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April 26, 2025, 11:52 am

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‘Beautiful Bangladesh Run 2025’ enlivens Hatirjheel, promotes tourism Rizvi demands action against ex-officials for aiding fascism, praises CEC’s election stance Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to fully implement CHT Peace Accord Gunfire exchanged on LoC as India-Pakistan tensions escalate Are traders earning Tk12 profit per litre of soybean oil? AL has no chance to do politics in country: Tuku N’ganj-Joydebpur electric train project may render MRT 4 unnecessary Slow pace in agricultural loan disbursement; experts find it alarming Rajshahi farmers predict bumper litchi production Mother, son killed in Satkhira road accident

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Saudi’s Aramco willing to build refinery in Bangladesh

TDS Desk: Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan on Sunday said Saudi Arabian oil company – Aramco – is willing to come to Bangladesh to build a

ADB to provide $1b annually for BD dev

TDS Desk: Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$1 billion to Bangladesh annually in concessional financing over the next five years. ADB Country Director Hoe Yun Jeong came up with

Private sector investment remains sluggish

TDS Desk Foreign exchange reserves are showing encouraging signs of stability due to record remittance inflows and rising exports, but private sector investment remains a concern for the government. Economists

Interim govt to focus on 10 economic zones instead of 100 planned by AL

TDS Desk Beza Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun is expected to announce these developments at a press conference on 7 January, the officials told this correspondent on condition

VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism

TDS Desk Bangladesh’s already struggling civil aviation and tourism sectors are likely to face an existential crisis due to the proposed imposition of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

TDS Desk After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,