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GBB Power to invest Tk 60m in Cumilla Cantonment solar project

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- GBB Power Limited is set to invest up to Tk 60 million in a 5.005 MWp ground-mounted solar power plant at Cumilla Cantonment under a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Ba... Read More


Stocks down at opening as energy crisis weighs on investor sentiment

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Stocks opened lower on Monday as the persistent energy crisis continued to weigh heavily on investor sentiment, with factory shutdowns and growing reliance on costly alternative... Read More


Most listed MFs return to profit in FY26 but avoid paying dividends

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Most listed mutual funds posted hefty profits in FY26, riding a strong rebound in the stock market, but the earnings recovery brought little relief to unitholders as most of the... Read More


CPD says economic recovery remains fragile after govt's first six months

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh's economic recovery remains fragile after the new government's first six months in office, with a mixed performance marked by easing inflation but persistent weakness... Read More


Govt debt balloons as bank borrowing far outstrips mark

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Government bank-borrowing debt deepens with the aggregate sum borrowed from the domestic banking sources far overshot the upwardly revised target to hit Tk 1.68 trillion in the ... Read More


Govt orders recruitment to vacant posts at grades 10-16 in health institutions

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has instructed all government health institutions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to submit proposals for recru... Read More


Indian man held with 3kg of Kush at Dhaka airport

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- An Indian national has been detained with 3kg of Kush at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Hossain Abdul Kader Sheikh was held at the Green Channel in the arrivals hall... Read More


Two held over killing of retired teacher, family in Rangpur

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- Two youths have been detained in connection with the killing of a retired schoolteacher, his wife and their two children in Rangpur, police said on Sunday. The detainees are Mu... Read More


DMP arrests 470 in 24 hours

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 470 people and filed 40 cases during its regular anti-crime drives across the capital over the last 24 hours. 21 people were ar... Read More


Cashless ambitions hinge on unlocking P2P payments

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- Over the past decade, financial systems across the world have undergone a quiet revolution, replacing paper currency with digital rails. In Bangladesh, building a cashless econo... Read More