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Faulty bearing pads slow MRT-6 speed

Bangladesh, July 15 -- More than one-fifth of the bearing pads on Dhaka's MRT Line-6 have been found defective, forcing speed restrictions and raising wider concerns over the structural integrity of B... Read More


VAT schedule change may widen revenue gap

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Changes to the VAT-payment schedule could put immense pressure on field officials to achieve the government's ambitious VAT-collection target of Tk 2.23 trillion in the current ... Read More


Bangladesh to explore int'l bond market for fundraising, lower internal borrowing

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Bangladesh will expedite efforts to explore international bond markets to gather an increased volume of foreign funds to finance development works, the government was learnt to ... Read More


Suspicious transactions rise by 74pc in FY25, political transition a key factor: BFIU

Bangladesh, July 15 -- The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Wednesday said it registered 30,199 suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in fiscal year 2024-25, up 74 per cent from the pr... Read More


BFIU seizes Tk 760b in assets in FY25, steps up anti-money laundering efforts

Bangladesh, July 15 -- The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) seized assets worth around Tk 760 billion (Tk 76,000 crore), including Tk 570 billion (Tk 57,000 crore) in Bangladesh and Tk 19... Read More


Enhancing Bangladesh-France economic, strategic cooperation stressed

Bangladesh, July 15 -- French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet has stressed the need for enhancing economic and strategic cooperation between Bangladesh and France, saying the two count... Read More


BRAC Bank, OneTrueValue partner to expand green financing for SMEs

Bangladesh, July 15 -- BRAC Bank has partnered with OneTrueValue (OTV) to expand access to green financing for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), reinforcing its commitment to sustainable business g... Read More


Sonali Bank holds business review meeting in Tangail

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Sonali Bank PLC, Principal Office Tangail arranged a business review and discussion meeting at Principal office on 15 July, Wednesday. Advertisement General Manager (GM) In-cha... Read More


Mohammod Khourshed Alam joins RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) as CEO

Bangladesh, July 15 -- RAK Ceramics (Bangladesh) Limited has announced the appointment of Mohammod Khourshed Alam as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective July 15, 2026. Advertisement Moha... Read More


Midland Bank organises training on 'Sustainable Finance, Climate Risk Management, and Related Financial Disclosure'

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Midland Bank PLC (MDB) successfully organised a comprehensive training session titled 'Sustainable Finance, Climate Risk Management, and Related Financial Disclosure' on Tuesday... Read More