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Prime Bank receives 'Sustainability Rating 2024' Award from Bangladesh Bank

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Prime Bank PLC has been honoured with the prestigious 'Sustainability Rating 2024' award by Bangladesh Bank in recognition of its strong and consistent commitment to sustainability p... Read More


Shahjalal Islami Bank awards scholarship to 400 poor and meritorious students

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has provided scholarships to 400 poor and meritorious students who have passed SSC and equivalent examinations from different parts of the country.They are ... Read More


Standard Chartered, UNICEF launch digital skills programme for 30,000 Bangladeshi youth

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Standard Chartered Bangladesh and UNICEF have joined forces to train 30,000 young people in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and sales skills. Beneficiaries include marginalise... Read More


Engineering students demand apology from home adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Protesting engineering students have called for an apology from Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and raised five demands, alleging a police attack on them. They have also announ... Read More


Midland Bank arranges 'Awareness Session on AML & CFT'

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Anti-Money Laundering Division of Midland Bank PLC arranged an Awareness Session on AML & CFT for the Board of Directors and Senior Management of the bank, where the Board of Directo... Read More


Modi avoided 4 calls from Trump amid tariff tension: Report

Dhaka, Aug. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi refused to take four calls from American President Donald Trump in recent weeks, against the backdrop of the tariff row, German newspaper Frankfurter All... Read More


Editors, journalists urge action on stalled media reform

Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Top editors and senior journalists on Tuesday stressed the need for concerted efforts from all stakeholders to implement the recommendations of the Media Reform Commission, warning t... Read More


FOC: Dhaka, Seoul agree to explore strategic partnership

Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Bangladesh and South Korea held the 4th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Seoul on Tuesday and agreed to deepen ties and explore a strategic partnership between the two ... Read More


NBR suspends manual VAT audits to curb graft: NBR chief

Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has announced that manual selection of Value Added Tax (VAT) returns for auditing will remain suspended indefinitely, if necessary, to prevent any... Read More


Over 80pc businesses find current tax rates 'unfair'

Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Eighty-two per cent of businesses consider the current tax rate "unfair" and a major obstacle to growth, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The... Read More