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BSF pushes 15 people into Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 15 individuals into Bangladesh through separate border points in Chaklahat union and Amorkhan union borders of Sadar upazila of the d... Read More


Equip coastal populations with resources and knowledge

Dhaka, July 5 -- Speakers at a workshop underscored the urgency of equipping underserved coastal populations in Bangladesh with resources and knowledge to adapt to intensifying climate challenges. Th... Read More


Dhaka to cooperate with KL in terror investigation: Foreign Ministry

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday said Bangladesh will cooperate with Malaysia in the 'terror investigation' as the Malaysian authorities announced that they had arre... Read More


BTMA demands withdrawal of AIT on cotton import

Dhaka, July 5 -- Leaders of the country's primary textile mills on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of 2 per cent Advance Income Tax (AIT) on cotton import to safeguard local spinning mills.... Read More


Mother Tongue Journalist Conference's declaration submitted to UN

Dhaka, July 5 -- The declaration of the 2nd International Mother Tongue Journalist Conference held in Nepal last month has been submitted to United Nations. President of the SAARC Journalist Forum Ra... Read More


Petrobangla picks 7 banks for LNG imports backed by WB guarantee

Dhaka, July 5 -- State-run Petrobangla has selected seven local and foreign commercial banks to facilitate the import of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), backed by a repayment guarantee from the... Read More


Petrobangla picks 8 banks for LNG imports backed by WB guarantee

Dhaka, July 5 -- State-run Petrobangla has selected eight local and foreign commercial banks to facilitate the import of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), backed by a repayment guarantee from the... Read More


Large industries defy downturn with modest growth, RMG dips

Dhaka, July 5 -- Bangladesh's large industrial sector largely defied a downtrend elsewhere by posting an annualized 4.15-percent growth in April, although the largest-export-earning apparel industry w... Read More


Govt rolls out a-Challan system

Dhaka, July 5 -- The government has launched a system for direct deposit of customs duties and taxes into the treasury through automated challans (a-Challan). At the initiative of the Finance Divisio... Read More


Breakthroughs beckon as 60 cases settled, corporates queueing up

Dhaka, July 5 -- Breakthroughs beckon in a current crash course in cleansing piles of non-performing loans as the government-formed loan -recovery committee has settled at least 60 cases worth more th... Read More