The next government should set a clear digitisation goal to help Bangladesh become a developed nation and promote modernisation and sustainable growth across all sectors, economic experts said yesterday.

NRBC Bank PLC on Tuesday celebrated the 6th anniversary of the launch of its fully shariah-compliant “Al-Amin Islamic Banking” window.

Sheikh Rakibul Karim has been appointed as the managing director and the chief executive officer, respectively, of Guardian Life Insurance Limited.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has entered into a new partnership agreement with World Vision Bangladesh, a non-governmental organisation, to launch two climate resilience initiatives.

Pubali Bank PLC has achieved the international Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) certification, issued by Control Case, to strengthen the security and reliability of its card-based and digital transaction services.

Britain’s annual inflation rate rose more than expected in December, official data showed Wednesday, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of England will hold off on cutting interest rates next month.

Private airline NOVOAIR has announced the launch of a second flight on the Dhaka-Chattogram route to meet rising passenger demand and improve travel flexibility.

The northwestern region of Bangladesh has long been vulnerable to drought. Located within the Barind Tract, Rajshahi is characterised by low rainfall, high temperatures and a farming system heavily dependent on irrigation.

Bangladesh’s current internet penetration stands at 53 percent, placing it behind regional leaders such as Bhutan at 88 percent and the Maldives at 85 percent, but broadly in line with several neighbouring countries, according to a recent Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

Bangladesh is expected to bag 6.2 crore tonnes of paddy in 2025, a 2.4 percent rise from a year earlier, owing to higher plantings and bumper yields in the Boro and Aman seasons, according to the latest Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) began hearings yesterday with the top executives of nine non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to determine whether there are grounds to oppose their planned liquidation.

Grameenphone has secured 10 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band, often called the “golden frequency” for its wide coverage and strong indoor reach, marking the first-ever allocation of the low-band frequency to a mobile operator in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur yesterday said the central bank has proposed that the government keep two state-owned banks and merge the others.

The food ministry has issued fresh permits allowing private traders to import 2 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice, amid comfortable public food stocks, an above average Aman harvest forecast and no sharp spike in the food staple prices.

Individuals who have obtained income tax registration must file income tax returns within the stipulated time for each tax year,

The second flight on the route will be introduced on January 26

10 to 15 banks are sufficient for Bangladesh, he says at a discussion at Jagannath University

The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh made the demand through a letter to the BSEC chairman

The 700 MHz band is valued for its ability to cover wide areas and penetrate buildings more effectively

At the hearings, the NBFIs will have to explain why they should not be placed into liquidation