1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (659+ words) Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised cleanliness and tree-planting programmes under its Community Bank Clean Dhaka Project on Saturday, with the aim of building a clean, green and liveable Bangladesh. The programmes were held at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College and Rajarbagh…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (87+ words) A fire has erupted at a furniture warehouse in Dhaka's Badda. The incident was reported in Satarkul around 9am on Sunday, Fire Service and Civil Defence media officer, Anwarul Islam, said. "Our first unit began work at 9:19am after receiving the alert,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1212+ words) Saturday • 5 September 2026 Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has said the central bank has taken two major initiatives: expanding the Bangla QR-based cashless payment ecosystem and injecting around Tk 600 billion into industries to accelerate the country's socio-economic development. He said…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (608+ words) Value-addition requirement for garment exports has been raised up to 40 per cent as the government moves to reduce reliance on imported raw materials, strengthen local backward-linkage industries and curb trade-based money laundering. The government has tightened to rules on value…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (381+ words) Monday • 24 August 2026 The government has formed a five-member committee to determine the measures required to implement a decision to change the country’s fiscal calendar. The Cabinet Division announced the formation of the committee in a notification issued on Sunday. According…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (350+ words) Bengal Commercial Bank PLC has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Nagad, the mobile financial service of the Postal Department, to make digital financial transaction services easier, faster and more convenient for its customers. Under this agreement, Nagad's Trust Cum…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (592+ words) Moving decisively away from traditional, rigid bureaucratic planning models, the Bangladesh government on Wednesday launched a dynamic economic blueprint designed to guide the nation 'from fragility to prosperity'. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally unveiled the covers of the "Five-Year Strategic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (188+ words) thefinancialexpress.com.bd The 79th board meeting of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at the Police Headquarters on Wednesday (19 August, 2026). The meeting was chaired by Md. Ali Hossain Fakir, Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and Chairman of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) Tuesday • 18 August 2026 An Indian business delegation has proposed easing trade restrictions, simplifying visa procedures and launching joint initiatives in infrastructure and high-technology sectors to deepen economic ties between Bangladesh and India. The proposals came at a meeting between Commerce Minister…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago   (254+ words) The government has taken steps to resolve the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh’s tea industry and ensure easier access to loans for garden owners. A 12-member monitoring and advisory committee, headed by the commerce minister, has been formed for the purpose,…...