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AI promises $12.3b windfall, but BD not ready

Bangladesh, Nov. 7 -- Bangladesh could gain an additional $12.3 billion in GDP over the next 10 years through artificial intelligence (AI), but only 12% of young people surveyed currently use the tech... Read More


DMP bans meetings, rallies around JS on Nov 9

Bangladesh, Nov. 6 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned meetings, rallies, processions and demonstrations in and around the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) building on November 9 ahead of the fourth ... Read More


Dhaka, Beijing to expand coop in edu, tech

Bangladesh, Nov. 6 -- Education Minister Dr A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon has expressed hope that greater cooperation and the exchange of expertise in education and technology will strengthen the longsta... Read More


'Bangladesh must become AI innovator, not just user'

Bangladesh, Nov. 6 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for building an artificial intelligence (AI)-capable Bangladesh that can develop and innovate the technology rather than remain m... Read More


Bangladesh considers forming up to $2 billion sovereign fund: FinMin

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- Bangladesh has sought stronger Korean investment in artificial intelligence (AI), infrastructure, advanced manufacturing and digital technologies, aiming to take bilateral econom... Read More


BB relaxes lending rules to allow Tk1,700cr fresh loan for City Group

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- Bangladesh Bank has exempted five defaulting City Group companies from a lending restriction until 31 December 2027, allowing a City Bank-led consortium to provide up to Tk3,000 ... Read More


Stocks rebound after four-session losing streak

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- The country's capital market staged a much-needed recovery on Wednesday, snapping a four-session losing streak as bargain hunting in recently battered stocks helped restore some ... Read More


NRBC Bank signs pre-financing deal with BB for frozen food sector

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- NRBC Bank PLC has signed a pre-financing agreement with Bangladesh Bank under a Tk 2,000 crore fund aimed at supporting the country's export-oriented frozen food sector. The ini... Read More


Blink launches digital payment platform Mukto Pay

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- Mobile operator Banglalink has launched Mukto Pay, a digital payment platform aimed at making everyday financial transactions faster, easier and more accessible across the countr... Read More


Precise PetLab marks 1st anniversary

Bangladesh, Nov. 5 -- Precise PetLab Diagnostics & Hospital Ltd., a specialized veterinary hospital in Gulshan, Dhaka, is celebrating its first anniversary today with an event at its premises, where i... Read More