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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

Dummy bids, manipulated records: How a firm tried to rig Titas’ Tk2,214cr smart meter contract

Staff Correspondent: When state-owned Titas Gas invited bids from consultants for its Tk2,214 crore “Smart Metering Energy Efficiency Improvement Project” right after the 2024 national polls, local firm Development Technical

Rooppur plant test run to commence soon, ROSATOM DG tells CA

BSS, Dhaka The test run of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) will begin soon, Director General of State Corporation for Nuclear Energy ROSATOM of the Russian Federation, Alexey Likhachev said

Sirajganj youth gets life term in drug case

Staff Reporter: A court in Sirajganj on Tuesday sentenced a youth to life term imprisonment in a case filed for possessing drugs including heroin and wine. The court also fined

Top 5pc of contractors awarded 61.31pc of e-procurement contract value: TIB

Staff Correspondent: A study by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has found that the top 5% of contractors working under the top 10 ministries secured 61.31% of the total contract value

Bangladesh committed to fair justice for 2009 BDR carnage victims: Dr Yunus

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that Bangladesh, as a state, is committed to ensuring fair justice for the military officials who were killed during the