2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (675+ words) Bangladesh Bank has ordered Bangladesh Commerce Bank to take the highest administrative action against 13 officials for allegedly receiving Tk 4 crore from the bank’s funds in the name of incentives under a deposit mobilisation campaign. Through a letter to the managing…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (146+ words) Bank Asia PLC, in collaboration with Bangladesh Bank, recently arranged a daylong training programme on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing” at Eco Mohananda Cottage in Tetulia, Panchagarh. Branch managers, operations managers, and officials from trade, general banking and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (246+ words) The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate has seized four luxury cars and key components of two other vehicles worth around Tk 12 crore, allegedly imported as used motor vehicle spare parts. The seized vehicles include two Lexus cars, a Honda and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (767+ words) In 2006, the then undivided Dhaka City Corporation established a community centre in Segunbagicha, one of the capital’s most densely populated neighbourhoods. Nearly two decades later, after six governments, the corporation’s split into north and south, and two elected mayors, the…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (782+ words) For nearly two years, Nihar Koli and Samrat remained under government custody at Gazipur Safari Park. But on 12 August this year, the Forest Department returned both elephants to their former owners — the same people from whose custody they had been…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (293+ words) Dhaka Metropolitan Police is preparing to deploy drones to monitor traffic congestion across the capital, building on its use of artificial intelligence-powered cameras to improve traffic management, according to a report by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). The drones will initially…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (925+ words) After completing his master’s degree, Ataur Ali has been sitting for job exams across the country. But he is hoping the Patuakhali Export Processing Zone becomes operational soon, so he can work close to home even at a somewhat lower…...