Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank has significantly increased the agricultural credit disbursement target for the fiscal year 2026-27, setting it at Tk 60,000 crore, marking a nearly 54 percent rise from the previous fiscal year’s target of Tk 39,000 crore. Unde…
Dhaka: The government has granted approval for the acquisition of two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from BP Singapore Pte Ltd, amounting to over Tk 1,850 crore, which includes advance income tax. This decision is part of ongoing efforts to en…
Chattogram: Low-lying areas of Chattogram city were submerged again following continuous moderate to heavy rain since Sunday night, causing severe hardship for residents including commuters and students. The Chattogram Patenga Meteorological Office re…
Dhaka: A high-level Indian business delegation from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is visiting Bangladesh from August 17-19 and seeks to further strengthen the longstanding economic and commercial engagement between Bangladesh and India. D…
Colombo: Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) chaired a series of Public Day programmes held in Galle, Matara, and Tangalle over the weekend, providing members of the public, serving military personnel, veterans, and their …
Chattogram: A Chattogram court has sentenced three individuals to death for the murder of a covered van driver in 2021. Judge Tajul Islam of the Chattogram Additional Metropolitan Sessions’ Judge Court-5 delivered the verdict on Monday, condemning Nur…
Dhaka: The government has granted approval for the acquisition of two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from BP Singapore Pte Ltd, amounting to over Tk 1,850 crore, which includes advance income tax. This decision is part of ongoing efforts to en…
Dhaka: Non-Resident Bangladeshi (NRB) Commercially Important Persons (CIPs) and business leaders residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have committed to a prospective investment of Tk 1,000 crore in Bangladesh. They are urging immediate governmen…