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Standard Chartered Bangladesh partners with icddr,b to improve reproductive health services in remote areas

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Standard Chartered Bangladesh and icddr,b have signed a three-year agreement to implement a transformative project to improve reproductive health care for women and adolescent girls ... Read More


ACC seeks info on assets of Bashundhara Group chairman, wife

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- As part of its investigation into allegations of land grabbing, embezzlement and money laundering, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought information on the assets of Bashun... Read More


Tk 18.18b project to modernise power substations gets Ecnec nod

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved 11 development projects including a Tk 18.18 billion project to modernise and enhance the capacity... Read More


Govt seeks explanation over arrest of rickshaw puller

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The interim government has sought an explanation from the officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, asking to clarify on what basis Md Azizur Rahman, a rickshaw puller, was arre... Read More


Dhaka Bank MD resigns

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Managing Director of Dhaka Bank PLC Sheikh Mohammad Maroof resigned on Sunday. Talking to the FE, Mr Maroof admitted the development. "Yes, I resigned on Sunday. There was no issue... Read More


'Multi-modal logistic hub at Ctg very soon'

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The government has planned to start the construction work of a multimodal logistics hub at Bay Terminal in Chattogram very soon, said Mohammad Yousuf, Senior Secretary, Ministry of S... Read More


Ex-CJ Khairul Haque's bail hearing deferred in murder case

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The High Court has postponed for two months the hearing of a bail petition by former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and his plea to quash a case over the killing of a Jubo Dal activ... Read More


Mongla port can help reduce container handling time at Ctg port

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Mongla Port, the second largest seaport of the country, can reduce the container handling time of Chittagong Port to an international standard. Container unloading at the Chittagong... Read More


Multimodal hub integrating rail, road, Ctg seaport in sight

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- A multimodal logistics hub integrating railway, road, and Chittagong seaport facilities will be developed near the Bay Terminal to boost Bangladesh's trade-facilitating efficiency, a... Read More


FE roundtable explores opportunities and challenges of shipping

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- A roundtable titled "Challenges, Opportunities, and Way Forward in Shipping & Logistics Landscape" is currently underway at a city hotel. The event is organised by the Financial Exp... Read More