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BB consolidates foreign exchange rules for import trade

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Bangladesh Bank has streamlined foreign exchange regulations governing import trade, aiming to simplify procedures and align them with contemporary business needs. The central bank ... Read More


Bangladeshi cardholders spend over Tk 1,000 crore abroad in June: Bangladesh Bank

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Bangladeshi cardholders spent more than Tk 1,000 crore abroad in June 2026, with overseas card expenditure surging nearly 27.5 percent month-on-month, according to the latest Banglad... Read More


PM pledges support to expand mathematics education, Olympiad activities

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday pledged government support to expand mathematics education and Olympiad activities across Bangladesh, agreeing to fund school-level programm... Read More


Jamaat criticizes BNP meeting at Secretariat over presidential candidate selection

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- e-Islami Assistant Secretary General and coordinator of the 11-party alliance AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad on Thursday questioned the holding of a BNP meeting at the Prime Minister's Offi... Read More


Bangladesh turn tour-match loss into dream start vs Australia

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Just a week ago, Bangladesh were bowled out twice in an innings defeat by a Cricket Australia XI, raising plenty of questions about how they would cope when the real Test began. A s... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul: From grassroots politics to presidential nominee

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who has risen through the political ranks from grassroots activism and steered the BNP through some of its most difficult years, is now the party's nomin... Read More


Presidential election: BNP submits nomination paper for Mirza Fakhrul Islam

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- BNP on Thursday filed the nomination paper for its presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the election slated for August 20. A BNP delegation submitted the nomination... Read More


Bajus raises 22-carat gold price by Tk 1,633 per bhori

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again raised the price of gold in the local market, increasing the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk 1,633 per bhori to Tk 2,36,779, i... Read More


Three more FSRUs coming by 2029 for lasting energy solution: Energy Minister

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Thursday said the government has decided to set up three more Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRUs) b... Read More


Fakhrul nominated as BNP's presidential candidate

Dhaka, Aug. 13 -- BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday nominated party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the BNP's candidate for the presidential election. Tariqu... Read More