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Rate reset, reopening factories key priorities

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Resetting higher interest rates and helping in reopening closed factories through default loan rescheduling and fresh working-capital lending are among first priorities set by the ne... Read More


New BB Governor hints at policy rate cut, pledges factory support

Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- Bangladesh Bank's newly appointed Governor Mostaqur Rahman on Thursday hinted at a possible cut in the central bank's policy rate and pledged support to revive factories shuttered am... Read More


Instagram will alert parents over repeated suicide-related searches by teen users amid global push for SM regulations

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Instagram said it will notify parents if their teenagers repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period, as governments step up efforts to regu... Read More


Cooperatives victims don't fully trust parties to refund their lost savings

Kathmandu, Feb. 26 -- As the election winds sway people in Jhapa, a disabled elderly woman from the eastern district remains unmoved. Benumaya Katuwal, 60, has no permanent home in the district's cons... Read More


Realme C83 5G launching March 7 with 7,000mAh battery: Price and specs leaked

India, Feb. 26 -- The Realme C83 5G launch in India is scheduled for March 7, positioning the phone as a battery-focused budget 5G device. Realme unveiled the C83 5G will be launched in India on March... Read More


ECI delegation arrives in Chennai to review upcoming polls preparedness

Chennai, Feb. 26 -- A high-level delegation from the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Chennai on Thursday by special flight from Puduche... Read More


Health workers on alert for possible patient surge on election day

Kathmandu, Feb. 26 -- The Ministry of Health and Population has alerted health workers serving in emergency departments at health facilities about a possible influx of patients on election day and ask... Read More


Mountain of corruption allegations against Yunus and his cronies: The state cannot afford indifference

Bangladesh, Feb. 26 -- In the aftermath of the recent interim administration, a wave of written complaints has reportedly been submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) concerning former advis... Read More


Athpahariyas of Dhankuta complain of state neglect, lack of basic amenities

Dhankuta, Feb. 26 -- Just a few kilometres from the bustling Dhankuta Bazar lies a cluster of villages that seem untouched by modern infrastructures of development. The Athpahariya settlement, home to... Read More


Trump and MAGA: The conduit for a white supremacist agenda

Bangladesh, Feb. 26 -- Trumps rhetoric and policies on immigration and citizenship consistently elevate white, especially European, migrants while targeting non-white communities for exclusion, remova... Read More