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BB governor: Bangladesh saw $3bn remittance inflow in 5 months

TDS Desk Dr Ahsan H Mansur, governor of Bangladesh Bank, said remittance inflows over the past five months have reached $3 billion. He added that foreign reserves currently exceed $20

Soybean crisis resurfaces despite price hike

TDS Desk Despite a recent government-mandated price increase for edible oil, soybean oil shortages persist across markets in the country, with supply becoming even more unstable. Bottled oil, especially in

National Task Force calls UN to secure Rohingya funding

BSS, Dhaka The National Task Force (NTF) on forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals (FDMNs) has urged the United Nations (UN) and the international community to secure adequate funding to sustain ongoing

Ship exports to resume next week ending five-year break

TDS Desk Bangladesh is all set to deliver a 69-metre landing vessel to the UAE next week, resuming ship exports after more than five years. Chattogram-based Western Marine Shipyard will

Lalmonirhat workers left in limbo as job scheme funding delayed

TDS Desk Over 8,368 workers in Lalmonirhat remain unemployed as the government’s 40-day job scheme has yet to receive its usual annual allocation of funds. Typically implemented during the job

Horse-drawn carts, the lifeline of char economy

Lalmonirhat Correspondent Horse-drawn carts remain the primary mode of transportation for goods in the char areas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, where the sandy riverbeds of the Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dharla, Dudhkumar,