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DHAKA : REHAB leaders held a meeting with WASA Managing Director Shahjahan Mia regarding stopping harassment of WASA water bills in under-construction buildings and determining construction tariffs. The meeting was held at the Karwan Bazar WASA office at noon,...

DHAKA : Masrur Arefin, managing director and CEO of City Bank PLC, has been elected as the new chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), a leading organization for top bankers.  The appointment was made at a recent...

DHAKA : The Government of Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed four loan agreements totaling US$1.304 billion to modernize critical infrastructure, strengthen financial systems, and accelerate the nation climate resilience efforts, .  Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary, Economic...

DHAKA : Bangladesh has been selected as one of seven emerging ocean economies to pioneer the groundbreaking Ocean Centres Initiative—a global effort to foster safer and more sustainable ocean economies in the Global South. This selection follows a comprehensive...

DHAKA : The 41 st Board Meeting of the newly formed Board of the Directors of Union Bank PLC. was held at the bank’s Head Office, Gulshan on 19 June, 2025. Chairman of the Board of the Directors of the bank...

JOHANNESBURG : South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said the massive, joyous welcome his team received when returning home on Wednesday from their World Test Championship final triumph was a sign of how special the achievement was, reports BSS. Bavuma and...

DHAKA : Opener Pathum Nissanka struck a blazing ton as Sri Lanka thwarted Bangladesh’s attack to put them in a position of dominance on Day 3 of the first cricket Test at Galle International Cricket Stadium in Sri Lanka,...

TAFTAN : Mohammad Hassan anxiously returned to Pakistan from neighbouring Iran this week after witnessing drones missiles and explosions tear through Tehran’s sky during what he called long, horrifying nights, reports BSS. The 35-year-old University of Tehran student is one...

Dhaka : The shareholders of DBH Finance PLC. approved 15% cash and 2% Stock dividend for the year ending December 31, 2024, as proposed by the Board of Directors, says a press release. The approval was given at the 29th...

DHAKA : The 302 nd meeting of the Board of Directors of First Security Islami Bank PLC.  was held on 18 June 2025, according to a press release. Wednesday at FSIB Head Office, Dhaka with Mohammad Abdul Mannan, Chairman of...