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Govt striving hard to build religious harmony: CA

TDS Desk: Stephen Schneck, Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Monday. Their

Leather exports can surge to $5b with RMG-style policy boost: Stakeholders

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s leather sector, a sleeping giant in the nation’s export economy, could soar to $5 billion in annual exports by 2030 and potentially double to $10 billion by

Jamuna erosion continues making people helpless

Ashraful Islam Joy: Due to lack of appropriate measures by the authorities concerned in dry season, the erosion by the mighty river Jamuna has taken serious turn at different places

State-owned banks: Too big to fail or just too broken to fix?

Staff Correspondent: For years, the government has been on a life-support mission – pumping taxpayers’ money into state-owned banks to keep them afloat. Between 2009 and 2024, under Sheikh Hasina’s

Govt plans 31% hike in food subsidy in FY26 budget

Staff Correspondent: The government plans to raise the food subsidy allocation by 31 percent to Tk 9,500 crore in the upcoming fiscal year, aiming to ensure access to affordable food

Remittances thru agent banking rises to Tk 1,81,204cr in March

Staff Correspondent: Disbursement amount of inward remittances through agent banking rose 20.87 percent to Taka 1,81,204.73 crore at the end of March 2025. At the end of March 2024, the