Mideast war boosts London Heathrow airport traffic
London’s Heathrow Airport announced Monday a 10 percent increase in transit passengers during March as the US-Iran war forced Gulf countries to close their airspace....
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Dhaka, Jakarta to strengthen trade facilitation measures
Bangladesh and Indonesia on Monday agreed to strengthen trade facilitation measures and to expedite convening of the ‘trade negotiating committee’ and the joint working group...
Shahjalal Islami Bank holds student banking confce in Chuadanga
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC organized the Student Banking Conference-2026 at Upazila Parishad Auditorium, Chuadanga on Saturday as the lead bank in cooperation with all scheduled...
Poultry industry suffers amid high tax, feed price
Bangladesh’s poultry industry is facing one of its most serious crises in recent years, as rising feed costs and increasing tax burdens push producers to...
Experts for robust risk management to protect int’l trade
Experts and business leaders have emphasized the critical need for proactive fraud management strategies and robust risk management to protect international trade from the rising...
Over 1,000 flights halt amid airspace shutdowns
A total of 1,060 flights to and from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have been cancelled in 44 days since February 28, when the US-Israel...
Stocks manage modest gain
Stocks on Sunday managed a modest gain in the week’s opening session as buyers turned back to take positions in the December-closing stocks amid expectations...
Remittance surges 18.4 pc to $1.21b in first 11 days of April
Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 18.4 percent reaching US$1.218 billion in the first 11 days of April, according to the latest data...
TheBrief: Pubali Bank gets ‘Gold Award for Branding’
Pubali Bank PLC has been awarded `Gold Award for Branding’ by the Centre for Non Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) for outstanding contribution to collect remittance. The...
AB Bank celebrates 44th founding anniversary
AB Bank PLC, the first private commercial Bank of the country, celebrated its 44th founding anniversary on Sunday. All 104 branches and 64 sub-branches of...