2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (889+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 Inside a modest training room in Chattogram's Chaktai area, 14-year-old Sumaiya Akter leans over a sewing machine, guiding fabric carefully beneath the needle as she stitches a kamiz. Her movements are steady and precise. One day, she hopes…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago  (10+ words) AIUB signs Mo U with Protective Islami Life Insurance'The Business Standard...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago  (530+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh has secured $584, 369 from the Bangladesh Humanitarian Fund to implement urgent slope stabilisation and community preparedness interventions in Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar, bolstering disaster risk reduction…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (802+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 The SME Foundation has proposed the introduction of a comprehensive Preferential Tax Regime (PTR) for the country's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, General Manager of the SME Foundation, told TBS that existing tax benefits…...

16+ hour, 8+ min ago  (187+ words) This, in turn, facilitated the rise of a new class of oligarchs capable of exerting significant influence over commercial banks' lending decisions, often bypassing established accountability and governance mechanisms. In other jurisdictions, including neighbouring India, auditors have faced substantial fines…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago  (407+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC and OPEC+, dealing a heavy blow to "the oil exporting groups and their de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, at a time "when'the Iran war'has caused a historic…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago  (235+ words) The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said it is aware of recent police headquarters instructions to tighten security at the National Parliament Building and other key installations over concerns of possible attacks by banned organisations. However, RAB said there is currently…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (709+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 Malaysia is planning to adopt a new foreign worker recruitment system developed by Bestinet, the company founded by labour tycoon Aminul Islam, according to six people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports. The software is being marketed as…...

16+ hour, 58+ min ago  (444+ words) Wednesday April 29, 2026 Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today (28 April) said 464 murder cases and 666 rape cases have been filed across the country since the current government took office. "Some 604 people have been arrested in murder cases while 530 in rape cases. Of these,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (75+ words) The Business Standard Wednesday April 29, 2026 The public administration ministry issued all 20 notifications in this regard, signed by Deputy Secretary Mohammad Noor-e-Alam. According to notifications, Additional Secretary Muhammad Jashim Uddin Khan has been transferred to the Directorate General of Food as…...