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Agent banking lending up 56pc, deposit 15.4pc in Q4'24

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Agent banking continues changing the rural socioeconomic landscape with formal credit inflow, deposit netting, and injection of inward remittance, marking a remarkable increase in th... Read More


Chief justice to meet commissioners, DCs on Monday

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed will meet with divisional commissioners and deputy commissioners during a courtesy call on Monday. The meeting will be held in the Supreme Court Audi... Read More


Land management across country to go digital soon: Land Adviser

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The Land Management system across the country will soon be fully digitalised, Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder said on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the first session on the sec... Read More


Couple run over and killed in Jatrabari

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A couple has been killed and their teenage daughter injured after they were run over by a speeding pickup van while crossing the road in Dhaka's Jatrabari. The incident occurred aro... Read More


Journalist couple Farzana Rupa, Shakil Ahmed remanded again

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- A court has remanded journalist couple Farzana Rupa and Shakil Ahmed for five days for questioning in police custody over the murder of Anwar Hossain Patwary, who was shot dead in th... Read More


Trump's neo-imperial ambitions: vestiges of expansionism

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Global politics sometimes offers us leaders' territorial expansionist ventures reminiscent of past ambitions. Donald Trump, the 47th US President, wished to place territories like Gr... Read More


CA Yunus calls for empowering youth to unlock their potential

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has emphasized the need to create opportunities for young people, asserting that Bangladesh's large population is not a burden but a valuable resource... Read More


BCB earns Tk 130m from ticket sales in 11th BPL

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has earned Tk 130 million through selling tickets during the 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). BCB President Faruque Ahmed gave the inf... Read More


Halda becoming hazardous for fishes

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The death of dolphins in the Halda River, a part of the national heritage, continues unchecked, as the number of dead dolphins has increased to 45 this year. A dead dolphin was reco... Read More


Bangladesh needs to allow competition to attract FDI: EU

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh needs to open up its markets to ensure enhanced foreign direct investment (FDI), said European Union (EU) Ambassador Michael Miller on Monday. He also made it clear that ... Read More