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Financing family card, farm-loan waiver costs Tk 11.4b soon

Financing new government's flagship schemes family card and farm-loan waiver cost the exchequer Tk 11.4 billion immediately that has to be managed with from the current national budget. The government has already allocated a lump-sum Tk 400 million from the country's revenue budget for payouts under the newly evolved "family...

War against Iran widens to Lebanon

The US-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight, with Israel attacking Lebanon in response to strikes by Hezbollah, and Tehran firing missiles and drones at Gulf states and a British air base as far away as Cyprus, report agencies.Kuwait mistakenly shot down three American...

Exports keep falling for 7 months

Bangladesh's merchandise-export earnings remained under pressure in February 2026, extending a prolonged period of decline amid weakening global demand and mounting external headwinds.The latest data show that the country's external-trade sector has yet to regain momentum, with readymade garment (RMG) shipments, the mainstay of exports, continuing to contract.While several smaller...

BB governor calls for urgent action

Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has asked the relevant officials to take urgent actions for early recovery of funds illicitly transferred abroad, signalling a renewed push to tackle capital flight and financial crimes.Mr Arief Hossain Khan, executive director and spokesperson for the central bank, disclosed the information...

Startups fetch $124m in 2025

Bangladesh's startup ecosystem experienced a significant leap in drawing investment in 2025 on the back of a major merger-and-acquisition deal of a local company with foreign one.Local startups fetched $124 million worth of funding through 12 deals during the period, reflecting a three-fold increase over that of $42 million in...

Protecting citizens in ME top priority

Bangladesh government's first priority amid the escalating conflicts surrounding Iran is to safeguard interests of Bangladeshi nationals living in the Middle East, Dhaka says and stresses that war cannot bring a solution to the crisis.Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman stated the country's position while speaking to reporters after an inter-ministerial meeting...