Motorcycles and rickshaws make up the largest portion of Dhaka's transport scene. A recent survey conducted in mid-2023 revealed that nearly half—about 49 percent—of all vehicles currently operating ...

Because there is no minimum wage structure for the workers engaged in core agricultural activities such as crop production, harvesting, and transportation, wage disparities remain severe. Nearly 45 ...

Five companies have bought geological data packages for the Bay of Bengal licensing round, but none has yet purchased tender documents as firms assess the revised fiscal terms before the November 30 ...

The two sides held detailed discussions on expanding bilateral trade, energy-sector cooperation and recent policy reforms. Ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen met ...

While the elevated expressway's Airport - Karwan Bazar section is operational, construction on the Malibagh-Kutubkhali stretch has remained stalled for nearly a year and a half. China’s EXIM Bank— the ...

The session is expected to be brief but could be extended, with lawmakers also set to address constitutional amendments and legislation on property transfers and human rights. Forming parliamentary ...

City Group has applied for policy support from the central bank — a first in its 50-year history. Top executives of the banks and financial institutions that lent to the group have now united to find ...

Bangladesh Bank, on November 26, released the latest data on nonperforming loans, which show that as of September 30, nonperforming loans in the country’s banks reached BDT 6.44 trillion, representing ...

The World Bank has attributed the rise in poverty and the employment crisis in Bangladesh to high inflation and declining wages. Persistently high inflation has eroded the purchasing power of families ...

The minister said that once the Teesta Master Master plan is implemented, disasters like floods and droughts will be eliminated. Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu remarked that the Teesta Master Plan ...

Md Sarwar Hossain has been appointed as deputy governor under Article 10(4) of the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972. The government appointed Md Sarwar Hossain, executive director of Bangladesh Bank, as a ...

Experts also point out that Bangladesh has not conducted major local gas exploration in the past two decades, nor made significant investments in the sector. Bangladesh continues importing costly ...