All scheduled banks in the country will suspend all types of customer transactions, on account of the Bank Holiday on Wednesday (July 1). Trading at the country’s two stock exchanges will also remain closed. However, the Bangladesh Bank, head offices of various banks, and a few key branches will remain open on a limited scale.
The government has appointed Md Sarwar Hossain, executive director of Bangladesh Bank, as the new deputy governor of the central bank on a contractual basis for three years.
A 25-year-old law college student in Dhaka, who also works as a Hindu priest, has allegedly been held captive overnight, tortured, and extorted for money, according to his family members and friends.
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the retail price of furnace oil by Tk4.44 per litre while keeping the prices of diesel and kerosene unchanged for July.
Celebrated artist, puppeteer and television pioneer Mustafa Monwar has been laid to rest at Banani Graveyard after thousands of admirers, colleagues and cultural figures paid their final respects.
The sitting of the 2nd session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad(budget session of 2026) has been adjourned till 3pm on July 7.