Dhaka, Saturday, Aug 29, 2026
-1761801515.webp "Inter-MFS Transactions Begin Nov 1, Costs to Rise Slightly")
A new feature is being added to Bangladesh’s financial ecosystem as inter-Mobile Financial Service (MFS) transactions are set to begin on November 1, allowing customers to transfer money across differ...
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have begun a new round of high-level talks aimed at striking a deal that could finally end the years-long, on-again-off-again trade war betwe...
After four consecutive cuts that brought gold prices below Tk 2 lakh per bhori, the price of the precious metal has surged once again—rising by Tk 8,900 per bhori—to cross the Tk 2 lakh mark in the lo...
As political temperatures continue to rise in Bangladesh over the much-hyped July Charter and the planned referendum on its implementation, the interim government has called for completing election pr...
Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Commissioner Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has said all ongoing reforms in the country’s capital market will be completed within the next two months.He...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is set to introduce a faster and more digitised Initial Public Offering (IPO) process that will allow companies to be listed within six months, said the exchange’s Actin...
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has refused to apologise for last year’s deadly crackdown on student-led street protests that ultimately led to her ouster, saying she “mourns every life...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said Beijing sincerely wishes Bangladesh a smooth general election, sustained social stability, and continued improvement in people’s livelihoods.Democracy...
After two weeks of sluggish trading, turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 500 crore on Wednesday, marking a rebound from the recent downtrend that saw daily transactions dip to the Tk...
Despite Bangladesh importing twice as much moth beans as moong beans in the last fiscal year, no lentils identified as moth beans were found in the local market, according to the Bangladesh Food Safet...
Millions of Awami League supporters will boycott next year’s national election after the party was barred from contesting, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday from her exile in New D...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission do not fully reflect the discussions held with political parties, nor do t...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, as the two leaders marked a milestone in U.S.-Japan relations with the announcement of up to $550 bill...
The European Union (EU) is planning to send a large delegation of election observers to Bangladesh for the upcoming general election, slated for the first half of February — marking the first such mis...
With Bangladesh’s aging population rising rapidly, policymakers, development partners, and civil society leaders on Tuesday joined a high-level seminar in Dhaka to discuss the development of a sustain...
The price of gold in Bangladesh has fallen below Tk 2 lakh per bhori (11.664 grams) after the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced its fourth consecutive price reduction.According to a B...
Economists and banking experts have expressed deep concern over the government’s plan to merge five struggling Shariah-based banks into a single entity named United Islami Bank, saying such a move wil...
-1761654906.webp "Proposal to Auto-Pass By Reform Council Is Ridiculous, Says Salahuddin on Charter")
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday described the recommendation that the Reform Council should be automatically passed if it fails to clear within 270 days of the July certifica...
-1761653708.webp "No Scope for Holding Referendum before National Election: Khosru")
There is no scope for holding a referendum before the upcoming national election, said BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.He made the remark while speaking to journalists after...
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged developed countries to fulfill their global commitments on climate finance, warning that failure to do so would put climate-vulnerable nations like Ba...