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Assets of S Alam Group to be put on auction to realize Tk 100b default loans

Dhaka, April 22 -- The Khatunganj Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh has decided to auction 20 acres of mortgaged land, a sugar refinery factory, ponds, farmland, and other property owned by S. Alam Gro... Read More


$37m dues in LNG import to be paid to Qatar soon: Alam

Dhaka, April 22 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday said the deposed Sheikh Hasina government did not pay dues of hundreds of millions of US dollars in LNG imports from Qatar. ... Read More


Matarbari Port to open new horizon for global trade: Adviser Sakhawat

Dhaka, April 22 -- The Matarbari Deep Sea Port will open up a new horizon for international trade and serve as a strategic investment for Bangladesh's future, said Adviser to the Ministries of Shippin... Read More


Expatriates send $1.96b in remittances in first 21 days of April

Dhaka, April 22 -- The strong inflow of remittances has continued its dominating trend into April, with expatriates sending around $1.96 billion in the first 21 days of the month. This follows a reco... Read More


Daraz employee killed in Tejgaon knife attack

Dhaka, April 22 -- A 22-year-old youth died after being stabbed by a group of unidentified miscreants in Dhaka's Tejgaon Industrial area on Monday evening. The deceased, Mohammad Arman, was the son o... Read More


Bangladesh eyes CEPA with UAE

Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to hold the first round of negotiation on the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon, aiming to boos... Read More


Agri loan disbursement drops 6.78pc in Jul-Mar

Dhaka, April 22 -- Disbursement of agricultural credits has declined by 6.78 per cent during the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2024-2025 compared to the same period of the previous fisc... Read More


IMF cuts Bangladesh's GDP growth to 3.76pc in FY 25

Dhaka, April 22 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further lowered Bangladesh's economic growth projection for fiscal year 2024-25 to 3.76 per cent from a previous estimation of 3.8 per cent... Read More


Internet cost drops in key infrastructure layers

Dhaka, April 22 -- Bangladesh is moving steadily towards a more inclusive digital landscape, with internet costs falling across key infrastructure layers, according to Faiz Taiyeb, special assistant t... Read More


Govt to clear all QatarEnergy dues by tomorrow

Dhaka, April 22 -- The government is set to clear all outstanding payments worth US$ 72.40 million for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) purchases from QatarEnergy by tomorrow (Wednesday). The issues regar... Read More