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TCB goes digital to curb subsidy waste

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh is undertaking a broad digital transformation of its operations to make the distribution of subsidised essential goods easier, more transparent... Read More


6 posing as police detectives held during robbery attempt

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested six people who were allegedly preparing to commit a robbery while posing as police detectives near the Shahbagh Me... Read More


Salman Rahman to leave 3 Beximco boards

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Beximco Group has moved to reconstitute the boards of three listed companies, with Salman F Rahman set to step down from all three. The group has written to the Bangladesh Securiti... Read More


59% of measles patients were infected inside hospitals and clinics, study finds

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A study of 200 children treated for measles in Chattogram, Cumilla and Cox's Bazar has found that 59.4 percent contracted the disease at a health facility or hospital. The fin... Read More


Bangladesh approves new Dhaka metro rail as cost of two others doubles

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The government has approved a 117.64 percent cost hike for Bangladesh's first underground metro rail project, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT) Line-1, bringin... Read More


Milestone School teacher run over and killed by bus in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- A teacher from Milestone School and College has died after being run over by a bus near Meradia of Dhaka's Banasree. The incident occurred around 6pm on Wednesday, according t... Read More


Bangladesh slashes tax, duty on solar power equipment imports for six months

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- The government has stripped away almost all taxes on solar equipment imports, retaining a minimal 1 percent customs duty to step up renewable power generation amid the ongoing ... Read More


Dhaka revives 20-year plan to move Karwan Bazar, but are the alternatives ready?

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Dhaka has been trying to move the wholesale produce trade out of Karwan Bazar for two decades. Three alternative wholesale markets were built at Gabtoli, Mohakhali and Jatraba... Read More


Bangladesh garment exports to EU plunge 13.65% as China, Vietnam gain ground

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Bangladesh has recorded the sharpest decline in garment exports to the European Union among major apparel-supplying countries, even as key competitors China and Vietnam expande... Read More


The many faces of India's 'digital PM' Modi

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- A packet of Italian toffees, handed over during a routine diplomatic visit, drew more than 110 million views within six hours. A three-hour podcast turned into a viral confession ab... Read More