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Bangladesh Bank buys another $141.5m from 13 banks

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank purchased $141.50 million from 13 commercial banks today as part of its ongoing intervention in the foreign exchange market. The central bank bought the dollars at

Jamuna Oil Company: Irregularities on rise as one handles 6 duties at once

Special Correspondent: Allegations of various irregularities, including coming down the pace of work, are increasing in the Jamuna Oil Company due to the assignment of six responsibilities to an official.

One-third of local private banks keep NPLs below 10%

TDS Desk: Seventeen domestic banks have managed to keep their balance sheets relatively clean, with non-performing loans (NPLs) below 10 percent, at a time when most of their market peers

Aiming for space economy: Bangladesh plans rockets, satellites, and a space industrial park

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has moved a step closer to entering the global space economy, commissioning a feasibility study on whether the country can build its own rockets, satellites, and even

RMG exports reach $16.13b

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports recorded marginal growth during the first five months of FY 2025–26, reflecting continued pressure on global apparel demand amid inflationary stress and shifting

Osman Hadi Shooting: Bank accounts linked to Faisal Karim Masud frozen

TDS Desk: The National Board of Revenue’s intelligence wing has frozen the bank accounts of Faisal Karim Masud, his company Apple Soft IT Limited, and all members of his family