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Southeast Bank Sponsor Director Azim Uddin Ahmed passes away

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Azim Uddin Ahmed, Honorable Sponsor Director and Former Chairman of Southeast Bank PLC, passed away on Thursday (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un). The bank expressed deep sorrow ... Read More


Town hall meeting held at NRBC Bank's Comilla Zone

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- A town hall meeting was held at NRBC Bank's Comilla Zone on Friday, August 1, 2025, at a hotel in Feni. Chairman of the bank, Md. Ali Hossain Prodhania was the chief guest at the even... Read More


Bangladesh diplomat summits Mount Kilimanjaro

Dhaka, Aug. 1 -- Faisal Mahmud, Minister (Press) at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, has summited Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. Standing at 19,341 feet, Kilimanjaro is re... Read More


Southeast Bank Managing Director Sadeque Hossain resigns

Dhaka, July 31 -- Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain has resigned as the managing director (MD) of Southeast Bank Limited, citing health reasons. He submitted his resignation to the bank's chairman on Monday... Read More


BMW sticks with guidance despite profit drop, Trump's tariffs

Dhaka, July 31 -- Germany's BMW maintained its full-year guidance on Thursday despite U.S. tariffs and quarterly earnings dropping by a third, arguing that its large manufacturing presence in the coun... Read More


Microsoft to spend $30b as AI investments pay off

Dhaka, July 31 -- Microsoft forecast on Wednesday a record $30 billion in capital spending for the current fiscal first quarter, after booming sales in its Azure cloud computing business showcased the... Read More


Two Bangladeshi nationals cross English Channel in 37 years

Dhaka, July 30 -- Two Bangladeshi nationals have crossed the English Channel, a strait in the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England and northern France, becoming the first Bangladeshis in 37 ... Read More


Boeing posts Q2 results with revenue growth, narrowed net loss

Dhaka, July 30 -- The Boeing Company has reported a second-quarter revenue of 22.75 billion US dollars, a 35 per cent leap year over year, with a narrowed quarterly net loss of 0.61 billion dollars. ... Read More


HSBC first-half profit falls 26pc

Dhaka, July 30 -- HSBC Holdings, opens new tab reported a 26 per cent slide in first-half pretax profit on Wednesday, missing analyst estimates, as impairments from its investment in Bank of Communica... Read More


LG Energy Solution inks $4.3b battery supply contract

Dhaka, July 30 -- South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Wednesday it had signed a $4.3 billion contract to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries over three years globall... Read More