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• 'Govt not to refinance state-owned commercial banks anymore'

• 26 August 2019 21:08

The government will not refinance the state-owned commercial banks -- Sonali Bank Ltd, Rupali Bank Ltd, Agrani...

• Trump, Abe say US and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal

• 26 August 2019 21:08

The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that US President D...

• Per bhori gold price increases by Tk 9,390 in a year

• 26 August 2019 21:08

Price of gold in the local market has increased significantly in the last one year mainly due to the change in...

• No more feather-bedding, finance minister tells state banks

• 26 August 2019 21:08

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday made it abundantly clear that state-owned banks would no longer g...

• Jute farmers getting high prices this year

• 26 August 2019 21:08

Local farmers are getting much higher prices for their raw jute in this harvesting season than last season, fo...

• People hardly get benefits from ‘digital island’ project

• 26 August 2019 21:08

There is hardly any tangible benefit from declaring Maheshkhali as a 'digital island' by the government due to...

• Funding for Rohingya refugees: Donor fatigue concerns Dhaka

• 26 August 2019 21:08

The funding for humanitarian response to the Rohingya living at multiple camps in Cox's Bazar is declining, gi...

• Consumers demand suspension of prepaid power metre installation

• 26 August 2019 02:08

Power consumers under Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) on Sunday demanded the authorities concerned...

• Protect migrant workers from middlemen: PM

• 26 August 2019 00:08

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to be mindful so that the people who ha...

• 2 years of Rohingya influx: 43 murders in camps, 32 killed in gunfights

• 26 August 2019 00:08

The Rohingyas, who were forced out of their motherland and found shelter in Bangladesh on humanitarian ground,...

• Britain's Johnson says trade deal with US won't be easy

• 25 August 2019 22:08

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned Saturday that getting a trade deal with the United State won't be...

• Rohingyas protest exodus, demand rights in Myanmar

• 25 August 2019 22:08

Thousands of angry and frustrated Rohingya refugees have marked the second anniversary of their exodus from My...

• Accord to launch inspection of RMG boilers next month

• 25 August 2019 22:08

Amid opposition from the leaders of readymade garment (RMG) sector, the western retailers' platform Accord has...

• Industry frets about possible drug price hike

• 25 August 2019 22:08

Pharmaceuticals industry insiders are worried that prices of drugs may increase after the changes in tax calcu...

• Island-based tourism still lies untapped

• 25 August 2019 21:08

Island-based tourism projects are going painfully slow, putting a damper on the already sluggish country's tou...

• Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort

• 25 August 2019 21:08

Squabbles erupted among G7 nations on Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp...

• Kashmir: Elite conflict in a majoritarian state

• 25 August 2019 20:08

The Kashmir takeover/ status quo cancellation/ending terrorist attacks move etc. was largely inevitable at thi...

• Fishermen decry Sundarbans fishing ban

• 25 August 2019 20:08

Hardship  has befallen the people dependent on the Sundarbans for their livelihood ever since a ban on fishing...

• 5 killed in Faridpur road crash

• 25 August 2019 02:08

 At least five people were killed and 25 others injured after a Gopalganj-bound bus fell off a bridge in Dhuld...

• Pressure should be squarely on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation: US

• 25 August 2019 00:08

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Saturday said they will continue to put pressure on Myanmar to cr...