New york: Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Irene Zubaida Khan, has called for renewed global action to ensure women’s full and meaningful leadership in peace-building, emphasizing that justice, equality, and huma…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh national hockey team completed its first training session today after arriving in Beijing early in the morning for a China tour ahead of upcoming international matches, said a press release. The session focused mainly on recoveri…
Dhaka: Bangladesh received US$6.046 billion in workers’ remittances from July 1 to September 2 of the current fiscal year (FY2026-27), marking an 18.6 percent year-on-year increase compared to US$5.098 billion during the same period in FY2025-26.
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Paris: At least seventeen Bangladeshi textile and apparel companies showcased their products and manufacturing capabilities at Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris 2026, strengthening the country’s presence in the global textile and fashion supply chain. T…
Dhaka: The capital market remained largely range-bound today, with the benchmark index hovering near flat as weak investor conviction over the market’s near-term direction prompted profit-taking and capped the momentum of the recent recovery. The DSEX…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has widened the scope of financing against foreign currency deposits held with Offshore Banking Units (OBUs) by allowing these balances to be used as collateral for a broader range of loans in local currency. The central ba…
Bangladesh: Bangladesh’s initiatives to improve its investment climate have been highlighted as a model of reform implementation at the 16th session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, convened by the United Nations Conference on…
Dhaka: Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir announced today that the pricing of soybean oil in Bangladesh will be adjusted in alignment with international market rates, as well as domestic production and processing expenses.
According to Bang…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has allowed Authorized Dealers (ADs) to remit money from Taka accounts on behalf of industrial enterprises in Hi-Tech Parks (HTPs) to meet their foreign payment obligations related to royalty, technical know-how, and techni…