Willful Loan Defaults: A Dangerous Poison to the Economy
When influential borrowers deliberately refuse to repay their loans despite having the financial ability to do so, they become willful defaulters. This practice is not...
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Apex, bKash offer gifts, discounts on digital payments
Apex, one of the country’s leading footwear retailers, and bKash, the largest mobile financial services provider, have launched a new campaign offering gifts and discounts...
Qatari LNG tanker badly damaged after being hit in Strait of Hormuz
A Qatari LNG tanker suffered significant damage after the vessel was hit as it traveled through the Omani side of the Strait of Hormuz, four...
Illegal gas use costs Tk6,000cr a year
Bangladesh is losing more than Tk6,000 crore worth of gas annually because of theft, illegal connections, pipeline leakages and administrative failures, even as households struggle...
Payment puzzle: Why Bangladesh’s digital talent is bleeding money
The entire generations of Bangladeshi digital workers who are winning in the global marketplace are losing at the bank for transaction troubles. The numbers...
Cut for 4th consecutive time
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of Jet A-1 aviation fuel for the fourth consecutive time since May. For July, the...
Belgium thrash USA to end World Cup dream
Fired-up Belgium brought the United States’ World Cup party to a shuddering halt on Monday, thrashing the tournament co-hosts 4-1 to set up a quarter-final...
Bangladesh FDI jumps 45pc in 2025
Bangladesh recorded a strong rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, with inflows rising nearly 45 per cent year-on-year to US$1.78 billion, making it...
Legal framework vital for insurance sector: Swapon
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday said bringing the insurance sector under a strong and well-defined legal framework is essential to restore public...
Balogun is quiet on pitch after kicking up an int’l storm
After dominating the global football headlines for 24 hours, USA striker Folarin Balogun barely merited a mention in Monday’s game against Belgium as the co-hosts...
Chronic risks exposed as monsoon landslides kill 11
At least 11 people have been killed in a series of landslides triggered by four days of relentless monsoon rain in Cox’s Bazar, with officials...