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Bangladesh introduces commercial e-loan service with Tk 50,000 cap for one year

Dhaka, May 11 -- Bangladesh has formally entered the era of digital lending by introducing commercial e-loan services with a maximum limit of Tk 50,000 for a repayment tenure of up to one year. Under... Read More


Another child with measles symptoms dies, toll hits 28 in Mymensingh

Dhaka, May 11 -- A 7-month-old infant with measles symptoms has died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) over the past 24 hours, taking the number of such deaths at the hospital to 28. The ... Read More


Second tanker with 100,000 tonnes of crude oil departs UAE for Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 11 -- Another tanker carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil has departed from the United Arab Emirates for Bangladesh, providing further relief to the country's energy sector. The vessel MT ... Read More


Owners fear revised law may allow former bank 'looters' to regain control of troubled banks

Dhaka, May 11 -- The Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), representing private bank entrepreneurs, has expressed fresh concern over recent amendments to the bank resolution framework that allow form... Read More


Bangladesh says border guards on 'maximum' alert since West Bengal elections

Dhaka, May 11 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been on highest alert along the border with India since the state assembly elections in West Bengal, says Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. He mad... Read More


Foreign advisor rejects 'barbed wire intimidation' after West Bengal border plan

Dhaka, May 11 -- Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humaiun Kobir has said Bangladesh will not be intimidated by any attempt to extend barbed wire fencing along the border, following a decision ... Read More


Foreign advisor says Bangladesh won't be bullied by West Bengal's barbed-wire fencing plan

Dhaka, May 11 -- Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humaiun Kobir has said Bangladesh will not be intimidated by attempts to extend barbed-wire fencing along the border, after West Bengal's new ... Read More


BRTA to open Eid control room, deploy 50 magistrates to curb transport irregularities

Dhaka, May 11 -- A 24-hour central control room will operate at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority Headquarters from May 20 to 31 to ensure safe and congestion-free Eid travel, Road Transport and... Read More


Minister says funding talks ongoing as Bangladesh advances second Padma Bridge plan

Dhaka, May 11 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said the feasibility study for a proposed second Padma Bridge at the Daulatdia-Paturia point has been completed, while discu... Read More


DMP will implement fully automated prosecution system within six months, says commissioner

Dhaka, May 11 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police hopes to introduce fully automated traffic cases on Dhaka roads within the next six months, reducing the need for manual cases filed by sergeants or traffic ... Read More