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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


Rail communication with Khulna resumes after five hours

Dhaka, July 5 -- Rail communication between Khulna and the rest of the country resumed on Friday night, five hours after services were halted following the derailment of a freight train bound for Chua... Read More


Trilateral deal is a milestone in energy cooperation

Dhaka, July 5 -- The trilateral energy deal under which Bangladesh has started importing hydroelectricity from Nepal is a milestone, in Nepal-Bangladesh ties, said Nepalese Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhanda... Read More


Detectives nab three busting fraud gang in capital

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Detective Brach (DB) of police arrested three alleged members of a fraud gang on charge of swindling money out of high government officials and renowned persons in society imperso... Read More


Job seekers, students block Shahbag

Dhaka, July 5 -- Government job seekers and students blocked Shahbag intersection in the capital and clashed with police on Friday, demanding reforms of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC).... Read More


204 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Dhaka, July 5 -- A total of 204 dengue positive patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24-hour period till Friday morning. As a result, the number of total dengue patients reached 11,660... Read More


Dispute between two brothers behind incident, video: RAB

Dhaka, July 5 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday said that dispute between two brothers was behind the heinous rape of a woman in Cumilla's Muradnagar upazila and circulation of the incident's ... Read More


Govt adopts local platform for climate finance training

Dhaka, July 5 -- Bangladesh's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources have adopted a locally developed virtual meeting platform, Convay, for their nation... Read More


No alternative to reform in making police people-friendly: Speakers

Dhaka, July 5 -- Speakers at a roundtable meeting held today (Saturday) said there was no alternative to reform in making Bangladesh Police a truly people-friendly and humane force. The meeting titl... Read More


Farm credit disbursement marks 28.9pc rise in May

Dhaka, July 5 -- Disbursements of farm credit posted a robust 28.9-percent year-on-year growth in May last, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB). Agricultural loans amounting to Tk ... Read More