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Bangladesh, World Bank sign $850m deals to boost trade, create jobs

Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed two financing agreements totaling $850 million to help the country develop the Bay Terminal deep sea port and modernize the national social... Read More


Two cops injured as police, auto drivers clash in Ctg

Dhaka, April 24 -- Two policemen were injured, one of them requiring stitches on the head, in a clash between police and drivers of battery-powered auto-rickshaws in the Outer-Signal area under Chandg... Read More


Another suspect Mahathir 'confesses' to Primeasia student Parvez murder

Dhaka, April 24 -- Another suspect arrested in the case over the fatal stabbing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez has given a "confessional" statement in court. On Thursday, Md Mah... Read More


Microenterprises can act as powerful engine of inclusive growth: Speakers

Dhaka, April 24 -- Speakers at a discussion have stressed that microenterprises can act as a powerful engine of inclusive growth in Bangladesh, provided the right policy, social awareness and support ... Read More


Grameenphone's Q1 profit dips 52pc due to higher finance costs

Dhaka, April 24 -- Grameenphone's net profit plunged more than 52 per cent year-on-year to Tk 6.34 billion in the first quarter for January-March this year, owing to the challenging macroeconomic envi... Read More


TIB slams move to launch fresh revenue automation projects

Dhaka, April 24 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has opposed the government's move to launch any fresh project on automation of revenue management blindly following donor prescriptions a... Read More


Premature LDC graduation will raise poverty, affect industries

Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh's premature graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status will raise poverty levels and affect industries, including readymade garment (RMG), experts told a ro... Read More


Adviser Asif Mahmud apologises over father's contractor licence

Dhaka, April 24 -- Adviser to the local government and sports ministries Mr Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has publicly apologised through Facebook. The apology was issued through a post on Asif's verifi... Read More


China to expand BD rail projects, ready for Teesta project

Dhaka, April 24 -- Currently engaged in major infrastructure-development projects in Bangladesh, China signals its readiness to expand collaboration into digital, marine and green economies, and widen... Read More


DNCC knocks down illegal structures at Katasur

Dhaka, April 24 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Wednesday demolished several illegal structures, including a two-storey building, in Katasur in the city's Mohammadpur area. A portion of a t... Read More