Low-cost loan for frozen food
Staff ReporterWith Bangladesh seeking to reduce its heavy dependence on ready-made garment exports, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has launched a Tk 2,000 crore revolving fund to...
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MRT Line-2 PDPP to seek foreign funding for Gabtoli-Tarabo route
The government is moving to secure foreign financing for MRT Line-2, a proposed 23.50-kilometre metro rail connecting Gabtoli with Tarabo in Narayanganj through Old Dhaka,...
Rape ‘fine’ costs Tk 90,000
A rape allegation involving a minor girl in Madhabpur, Habiganj, was reportedly settled through an informal village arbitration (shalish), rather than being referred to the...
117 drug hotspots identified in Khulna
Drug trafficking and sales are spreading across Khulna city, with 117 hotspots identified across its 44-square-kilometre area, according to a report sent to the Prime...
Pedestrian killed, bus driver held in Jatrabari
A pedestrian was killed after a bus ran him over in Jatrabari’s Kutubkhali area on August 30, with traffic police later detaining the driver and...
Gas crisis disrupts factory yield in Sylhet
Amid persistent load shedding, a gas crisis has added to the woes of industries in Sylhet, disrupting normal production and driving up operating costs. Reduced...
Rony’s ‘Images of Paris’ presented to French leader
Bangladeshi photographer Farid Ahammad Rony’s widely acclaimed photobook, Images of Paris, has reached another significant milestone on the international stage. The book was presented to...
Waterlogging hampers life in Mirzapur Poor drainage, overgrown vegetation cause public suffering
Overgrown bushes and weeds around the Mirzapur Upazila Parishad premises, along with chronic waterlogging, are causing serious inconvenience to people coming from different areas to...
Malaysia to take 200,000 BD workers from September
Malaysia is set to resume large-scale recruitment of Bangladeshi workers from the end of September, with up to 200,000 workers expected to be sent in...
RNPP holds nuclear emergency response drill
A stakeholder workshop and tabletop emergency response exercise were held at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) to strengthen the preparedness, coordination and response capabilities...
Gazette on boundaries of 11 parliamentary seats
The Election Commission (EC) has published a new gazette regarding the boundaries of 11 parliamentary constituencies in the country. Newly formed Upazilas and Union Parishads...