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Now big blaze burns Dhaka airport cargo section

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- A devastating fire ravaged Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo section Saturday, shutting down flight operations at the main gateway to Bangladesh, after two consecu... Read More


RHD facing challenges due to uncontrolled traffic hike

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is facing tremendous challenges in carrying out road development and maintenance work due to what its officials said 'uncontrolled increase in... Read More


Bay Terminal construction to begin this year

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- CHATTOGRAM, Oct 17: Construction of the Bay Terminal at Chittagong Port is set to begin this year, with the authority calling it the future gateway of Bangladesh's maritime trade. C... Read More


Multiple factors 'weaken BD's macroeconomic stability'

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Factors like subdued investment, inflationary pressure, financial sector vulnerabilities and political impasse have weakened Bangladesh's macroeconomic stability despite having decad... Read More


Visitors throng furniture fair to explore latest trends

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- A major furniture fair in the capital drew a huge crowd on Friday as visitors flocked to the venue to check out the latest trends offered under one roof. With the theme "My country,... Read More


3 Afghan cricketers among 8 killed in Pakistani airstrike

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- At least three Afghan cricketers have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The ACB said ... Read More


DSEX logs biggest weekly fall in a year

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Toggle navigat The benchmark equity index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed the biggest weekly fall in more than a year amid widespread sell-offs, as investors grew jitter... Read More


HSIA fire fully under control, flight resumes

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The blaze that broke out at the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Saturday afternoon was fully brought under control after more than seven hours, acco... Read More


Banks' forex holdings drop to $3.94b amid BB's dollar buying

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Commercial banks' foreign-exchange (forex) holdings plummeted to $3.94 billion in September, mainly due to the central bank's growing US dollar-buying interventions, according to off... Read More


Finance seeks home ministry help to execute 1,025 loan-default arrest warrants

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Financial Institutions Division (FID) finally seeks Home Ministry's intervention for executing arrest warrants in 1,025 long-pending loan-default cases that have trapped huge sums of... Read More