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Lightning strike kills woman in Magura

Dhaka, May 5 -- A 22-year-old woman died after being struck by lightning in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Maria, daughter of Dabir Sheikh of Lankarc... Read More


Rethinking Bangladesh's banking profession through the lens of global best practices

Dhaka, May 5 -- The banking sector is the lifeblood of any modern economy. It channels savings into investments, manages financial risks, and sustains economic growth. Yet for decades, Bangladesh's ba... Read More


Bangladesh's RMG ascent: creating and climbing the dynamic smile curve

Dhaka, May 5 -- The smile curve is widely used to rank value in global production. At the two ends lie research, design, branding, and market control-the high-value segments. At the bottom lies manufa... Read More


India pledges all-round deeper 'people-centric' cooperation

Dhaka, May 5 -- India reaffirms its commitment to strengthening "people-centric cooperation in all domains" with Bangladesh as its outgoing high commissioner Pranay Verma pays a farewell call on Forei... Read More


Morocco team in Dhaka to launch soil health, fertiliser efficiency programme

Dhaka, May 5 -- A technical team from Morocco's Foundation OCP (FOCP) has arrived in Dhaka to roll out a three-year programme aimed at improving fertiliser use, restoring soil health and boosting farm... Read More


Spectrum allocation to Teletalk irks private operators

Dhaka, May 5 -- Private mobile operators have voiced concerns over the allocation of 700 MHz spectrum to state-owned Teletalk, warning that the move could distort competition and undermine investor co... Read More


Bangladesh's trade gap with Switzerland widens to $414m

Dhaka, May 5 -- The trade gap between Bangladesh and Switzerland has widened significantly in recent years, tilting increasingly in favour of the European country, according to a latest report of the ... Read More


Army chief praises general election as 'best ever'

Dhaka, May 5 -- Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has described the national election as an "excellent" event, the likes of which Bangladesh had never seen before. He made the remarks during a defence-re... Read More


LPG prices overshoot official rates, straining consumers

Dhaka, May 5 -- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumers are now paying around Tk 200 to Tk 350 more per cylinder than the government-fixed price as retail market rates continue to remain higher than o... Read More


Japan finances for Bangladesh gets costlier

Dhaka, May 5 -- Once-most-concessional loan is going to be costlier as Japan has proposed to raise its interest rate by 30-percentage points to 3.05 per cent for lending to Bangladesh, officials in Dh... Read More