Pvt sector foreign loan stands at $25.80b
Staff Reporter : The private sector short-term foreign loans in the country sharply declined in 2023 putting further stress on the country’s financial account. According...
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Aim to produce 33,000 tonnes
Staff Reporter : State-run sugar mills in the country are aiming to produce only 33,000 tonnes of sugar in the current fiscal year of 2023-24,...
Take JU rape case seriously: Chunnu
UNB : Opposition chief whip Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Monday asked the government to take seriously the recent rape incident in Jahangirnagar University. He made...
Mirza Abbas gets bail in 6 cases
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas in six separate cases on Monday. Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Magistrate...
Hasan Mahmud off to Delhi Tuesday: What’s on agenda?
UNB : Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud is scheduled to leave for New Delhi on Tuesday night. This will be his first bilateral visit. He...
Biden’s letter to PM a mere ‘formality’: BNP
UNB : BNP on Monday said US President Joe Biden wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a formality to maintain ties between...
Reserves fall below $20b
UNB : Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell below 20 billion U.S. dollars by the end of January, the latest central bank data showed. Bangladesh Bank...
Bone marrow transplant performed at BSMMU
Staff Reporter : Doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) successfully performed the first bone marrow transplants in its Center for Blood, Bone Marrow...
Fire in Old Dhaka shoe factory under control
UNB : A fire that broke out in a shoe factory on Abul Khairat Road in Old Dhaka on Monday morning was brought under control...
‘What will BNP say now?’ asks AL
Staff Reporter : In a significant development in international relations, US President Joe Biden has extended a letter of commitment to collaborate with Bangladesh across...