Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’
Al Jazeera : A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing”, state television reported, saying more details will follow soon as...
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State banks’ loan woes dwarf business
Special Correspondent : Investors in the industrial sector are struggling to launch new businesses or expand existing ones due to a slowdown in loan approvals...
Bankers’ battle threat to economic stability: Fahmida
Staff Reporter : Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), raised a red flag on Saturday regarding the Bangladeshi banking...
BD seeks Oxford Group’s nod to set up jab centre
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has sought the support of the Oxford Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre here in the...
IDF kills 40 in Gaza
Al Jazeera : Israeli attacks in the past few hours have killed at least 40 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip. Hamas says Palestinians will continue...
Apparel workers seek rationing
Staff Reporter : Labour leaders, entrepreneurs, and economists joined forces on Saturday to demand support for low-income garment workers struggling with high inflation. The discussion,...
RMG procurement platform digitalised
Staff Reporter : The Bangladeshi garment industry, a cornerstone of the nation’s economy, is poised for a digital revolution. The country’s first-ever digital procurement platform...
Woman dies in RAB custody in Kishoreganj
Sr Staff Reporter : A 54-year-old woman named Suraiya Khatun died in RAB custody on Friday evening, sparking an investigation into the cause of death....
Deposits drop but loans surge in Islamic banks
Staff Reporter : Shariah-based banks in the country witnessed a significant increase in loan disbursement despite a sharp drop in deposit collection in December and...
MANPOWER EXPORT: Smart database still a far cry
Reza Mahmud : The country’s vital foreign currency-earning migration sector remains vulnerable due to severe issues such as the lack of a proper database platform...
ADAPTING LIFE IN SATKHIRA: Turning saline wastelands into fertile fields
Staff Reporter : The community in Satkhira, a district in Bangladesh afflicted by high soil salinity due to the unauthorized withdrawal of water from trans-boundary...