Dhaka: Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus has appointed three special assistants with the status of state minister, according to a gazette notification issued here on Sunday evening. Under Rule 3B (iia) of the Rules of Bu…
Dhaka: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today allowed two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, staying the High Court order that extended her five-year jail term to 10 in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft c…
Baku: Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today left here for Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on a four-day state visit to attend the global climate summit “Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29)”. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chie…
Dhaka: A court here today showed five people, including former Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan and Workers Party of Bangladesh President Rashed Khan Menon, arrested in four separate murder cases. The other three arrested are former Inspector General …
Bangladesh Bank: Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur has urged the banks to increase lending facilities in remote areas to promote financial inclusion and reduce inequality in access to financial resources. “Similar to previous political cent…
Dhaka: Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has successfully secured a US$ 35 million loan from the OPEC Fund for International Development, following the signing of an agreement between the two organizations. This financial collaboration aims to bolster the econom…
Dhaka: After witnessing a downward trend in the last three sessions, stocks today rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues. The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gain…
Dhaka: Mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) to open bank accounts entirely online through the MyGP app. The collaboration is set to transform the digital banking experience, allowing custom…