May 30, 2026, 8:19 am

PGCB moves to transmit power from Payra, Rampal to Dhaka
Both the 1320 MW coal-fired Payra power plant and 1320 MW Rampal power plant are now being constructed with a target to start operation in 2020... বিস্তারিত
PRAN achieves BRC Certificate
PRAN Agro Limited and Natore Agro Limited, two sister concerns of PRAN Group, received the recognition from the UK-based British Retail Consortium-BRC certificate... বিস্তারিত
Staying at night in St Martin to be banned from March 1
Tourists will be barred from staying at nights in Saint Martin from March 1 next. They will be permitted to visit the island from morning to evening... বিস্তারিত
Cabinet approves the draft of Narcotics Control Act 2018
The draft of Narcotics Control Act 2018 has kept provisions of death penalty for production, trafficking, distribution and use of over 5gm of yaba or 25gm of heroin or cocaine... বিস্তারিত
Two Americans win Nobel Prize in Economics
Two American economists, William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for integrating climate change and technological innovation into macroeconomic analysis... বিস্তারিত
Truck strike leads to price hike
The truckers, under the platform of Bangladesh Goods Transport Owners Workers United Association, went on stoppage, particularly in Dhaka division, from Sunday... বিস্তারিত
Banks can now lend more as BB relaxes rules
Banks are allowed to maintain both CRR and SLR with the Bangladesh Bank (BB) only for net investment in subordinate bonds instead of the previous gross investment amount... বিস্তারিত
Why foreign investors leaving, PMO asks NBR
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to find reasons behind the departure of some large foreign investors.... বিস্তারিত
Exports make robust growth in September
The export earnings reached $3.14 billion in September, the third month of current fiscal (2018-19). The country fetched $2.03 billion during the corresponding period of previous fiscal... বিস্তারিত
UK announces $22.25m fund for Rohingyas
The United Kingdom has announced a new contribution of $22.25 million US dollar to help meet the immediate food and nutrition needs of Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar... বিস্তারিত