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Bangladesh grants Youngone's Kihak Sung honorary citizenship for 'significant' contribution to economy

Dhaka, April 9 -- The interim government has granted Chairman of Seoul-based Youngone Corporation Kihak Sung honorary citizenship of Bangladesh for his significant contribution to the economy of the c... Read More


Purbachal plot corruption chargesheet against Hasina, family set for hearing on Thursday

Dhaka, April 9 -- The hearing of the chargesheet in the corruption case involving former premier Sheikh Hasina and members of her family is scheduled to begin at the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special ... Read More


Bangladesh navigates complex calculations to meet IMF conditions for next loan tranche

Dhaka, April 9 -- Bangladesh's pursuit of the next tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan is mired in intricate fiscal calculations. The nation is caught between the imperative to elev... Read More


New Development Bank to lend $1 billion to Bangladesh this year

Dhaka, April 9 -- The New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS nations, plans to lend $1 billion for development projects in Bangladesh this year. Vladimir Kazbekov, the bank's vice presi... Read More


Bangladesh EC forms expert panel to set voting mechanism for expats

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to form an "advisory committee" comprising technology experts to finalise a method that will allow expatriates to vote in the 13th parliament... Read More


340 accidents claim 352 lives during Eid-ul-Fitr travel: report

Dhaka, April 9 -- As many as 322 people have died and 835 have been injured in 315 road accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr journeys. Another 20 people were killed and eight injured in 21 railway crashes. F... Read More


Bangladesh Bank eyes merger, rejig of troubled Islamic banks

Dhaka, April 9 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that underperforming Islamic Shariah-based banks will be merged with stronger institutions that have functional boards and no go... Read More


Chattogram's historic Bengali New Year celebration in jeopardy amid security concerns

Dhaka, April 9 -- With only six days remaining before the scheduled date, organisers of the historic Bengali New Year celebrations at Chattogram's DC Hill have yet to receive official permission from ... Read More


Actress Shomi Kaiser arrested in new case, chats with Jakob in the dock

Dhaka, April 9 -- A court has ordered the arrest of Shomi Kaiser, actress and former president of the e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB), in a fresh case involving the alleged attempted murd... Read More


ADB slashes Bangladesh's growth forecast to 3.9% amid political and economic headwinds

Dhaka, April 9 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Bangladesh's GDP growth forecast to 3.9 percent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing a combination of political instability, high inf... Read More