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How is economy coping with 10-day Eid holiday?

Staff Correspondent: With government offices, banks, ports, factories, private institutions and retail outlets all shut for the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, economists and business leaders say the country has entered a

Economy to face 7 challenges in FY26

Staff Correspondent: The finance ministry has identified seven major challenges including tight monetary and fiscal policies, taken to tame elevated inflation levels for more than three years, in next fiscal

COVID: 2 deaths, 15 more cases reported in 24hrs

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh reported two deaths and 15 new COVID cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figures,

Over Tk 2.79cr toll collected on Jamuna Bridge in last 24 hrs

Tangail Correspondent: The accumulated toll collection on the Jamuna Bridge has significantly increased over the past 24 hours due to a large influx of vehicles on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, particularly

India calls attack on Rabindra Kachhari Bari an act of ‘extremists’

TDS Desk: India has strongly condemned the vandalism of Rabindra Kachhari Bari in Sirajganj, calling it “part of a broader pattern of attempts by extremists” to wipe out Bangladesh’s cultural

Railway seeks Tk2,000cr foreign loans to revive coach assembly, modernise workshops

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Railway is embarking on a Tk2,000-crore plan to modernise its three existing railway workshops and resume domestic assembly of train coaches, significantly reducing its reliance on imports.