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Fast tracks, slow payback

Dhaka, May 15 -- Dhaka's metro rail is operating at a daily loss of nearly 47 per cent, raising concerns about the long-term financial sustainability of the capital's high-profile mass-transit project... Read More


Regulator ready with enough greenbacks to forestall taka slide

Dhaka, May 15 -- Bangladesh Bank is armed with adequate bucks to intervene if the local currency depreciates deeply following the introduction of market-driven foreign-exchange regime, one of major fi... Read More


Forex floats on market in safe landing under surveillance

Dhaka, May 15 -- Country's forex market did not witness any unbecoming development on Thursday following the introduction of market-based Taka- Dollar exchange rate, as the regulator watched with adeq... Read More


EBL partners with IFC to strengthen climate risk management

Dhaka, May 15 -- Eastern Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to advance its climate risk management capabilities. EBL becomes the first comme... Read More


Ishraq declared mayor: Local Government Department letter seeking opinion from Law Ministry

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives has sought legal clarification from the Law and Justice Division regarding the mayoral appointment of BNP leader ... Read More


Youth forum demands minimum price of Tk 90 for 10-stick cigarette pack

Dhaka, May 15 -- The DORP Youth Forum on Thursday called for the merger of the low and medium tiers of cigarette pricing and set the minimum retail price at TK 90 for a 10-stick pack. The demand was ... Read More


WB approves $270m to support Bangladesh's flood recovery efforts

Dhaka, May 15 -- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved US$270 million financing to bolster Bangladesh's flood recovery efforts and enhance its resilience to future disasters. The... Read More


Bangladesh to attend Commonwealth Secretary-General's first ministerial meeting in Geneva

Dhaka, May 15 -- The 37th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (37CHMM) will take place on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 17 May. Bangladesh is also going to attend this... Read More


Police identify man who threw bottle at information adviser, hope to make arrest 'soon'

Dhaka, May 15 -- Police have identified the individual who threw a water bottle at Information Adviser Mahfuz Alam during a student protest at Jagannath University. The suspect is reportedly a first-... Read More


Bangladesh fears 'push-in', 'push-back' for 340 people from India

Dhaka, May 15 -- India's Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly pushed approximately 350 individuals into Bangladesh over the past two weeks, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sources. T... Read More