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Bankers given until end of Dec to downsize bloated NPLs

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Commercial banks in Bangladesh are now given a cutoff time until end of this month to significantly downsize mounting non-performing loans to clean up their year-end balance sheets. ... Read More


Throat-slit body of freedom fighter, wife found at Rangpur home

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A freedom fighter and his wife were found dead with their throats slit at their home in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur early Sunday. The deceased were identified as freedom fighter Joge... Read More


Govt allows onion import from India as prices surge

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The government has approved the import of 1,500 tonnes of onions from India to tame soaring prices in the local market. The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), under the Mini... Read More


Medical representative killed in Gaibandha road crash

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A representative of a veterinary medicine company was killed in a road accident on the Gaibandha-Sadullapur Road at Narayanpur area in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased was ide... Read More


A group of RU students announce boycott of 12th convocation

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A section of students from the 60th, 61st, and 62nd batches of Rajshahi University have announced a boycott of the university's 12th convocation. They made the announcement at a pres... Read More


DU Business Studies unit admission test held

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The admission test for the first-year undergraduate programme under Dhaka University's 'Business Studies Unit' for the 2025-26 academic year has been held. The exam took place on Sat... Read More


Patenga interchange work to end by June

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- CHATTOGRAM, Dec 06: The construction of the Coastal Road, popularly known as Chattogram Ring Road, with updated design is nearing completion. To date, 70 per cent of the intersection... Read More


Gender differentials in workforce

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Gender differentials in workforce When women have access to credit and generate profits, they are more likely than men to use their income to improve their families' wellbeing. Thus,... Read More


Rupali Haque Chowdhury elected FICCI president for 2026-27

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Rupali Haque Chowdhury, Managing Director of Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, has been elected President of the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the te... Read More


Soybean oil increases by Tk 6 per litre, palm oil rises by Tk 16

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has announced an increase in the retail prices of edible oil, raising the rates of bottled soybean and pa... Read More