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BGB must maintain strategic relation with neighbouring countries while performing duty: Home adviser

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) must maintain strategic relations with neighbouring countries while perfor... Read More


What happens to Beximco Pharma after London trade suspension

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Beximco Pharmaceuticals' stock plunged 2 per cent on Sunday on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) following news that trading of the stock is set to be suspended on the London Stock Exch... Read More


Acute Air Pollution: Increasing number of patients hospitalised with diseases

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The present poor air quality and unabated pollution continue to cause various diseases and breathing difficulties among people. As a result, an increasing number of patients are gett... Read More


A market run by non-market forces

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A former lead economist of the World Bank (WB)'s Dhaka office, Dr Zahid Hussain recently said what Bangladesh economy is experiencing at the moment is a form of stagflation. Stagflat... Read More


Non-life insurers fear loss of business without agents

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Non-life insurers fear losing business because of the ban on agent commission, while the insurance regulator says it took the action to stop the misuse of the tool to attract premium... Read More


Health protection scheme launched for urban sanitation workers

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), in collaboration with SAJIDA Foundation and Harpic, on Sunday launched Shasthya Nirapotta Scheme (SNS), a health insurance policy, for its sa... Read More


T-bill yields edge down

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the da... Read More


Climate-resilient digital lifeline planned for remote islands

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions an... Read More


Hadi Murder: Inquilab Moncho now raises four-point demand seeking justice

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Inuqilab Moncho on Sunday night announced a four-point demand seeking justice for its slain spokesperson, Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi. The demands were announced in a post on the ... Read More


Bangladesh's UN-defined role as regional hub undermined

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Bangladesh's UN-mandated role as a regional logistics hub is getting undercut as manifest in the value of its re-exported goods plummeting, according to the first-quarter statistics ... Read More