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Container jam continues, ships queue for days

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Chattogram port is grappling with severe congestion both at its container yards and at the outer anchorage, disrupting the smooth loading and unloading of vessels, officials said. C... Read More


Further US tariff cut likely under deal being negotiated

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh has negotiated an agreement with the US that allows its next elected government to amend or cancel it, if necessary, and that may yield further tariff cuts. Disclosing ma... Read More


Ex-NBR official Matiur breaks down in court; denied bail

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman, who is better known for his son's goat scandal, broke down in a Dhaka court on Tuesday while pleading for bail in a mon... Read More


1m polling officers to be trained

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) has announced a plan to train around 925,605 polling officers from September. Core training and Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes usually start thre... Read More


Walton expands brand business to 7 new countries in last fiscal year

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Tech giant Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, listed on the capital market, is moving forward in the international market with the goal of becoming one of the world's leading global elec... Read More


Bank Asia hosts SME Entrepreneurship Development Workshop in Rangpur

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Bank Asia PLC organised a day-long entrepreneurship development workshop for small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs at the RDRS auditorium in Rangpur on 9 August 2025. Acco... Read More


Mercantile Bank co-sponsors Hajj and Umrah Fair-2025

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Mercantile Bank PLC has co-sponsored Tk.1.00 million for 'Hajj and Umrah Fair-2025' organized by Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB), according to a press release. Managi... Read More


Modhumoti Bank holds 'Town Hall Meeting' in Bogura

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Modhumoti Bank successfully organized 'Town Hall Meeting' for Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions on August 8, 2025, at the BRAC Learning Center in Bogura. The event was graced by the pr... Read More


MoU signed between HAAB and ONE Bank

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) and ONE Bank PLC was held on 11 August, 2025 at the Head Office of the... Read More


88th meeting of Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank held

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The 88th meeting of Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIBPLC) held on recently at the Board meeting room of Corporate Head Office of the bank, according t... Read More