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Quota protest: RU students block Rajshahi-Dhaka highway

Business —16 July, 2024 16:02

Students of Barendra University in Rajshahi have put up blockade on the Rajshahi-Dhaka highway on Tuesday, demanding reform in quota system.  They…

Quota protest: RU students block Rajshahi-Dhaka highway

Next BIMSTEC Summit on September 4

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said that the next Summit…

Next BIMSTEC Summit on September 4
Pran Group bags seven national export trophies 

The Pran Group got seven national export trophies, including…

Pran Group bags seven national export trophies 

Hasina for exploring new markets of Bangladeshi products

Hasina for exploring new markets of Bangladeshi products

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the exporters to explore new markets for Bangladeshi goods and expand the country’s export basket. “We’ll have to search…

NPL tops  25 percent, Dr Ahsan trushes cenbank data

NPL tops 25 percent, Dr Ahsan trushes cenbank data

Economist Dr. Ahsan H Mansur has highlighted discrepancy in reported financial figures, saying that Bangladesh Bank reports 11 percent non-performing loans (NPLs), but the actual figure…

More cooperation sought among BIMSTEC economies

More cooperation sought among BIMSTEC economies

The Bangkok declaration at the third Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue has underscored the critical need for enhanced regional integration and cooperation among BIMSTEC member states.…

Excelerate’s FSRU returns to Bangladesh after repairs

Excelerate’s FSRU returns to Bangladesh after repairs

Excelerate Energy’s 138,000-cbm FSRU Summit LNG has returned to Bangladesh after it completed repair work in a yard in Singapore, reports LNG Prime. The FSRU, which serves Bangladesh’s…

Diesel  import from Indian Numaligarh Refinery approved

Diesel import from Indian Numaligarh Refinery approved

The government has approved the purchase proposal to procure 30 thousand tonnes of diesel from Numaligarh Refinery of India on Thursday. The approvals came from the 18th meeting of…

Bangladesh and China agree on local currency in bilateral trade

Bangladesh and China agree on local currency in bilateral trade

Bangladesh and China have agreed to enhance cooperation in financial regulation, and encouraged increased use of local currency settlement in bilateral trade, according to a joint…

Marriott’s Le Meridian Dhaka owner sent to jail in embezzlement case

Marriott’s Le Meridian Dhaka owner sent to jail in embezzlement case

Amin Ahmed, owner of Hotel Le Meridien Dhaka, a local unit of American hotel chain Marriott International, has been denied bail and sent to jail in a case involving the embezzlement…

One Bangladeshi company signs six agreements in China

One Bangladeshi company signs six agreements in China

During Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China, a Bangladeshi company, Billion 10 Communications and it's sister concern EB Solutions signed six agreements, securing…

Dhaka, Beijing announce FTA feasibility study completion

Dhaka, Beijing announce FTA feasibility study completion

Bangladesh and China on Wednesday announced seven outcmes, including that conclusion of joint feasibility study on Bangladesh-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Other announced outcomes…

Bank Asia initiates acquisition of Bank Alfalah local unit

Bank Asia initiates acquisition of Bank Alfalah local unit

Bank Asia, a leading private sector bank, has commenced the process of acquiring the Bangladesh operations of Pakistan-based Bank Alfalah. This marks the third foreign bank acquisition…

Hasina seeks AIIB support to build developed Bangladesh by 2041

Hasina seeks AIIB support to build developed Bangladesh by 2041

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for cooperation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to transform Bangladesh into a developed, prosperous and smart country…

Bangladesh’s GDP growth 6.12% in first quarter

Bangladesh’s GDP growth 6.12% in first quarter

Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) grew to 6.12 percent in the third quarter (January-March) of the fiscal year 2023-24, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).…

Bangladesh to proceed with Nepal power trade agreement

Bangladesh to proceed with Nepal power trade agreement

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has corresponded with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), calling to proceed with the signing of a power trade agreement. The Bangladeshi…

BB introduces 'exit policy' to recover default loans

BB introduces 'exit policy' to recover default loans

Bangladesh Bank has formulated a new 'exit policy' aimed at expediting the recovery of defaulted loans. This policy allows both defaulters and non-defaulting business customers to…