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Former spokesperson and Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank Md Mezbaul Haque has resigned citing personal reasons. Bangladesh Bank’s spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain said Mezbaul submitted his resignation on Tuesday. His resignation will come into effect on October 14. Mezbaul Haque is currently serving as the Executive Director of the central bank’s Rajshahi office. Following the fall of the ...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has left the ice cream maker after almost half a century at the firm, deepening a dispute with parent company Unilever. In a letter shared on social media by fellow co-founder Ben Cohen, Mr Greenfield said the Cherry Garcia maker had lost its independence after Unilever put a halt to its social activism. His ...

A total of 37.46 metric tonnes of hilsa has been sent to India in the first consignment ahead of the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. The shipment was sent through Benapole land port in Jashore around midnight on Tuesday, using seven trucks to reach Petrapole port in West Bengal. The information was confirmed by Md. Shamim Hossain, director of Benapole ...

The Ministry of Commerce has granted conditional approval to 37 firms to export hilsa to India ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival. A notification in this regard confirmed the matter on Tuesday. The export period has been fixed from September 16, 2025 to October 5. The government has imposed certain conditions on the export of Hilsha fish. These include: ...

The modular robotics is reaching a new horizon in automation, and that is in flexibility, scaling, and accuracy. It is also possible to configure modular platforms to form classes of robots, including those capable of operating in a vehicle instead of a conveyor belt by reusing or rearranging components instead of relying on existing systems. This has not only to ...

Bangladesh’s remittance inflow has seen a significant year-on-year increase of 13.5 percent in the first 13 days of September 2025, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank today. During this period, the country received $1,306 million in remittances, compared to $1,150 million in the same timeframe last year. From July to September 13, total remittance inflows stood at ...

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has said that the government is preparing to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) list within the scheduled timeframe. Speaking at a seminar on “LDC Graduation and Bangladesh’s Preparedness” organized by the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) on Saturday, Anisuzzaman said that the country’s economy—once in “ICU” due to reserve shortages and ...

Bangladesh’s export to the European Union faces an enormous challenge from the newly adopted legally binding EU requirement to ensure safety across the supply chain, protecting the environment and human rights. Bangladesh’s main export item to the EU is ready-made garments, which accounted for 60 per cent of $42 billion RMG exports last year. Under the new requirement adopted by ...

The UK economy failed to grow in July, following the biggest contraction in manufacturing output for a year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy saw zero growth in the month, which was in line with expectations, following a 0.4% expansion in June. However, monthly figures are volatile, and the ONS has said it will now focus on ...

Prices of essential food items continue to climb in Dhaka, with vegetables and broiler chicken hitting record highs, while rice remains expensive and eggs show slight relief. Broiler chicken is now selling at Tk 180-200 per kg, up from Tk 170-180 last week. A dozen eggs have dropped slightly to around Tk 140 due to increased supply. Most vegetables, except ...