Category: Asia

Fuel Protest in Natore Leads to Road Block Station Fined Fuel Protest in Natore Leads to Road Block, Station Fined

Fuel Protest in Natore Leads to Road Block, Station Fined

In Natore’s Beraigram Upazila, residents of Bonpara staged a protest on the Bonpara–Hatikumrul highway on Wednesday at around 11:30 a.m., demanding a consistent supply of fuel. The demonstration, which temporarily halted traffic, highlighted growing frustration over irregular fuel availability in the area. According to the Beraigram Upazila administration, the Patowari Filling Station in Bonpara had […]
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City Bank Secures Tk 1,200 Crore Subordinated Bond

City Bank Secures Tk 1,200 Crore Subordinated Bond

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has approved the issuance of a Tk 1,200 crore subordinated bond by City Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh. The seven-year bond is intended to bolster the bank’s capital base and facilitate growth across corporate, retail, and SME lending segments. The approval was granted during BSEC’s […]
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NBR Launches Automated Bank-Tax Link System

NBR Launches Automated Bank-Tax Link System

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated a major programme to digitally integrate taxpayers’ banking information with its own systems, aiming to streamline tax administration and minimise manual processes. The move is expected to provide taxpayers with effortless access to crucial financial data and reduce reliance on physical documentation. Under the initiative, taxpayers will […]
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Bangladesh Launches 8% Offshore Dollar Loans

Bangladesh Launches 8% Offshore Dollar Loans

In a strategic move to strengthen exporters’ financial capacity, the Bangladesh Bank is set to introduce offshore dollar loans at a competitive interest rate of 8%, significantly below the prevailing 14–16% charged on local currency loans. Officials indicate that a formal circular outlining the scheme’s operational framework will be issued shortly. The facility is designed […]
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Forex Faces Suspected Market Manipulation

Bangladesh Forex Faces Suspected Market Manipulation

Bangladesh’s foreign-exchange market has come under renewed strain as the central bank investigates what it suspects to be a deliberate attempt by vested quarters to trigger instability and profit from exchange-rate volatility. Officials at Bangladesh Bank report that rumours predicting a sharp depreciation of the taka—potentially to Tk130 per US dollar—have been circulating widely in […]
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Discrepancies Found at BNP-Owned Fuel Station

Discrepancies Found at BNP-Owned Fuel Station

Authorities in Mymensingh have uncovered major irregularities in fuel records at a filling station owned by Azizul Haque, the member secretary of the Gauripur Upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Over a six-day period, nearly 50,000 litres of fuel were reportedly misreported, prompting the arrest of the station’s manager. Messrs Swad Filling Station, […]
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Son Allegedly Sets Fire to Mothers Home Over Dispute Son Allegedly Sets Fire to Mother’s Home Over Dispute

Son Allegedly Sets Fire to Mother’s Home Over Dispute

A shocking incident in Nilphamari has triggered widespread concern after a 40-year-old man allegedly set fire to his mother’s house following a long-running dispute over family land ownership. The accused, Nur Alam, is alleged to have deliberately torched the property of his mother, Nurjahan Begum, on Tuesday afternoon in the Mozamer Mor area of Tupamari […]
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Nine Year Old Dies in Mirsarai Rooftop Accident Nine-Year-Old Dies in Mirsarai Rooftop Accident

Nine-Year-Old Dies in Mirsarai Rooftop Accident

A tragic accident in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram has claimed the life of a nine-year-old boy, Mashrur Wasif Rayyan, after a fatal fall while attempting to pluck mangoes from a rooftop. The incident occurred on Tuesday in the Sufia area of Ward No. 6 under Mithanala Union, leaving the local community in deep shock and […]
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