Dhaka-Sylhet route to get double rail track: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said that the government has a plan to develop rail communication on the Sylhet-Dhaka route. Work on this will start soon,...

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Rooppur project to employ 30,000 workers

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has created employment opportunities for nearly 30,000 people. Among them, around 5,000 are foreign nationals, mainly engineers, specialists, and...

Business & Economy

Eastern Bank in partnership with Akij Takaful Life Insurance officially launches Shariah-compliant Takaful insurance solutions through its banking channel, at a ceremony in this regard held on Thursday at the EBL Head Office in the city. M. Khorshed Anowar, Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail and SME Banking; A. K. M. Mizanur Rahman, Deputy Chief of EBL Islamic Banking; Sarmin Atik, Asifur Rahman, Vice Chairman and Independent Director; Mir Mahfuzur Rahman and Mohammad Shazzadul Karim, Managing Director and CEO, Akij Takaful Life Insurance were present among others on the occasion.

Business & Economy

Provisioning requirement lifted for 5 banks

Bangladesh Bank has taken an important policy decision to ease the pressure on the huge amount of money stuck in the country’s Shariah-based banks. The...

Business & Economy

Prime Bank customers to get EMI facility via paystation

Prime Bank PLC has partnered with Service Hub Limited (PayStation) to expand flexible digital payment solutions for its customers, reinforcing its drive for innovation in...

Business & Economy

IFIC Bank opens new ATM booth at Dhaka’s Monipuripara

To make financial transactions easier and faster, IFIC Bank has installed a new ATM booth at Monipuripara in Dhaka. The booth was officially inaugurated on...

Business & Economy

BRAC Bank partners with Ascent Health

BRAC Bank has entered into a partnership with Ascent Health Limited, extending discounted pathological tests for samples collected at home as well as consultation chambers...

Business & Economy

Walton Global Distributor Meet-2026 held in Nepal

Tech giant Walton’s ‘Global Distributor Meet-2026’ was held in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. More than 250 distributors or business partners of Walton from Nepal...

Business & Economy

City Bank posts 162pc profit growth in Q1

City Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh, recorded a staggering 162 percent growth in its net profit for the first quarter (Q1) ending...

Business & Economy

Experts call for long-term trade deals, offsetting global crises

Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) sector is facing mounting pressure from global crises, shifting trade rules and rising costs, prompting experts to call for urgent trade...

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