Banks boost agri credit by 50.57pc in 7 months
Staff Reporter : Agricultural credit growth is gaining momentum, with banks disbursing approximately 50.57 per cent, or Tk 19,215 crore, during the first seven months...
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Factory closures hit 62,000 workers amid economic woes
Staff Reporter : At least 95 factories in Gazipur, Savar, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi have permanently closed in the past seven months, with several others temporarily...
JRC to review condition of 54 transboundary rivers
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : Members of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of Bangladesh and India are set to convene in Kolkata on Thursday...
Hasina to be tried in-person or in absentia
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s interim leader, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has vowed that former ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will stand trial for crimes against humanity,...
UNHCR chief calls for urgent repatriation
Staff Reporter : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has reaffirmed the agency’s steadfast support for over one million Rohingya refugees in...
2 Barapukuria power plant units resume generation
Staff Reporter : Two units of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur have resumed electricity generation, supplying 240-250 megawatts per day to the national...
Delay cargo clearance disrupts Ramadan trade
Staff Reporter : Allegations have emerged against several importers, accusing them of stockpiling imported goods at Chittagong Port to create artificial scarcity and drive up...
Name of Nat’l Museum’s planetarium to be changed
Staff Reporter : The government has decided to remove the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre” and...
UN to unveil report on B’desh protest crackdown today
Staff Reporter : The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is set to present a highly anticipated fact-finding report on the human...
Prof Abrar to be sworn in as Education Adviser
Staff Reporter : Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar of the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University is set to become the Education Adviser of the...
330 still unaccounted for
Staff Reporter : Moinul Islam Chowdhury, head of the commission investigating enforced disappearances, has disclosed that an inquiry is currently underway to determine the whereabouts...
BB decides to relax daily cash reserve ratio for banks
Staff Reporter : The central bank has decided to relax the daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks, giving them some breathing space...