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5,206 qualify in special 48th BCS MCQ exam for doctors

Dhaka, July 21 -- A total of 5,206 candidates have cleared the multiple-choice question (MCQ) exam under the special 48th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), which is aimed at recruiting doctors. The Pub... Read More


Jamaat pledges 'New Bangladesh' rooted in justice

Dhaka, July 20 -- At a massive rally held at Dhaka's historic Suhrawardy Udyan on Saturday, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman delivered an impassioned address, framing his party's po... Read More


BNP leaders visit ailing Jamaat chief after rally snub

Dhaka, July 20 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moin Khan visited Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at Ibne Sina Hospital in Dhaka on ... Read More


Dollar glut challenges exporters as taka rises

Dhaka, July 20 -- Just a year after grappling with an acute dollar shortage that strained foreign reserves and destabilised the exchange rate, Bangladesh now finds itself on the opposite end of the sp... Read More


Rights mission must align with nat'l interest

Dhaka, July 20 -- The Interim Government of Bangladesh has stated that it expects the newly established United Nations human rights mission to operate with full transparency and in alignment with the ... Read More


Negotiators still working with US on trade deal : Vietnam

Dhaka, July 20 -- Vietnam's negotiators are still working on the terms of the tariff deal with their US counterparts, more than two weeks after it was first announced by US President Donald Trump. Th... Read More


Pakistan records current account surplus of $2.1b

Dhaka, July 20 -- The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Friday announced that Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of $2.1 billion during the current fiscal year. Due to the widening trade gap a... Read More


Country's debt reached to nearly Tk 20 lakh crore in March

Dhaka, July 20 -- The government's domestic and foreign debt reached to Tk 19.99 lakh crore, posting a 5.88 percent increase from Tk 18.32 lakh crore in June 2024, intensifying the pressure of debt se... Read More


Shaping the future of Islamic finance

Dhaka, July 20 -- Fifty years ago, the world witnessed a groundbreaking milestone-the establishment of the first full-service Islamic bank. Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), founded in 1975, was the world's f... Read More


Reforms remain slow, inconsistent

Dhaka, July 20 -- Reforms in Bangladesh remain slow, inconsistent, and frequently unfinished, said Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), during a boo... Read More