The BFIU found Tk 99.7 crore at the accounts of four companies of Md Akiz Uddin, also a former deputy managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh

Some 1,008 out of 14,551 towers are inactive in 11 districts

The BFIU also sought information related to their loan accounts with guarantee and loan repayment

The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended

Two years ago, Mark Schneider could do nothing wrong; now he seems to get it all wrong

Jewellers raised gold prices by Tk 1,936 a bhori with effect from today

Stocks in Bangladesh yesterday maintained their upward momentum for a second day consecutively as Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, made an announcement that bolstered investor confidence..Maqsood said that they will conduct a

After Islami Bank, S Alam Group’s control over Social Islami Bank ended yesterday after the Bangladesh Bank decided to dissolve the board of the Shariah-based bank that was heavily dominated by individuals linked to the conglomerate.

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) posted a profit of Tk 511.92 crore in the second quarter of this year.

Mohammad Hatem has been elected as the president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA).

China approved the building of nine gigawatts (GW) of coal power generation in the first half of 2024, down by more than 80 per cent compared with a year earlier as the nation adds renewable energy capacity in record amounts, according to a study published on Aug 22.

The panel, which will prepare a white paper on the state of the economy, will consider incorporating issues beyond its mandate depending on the situation, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, the panel chief.

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will focus on ensuring good governance and transparency so that the confidence of investors in the stock market makes a rebound, said its chairman, Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, yesterday.

Transport activities through the Dhaka-Chattogram highway partially resumed yesterday after a three-day disruption due to flash floods.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) yesterday demanded the abolishment of a provision that allows black money to be whitened without scrutiny by paying a 15 percent tax.

The interim government will not leave any scope for generating black money and the Bangladesh Bank is already working to bring money siphoned off abroad back into the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.

Rice prices are rising in spite of an ample amount being produced in the just concluded fiscal year, causing hardship for low and fixed-income people who are already struggling to make ends meet amid persistently high inflation.

Bangladesh’s imports of capital machinery, industrial raw materials, and intermediate goods fell for a second consecutive fiscal year, reflecting the depressed state of private investment and bleak prospects for new jobs.

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board

Bank accounts of their business entities will also remain frozen for the next 30 days