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7 yrs since Rohingya refugee influx in BD, UNHCR reminds need for int’l solidarity

TDS Desk: As we mark seven years since the large-scale Rohingya refugee arrival, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, once again calls for sustained commitment from international partners to support the

Syndicates’ absence in Ctg port cuts lighter ship transport costs 25pc

TDS Desk: With the removal of the transportation syndicates, goods are now transported from the outer anchorage of Chattogram port to 34 sea routes under an open market system, which

Debapriya meets finance adviser to discuss white paper committee’s activities

TDS Desk: Debapriya Bhattacharya, the principal of the White Paper Drafting Committee and a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) fellow, met Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed Sunday

Chief adviser urges China to relocate some solar panel plants to BD

TDS Desk: Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus called China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country’s green transition and exports.

BB hikes cash withdrawal limit to Tk 4 lakh

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank has increased the cash withdrawal limit from banks to Tk 4 lakh per account this week, which was Tk 3 lakh previous week. The central

Nearly 300,000 people in emergency shelters after floods

TDS Desk: Nearly 300,000 people were taking refuge in emergency shelters on Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of the low-lying South Asian country, disaster officials said. The floods