Business-Economy

Global Islami Bank gets new 5-member board with Nurul Amin as chairman

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank Tuesday (27 August) formed a new five-member board of directors to operate the Global Islami Bank with former Meghna Bank chairman Nurul Amin as head.

CA authorises 10-member panel to draft white paper on Bangladesh’s economy in 90 days

TDS Desk: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has authorised the formation of a ten-member panel led by Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya to prepare a white paper on the state of Bangladesh’s

Flood in Feni: Over 64,000 cattle dead, loss of livestock worth Tk391cr

TDS Desk: Over 64,000 cattle and 23 lakh poultry were drowned in water in six upazilas of Feni due to the ongoing flood, according to the District Livestock Department. The

BGMEA seeks Tk1,900 crore soft loan from govt to recoup recent losses

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Tuesday sought soft loan facilities of around Tk1,900 crore from the government to recoup their recent losses due to general

UK keen to help Bangladesh reform banking, revenue sectors

TDS Desk: The United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday expressed their keen interest to help Bangladesh reform its banking and revenue sectors alongside the capital market. The interest surfaced as the

Narayanganj fire under control after 32 hrs

TDS Desk: The fire that broke out at the Gazi tyre manufacturing factory at Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj has been brought under control after 32 hours. Firefighters managed to bring