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China's US apparel share plummets

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- China, long the dominant supplier of apparel to the United States, is rapidly losing ground as steep tariffs erode its competitiveness-opening the door for Bangladesh and other Asian... Read More


ADP picks up pace, dev spending shrinks

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- The Annual Development Programme (ADP) posted a marginal improvement in implementation during the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), even as total spending dec... Read More


Yunus calls on Army, Police to ensure festive polls

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for full cooperation from the armed forces, police and all law enforcement agencies to help ensure that the national election-schedu... Read More


'Steps on Referendum will follow ordinance'

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin says the Election Commission will outline its course of action on the proposed Referendum only after the relevant ordinance is issued. Al... Read More


Mob violence must end to restore democracy: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that "mob violence" must be eliminated if Bangladesh is to establish a truly democratic system. "The first princi... Read More


Tarique's birthday today

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will turn 61 on Thursday, though no celebratory events will be held to mark the occasion. Born on 20 November 1965 in Bogura, Tarique is the eldes... Read More


US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans: study

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The United States is the biggest recipient of China's lending activities globally, according to a study which tracked Beijing's credit activities and found it is increasingly lending... Read More


Mercantile Bank holds AML Awareness Program

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Mercantile Bank PLC organized Anti Money Laundering Awareness Program at its Head Office in the city on Wednesday.A. K. M. Golam Mahmud, Director of BFIU, spoke as the Chief Guest at... Read More


UCB to provide small loans at a low interest rate

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the 'Digital Nano Loan' refinance scheme. Under the agreement, UCB will utilize Banglade... Read More


Sudden rise in fertility rate concerns

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- It is concerning that Bangladesh's total fertility rate (TFR) has recently risen to 2.4 after decades of decline and stagnation. For a long period the rate of stagnation was around 2... Read More