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UN, partners seek $710m for Rohingya response this year

Dhaka, May 20 -- The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Wednesday have appealed for 710 million US dollars in international assistance for the next year to sustain emergency support for R... Read More


Drilling well at Kamta gas field starts

Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) inaugurated drilling of an appraisal-cum-development well at Kamta gas field on Wednesday. State minister for the Ministry of Power, Ene... Read More


DSE, IFC launch initiative to boost women's participation on corporate boards

Dhaka, May 19 -- Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for building a strong network and database of qualified female professionals to help listed companies appoint competent women to board position... Read More


Employers struggle to recruit skilled workers due to structural mismatch: Speakers

Dhaka, May 19 -- While a couple of million people, including a significant number of general graduates, enter Bangladesh's job market, employers struggle to recruit them, specially technical human res... Read More


Commerce minister expresses govt's intention to hold FBCCI elections

Dhaka, May 19 -- The government is willing to hold the FBCCI elections within the shortest possible time, although legal challenges stemming from writ petitions filed by some business groups remain a ... Read More


BB reconstitutes board of ICB Islamic Bank

Dhaka, May 18 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) has reconstituted the board of ICB Islamic Bank PLC by appointing three independent directors in a move aimed at strengthening governance and oversight at the tro... Read More


Over 26pc factories yet to pay April wages: Industrial Police

Dhaka, May 17 -- Some 26.35 per cent of factories under the jurisdiction of Industrial Police located at different industrial zones across the country, especially in Ashulia, Gazipur and Narayanganj, ... Read More


SSC Exams in January, HSC in June from 2027

Dhaka, May 14 -- The government has decided to hold the SSC examinations in January and the HSC examinations in June from 2027 in a move aimed at reducing session jams and aligning the academic calend... Read More


Govt asks factories to pay festival allowances by May 21

Dhaka, May 14 -- The government on Thursday instructed all factory owners to pay festival allowances by May 21 ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. The directive came at the 95th meeting of the Tripartite Consultat... Read More


Salted rawhide prices raised by Tk 2 to 3 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Dhaka, May 13 -- The prices of salt-applied rawhides and skins have been fixed for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, with an increase of Tk 2 to Tk 3 compared to that of the previous year. The prices of salt... Read More