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‘We were forced to leave UCB, and the PM knew everything’

TDS Desk: Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed compelled UCB board members to resign and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was aware of this, according to the lender’s new Chairman

Govt fixes prices of egg, chicken

TDS Desk: The interim government has fixed the retail prices of one piece egg at Tk11.87, per kilogram sonali chicken at Tk269.64 and per kilogram broiler chicken at Tk179.59. A

Expats remittance Tk14,000cr in first 14 days of Sept

TDS Desk: In the first 14 days of this September, expatriate Bangladeshis have sent 116 crore 72 lakh ($1.16 billion) US dollar remittances to the country through legal channels which

World Bank to lend Bangladesh $100cr for financial reforms

TDS Desk: The World Bank (WB) has pledged to provide Bangladesh with $1 billion (100 crore) in lending support for implementing financial sector reforms, Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Husne Ara

ADB keen to help Bangladesh initiate vital structural reforms

BSS, Dhaka: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed willingness to support the Interim Government of Bangladesh to initiate vital structural reforms in the country. The interest came when a

ADB to lend $400m by Dec: Finance adviser

BSS, Dhaka: Finance adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday informed reporters that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would provide $400 million to Bangladesh as budget support