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UCB Investment Limited marks half a decade of excellence in Bangladesh's financial sector

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- UCB Investment Limited (UCBIL), a fully owned subsidiary of United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), celebrates its 5th anniversary-marking half a decade of leadership, achievement, and con... Read More


Bangladesh ranks 100th in global passport index

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Bangladesh has ranked 100th out of 106 in the 2025 global passport index. The index, published by UK-based Henley & Partners on Tuesday, placed the country alongside North Korea. A... Read More


Man stabbed dead in Chuadanga clash

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A man was killed and three others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Gobindahuda village in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district on Tuesday. The deceased ... Read More


Dry weather likely

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted dry weather with partly cloudy sky across the country for the next 24 hours, beginning at 9:00 am today (Tuesday). "Lig... Read More


Fire breaks out at Mirpur chemical godown

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A fire broke out at a chemical godown at Shialbari of Mirpur area of Dhaka on Tuesday. The fire started at the godown around 11:40 am and spread soon, said Talha Bin Jashim, an offi... Read More


MPO teachers' strike enters Day 3

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- As part of their "uninterrupted sit-in" demanding 20 per cent of their basic salary as housing allowance, MPO-affiliated teachers and employees have gathered at the Central Shaheed M... Read More


Fish trader injured in gun attack in Cumilla

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A 48-year-old fish trader sustained bullet injuries in a robbery attempt at the Gouripur Fisheries Project in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla early Tuesday. The injured, Amir Hossain, ... Read More


Prof Yunus to return home Wednesday morning from Italy

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to return home on Wednesday morning as he wrapped up his two-day visit in Italy with a series of meetings. He left Rome for Dhaka at 7... Read More


Gold price soars to new record, jumps by Tk 2,613 per bhori

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has once again raised gold prices by Tk 2,613 per bhori (11.664 grams), setting a new record high in the domestic market, just a day afte... Read More


Woman found dead in travel bag in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Police have recovered the body of a young woman from inside a travel bag in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj. Sonargaon Police chief Rashedul Hasan Khan said the body was found in M... Read More