In a significant legal development, two former Inspectors General of Police (IGP) in Bangladesh, Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun and AKM Shahidul Hoque, were remanded by a Dhaka court today (4 September) in... Read more »
Early morning rainfall in the capital has led to significant waterlogging in several areas, severely disrupting traffic flow. The downpour has left roads in Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Adabar, Kathalbagan, Shewrapara, Malibagh, West Tejturi... Read more »
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The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been further increased to Tk118.44 per kg from the previous price of Tk114.79 for September. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new... Read more »
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, the Speaker of the recently dissolved parliament, has resigned from her position. She submitted her resignation letter to President Mohammad Shahabuddin on 2 September, according to sources at the... Read more »
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rainfall, with chances of moderately heavy showers, across all eight divisions of the country over the next 24 hours, starting from 9... Read more »
In the first month of the fiscal year 2024-25, the government’s ministries and departments spent Tk2,922 crore from the Annual Development Programme (ADP) allocation. This expenditure accounts for just 1.05% of the... Read more »
Former Awami League lawmaker Haji Salim, who represented the Dhaka-8 constituency, was detained on Sunday, 1 September, from the Bangshal area of the capital. A team from the Detective Branch (DB) of... Read more »
Bangladesh witnessed a decline in private investment as a share of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last fiscal year, signaling a slowdown in industrial growth, according to the Bangladesh Bureau... Read more »
In Bangladesh, 10 fully-fledged Islamic banks operate within a banking industry dominated by conventional lenders. However, what’s particularly intriguing is the influence of Saiful Alam Masud, chairman of S Alam Group, over... Read more »
Bangladesh is showing an upward trend again in remittance sent by expatriates which exceeded US$ 2 billion in 28 days of August. According to Bangladesh Bank’s updated report on remittance as of... Read more »