A detailed report will be published, says the planning and education adviser

The accounts of their family members will also be frozen

Hafiz Md Hasan Babu sent his resignation letter to DSE and BSEC through email

The banks are: Islami Bank Bangladesh, First Security Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank, Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, and Bangladesh Commerce Bank

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) raised gold price with effect from today

Hong Kong suspended sales of some blends of the MDH and Everest, two popular Indian brands, in April over high levels of a pesticide

In May, Malaysia put forward a plan to send orangutans abroad as trading gifts in an effort to allay concerns about the impact on the animals' habitat of palm oil production

The benchmark index, DSEX, gained 33.87 points or 0.58 percent to 5,812.51 at 11.20 am

Six banks including four Shariah-based ones are still facing a deficit in their current accounts with the central bank despite special liquidity support.

NRB Islamic Life Insurance has been mired in irregularities within just three years of its inception. The insurer has spent far more than the permissible limits for management expenses and showed extravagance in car purchases since being formed in 2021.

Stock markets in Bangladesh sharply fell yesterday as risk-averse investors opted to lock in profits on quick-gaining shares on the trading floors amid price fluctuations.

After driving his Wuling Binguo electric vehicle for about half a year, Luthfi, a resident of Jakarta, Indonesia, found the experience of using his first EV to be “pretty good”.

Inflation has become a significant economic challenge for Bangladesh, impacting both consumers and businesses alike. As the country navigates through the post-pandemic recovery period, global supply chain disruptions, rising fuel prices, and domestic political regime shifts have all contributed to surging inflation.

Three firms in the Bepza economic zone inside Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar in Chattogram have started operations and exports, according to sources at Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza).

The Bangladesh Bank instructed state-run Sonali Bank to classify the Tk 106 crore loans taken by Orion Infrastructure Ltd as defaulted since the client repeatedly failed to repay on time.

The interim government has appointed Khondoker Rashed Maqsood as the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for four years, according to a notice issued by the finance ministry yesterday.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue yesterday urged the interim government to phase out all inefficient power plants as early as possible.

The interim government will soon form a banking commission, a longstanding demand from economists, to bring about reforms aimed at salvaging the financial sector, which has been suffering from high default loans and weak governance.

Ahmed said when one group leaves, another group begins preparations to extort people.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze accounts belonging to Amir Hossain Amu, a former Awami League lawmaker and industries minister, and his daughter Sumaiya Hossain