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50 lakh families to get subsidized rice during Ramadan

Staff Correspondent: Under the Food-Friendly Program, 50 lakh families across the country will receive 30 kg of rice at a rate of Tk 15 per kg in March and April.

Satkhira NGO Director arrested for embezzling Tk 3cr

Mir Khairul Alam, Satkhira: Police in a raid arrested Arifa Khatun, Director of an NGO named ‘Premier Islami Sanchay O Rindan Samabay Samity Limited’ and also Assistant Teacher of Satkhira

Students’ new political org likely to be appeared as ‘Jatiya Nagorik Party’

Staff Correspondent: The new political party of the students and youths who led the July Uprising is set to start its journey next Friday, with Md Nahid Islam as its

Default loan increased by Tk2tr in 2024: BB

Staff Correspondent: At the end of December 2024, non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh surged to Tk3.45 trillion, accounting for 20.2% of the total loans in the banking sector, according to

129,000 tonnes of soybean oil to be imported soon

Staff Correspondent: A total of 129,000 tonnes or approximately 140 million litres of soybean oil will be imported within the first week of Ramadan, which is likely to begin on

Bangladesh’s new forex rules to stem taka losses: analysts

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Bank’s new currency strategy may help stabilize the taka this year, after it underperformed most Asian peers in 2024, according to analysts. The approach, which involves a