Bangladesh Bank (BB), for the first time in 16 years, auctioned 25 kgs of gold for around Tk 18 crore on Wednesday. The central bank was keen to auction the gold in late 2022 but failed to find the expected buyers. "Bangladesh Bank sold 25.312 kgs of gold in different qualities for Tk 17.99 crore. After completing all the processes on Wednesday, the gold was handed over to the buyer company, Venus…

The government has appointed Seheli Sabrin, Director General (public diplomacy wing) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as Consul General of Bangladesh Consulate in Florida, USA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a notification on Thursday regarding her new role. She is also serving as spokesperson at the MoFA. This transfer order will be effective from the date of her joining at the…

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday struck five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents – an agreement, three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Letter of Intent (LOI) – were inked in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thailand…