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Want to be top manufacturing country in world: CA Yunus

Dhaka, April 24 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus held a closed-door meeting with several prominent foreign investors in the Qatari capital, aiming to attract investment in some of the country's ke... Read More


Apple, Meta fined as EU presses ahead with tech probes

Dhaka, April 24 -- Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legisl... Read More


HBL president reaffirms commitment to regional economic integration during Bangladesh visit

Dhaka, April 24 -- Muhammad Nassir Salim, President & CEO - HBL, recently concluded a three-day official visit to Bangladesh, reaffirming the Bank's commitment to advancing trade and investment opport... Read More


Bangladesh, World Bank sign $850m deals to boost trade, create jobs

Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed two financing agreements totaling $850 million to help the country develop the Bay Terminal deep sea port and modernize the national social... Read More


Two cops injured as police, auto drivers clash in Ctg

Dhaka, April 24 -- Two policemen were injured, one of them requiring stitches on the head, in a clash between police and drivers of battery-powered auto-rickshaws in the Outer-Signal area under Chandg... Read More


Another suspect Mahathir 'confesses' to Primeasia student Parvez murder

Dhaka, April 24 -- Another suspect arrested in the case over the fatal stabbing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez has given a "confessional" statement in court. On Thursday, Md Mah... Read More


Microenterprises can act as powerful engine of inclusive growth: Speakers

Dhaka, April 24 -- Speakers at a discussion have stressed that microenterprises can act as a powerful engine of inclusive growth in Bangladesh, provided the right policy, social awareness and support ... Read More


Grameenphone's Q1 profit dips 52pc due to higher finance costs

Dhaka, April 24 -- Grameenphone's net profit plunged more than 52 per cent year-on-year to Tk 6.34 billion in the first quarter for January-March this year, owing to the challenging macroeconomic envi... Read More


TIB slams move to launch fresh revenue automation projects

Dhaka, April 24 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has opposed the government's move to launch any fresh project on automation of revenue management blindly following donor prescriptions a... Read More


Premature LDC graduation will raise poverty, affect industries

Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh's premature graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status will raise poverty levels and affect industries, including readymade garment (RMG), experts told a ro... Read More