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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


Abu Sayed Murder Case: ICT schedules indictment hearing today

Dhaka, July 30 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has fixed today (Wednesday) for hearing arguments from state-appointed defence lawyers on charge framing in the crimes against humanity ca... Read More


Oil pauses rally as markets weigh Trump's ultimatum to Russia

Dhaka, July 30 -- Oil prices took a breather in Asian trade on Wednesday after the previous session's spike of more than 3.0 per cent, as investors awaited developments from US President Donald Trump'... Read More


Bangladesh-Malaysia agree to enhance cooperation to check transnational crimes

Dhaka, July 30 -- Bangladesh and Malaysian police have agreed to enhance mutual cooperation in combating transnational crimes. The agreement was made at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Police ... Read More


ECNEC approves DU Tk 28.41billion dev project

Dhaka, July 30 -- Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Tk 28.41 billion (Tk 2,841crore) five-year development project of Dhaka University. Dhaka University vice... Read More


Ex-chief justice ABM Khairul Haque remanded for 7 days

Dhaka, July 30 -- A Dhaka court has ordered former chief justice and former chairman of the Law Commission ABM Khairul Haque to be questioned in police custody for seven days in a case over corruption... Read More


Fisheries ministry urged to focus more on deep-sea fishing

Dhaka, July 30 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to step up efforts in deep-sea fishing and modernise livestock services, saying the country i... Read More


Deadlock over utility shifting works of MRT 1 still persists

Dhaka, July 30 -- The complexities over carrying out utility-shifting works on the MRT 1 from Badda at Pragati Sarani could not be resolved in more than three months. In April last, the Dhaka Metropo... Read More


BRTC double-decker collides with DEE pier cap

Dhaka, July 30 -- A double-decker bus of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) was badly damaged on Tuesday after its upper level smashed against a pier cap of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DE... Read More