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July uprising creates scope to work selflessly: Faruk

TDS Desk: Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam Bir Protik on Sunday said the mass uprising in July 2024 has created an unprecedented opportunity to work selflessly for

Govt now aims for green EZs to woo investors

TDS Desk: The government has initiated plans to develop environmentally friendly green economic zones, particularly the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ), to attract both foreign and local investors and to

Sound and fury, but where’s the progress?

TDS Desk: Despite much fanfare over various initiatives to recover money laundered from the country, actual progress has been minimal. Although international organisations like the World Bank, IMF, GFI, and

MDs of 6 banks sent into forced leave for fair scrutiny

TDS Desk: The central bank on Sunday sent managing directors of six banks, including four controlled by the S Alam Group, into forced leave. The banks in question are: First

Saudi’s Aramco willing to build refinery in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan on Sunday said Saudi Arabian oil company – Aramco – is willing to come to Bangladesh to build a

ADB to provide $1b annually for BD dev

TDS Desk: Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$1 billion to Bangladesh annually in concessional financing over the next five years. ADB Country Director Hoe Yun Jeong came up with