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BB raises agri credit target by 54% to Tk 60,000cr for FY27

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank has raised the agricultural credit disbursement target by nearly 54 percent for the current fiscal year 2026-27, setting it at Tk 60,000 crore. Under the updated gui... Read More


Saudi Crown Prince invites PM Tarique to visit Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to strengthen bilatera... Read More


UN report on Al-Qaeda in Bangladesh based on assumption: Home Minister

, Aug. 17 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday described a recent UN Security Council report on Al-Qaeda's attempt to establish cells in Bangladesh as assumption-driven, saying the government i... Read More


Crimes against humanity: ICT reserves verdict against Obaidul Quader, six others

, Aug. 17 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will deliver its verdict any day in a case filed against Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six others over crimes against humanity ... Read More


CTTC defuses two pipe bombs in Demra

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday night defused two live pipe bombs recovered from the Demra area of the capi... Read More


Jamaat calls for success of Sept 5 Dhaka-Chattogram long march

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- e-Islami on Monday has called upon its leaders, activists and people across the country to make Dhaka-Chattogram long march on September 5 a success as part of its campaign to implem... Read More


Najmun Nahar reaches 185-country travel milestone

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Bangladeshi adventurer Najmun Nahar has reached the milestone of travelling to 185 countries, becoming the first Bangladeshi and the first Muslim woman to achieve the feat. She reac... Read More


'We never want our friendship with India to deteriorate,' says Anee

, Aug. 17 -- Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Monday said Bangladesh does not want its friendly relations with neighbouring India to deteriorate over the long-pending Teesta wate... Read More


DSCC administrator orders action over trade licence irregularities

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam on Monday announced a zero-tolerance policy against harassment of businesses and illegal financial transactions in th... Read More


3 muggers sentenced to death for killing AIUB student in N'ganj

, Aug. 17 -- A Narayanganj court on Monday sentenced three muggers to death for killing Wazed Alam Shimanto, a student of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), here in 2024. Narayangan... Read More