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Graft in selection of target people for SSNP under scrutiny: Adviser

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen Murshid on Tuesday said the interim government is inspecting the alleged corruptions in the target people selection process for social safety-net progr... Read More


52 bank A/Cs of ex-EXIM Bank chairman, family to be frozen

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 52 bank accounts owned by former chairman of EXIM Bank Nazrul Islam Mazumder and his family members. The Judge of the Metropolitan Senior Sp... Read More


New receiver appointed at Beximco Group

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Ruhul Amin, executive director (ED) of Bangladesh Bank (BB), was suspended as the 'receiver' at the leading manufacturer Beximco Group. Following the suspension, another executive di... Read More


2.5pc jewellers install EFD for VAT collection

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Only 2.5 per cent of jewellery businesses in Bangladesh have installed electronic devices for VAT collection while 20 per cent have VAT registration. The dismal data has been reveale... Read More


Finance adviser takes until June to moderate inflation to 6-7pc

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has sought three more months to rein in high inflationary pressure that has brought significant sufferings for the people. "It may take two to thr... Read More


Metro rail to run on Friday mornings from May

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf says they plan to operate the metro rail throughout on Fridays starting in May. Speaking at a mee... Read More


Trump's America, tariffs, canals & USAID

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- These are days of rapid fire politics in Donald Trump's America. Geopolitics has been pushed into chaotic unpredictability. With Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Elon Musk looking on, th... Read More


MRT-6 sees record number of passengers

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The first metro rail in the city's north-south corridor has already received over 60 per cent of study-predicted daily ridership of 550,000 passengers by operating trains partially in... Read More


Reform commissions' reports due on Feb 8

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus will hold the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties in mid-February as the six reform... Read More


Indefinite closure of petrol pumps announced in northern region

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- In protest against the eviction drive carried out by the Roads and Highways Department without prior notice, the Rajshahi Divisional Petrol Pump owners and Workers Unity Council annou... Read More