Gold prices rise by Tk 5,482 per bhori after two consecutive cuts

Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) on Saturday raised the price of gold in the domestic market by Tk 5,482 per bhori, ending a brief two-round decline, and fixed the new retail ...

DBA intervention saves BEXIMCO Pharma GDR from London delisting

Trading in the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals PLC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has resumed from June 26, after the bourse lifted its trading suspension following ...

EVs could cut running costs by 75% but Bangladesh faces structural barriers: DCCI

Electric vehicles (EVs) could slash transport running costs by as much as 75 per cent compared to fossil fuel vehicles, but deep structural barriers, from crippling energy shortages to near-absent ...

What Bangladesh gained from PM Tarique’s China and Malaysia visits?

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first overseas tour since assuming office has yielded a series of diplomatic, economic and strategic gains for Bangladesh, with his back-to-back visits to Malaysia and China ...

World Bank approves $1.1 billion for food security, emergency response in Bangladesh

World Bank on Saturday approved $1.1 billion for two projects  to help Bangladesh mitigate the price and supply volatility in the global fertiliser and fuel markets, sustain food security, and ...

Tried to protect interests of country, its people: PM on Malaysia, China visits

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday told Parliament that his recent visits to Malaysia and China were guided solely by the interests of Bangladesh and its people, saying any achievements ...

Iran launches drones, missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain after US strikes

Kuwait and Bahrain said Sunday that Iran launched drones and missiles toward their territories overnight following fresh U.S. airstrikes on Iranian military targets.The latest exchange of attacks in the Persian ...

Malaysia’s labour shortage; Bangladesh likely to get priority in worker recruitment

Malaysia is moving towards introducing new policy measures to address its long-standing labour shortage across various sectors, with Bangladesh emerging as a likely priority source country for foreign worker recruitment.The ...

Health Minister blasts Jamaat for defending Ad-din Hospital over licence suspension

Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain on Sunday criticised opposition Jamaat lawmakers for defending Ad-din hospital, saying it’s license was suspended due to utter negligence that led the death of ...

Rampura shooting: Ex-DMP chief Habibur among 3 sentenced to death

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday sentenced three former police officers, including ex-Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Habibur Rahman, to death in a case filed over crimes against ...