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Army chief meets Khaleda Zia

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday night, reports UNB.The Army Chief, accompanied by his wife, visited the BNP chief's Gulshan residence, Firoza, around 8:30pm, said Sayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP media cell.Khaleda's Security Affairs Adviser Major General (retd.) Fazle Elahi...

Steady 17.72pc growth in Dec raises H1 exports to $24.53b

A steady 17.72-percent growth to US$4.62 billion in December raised Bangladesh's merchandise-export earnings to $24.53 billion in the first six months (H1) of this fiscal, and exporters hope for a yet better tomorrow. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released Thursday showed the apparel performance provided the props as usual, for...

Wintry chill hits city, elsewhere as fog blankets sun

It feels like the prime of winter now as chill in full blasts made life a misery in Dhaka and elsewhere across Bangladesh as fog blanketed the sun all day long on Thursday.Falling temperatures and icy wind added to woes in public life, as many kept indoors or went out...

Nov pvt sector credit growth declines

The private-sector credit growth fell significantly in November 2024 mainly due to a lower demand for loans, particularly for trade financing, amid ongoing uncertainties along with higher interest rates on lending, bankers say. The growth in credit flow to the private sector came down to 7.66 per cent in November...

EC publishes updated draft voter list

The Election Commission (EC) published the updated draft voter list on Thursday, with the total number rising to 123.6 million.Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the details of the updates at a press briefing at the EC office in the city on Thursday.Of the total number, male...

RADP for FY'25 to see deepest cut in project aid in yrs

A policy-paradigm shift from deposed regime's propensity for fund-guzzling megaprojects squeezes spending as the interim government may slash project-aid allocations in the development budget by 19 per cent, the deepest cut in years. Officials said Thursday the post-uprising government envisaged such fund reduction in the upcoming revised annual development programme...