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EBL to provide automated 24/7 cash management services for bKash agents, distributors

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has entered into a partnership agreement with bKash Limited, the country's largest mobile financial service provider, to introduce 24/7 automated cash managemen... Read More


Jamaat mourns death of Prof Dr Tofail Ahmed

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of the local government expert, researcher, and chief of the Local Government Reform Commission, Professor Dr T... Read More


Man to die for killing wife over dowry

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for the murder of his wife over a demand for dowry in 2016. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Munshi Md Moshiar... Read More


Lower interest to single digits, help economy grow

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Business leaders on Thursday urged the central bank to reinstate single-digit lending rates. They deplored that ramped-up interest, currently hovering above 14 per cent, was harming ... Read More


Cox's Bazar's first plastic recycling plant inaugurated

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Aiming to transform single-use plastic waste into valuable resources, the first municipal plastic recycling plant in Cox's Bazar has officially begun operations. The facility, locate... Read More


Growth without inclusion and saga of inequality

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Despite reforms, policy innovations, and impressive macroeconomic performance in recent decades, inequality continues to undercut the promise of inclusive growth. This paradox -- grow... Read More


In need of reforms beyond trade policy

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The theme of the World Bank's latest South Asia Economic Update is timely and relevant to the prevailing global realities and economic challenges facing South Asian countries. In part... Read More


JCD, Shibir trade barbs over breaching code of conduct

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- After the long Durga Puja vacation, the Rajshahi University (RU) campus has once again become vibrant with the return of students and renewed electioneering for the upcoming Rajshahi ... Read More


Gold price hits historic high at Tk 209,101 per bhori

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh have soared to a new historic high, reaching Tk 209,101 per bhori (approximately 11.664 grams), breaking the record set just a day earlier. The new rate, wh... Read More


Tri-national JV investing $120m to run countrywide retail outlets

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- A tri-national joint venture is investing US$120 million to build and run countrywide retail outlets in Bangladesh with the local firm's two foreign partners bringing in most modern m... Read More