June 27, 2022

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to give special attention to disburse agriculture loans at reduced interest rate in the flood affected districts.The Agriculture Credit Department (ACD) of the BB on Monday issued a circular asking banks to disburse…

Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Rinchen Kuentsyl has said Bangladesh’s role in the socio-economic development of Bhutan is immense and the hands-on education that his country’s youngsters received here will further strengthen the friendly relations …

The fire, which broke out at a building in Moghbazar intersection in the city on Monday, was doused completely after one hour of effort by firefighters.Fortunately, no casualties were reported.The fire broke out on the 3rd floor of the four-story build…

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has signed an agreement with Pran-RFL Group to provide point of sale (POS) service to its cardholders.Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), clients will be able to buy products from Pran-RFL outlets using IB…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines started selling tickets on Sunday for flights on the Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka route as the national flag carrier is going to operate flights on the route from July 27.Passengers can buy tickets for this route from the airline’s com…

Eid al-Adha is approaching across the world, and it is one of the biggest religious festivals for Muslims. On this special day, different types of cattle are sacrificed in almost all countries of the world, including Bangladesh. About 50 to 55 lakh cat…

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 45, Dhaka’s air quality turned ‘good’ Monday morning.The metropolis ranked 36th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality at 8am.An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered to be ‘good’ while between 50 a…

Kariman Begum in flood-hit Kharjanir Char in Gaibandha was sitting on a banana tree raft in front of her house hoping to get some relief.“No one has come yet to see how we are surviving or what we are eating”, she told UNB about her ordeal.Skin disease…

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the construction cost of Padma Bridge would be collected from tolls by 2057.The Minister said this while replying to a tabled question from ruling party MP in reserved women seat Kh. Mom…

The government earned Tk 2.09 crore in revenue through collecting toll from the vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge from 6am to 12 am on Sunday.“Tk 2.09 crore were collected till 12 am on Sunday,” Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) Superintendent Enginee…

National Bank has donated Tk11 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-hit people.On behalf of National Bank Chair Monowara Sikder, her son Rick Haque Sikder and daughter Pervin Haque Sikder handed over a cheque to Dr Ahmad …

Walton’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer has celebrated World Refrigeration Day with all its employees this year.Golam Murshed, the MD and CEO of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, observed the day at its headquarters in Gazipur on Sunday.In …