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Israel, Syria agree ceasefire as Israel allows Syrian troops limited access to Sweida

Dhaka, July 19 -- Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the US envoy to Turkey said on Friday, after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. On Wedne... Read More


Standard Bank signs MoU with National Pension Authority

Dhaka, July 19 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Pension Authority (NPA) and Standard Bank PLC (SBPLC)on 14.07.2025 at an Official Ceremony held at the Secretaria... Read More


Modhumoti Bank signs MoU with Career Overseas Consultants

Dhaka, July 19 -- Modhumoti Bank PLC signed an MoU with Career Overseas Consultants Ltd on Wednesday at the Bank's Head Office, Gulshan, Dhaka, according to a press release. In the presence of Mr. Md... Read More


Janata Bank's Divisional Branch Managers' Conference held in Sylhet

Dhaka, July 19 -- Janata Bank PLC's Divisional Branch Managers' Conference in Sylhet was held at a Local Hotel hall on Thursday, according to a press release. The bank's Chairman, M. Fazlur Rahman, d... Read More


EBL launches Bangladesh's first Social Currency Card for youth

Dhaka, July 19 -- Eastern Bank has formally launched the 'SkyFlex Visa Prepaid Card'-Bangladesh's first app-based social currency prepaid card-designed specifically for the digitally savvy youth segme... Read More


BRAC Bank Reading Cafes discuss Bibhutibhushan and Albert Camus' works

Dhaka, July 19 -- The Reading Cafes at BRAC Bank's Sepal Tower and Anik Tower recently hosted engaging discussions on two literary masterpieces - The Stranger by French-Algerian author Albert Camus an... Read More


Asian Ceramics Technology 50 Forum - Dhaka begins

Dhaka, July 19 -- The Asian Ceramics Technology 50 Forum - Dhaka officially commenced on Saturday, focusing on quality, efficiency, and cross-border collaboration. The forum kicked off at a city hote... Read More


20 more people held as curfew-bound Gopalganj sees uneasy calm on Friday

Dhaka, July 18 -- Law enforcers arrested 20 more people in connection with the clashes with Awami League and banned Chhatra League activists over the NCP's rally in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Wednesda... Read More


Banks borrow record Tk 1.45t in a month as liquidity dries

Dhaka, July 18 -- Fund funnelling from the central bank into commercial banks in Bangladesh through repo instrument hits a record high of over Tk 1.45 trillion in June, indicating their severe liquidi... Read More


Getting rid of shady private power deals

Dhaka, July 18 -- As a temporary answer to the acute supply shortage in the national grid, a number of power plants were set up in the private sector during the previous autocratic regime. But the con... Read More