Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said recognitions from global institution like World Bank for our anti-poverty programmes will embolden the country’s efforts.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) asked all mobile phone subscribers not to provide personal and biometric SIM registration-related information to fraudsters seeking over phone.

Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd. (GDIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) in the capital, said a statement.

Titas Gas Sunday topped the volume chart on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), whereas BSRM Limited grabbed the top turnover leader`s position on the port city bourse.

Against the backdrop of cyber-heist and break-ins, the central bank asked all banks to ensure safety of their branches by installing auto-alarm system as an instant precautionary measure.

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday arrested a member of Customs, Excise & Vat Appellate Tribunal and a former bank manager from Dhaka and Rajshahi in separate graft cases.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said in order to eradicate terrorism and extremism, the mentors, masterminds, abettors, financiers, arms suppliers and trainers of terrorists must be identified and dealt with.

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow to see firsthand the progress Bangladesh has made in transitioning to a lower-middle income country, despite daunting development challenges.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit to be held at Goa of India.

The Federal Reserve may need to run a "high-pressure economy" to reverse damage from the 2008-2009 crisis that depressed output, sidelined workers, and risks becoming a permanent scar, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday in a broad review of where the recovery may still fall short.

India`s beach resort state of Goa now turned into a high security zone with thousands of paramilitary troops, coast guards and police.

Saying it is possible to reap more benefits through intra-regional economic cooperation, President Abdul Hamid emphasised on the need to take more effective and coordinated steps for establishing a dynamic and emerging South Asia.

The relations between Bangladesh and China are now at ‘new historical’ turning point and heading towards a ‘promising future’ said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.

Most other Southeast Asian markets rose, tracking gains in Asian peers as stronger-than-expected Chinese inflation data eased some concerns about the health of the world`s second-biggest economy.

Japan has withheld its 2016 funding for the UN heritage body UNESCO, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday, following its decision last year to include documents about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in its "Memory of the World" programme, reports Reuters.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland edged up 1.2 per cent year on year to reach 9.21 billion US dollars in September, official data showed Thursday, reports Xinhua.

Bangladesh and China signed 27 MoUs and agreements, including ones on boosting cooperation in counter-terrorism and infrastructure development and energy cooperation.

Expectations surrounding the US soyabean crop keep growing. Not only is a reality check in order - in terms of whether such big yields are even possible - but the impact on domestic stocks may be of greater interest.

World Bank (WB) President’s visit to Dhaka will embark a new and even stronger relation between the country and the bank, said Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith.  

Indian shares fell on Thursday, dragged lower by heavyweights stocks signalling low risk appetite among investors ahead of some key company results.