Bangladesh Bank is preparing to repurchase two-year government treasury bonds worth nearly Tk 6,667 crore as part of efforts to manage public debt and reduce pressure from a large repayment due next month. A reverse auction for the securities is scheduled to take place on 7 October. The central bank said bonds with a total […]

The Chattogram Port Authority has warned media organisations and port users against publishing or broadcasting photographs, videos, operational information and other materials related to the port without prior permission, citing security concerns. The directive was issued in a notice published on Tuesday (6 October), covering a broad range of port-related material. It specifically refers to […]

Two young men have been arrested with 80 yaba tablets during an operation by the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Manikganj Sadar upazila. Police estimated the value of the seized tablets at around Tk 24,000. The arrests were made at about 1.50am on Wednesday (7 October) on a paved road in the Chandra area […]

Police have arrested 120 people during a 24-hour special operation conducted across Narayanganj, targeting suspected drug offenders, people wanted under arrest warrants, alleged criminals and others accused in various cases. The operation was carried out on Tuesday (6 October) in different areas of the district on the instructions of Narayanganj Superintendent of Police Mohammad Habibur […]

Gas supplies will be suspended for 10 hours in several areas of Dhaka on Thursday due to urgent repair work on a gas pipeline, according to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC. The disruption will remain in effect from 10am to 8pm on 8 October, affecting residential, commercial and compressed natural gas (CNG) customers in […]

The bodies of former union parishad chairman Selim Khan and his son, actor Shanto Khan, who were killed in a mob beating in Chandpur on 5 August 2024, have been exhumed nearly two years after their burial. The remains were taken from the family cemetery in Lakshmipur Model Union of Chandpur Sadar upazila on Wednesday […]