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4 state banks in trouble as 90pc of classified loans turn bad

Staff Correspondent: When the central bank and the finance ministry are busy stitching together a rescue plan for half a dozen weak private lenders, the state-owned ones are crumbling from

JCD-backed panel boycotts JUCSU polls alleging vote rigging

TDS Desk: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed panel has boycotted Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and hall union elections alleging vote rigging. JCD’s general secretary candidate Tanzila Hossain Boishakhi announced

BB plans five-bank merger by November

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank has said the process of merging five debt-ridden banks linked to S Alam Group is moving fast and is expected to be completed by mid-November this

Riya Auto-rice Mill in Chandaikona: Human chain demands cancellation of environment certificate

Saidul Islam Abir from Raiganj: Hundreds of people including women and students on Wednesday formed a human chain at the premises of Chandaikona Union Parishad in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj

Apparel exports to India see sharp increase despite restrictions

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s apparel exports fell in August but, shipments to India increased. This growth comes at a time when, due to restrictions, apparel exports to India are allowed only

Remittance at risk: Labor export stalls for BOESL inefficiency

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s overseas employment sector is once again facing turbulence as the state-owned Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Ltd., BOESL, struggles to send workers to Malaysia under the recently