Major boost for BPC to meet fuel import costs
The government has provided a loan of Tk 4,500 crore to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to meet the cost of importing petroleum products and related...
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BD receive share of record earnings from World Cup football
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has agreed in principle to a proposal to distribute a portion of the record revenue generated from the World Cup (WC)...
Dhaka among cities with poor ozone air
Dhaka was among major cities where ozone pollution reached “extremely poor” levels this year, alongside New Delhi, China’s Chongqing and Pakistan’s Lahore, as heatwaves, wildfires...
Jamaat wants orderly hawker trade
Jamaat-e-Islami amir and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has called for a sustainable and coordinated approach to the street-hawker issue, urging the government to provide designated...
Tk 506cr bill for 235 units; GM suspended
Mohitul Islam, general manager (GM) of Magura Palli Bidyut Samity, has been suspended temporarily after a bill of Tk 506,83,11,593 (about Tk 506.83 crore) was...
US exits Iraq after 20 years, opening for Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its...
Biman plans major fleet expansion
Bangladesh is seeking to strengthen its position in the aviation industry by expanding the national carrier’s fleet, increasing its share of the country’s growing air...
Tk 600cr fails to boost power output
Bangladesh’s worsening fuel supply crisis is hampering electricity generation, with furnace oil-based power plants failing to deliver their targeted output despite a Tk 600 crore...
US firms show interest in $1bn AI, chip investment
US semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies have expressed interest in investing more than US$1 billion in Bangladesh, State Minister for Primary and Mass...
Ecnec clears Tk 1,276cr WB-funded project to overhaul banking sector
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a comprehensive Tk 1,276 crore project designed to strengthen banking-sector supervision, reinforce financial...
BSEC okays Tk 3,500cr bonds for five banks
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has approved bond proposals worth a combined Tk 3,500 crore for five commercial banks to help strengthen their capital...
India SC to hear CEC suspension plea next week
The Indian Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (September 29, 2026) agreed to list and hear early a petition challenging allegations regarding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...