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'Human rights, equality must be ensured'

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Irene Zubaida Khan has called for human rights, equality and non-discrimination to be upheld in the ... Read More


PPEPP-EU project 'helps reduce' extreme poverty in climate-vulnerable areas

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People-European Union (PPEPP-EU) project has significantly reduced extreme poverty among targeted households in climate-vulnerable... Read More


68 AC Lands withdrawn

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The government has withdrawn 68 assistant commissioners (land), known as AC Lands, from their posts and attached them as senior assistant commissioners to the offices of divisi... Read More


UPL defends books after showroom attack

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- University Press Limited (UPL) has said it "stands by every book" it publishes following an incident at its Banglabazar showroom over the sale of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's The Un... Read More


BD jute sector targets $1b exports, 1 lakh new jobs by 2030

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Jute-sector entrepreneurs have placed a set of recommendations before the government, targeting $1 billion in exports of diversified jute products by 2030 and the creation of a... Read More


BB to unveil first-ever quarterly monetary policy today

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) announces its first-ever quarterly Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) today replacing the existing six-month monetary policy cycle making monetary policy more... Read More


Southeast Bank launches TeleCash

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- TeleCash Limited, a Mobile Financial Services (MFS) provider and subsidiary of Southeast Bank PLC, has officially launched its commercial operations to accelerate financial inc... Read More


ADB, Modern Syntex sign $50m loan deal

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Modern Syntex Limited (MSL) have signed a $50 million loan agreement to expand energy-efficient polyester chips production in Bangladesh. ... Read More


Ecnec clears Tk 1,276cr WB-funded project to overhaul banking sector

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a comprehensive Tk 1,276 crore project designed to strengthen banking-sector supervision, r... Read More


Premier Bank mobilises Tk 5,390cr deposits in 112 working days

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Premier Bank PLC. has achieved another milestone in deposit mobilisation. Under its ongoing "Deposit & Recovery Campaign 2026," the bank collected Tk 3,003 cr in deposits ... Read More