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EU election observers deployed nationwide to enhance transparency of Bangladesh polls

EU election observers deployed nationwide to enhance transparency of Bangladesh polls

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Bangladesh on Tuesday deployed 90 short-term observers across the country to monitor election day proceedings in all 64 administrative distr...

  • 10 Feb 2026
Stocks surge in early trading on DSE, CSE

Stocks surge in early trading on DSE, CSE

Bangladesh’s stock market witnessed a strong rally in the first half of trading on Tuesday, with key indices posting sharp gains on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchang...

  • 10 Feb 2026
Bangladesh, US sign reciprocal tariff deal, cutting duties, boosting access

Bangladesh, US sign reciprocal tariff deal, cutting duties, boosting access

Bangladesh and the United States on Monday signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Tariff, marking a significant step forward in strengthening bilateral trade and economic relations between the two countrie...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Bangladesh capital market ends upbeat with strong gains at DSE and CSE

Bangladesh capital market ends upbeat with strong gains at DSE and CSE

Bangladesh’s capital market closed on a positive note on Monday, with indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) posting notable gains amid higher turnover and...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Ramadan markets in Bangladesh well-stocked, no price hike expected, assures traders

Ramadan markets in Bangladesh well-stocked, no price hike expected, assures traders

Traders’ leaders on Monday said Bangladesh’s markets are adequately stocked with essential commodities ahead of Ramadan and prices are unlikely to rise if supply chains remain uninterrupted.They made...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Suraiya Akhtar Jahan New Administrator of DNCC

Suraiya Akhtar Jahan New Administrator of DNCC

Suraiya Akhtar Jahan, Additional Secretary of the Local Government Division, has been appointed as the new Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC).The announcement was made through a noti...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Prolonged tight monetary policy stalling Bangladesh’s growth: DCCI

Prolonged tight monetary policy stalling Bangladesh’s growth: DCCI

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Monday expressed deep concern over the central bank’s continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that prolonged tightening is holding back...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Inflation may rise if new pay scale is implemented without raising tax revenue: BB Governor

Inflation may rise if new pay scale is implemented without raising tax revenue: BB Governor

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Monday warned that implementing a new government pay scale without increasing tax revenue could add to the government’s reliance on bank borrowing, potent...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Dhaka goes under tight security ahead election: DMP Commissioner

Dhaka goes under tight security ahead election: DMP Commissioner

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Monday said that extensive security measures have been put in place in the capital centring the 13th national parliamentary electio...

  • 09 Feb 2026
Stocks trade higher as indices rise on DSE, CSE

Stocks trade higher as indices rise on DSE, CSE

Trading on both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) remained upbeat on Monday, the second working day of the week, as key indices posted notable gains amid a rise in...

  • 09 Feb 2026
People have decided their vote in secret, will perform the ‘great act’ on Thursday: Nahid

People have decided their vote in secret, will perform the ‘great act’ on Thursday: Nahid

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday expressed confidence that the people of Bangladesh have already secretly decided whom they will vote for and will carry out that “great act”...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Bangladesh Bank imposes 96-hour freeze on NPSB internet banking, limits MFS transfers

Bangladesh Bank imposes 96-hour freeze on NPSB internet banking, limits MFS transfers

Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks and mobile financial service (MFS) providers to suspend internet banking fund transfer (IBFT) transactions under the National Payment Switch Bangladesh...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Bangladesh stocks retreat on week’s first trading day as turnover drops

Bangladesh stocks retreat on week’s first trading day as turnover drops

Stocks in Bangladesh closed lower on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) posting index declines amid reduced turnove...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Chittagong Port lease to DP World ruled out during interim govt tenure: Ashik

Chittagong Port lease to DP World ruled out during interim govt tenure: Ashik

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Sunday ruled out any possibility of leasing out Chittagong Port’s New Mooring Container Termin...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Bangladesh set to sign trade deal with US, approve purchase of 25 Boeing aircraft

Bangladesh set to sign trade deal with US, approve purchase of 25 Boeing aircraft

Bangladesh and the United States are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement on Monday (9 February), with Dhaka also deciding to purchase 25 aircraft from US-based manufacturer Boeing, a senior govern...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Reform Book Published Highlighting Key Initiatives of Interim Govt

Reform Book Published Highlighting Key Initiatives of Interim Govt

A comprehensive reform book documenting major legal, institutional and governance initiatives undertaken by the Interim Government has been published, outlining what it describes as a decisive shift a...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Stocks open week lower on DSE, CSE despite gains in majority shares

Stocks open week lower on DSE, CSE despite gains in majority shares

Bangladesh’s stock markets opened the week on a negative note on Sunday, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slipping in early trading.Durin...

  • 08 Feb 2026
Bangladesh gold price falls Tk 3,266 per bhori at night after morning hike

Bangladesh gold price falls Tk 3,266 per bhori at night after morning hike

Gold prices in Bangladesh fell by Tk 3,266 per bhori on Saturday night, hours after a sharp increase earlier in the day, as the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced a fresh price adjustm...

  • 07 Feb 2026
AL mass killings trial, July Charter won’t be implemented if BNP comes to power: Asif Mahmud

AL mass killings trial, July Charter won’t be implemented if BNP comes to power: Asif Mahmud

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Saturday claimed that the trial of what he described as the “genocide” during the 2024 mass uprising and the implementation of t...

  • 07 Feb 2026
Nasiruddin brands Tarique Rahman a ‘paper tiger’, calls Chatrodal and Jubodal ‘terrorist organisations’

Nasiruddin brands Tarique Rahman a ‘paper tiger’, calls Chatrodal and Jubodal ‘terrorist organisations’

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator and Jamaat-led 11-party alliance candidate for Dhaka-8, Nasiruddin Patwary, on Saturday described BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman as a “paper tiger” and term...

  • 07 Feb 2026