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US envoy Brent Neiman arrives in Dhaka

UNB, Dhaka : Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the U.S Department of the Treasury Brent Neiman arrived in Dhaka on Saturday morning to lead a US delegation to discuss issues pertaining to bilateral...

Cash outside banks surges for 9th month

Staff Reporter : The amount of cash held outside commercial banks’ vaults surged for the ninth consecutive month from November 2023 to July 2024, driven by inflationary pressures and diminishing depositor confidence in the...

‘Conspiracy’ fuels unrest in RMG

Syed Shemul Parvez : The garment industry in Bangladesh is facing a spate of unprecedented crisis, with ongoing labour unrest escalating across key industrial zones such as Savar and Ashulia. Protests have intensified, with...

BNP faces 3 challenges

Reza Mahmud : After 17 years of struggle, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has finally found a political environment free from government obstacles. However, despite this newfound freedom following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s...

US, BD eye huge economic co-op

Staff Reporter : A high-level delegation from the United States is set to visit Dhaka this weekend for huge economic discussions with Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus. The talks,...

Dhaka demands trial of BSF killings

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has called for the prosecution of those responsible for the recent killings of Bangladeshis by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain stated on Tuesday. Speaking at...

Adani warns BD over $500m due bill

Special Report : The deepening financial crisis in Bangladesh, highlighted by a $500m power debt owed to India’s Adani Group, is yet another symptom of the disastrous governance under Sheikh Hasina’s kleptocratic regime. Costly...