March 16, 2026

Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, Mastercard Bangladesh and Managing Director CEO of NRB Bank PLC Md. Shaheen Howlader attend the licensing ceremony at NRB Bank PLC head office in the city recently as Mastercard has handed over Principal Membership licensing to NRB Bank PLC, enabling the bank to issue MasterCard credit card, debit card, prepaid card and SME card products in Bangladesh.

March 16, 2026

Trust Bank gets BB exemption for multiple nominee directors

Bangladesh Bank has allowed Trust Bank PLC to appoint more than one director to its board by exempting the lender from a provision of the...

Business & Economy

March 16, 2026

Roadmap in next budget for midterm energy security PM’s adviser Titumir

Ruling out any uncertainty over the country’s energy security, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning Ministries Prof Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has said a...

Business & Economy

March 16, 2026

Bangladesh Bank raises max credit card limit to Tk40 lakh

The Bangladesh Bank has raised the maximum credit card limit from Tk25 lakh to Tk40 lakh in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s digital...

International

March 16, 2026

A Taliban security personnel manning a gun sits in the back of a vehicle amid the ongoing clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistani forces in the Momand Dara district of Nangarhar province.

International

March 16, 2026

Pakistan says hit military facilities in Afghanistan

Pakistan said on Sunday its forces had attacked military facilities in southern Afghanistan, as well as “terrorist hideouts”, in the latest strikes between the two...

Entertainment

March 16, 2026

Abhishek Bachchan in horror movie

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is going to act in a horror film. He will be seen in a new project of director Siddharth Anand. Abhishek...

International

March 16, 2026

Australia confirms first day of Eid-ul-Fitr

The Australian Fatwa Council has announced that Ramadan 1447AH will end on Thursday, March 19, making Friday, March 20 the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr and...

Entertainment

March 16, 2026

Many people told me to get abortion: Neena

Bollywood’s veteran actress Neena Gupta is reportedly going to become a mother at the age of 66. This rumour has been circulating since a video...

Entertainment

March 16, 2026

There should be a limit to trolling: Srabanti

Bengali actress Srabanti Chatterjee has spoken out against trolling, hateful comments and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create objectionable videos about celebrities on...