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Fire at Karwan Bazar, fire service units respond

Dhaka, May 18 -- A tin-shed house in the capital's Karwan Bazar caught fire this morning. A total of five units of fire service units are working to bring the fire under control. According to Lima K... Read More


Drizzle brings relief to Dhaka dwellers

Dhaka, May 18 -- Dhaka city soaked in drizzles on Saturday morning, getting some brief relief from the scorching heat that has been sweeping across the country. The Bangladesh Meteorological Departme... Read More


Mamunul visits DB office to 'retrieve mobile phone'

Dhaka, May 18 -- Former Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam Mamunul Haque visited the Detective Branch (DB) office on Minto Road in Dhaka city on Saturday in what he said was to get back his ph... Read More


Government earns Tk 10.4m in revenue from Nagad despite zero investment: Palak

Dhaka, May 18 -- The government has earned over Tk 10.4 million (14 crores) in revenue from the mobile banking service 'Nagad' without any investment, with more than Tk 50 million (5 crores) having be... Read More


Two Hajj agencies 'vanish' with 468 pilgrims' money

Dhaka, May 18 -- Two agencies have disappeared with 468 Hajj pilgrims' money, putting their hopes for making the once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage in jeopardy. Al-Risan Travels took money from 448 pilgri... Read More


ICB Islamic Bank aims for normal operations by this May

Dhaka, May 18 -- ICB Islamic Bank on Monday announced that it is committed to coming back to normal operations by the end of this May. As of 14 May 2024 it had honoured withdrawals amounting to Tk 49... Read More


Three Spanish tourists killed in Afghanistan

Dhaka, May 18 -- Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in an attack by gunmen in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, Spain's foreign ministry said on Friday. Ear... Read More


Agrani Bank's five-day workshop on leadership development begins

Dhaka, May 18 -- Agrani Bank Training Institute on Saturday inaugurated a five-day-long training workshop titled "Development of Leadership of Branch Management". Chief Executive Officer (current dut... Read More


Price of green chilli tops Tk 200 per kg

Dhaka, May 18 -- The price of green chilli has surged to Tk 200-220 per kg, doubling in just 10 days. Ten days ago, green chilli was sold at Tk 80-100 per kg in Mogbazar and Karwan Bazar markets, acc... Read More


Modhumoti Bank holds 125th executive committee meeting

Dhaka, May 18 -- The 125th meeting of Modhumoti Bank PLC's executive committee (EC) was held on Saturday with the assistance of Zoom technology. EC Chairman Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh chaired... Read More