Govt to launch management fund to handle stolen money: BB Governor

Dhaka, May 19 -- The government is set to launch a management fund to handle recovered money and assets seized from financial offenders, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur said on Monday. He ... Read More

No dual NIDs, Bangladesh's database now fully secure: EC

Dhaka, May 19 -- No one in the country currently has dual national identity cards, and the NID database is now fully secure, said ASM Humayun Kabir, Director General of the Election Commission's NID W... Read More

Akij Food and Beverage to raise Tk 5b through zero-coupon bond

Dhaka, May 19 -- Akij Food and Beverage Limited (AFBL), one of Bangladesh's leading homegrown FMCG companies competing with global giants, has announced plans to raise Tk 5 billion through a zero-coup... Read More

ILO, BEPZA ink deal on two-year action plan

Dhaka, May 19 -- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Monday signed an agreement on a two-year action plan aimed at harmonising legis... Read More

No innocent won't be harassed: Adviser Jahangir

Dhaka, May 19 -- Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reiterated that they will make sure that no innocent person is harassed in the July uprising cases. "We'll take measures as no innocent pe... Read More

RMG workers must be paid bonus by May, salary by early June: Home adviser

Dhaka, May 19 -- Garment workers must be paid their Eid bonus within May and salary between June 1 and 3, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed on Monday. "Garment wor... Read More

Farooki terms Nusraat Faria's arrest 'embarrassing incident'

Dhaka, May 19 -- Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Monday expressed disappointment over the recent arrest of actress Nusraat Faria, calling it an "embarrassing incident" for the authorities a... Read More

Economic governance weaknesses likely to affect delivery

Dhaka, May 19 -- The delivery of the FY26 national budget appears to be shaped by persistent weaknesses in economic governance, including a lack of cooperation and inclusivity, poor coordination and h... Read More

USD rate up slightly under mkt-based regime

Dhaka, May 19 -- The interbank exchange rate of the US dollar against Bangladeshi taka starts moving up slowly following the implementation of market-driven exchange-rate regime. Because of the rise,... Read More

Funds flowing in as Japan follows IMF, ADB, WB lead

Dhaka, May 19 -- Budget-bankrolling funds are flowing in as Japan now agrees to lend Bangladesh around US$350 million following the footstep of multilateral lending trios of the IMF, the ADB and the W... Read More

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