With Eid-ul-Adha approaching, traders at Chakbaidyanath Mukam, the country’s second-largest rawhide market, have completed their preparations. However, a sudden rise in salt prices and the spread of a bovine virus among cattle have left them deeply concerned. Due to the virus, salted rawhid
The clock was approaching 1:30pm. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight to Dhaka had just taken off the runway in Cox’s Bazar when a serious incident occurred -- a wheel next to the aircraft's landing gear came off mid-air. The aircraft, a Canadian-made De Havilland Dash 8-Q400, was carrying 71
Bus tickets for homebound trips during this year's Eid-ul-Adha holidays have sold out within minutes of going on sale, according to bus operators. This year, holidaymakers have a tight two-day window for pre-Eid travel, which has seen ticket demand surge far beyond supply. Most passengers want to
Oil dropped over 2.0 per cent on Thursday as a potential US-Iran nuclear deal raised the prospect of increased global crude supply, and Wall Street indexes were mixed in choppy trading. European shares reversed losses to end higher, with corporate earnings in the spotlight, and gold prices jumped
Prices of eggs, chicken, and onion increased further in the city markets last week ending on Thursday over the previous week, raising consumers' woes. Prices of other essential commodities remained more or less unchanged at their previous high levels, according to trading sources. Local varieties
Sammilita Parishad, a panel of apparel makers contesting the upcoming election of the BGMEA, on Thursday pledged to address the challenges that the country's readymade garment sector has been facing amid the global volatile situation. Leaders of the panel also expressed their commitment that they,
Mohammad Hatem, managing director of MB Knit Fashion, and Fazlee Shamim Ehsan, managing director of Fatullah Apparels Ltd, have been elected president and executive president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) respectively for the 2025-27 term. Earlier, the
Three enterprises have been awarded Feminist Green Action Award 2025, the first of its kind, for their contribution to compliant, environment-friendly, and gender sensitive business practices. Tripty Boutique House under Centre for Development and Peace (CDP), and Ecolery Bangladesh received the a
Bangladesh Bank is armed with adequate bucks to intervene if the local currency depreciates deeply following the introduction of market-driven foreign-exchange regime, one of major financial-sector reform undertakings. Deputy Governor of the central bank Dr Habibur Rahman explained Thursday the sw
Country's forex market did not witness any unbecoming development on Thursday following the introduction of market-based Taka- Dollar exchange rate, as the regulator watched with adequate intervention bucks, officials and market players said. It gives a sign of stability on the foreign-excha
