Non-performing loans in business-trading sector at 42%, investment and growth at risk: BB

Non-performing loans (NPLs), long considered a "disease" in the country's banking sector, have now spread alarmingly into the production-oriented industrial sector as well, according to the latest report from the ...

PM Tarique attends office amid Eid holidays

The Eid holidays began on 17 March and will continue until 23 March.Though a seven-day public holiday began today (17 March) to mark Eid-ul-Fitr, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended office ...

Chicken prices jump up to 20% ahead of Eid

Chicken prices in Dhaka have surged by around 15–20 percent in the week leading up to Eid-ul-Fitr, putting pressure on consumers, particularly those from lower and lower-middle income groups.A visit ...

Saudi Arabia to observe Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as crescent moon not sighted

Saudi Arabia will observe Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday (20 March) as the Shawwal crescent was not sighted today (18 March). The kingdom has announced that tomorrow (19 March) will be the last ...

Train Derailment: Govt plans transshipment service to ease public suffering

The government has introduced a transshipment plan to reduce public suffering following the derailment of nine coaches of the Nil Sagar Express in the Santahar area of Bogura, which disrupted ...

Gold price drops Tk 7,640 per bhori ahead of Eid in Bangladesh

Gold prices in Bangladesh have declined ahead of Eid, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) slashing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 7,640 per bhori.In a statement issued on ...

‘Rhetoric’ of minister as overcharging reported even on BRTC buses during Eid rush

Despite the transport minister’s claim that no extra fares were charged during the Eid rush, passengers have alleged widespread overcharging, with evidence found even on state-run BRTC buses.Road Transport and ...

President, PM to offer Eid prayers at National Eidgah at 8:30am

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the main congregation at the National Eidgah at 8:30am.State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam shared ...

Modi extends Eid greetings to Tarique, people of Bangladesh

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended warm greetings to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the brotherly people of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on the joyous occasion of the ...

Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday as Shawwal moon not sighted

Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the moon of Shawwal month of 1447 Hijri was not sighted in ...