European traders reported on Wednesday that Bangladesh's state grain buyer has released another international tender for the purchase of 50,000 metric tonnes of rice.
Bangladesh also released a separate tender for 50,000 tons of rice, with offers due on November 13. Another tender closed on November 3. In recent months, the government of Bangladesh has held a number of tenders for ri...The deadline to submit price offers is the 20th of November.
$1b Soybean deal strengthens US-BD agro trade
A consortium of Bangladesh’s top three soy crushing companies—Meghna Group, City Group, and Delta Agro—committed to the purchase of $1 billion of U.S. soybeans over the following twelve months.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Jacobson welcomed the agreement, underscoring Ban...
BB unveils 2-phase refund plan
Bangladesh Bank has laid out a clear two-phase mechanism for depositors of five merging Shariah-based banks to recover their funds, prioritising small savers and ensuring the security of all deposits as the banks are consolidated into a single new entity.
No Compensation for S...
28 holidays for 2026
The Council of Advisers today approved the proposed list of 28 holidays for the 2026 calendar year.
The approval came at the 47th meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Following the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed the information at a briefing at the Foreign Service Ac...However, 11 holidays coincided with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays).
Nov 7 — the take off point for Zia to be a statesman
The streets of the capital, Dhaka and elsewhere in the country drew thousands of people as the dawn broke on November 7, 1975, the day which the country would remember as the auspicious moment for the subsequent emergence of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman as a statesman.
The nation once again heard him on the radio saying, "I am Zia speaking", the call sign-like voice it had heard at the onset of the 1971 Liberation War, resurfacing in people's minds the memory of what inspired them to...
Sword’s ring and the fire’s silent roar
Altaf Hossain Ujjal:
1. Introduction: The Beginning of a Philosophy Beyond the Sound
We call the ring of the sword a clang—a sharp echo that splits the breast of history, rising in a chorus of justice, courage and resistance.
