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Films on Hasina family swallow half of ICT project budget

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A government project that set out to train young Bangladeshis to build mobile apps and video games has ended up spending nearly half its budget making animated films about ousted Pri... Read More


Data protection entities to face strict accountability

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government has taken a tougher stance on safeguarding citizens' personal information through the newly approved Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025. The ordinance aims to es... Read More


Cross-border payment system in BIMSTEC vision amid global monetary volatility

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Spadework gets started to establish cross-border digital payment system for sub-regional bloc BIMSTEC to deepen economic integration and promote financial inclusion across South and ... Read More


BRAC Bank inaugurates new branch in Nikunja

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- BRAC Bank has inaugurated a new branch at Nikunja, Dhaka, to provide the best-in-class services and a delightful banking experience to its valued customers. BRAC Bank's Managing Dir... Read More


NCC Bank launches its 1st Annual Sustainability Report 2024

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- NCC Bank officially launched its 1st Annual Sustainability Report 2024 during an "Awareness Building Program on Sustainable Finance" organized by the bank, according to a press relea... Read More


Al-Arafah Islami Bank signs agreement with ACI Godrej Agrovet

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Al Arafah Islami Bank, the country's leading Sharia-compliant bank, and ACI Godrej Agrovet Private Limited. Under the agre... Read More


Fishing ban hits poor fishermen hard, study finds

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- As much as 56 per cent of small-scale fishers remain excluded from government aid during the annual fishing ban, pushing 70 per cent to take informal and exploitative loans, said a n... Read More


Pubali Bank donates two buses to BUET

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank PLC donated two buses to Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), accordi... Read More


Shahjalal Islami Bank holds financial literacy program for female CMSME entrepreneurs in Bogura

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A financial literacy program was organized on Saturday at a local hotel in Bogura for the development of CMSME women entrepreneurs at the initiative of the SME & Agri Investment Divi... Read More


Chief adviser rolls out 6-point proposal to ensure global food security

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for a fundamental overhaul of the global economic system to eliminate hunger and inequality, unveiling a six-point prop... Read More