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20 proxy candidates detained in Feni recruitment exam

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Twenty candidates have been detained while attempting to sit the Feni Rural Electrification recruitment exam as proxies for others. They were detained from four exam centres in Feni ... Read More


BSF erects electric pillars along Bangladesh's Patgram border: BGB

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has allegedly erected electric pillars along the border in Patgram of Lalmonirhat, breaching the International Border Act, said Border Guard Bangla... Read More


CAAB moves to scrap Tk 3.21b AL-era development projects

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has taken an initiative to cancel at least 16 development projects involving around Tk 3.21 billion at several airports, including H... Read More


Many businesses limp for lack of working capital

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Umpteen economic units and businesses, especially CMSMEs, across Bangladesh struggle to run for massive capital shortfalls as one-third of them have no access to easy loans, accordin... Read More


Internal recast of scam-hit weak banks, NBFIs imperative

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- A package remedy is now offered for the rescue of scam-hit weak lenders through bail-ins like mergers and acquisitions or guaranteed securities issuance of bank companies to avert pr... Read More


Oil prices rise amid US tariff threat but still set for weekly loss

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Oil prices rose on Friday as markets weighed the threat of tariffs by US President Donald Trump on Mexico and Canada, the two largest crude exporters to the US, that could take effec... Read More


Bottled soybean oil disappearing from shelves again to spark price-gouging concerns

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- After a brief period of stability, bottled soybean oil has once again begun to disappear from markets in the capital, triggering concerns over supply manipulation and price-gouging a... Read More


Saint Martin's Island to remain closed for nine months

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- All tourist vessels to Saint Martin's Island will cease operations from January 31, with the government prohibiting travel to the country's only coral island from February to October... Read More


Dhaka's air "unhealthy'' this morning

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 9:10am this morning (January 31, ... Read More


Green-data centre under PPP to be set up in Ctg

Dhaka, Jan. 31 -- Country's maiden green-data centre will be established near the port city of Chattogram to encourage foreign investment and provide cheaper services. The Asian Development Bank (ADB... Read More