Bangladesh spends Tk 200b yearly on cash management
Bangladesh has to pay a penalty for overlooking digital finance as it spends approximately Tk 200 billion annually on cash management for a lack of a robust cashless infrastructure, policy framework, digital literacy and adoption.The costs include management of idle cash, currency sorters, operations at the state-owned mint (Takshal), and...
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BD RMG exports slip as China targets EU market
Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) sector may face rising competition in the European Union (EU), its top export market, as exports declined in May and China redirects its focus to the region amid high US tariffs, according industry insiders.They fear that US-imposed tariffs - including a proposed 35 per cent tariff...
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Curfew extended, fresh case filed against 400
GOPALGANJ, July 19: The Gopalganj district administration extended the ongoing curfew till Sunday morning as tensions continue to run high following deadly clashes that erupted during a rally of the National Citizen Party (NCP) earlier this week.According to officials, the curfew - which had been temporarily relaxed for 14 hours...
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Tarique urges all to stay alert against polls sabotage plot
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged the country's people and political parties to stay alert and watch closely whether any group, with the support of a section of the interim government, is trying to create a planned situation to derail the upcoming election.Speaking virtually at a discussion, he...
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Govt mulls exhumation as autopsies delayed
The government may carry out autopsies on the victims of the Gopalganj violence, including by exhuming bodies if necessary, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters after inspecting immigration preparations at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal, the home adviser confirmed that autopsies are already...
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