Dhaka, Sunday


16 November 2025


Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Country`s both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities

18:45 24 September 2023

Income tax returns filing made mandatory by Nov 30

Income tax returns filing made mandatory by Nov 30

The government has made mandatory the submission of tax return by November 30, according to the Income Tax Act 2023

18:41 24 September 2023

Initiatives taken to make sugar mills profitable: Industries Secretary

Initiatives taken to make sugar mills profitable: Industries Secretary

Industries Secretary Zakia Sultana today said that initiatives have been taken to make the country`s sugar mills profitable

14:06 24 September 2023

Russia lists over 30 friendly countries including Bangladesh

Russia lists over 30 friendly countries including Bangladesh

The Russian Government has approved a list of more than 30 friendly and neutral countries, banks and brokers which will be allowed to trade on the Russian currency market as well as on the derivatives market

14:00 24 September 2023

Salman assures uninterrupted Bangladesh-US trade ties despite visa policy

Salman assures uninterrupted Bangladesh-US trade ties despite visa policy

Prime Minister`s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman has said that the visa policy would not disrupt the thriving trade relations between Bangladesh and the United States of America (USA)

18:38 23 September 2023

Boxer Zinnat moves to next round

Boxer Zinnat moves to next round

New York-based boxer Zinnat Ferdous moved to the next round after getting bye as the draw of 50-kg preliminary boxing event of the 19th Asian Games was held on Saturday

16:45 23 September 2023

PM reiterates determination to hold next JS poll in free, fair manner in Bangladesh

PM reiterates determination to hold next JS poll in free, fair manner in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again expressed her firm determination to hold a free, fair and credible election in Bangladesh, as she addressed a civic reception accorded to her here as chief guest

15:56 23 September 2023

World leaders commit to new targets to end TB

World leaders commit to new targets to end TB

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global efforts towards ending the TB epidemic

14:05 23 September 2023

Govt is not worried about US visa restriction: Shahriar

Govt is not worried about US visa restriction: Shahriar

State Minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam has said that the government is not worried about the US Visa restriction as Washington started imposing it on Bangladeshi individuals responsible for, or complicit in, undermining the country’s democratic election process

13:02 23 September 2023

Bangladesh can be the trade hub: FBCCI

Bangladesh can be the trade hub: FBCCI

Bangladesh can be the trade hub and bridge of business between the ASEAN, South Asian and South East Asian countries

12:46 23 September 2023

WB approves $300mn to help Bangladesh improve secondary education

WB approves $300mn to help Bangladesh improve secondary education

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $300 million to help Bangladesh recover from learning losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic, introduce complementary online learning blended with in-class education for students to build system resilience, improve learning outcomes and teaching quality, and reduce the dropout rate in secondary education

12:39 23 September 2023

Work for peace, prosperity shunning path of war, PM tells UNGA

Work for peace, prosperity shunning path of war, PM tells UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the global leaders to work in unison for peace, welfare of mankind and prosperity by shunning the path of war and confrontation

12:13 23 September 2023

People won’t accept any overseas move thwarting next polls: PM

People won’t accept any overseas move thwarting next polls: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Bangladesh people would not accept any move even taken from abroad to hamper the national elections, reiterating her government’s commitment to hold next polls in a free and fair manner

12:06 23 September 2023

Vietnam keen to enhance trade, investment in Bangladesh

Vietnam keen to enhance trade, investment in Bangladesh

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is very keen to enhance the existing bilateral trade and investment ties with Bangladesh and eager to provide cooperation in materializing the government`s vision to build "Smart Bangladesh" by 2041

17:14 22 September 2023

JS polls to be held in free, fair manner on time: Hasan

JS polls to be held in free, fair manner on time: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the national election will be held in a free, fair and impartial manner whether foreign observers come or not

16:53 22 September 2023

RAKUB works relentlessly to ensure country’s food security

RAKUB works relentlessly to ensure country’s food security

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has been working relentlessly for boosting productivity of both agriculture and agro-based industries together to ensure food security in the country`s northwest region

16:48 22 September 2023

Top organisations call for new partnerships to mobilise $10bn to support vulnerable communities

Top organisations call for new partnerships to mobilise $10bn to support vulnerable communities

The World Economic Forum’s Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Initiative, together with its partners, launched on Thursday a global call to action to respond to the systemic challenges faced by the 2 billion people living in poverty and insecurity across the world

15:39 22 September 2023

BRI is most suitable for Bangladesh’s reality: Chinese envoy

BRI is most suitable for Bangladesh’s reality: Chinese envoy

Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen has said Beijing`s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is "most suitable" for Bangladesh`s reality to materialize Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s "Vision 2041" to turn the country into a developed one

15:19 22 September 2023

Lagging policy, rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk

Lagging policy, rising cost pressures put investment plans for low-emissions hydrogen at risk

Interest in new hydrogen projects remains strong, but a challenging economic backdrop means timely rollout of policy support is needed to deliver investments

15:08 22 September 2023

ADB approves $100mn loan to strengthen technology, engineering prog in Bangladesh

ADB approves $100mn loan to strengthen technology, engineering prog in Bangladesh

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to improve computer science, software engineering and information technology (IT) programmes in three universities in Bangladesh

14:16 22 September 2023

PM urges int’l partners to support in five areas to ensure health for all

PM urges int’l partners to support in five areas to ensure health for all

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the international partners to extend cooperation in five areas to ensure Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all

14:07 22 September 2023

US announces $116mn in humanitarian assistance for Myanmar, Bangladesh

US announces $116mn in humanitarian assistance for Myanmar, Bangladesh

The United States will provide more than $116 million in additional humanitarian assistance to support vulnerable populations in Burma, Bangladesh, and the region, including more than $74 million to support Rohingya refugees and their host communities

12:53 22 September 2023

China to control half the world’s hydrogen electrolyser capacity

China to control half the world’s hydrogen electrolyser capacity

By the end of 2023, China will control half the world`s installed capacity of electrolysers for producing low-carbon hydrogen amid a slowdown in new projects due to inflation, according to an International Energy Agency report released on Friday

12:46 22 September 2023

Ban on fuel exports from Russia could spike world diesel prices: Expert

Ban on fuel exports from Russia could spike world diesel prices: Expert

A ban on the export of gasoline and diesel fuel from Russia could lead to an increase in world diesel prices, leading Finam analyst Alexander Potavin said

12:41 22 September 2023