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Breakthroughs beckon as 60 cases settled, corporates queueing up

Breakthroughs beckon in a current crash course in cleansing piles of non-performing loans as the government-formed loan -recovery committee has settled at least 60 cases worth more than Tk3.0-billion borrowings while corporates queueing up, insiders said.After its 13 meetings in last five months, the committee is also on track to...

Govt rolls out a-Challan system

The government has launched a system for direct deposit of customs duties and taxes into the treasury through automated challans (a-Challan). At the initiative of the Finance Division and the National Board of Revenue (NBR), the new system came into effect at the beginning of the fiscal year enabling importers,...

Large industries defy downturn with modest growth, RMG dips

Bangladesh's large industrial sector largely defied a downtrend elsewhere by posting an annualized 4.15-percent growth in April, although the largest-export-earning apparel industry was little downbeat, according to official statistics. Latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data showed the Quantum Index of Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) rose to 182.12 in April 2025,...

None will keep money in banks, if savings tool yield rises: Salehuddin

Increasing the profit rate on savings certificates will "discourage" people from keeping money in banks, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking after a meeting at Nabinagar Upazila Parishad in Brahmanbaria on Saturday afternoon, he said such a move could threaten liquidity in the banking system, which must be...

One dies of Covid-19, 294 more contract dengue

The country recorded one Covid-19 death and 294 new dengue cases in the 24 hours to Saturday morning, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The latest Covid fatality brought the virus-related death toll this year to 23. Six new infections were also confirmed during the reporting...

Holy Ashura today--

The holy Ashura will be observed across the country today (Sunday) with due religious solemnity.The day is a public holiday.The 10th day of the month of Muharram in Hijri calendar is well-known as the "Holy Ashura" commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), a grandson of Prophet...