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AI could transform credit delivery like UPI transformed payments: RBI Governor

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Artificial intelligence could reshape the way banks evaluate creditworthiness by allowing lenders to use a wider range of data to assess borrowers, Reserve Bank of India Governor... Read More


Trump demands compensation from Iran as Strait of Hormuz standoff deepens

Washington, Aug. 11 -- US President Donald Trump added a fresh demand for Iran to compensate the United States for the harm committed by Tehran over the past 50 years, further escalating the standoff ... Read More


Gold prices rise again in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Gold prices have risen again, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) increasing the price of 22-carat gold jewellery by Tk 1,108 per bhori (11.664 grams). BAJUS announced... Read More


DMP files 915 cases for emitting black smoke in July

, Aug. 11 -- The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives filed 915 cases against motorists for emitting black smoke in different parts of the capital in July. DMP filed... Read More


Rizvi accuses Jamaat of alliances with "monstrous forces"

, Aug. 11 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday accused Jamaat-e-Islami of repeatedly maintaining secret alliances with "monstrous forces" and warned that attempts to beli... Read More


Bangladesh open for investment from all countries: Shama Obaed

, Aug. 11 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has emphasised the importance of economic diplomacy in expanding trade and attracting investment, saying the government has been worki... Read More


Microfinance loan book holds steady at Rs 3.33 lakh crore, asset quality improves

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- India's microfinance sector continued to show signs of stabilisation in the quarter ended June 2026, with portfolio quality improving, average loan sizes rising, and borrowers sh... Read More


Fair compensation must be provided to Rajiv Highway project-affected persons: Ramchander Rao

Hyderabad, Aug. 11 -- Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday demanded that the State government provide fair compensation to people losing their land, houses, and other property due to th... Read More


TN Assembly adopts resolution urging Centre to abolish NEET

Chennai, Aug. 11 -- Citing the oft-repeated irregularities, question paper leaks leading to its cancellation and suicides by medical aspirants, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted an unanimous ... Read More


Energy crisis needs immediate, long-term solutions: Expert

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Bangladesh needs a combination of immediate measures and medium- to long-term strategies to address its worsening energy crisis while ensuring that energy shortages do not hamper eco... Read More