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How Bangladesh repaid $1.5bn in foreign debts sans tapping into reserves

Goal is to eliminate debt within the next two months, says Dr Ahsan H Mansur TDS Desk: Despite the cash crunch in the country’s banks, Bangladesh is no longer facing

Stay alert about syndicate, extortion in markets: Home Adviser

The adviser enquired about prices of the commodities BSS, Dhaka Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday called upon the traders to remain alert against syndicate

Six struggling banks get Tk1,640 crore in liquidity support

Support came from Sonali Bank PLC, Mutual Trust Bank PLC, and Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC UNB, Dhaka: Six financially weak banks, grappling with liquidity crises, have reportedly received a total of

Flood damaged 60 lakh hectares of crops: Adviser Farooq

TDS Desk: Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Farooq-e Azam has said that nearly 60 lakh hectares of crops have been destroyed in the areas that were affected by the recent

Labour unrest caused $400m loss in RMG industry: BGMEA

TDS Desk: The garment sector has suffered a production loss of nearly $400 million due to the recent labour unrest in September and October. “Work orders from international clothing retailers

Tarique seeks pragmatic steps from govt for market control

UNB, Dhaka: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the interim government to take pragmatic steps as a priority to control the rising prices of essential goods to ease