Gold prices have fallen for the fourth consecutive time in Bangladesh, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) cutting the price by Tk 2,158 per bhori. Under the revised rates, the price of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk 219,808 per bhori.
Indian infrastructure company Tata Projects has secured a contract to build a 5.2-kilometre underground railway section as part of the expansion of Dhaka's metro rail network. The company will execute the project in a joint venture with Japan's Nishimatsu Construction and Toda Corporation.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday sought increased Australian investment in Bangladesh and its support in ensuring the safe repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned home this morning after concluding his three-day official visit to Türkiye, where he attended the COP31 World Leaders’ Summit and held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said an electrical short circuit could have caused the fire at the ancestral home of National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener and reserved-seat MP Nusrat Tabassum in Kushtia. However, an investigation is under way to determine whether the incident was an act of sabotage.
A total of 381 small and medium-sized industrial factories are currently closed across the country, Industries Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has told Parliament. However, 22 factories that had been shut down have resumed operations up to September of the current 2026–27 fiscal year.