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BB unveils 5,000C refinancing fund for CMSMEs

Entrepreneurs to get loans at maximum 9% interest TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank has formed a new refinancing fund of Tk5,000 crore for entrepreneurs in the cottage, micro, small and medium

Rumeen Farhana slams govt over rising crimes in its first 100 days

Citing TIB data she says 605 murders, 3,496 cases of abuse, 196 abductions in little over 3 months Online Desk: Brahmanbaria-2 MP Barrister Rumeen Farhana today voiced frustration in parliament

Govt targets to send 1.4m workers abroad in next FY

TDS Desk: The government has set an ambitious target of sending approximately 1.4 million Bangladeshi workers to various countries across the globe in the upcoming fiscal year. State Minister for

Home Minister: TIB report on law and order based on newspaper clippings, not investigation

The minister said TIB’s assessment should not be considered the definitive picture of law and order in the country UNB: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday dismissed the recent report

Bangladesh’s trade deficit rose by $ 8 bn in 5 years: Minister

UNB Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told Parliament that the country’s trade deficit increased by nearly US$ 8 billion over the five fiscal years, reaching US$ 24.16 billion

RCC administrator not granted approval for France visit, engineer may go: PM

Online Desk: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has rejected the proposal for a visit to France by Rajshahi City Corporation Administrator Mofazzal Hossain. He said that foreign visits were not important