AFP, Melbourne : Iga Swiatek raced into the third round of the Australian Open (AO) on Thursday with a 6-0, 6-2 demolition of Rebecca Sramkova, taking another step on the road to redemption after...
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Tabith Awal meets Hamza Choudhury
Sports Reporter : President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Tabith Mohammed Awal met Hamza Choudhury on Wednesday night at Leicester City in England. Tabith watched the English Premier League match between Leicester City Football...
BB considering policy rate hike as living costs soar
Business Report : Bangladesh Bank is considering raising the policy interest rate again as the nation grapples with persistently high inflation and increasing living costs. “The central bank typically increases the repo rate-considered the...
Stock market ends week amid fall
UNB : The Dhaka stock market ended the week with a decline in the index for all five trading days.On Thursday, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSEX, fell by...
NBR reforms possible, but can’t be done overnight: Mazid
Business Report : Muhammad Abdul Mazid, a member of the advisory committee to initiate reforms in the National Board of Revenue (NBR), on Thursday said they will propose implementable proposals for the revenue collecting...
BD, Pak ink agreement on Atap rice import
NN Online: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh and Pakistan to import Atap rice on a Government-to-Government (G2G) basis. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) and Bangladesh’s Directorate General of...
Governor reveals laundered money figures, reaffirms efforts to recover
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has unveiled startling details about money laundering activities, including the illicit transfer of $20 billion abroad by a Chattogram-based entity. Speaking at the Branding Bangladesh event in the...
