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Slow ADP spending drags development progress

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Development activities remain in disarray as government ministries and agencies struggle to recover from last year's disruptions caused by the July uprising, officials said on Thursd... Read More


Risk-Based Supervision: BB asks banks to get ready ahead of January roll-out

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to implement risk-based supervision (RBS) from January 2026 and has asked the country's commercial banks to take necessary measures in this regard. As... Read More


Bangladesh begins gap analysis to fit in RCEP trade standards

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Bangladesh begins a critical gap analysis of its economic strengths for aligning its trade policies with protocols of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for joini... Read More


Debapriya urges stronger govt, EC role to rebuild trust

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday urged the government and the Election Commission to take 'stronger' and more 'trans... Read More


Bangladesh, other CSC members discuss regional security, counterterrorism

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh, India and other member states on Thursday sat together in New Delhi to promote closer cooperation on vital matters of security and strengthen partnership for enhancing re... Read More


Fish export to India halted through Akhaura land port

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Fish export to India through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria has been suspended due to complications over certification from the Fisheries Department. Traders said the unresolved ... Read More


Natore sugar mill to begin sugarcane threshing Friday

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Natore sugar mill is set to begin its 42nd sugarcane threshing operation tomorrow, aiming for increased production in the new season. The mill has set a target to produce 6,930 tonn... Read More


Three executive magistrates dismissed during training

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The government has dismissed three assistant commissioners (executive magistrates) while they were undergoing foundation training. A notification, signed by Ehsanul Haque, Senior Se... Read More


Iran denies starting nuclear talks with US

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Wednesday rejected a recent claim by the US president that Tehran and Washington were holding nuclear talks. He made the remarks... Read More


Police recover a student's dead body in Gaibandha

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Fulchhari Thana police recovered the hanging body of a college student from the family toilet at Kanchipara village of Kanchipara union in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha district on ... Read More