ECNEC Approves 13 Projects Worth Tk 8,333 Crore

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 8,333 crore.The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held on Wednesday ...

TikTok Buyers to Include Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen

TikTok’s US operations are set to be controlled by a consortium including Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz, with American investors holding around 80 per cent and Chinese shareholders the ...

Former BB Spokesperson Mezbaul Haque Resigns

Former spokesperson and Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, Md. Mezbaul Haque, has resigned from his post.Bangladesh Bank’s spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain confirmed the development, saying that Mezbaul submitted ...

Bangladesh Satellite Services May Face Disruption for Eight Days

Broadcast services relying on Bangladesh Satellite-1 may face temporary disruption each day from 29 September to 6 October due to solar interference.This was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday ...

Indices Up at DSE, CSE in First Hour of Trading

Both bourses of the country witnessed an upward trend in indices during the first hour of trading on Wednesday, with most companies seeing price gains.On the fourth trading day of ...

Global Outcry Grows as UN Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

Israel launched a long-threatened ground assault on Gaza City Tuesday, declaring “Gaza is burning,” even as a UN Commission of Inquiry accused it of committing genocide and several Western countries ...

IMF Chief Hails Prof Yunus Leadership, Reforms

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Tuesday lauded the leadership of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, crediting him for Bangladesh’s remarkable economic turnaround since he assumed office ...

Bangladesh to Follow Indonesia-Malaysia Model in Hajj Management

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain has said Bangladesh may follow the Indonesia-Malaysia model in Hajj management to bring more efficiency and affordability for pilgrims.Adviser said the changes introduced ...

Gold Price Hits Record High Again, Rises by Tk 3,675 Per Bhori

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has once again raised gold prices in the country, setting a new all-time high.As per the revised rate, the price of 22-carat gold has been ...

Administrators Appointed to Oversee Merger of Five Troubled Banks

Bangladesh Bank has decided to appoint administrators to supervise the planned merger of five struggling Shariah-based private banks into a single state-owned Islamic lender, in what officials described as a ...