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Temp dips to 6.8degC in Panchagarh as cold spell prevails

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The cold wave and dense fog are likely to persist for several more days across the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The overall weather situatio... Read More


Migratory birds throng Ctg seashore, riverbanks

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The weather has been chilly in the port-city for the last several days. A number of migratory and guest birds have now gathered in the seashore areas as well as on the banks of river... Read More


Foreign fund flow into Bangladesh corporates falls to $9.80b until Nov

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Corporate external borrowing drops as persisting economic sluggishness dampens businesses' appetite for funds with the short-term overseas debt stock having declined to $9.80 billion... Read More


Major industrial groups seek Tk 165.5b bailout funds

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Constrained by stated severe liquidity crunch in the country's industrial sector, eleven conglomerates seek some Tk 165.5 billion in interest-free loans from the government to sustai... Read More


Govt issues two new ordinances to protect biodiversity, wildlife

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The interim government issued two ordinances related to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the protection of the country's biodiversity and wildlife. The ord... Read More


Rice, veggies, sugar, edible oil get costlier

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- After remaining static for about a month, prices of rice, winter vegetables, sugar and edible oil have increased in the city markets over the past week, adding pressure on household ... Read More


Bangladeshi fisherman shot in Naf River amid gunfire across Myanmar border

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A fisherman has been shot in the Naf River in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila amid ongoing gunfire across the border in Myanmar, prompting the local administration to ask residents and f... Read More


Proposed 'Insurance Resolution Ordinance' awaits MoF review

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The insurance regulator-IDRA--has submitted its much-hyped draft ordinance to the Ministry of Finance, seeking sweeping new powers to intervene in the governance of troubled insurers.... Read More


Role of judgment in risk-based supervision

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Risk-based supervision is one of the most important changes in modern banking supervision. It is important not because it creates new rules, but because it changes how supervisors thi... Read More


Bangladesh seeks US tariff cut as USTR agrees to consider proposal

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has proposed that the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) reduce the reciprocal tariff from the current 20 per cent. ... Read More