the new government to immediately prepare a realistic revised budget for the current fiscal year and enforce a hard budget constraint to stabilise the economy amid...
Trading at the country’s two bourses witnessed a downward trend in the first half on Thursday, the last working day of the week, with key indices slipping amid a majority of issues closing lower.At th...
The government has rescheduled the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 to begin on February 25 instead of Friday, and announced a full waiver of stall fees for participating publishers.The decision was taken...
Bangladesh and Nepal on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to work closely at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels to advance the shared interests of their two countries and peoples.The assu...
Prices of key essentials including chicken, chickpeas and fruits have surged in Dhaka’s kitchen markets just days before the start of Ramadan, adding pressure on consumers.A visit to several wholesale...
The crescent moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan was sighted in the skies of Bangladesh on Wednesday, officials said.As the moon was seen on the last day of the Arabic month of Sha...
Stocks extended their downward trend for the third consecutive session at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday, with all major indices closing lower amid a decline in turnover and majority shar...
The newly elected BNP government will take necessary steps to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said on Wednesday....
The country’s capital market is expected to become more dynamic under the leadership of newly appointed Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, the DSE Brokers Association of Bangl...
Gold prices in Bangladesh have declined again, with the rate of 22-carat gold reduced by Tk 3,266 per bhori to Tk 255,558, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) announced on Wednesday.In a morn...
Editor of Bangla daily Prothom Alo Matiur Rahman on Wednesday vowed that the country’s newspaper community would stand united against any attack on any media outlet.“If any newspaper comes under attac...
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have increased further to $34.54 billion, though the amount stands at $29.86 billion when calculated under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) BPM6 methodolo...
The holy month of Ramadan will begin on Wednesday in several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, following the sighting of the crescent moon on Tuesday eveni...
Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will begin his official duties at the Secretariat on Wednesday, a day after taking oath as Bangladesh’s 11th prime minister.According to Cabinet Division s...
National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday alleged that National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman’s induction as Foreign Minister in the newly elected BNP government has called into questi...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has decided on Tuesday to extend the lock-in period on shares held by the sponsors, directors and placement shareholders of Asiatic Laboratorie...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the Prime Minister on Tuesday following his party’s landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary election.President Mohammad Shahabuddin administered the oat...
Stocks on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) extended their losing streak for a second straight session on Tuesday, with prices falling for most companies amid a slight decline in overall turnover.On the...