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BSEC orders probe into suspicious trading of three listed firms

Bangladesh, July 17 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has ordered detailed investigations into suspicious trading activities involving the shares of three listed companies af... Read More


IDRA moves to liquidate distressed insurers' assets to settle claims

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Quick settlement of long-pending insurance claims is one of the top priorities of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) in attempts to restore public trust i... Read More


BFSA orders recall of 3 food products containing excessive preservatives

Bangladesh, July 17 -- The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has directed three food manufacturers to withdraw their specific products from the market after laboratory tests found excessive leve... Read More


BB unveils structured framework for import trade in FTZs

Bangladesh, July 17 -- The central bank has introduced a structured framework to regulate import trade into Free Trade Zones (FTZs), aiming to facilitate transactions while ensuring prudent risk manag... Read More


Flood toll hits 58 with 1.2m affected

Bangladesh, July 17 -- The death toll from recent floods, flash floods, and landslides triggered by torrential rainfall had risen to 58, while 40 people had been injured, said the Ministry of Disaster... Read More


Nat'l consensus a must to ready workforce

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Bangladesh must build a national consensus to prepare its workforce for the disruptive effects of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and structural economic change, resea... Read More


Licensing, utility woes hinder investment: Experts

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Licensing bottlenecks, power shortages, utility constraints and high borrowing costs are among the biggest challenges facing investors in Bangladesh, participants in a workshop ... Read More


Eight more children die with measles symptoms

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours until 8:0 am on Thursday, according to health authorities. With the latest daily tally, ... Read More


Zia murder convict Mozzafar held after 45 yrs

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) has detained retired Major Md Mozzaffar Hossain, a convicted fugitive from the assassination case of late President Ziaur R... Read More


Probe finds July victims' bodies dumped into river, says ICT Chief Prosecutor

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Aminul Islam said investigators have found that the bodies of many people killed during the July mass uprising wer... Read More