2:41 pm, Friday, 20 February 2026
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Review body asks BPDB to provide power plants’ info

The national committee on reviewing power and energy sector deals has sought data on power plants that got approved under

MRT extension to Tongi: Commuters likely to reach 1.0m daily

The Dhaka Metro rail company is likely to get an estimated 1.0-million passengers after its extension up to Tongi, according

Hoe Yun Jeong new ADB country director

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday appointed Hoe Yun Jeong, a financial sector specialist, as its new country director

Direct shipping route with China opens

The first ship on the Bangladesh-China direct route, MV Kota Angoon V Kajon, carrying 935 TEUS containers arrived at the

Brokers’ alliance demands task force to undo wrongs by previous regime

The DSE Brokers Association (DBA) of Bangladesh demanded a special task force to overhaul the country’s moribund capital market. The

‘BD Nepal hydropower trading to start soon’

Ambassador of Nepal Ghanshyam Bhandari on Tuesday briefed the Chief Adviser on Nepal’s vast hydropower potential and expressed hope that

Egg, chicken prices defy govt-set rates

Eggs and chickens are not available at government-fixed rates as both items have become a bit expensive even after the

Journalists Babu, Shyamal Dutta arrested

Journalists Shyamal Dutta and Mozammel Haque Babu have been arrested in Dobaura upazila of Mymensingh. Babu, the CEO of Ekattor

US, BD sign $202m grant agreement

Bangladesh and the USA has signed the 6th amendment of ‘The Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG)’  on Sunday under which

CA seeks US aid to revitalise economy

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has sought support from the United States for his post-uprising government in rebuilding the country